It is true that if you look at the images, we can be a bit anxious, but all the medical staff are going to try to bring him back as quick as possible.
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“This is the way we want to see the team play”, he said.
The France goalkeeper said: “When one player is missing, it gives an opportunity to another player to bring his skills, his energy, his qualities and his strength”.
Pochettino said Mousa Dembele and Eric Dier would undergo fitness tests ahead of the game, after both players went off due to cramp in their hamstrings against Sunderland.
Integral to Spurs’ title ambitions this season, Kane is coming off the back of a phenomenal season last term. Pochettino also has full confidence on the striker as he said: “It is hard without him (Kane), but we signed Janssen, he’s working very well and he is a striker that can give us a lot of things”. I can only explain what the doctors said to me. “We need to wait”. He is a quiet person, nice person and then you need to fight for your place.
That means he is nearly certain to miss four Premier League games, three Champions League games – and England’s next two World Cup qualifying matches, against Malta and Slovenia next month.
Reports earlier on Tuesday had suggested last season’s top-scorer could be out for as long as two months, meaning he would miss some huge Premier League and Champions League matches for Spurs.
“Did the criticism hurt?”
Pochettino had accused his team of lacking passion following the defeat to Monaco, but was far happier with the level of commitment his players displayed against Sunderland. We chatted before in the restaurant, he’s in a very good way.
Sunderland had goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, 22, to thank for keeping Spurs at bay and Lloris was impressed by his performance.
Despite getting all three points against David Moyes’ beleaguered Sunderland, Spurs were walking wounded at the final whistle. I got word of something very late.
“There have been changes”.
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Other Tottenham academy products may also be on display at White Hart Lane, with 19-year-old playmaker Joshua Onomah, 20-year-old midfielder Harry Winks and 18-year-old centre-half Cameron Carter-Vickers all in contention for starting spots. We will be OK. We held our own. We’re still trying to see better play of the ball, we try and play better, but we’re just at the start.
