Meanwhile, Allardyce has told Tottenham’s young guns Champions League qualification would be just reward for their efforts, even if they do miss out on the Barclays Premier League title.
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“Scoring in the Premier League is fantastic so I will try my best to adapt not just to the league but to the team”.
Spurs suffered a blow to their title hopes when they were beaten 1-0 by high flying Leicester City at White Hart Lane on Wednesday night.
The 30-year-old striker completed his loan move from Turkish side Trabzonspor on Thursday, but can not be included in Sam Allardyce’s squad until the paperwork is completed. They have won two of their three matches played in 2016 and will be looking for another win over Tottenham on Saturday.
Spurs have won six and drawn one of the seven Premier League games in which Kane has scored, but have managed only two wins in the 14 that he hasn’t found the back of the net this season.
“We work very hard to avoid these type of injuries but you need to be inside every club to give a good opinion or the reality, and you never know. Jermaine Defoe will look to keep his run going”. The must-win nature of Wednesday’s game against Swansea led to a naturally open game, but in a game such as this one, and with Kirchhoff coming in to shore up the defence, I expect Sunderland to be a lot more defensive in their approach.
The Sunderland boss said the hardest title to win was always the first one and he questioned whether Mauricio Pochettino’s squad had the experience to prevail.
For Tottenham, the expected absentees continue with Clinton N’Jie, Alex Pritchard and Ryan Mason all sidelined. You wouldn’t believe the response I’ve had from other managers down below saying, ‘Sam, we’ve all been thinking it, thank God you said it!’ So I’ll keep sticking up for them.
“Brendan Rodgers couldn’t hold his nerve with Liverpool to win the title a couple of years ago”, Allardyce said.
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“Sunderland got a great win at relegation rivals Swansea and will be buoyed by that, but the last thing they needed was for Spurs to be beaten by the Foxes because I think we will see a reaction to that defeat from Mauricio Pochettino’s men”, he added.
