“I got told before the game on Thursday that I was on 99 club goals and it was nice to get obviously the first and a couple more”.
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Spurs (14-8-3) enter the weekend third in the Premier League.
Tottenham Hotspur returned to winning ways on Sunday after their Europa League ouster by defeating Stoke City 4-0 in an English Premier League clash.
Probably the biggest negative of the game from a Tottenham perspective was Alderweireld who limped off just five minutes into the start of the second half, being replaced by Kevin Wimmer. A 2-2 draw versus the eighth-best team in Belgium ensured that they will not progress further.
HARRY KANE became a goalscoring centurion – and then set his sights on another 100. They’ve lost one match in six, conceding only four goals during that stretch.
It is 56 years since Tottenham Hotspur were English champions and even their most optimistic followers can not realistically expect them to bridge a 10-point gap at the top of the table with Chelsea. “He’s in a good team and he’s a good player and when it all clicks they’re very hard to stop”.
Kane settled a wonderful opening duration with a help as he powered ahead in the initial min of 2 added, gliding the sphere right into the course of an unmarked Alli, that got better from his red card versus Gent as well as slotted house to finish off a mesmerising initial fifty percent efficiency. Kane, on 17 League goals for the season and joint top-scorer, could have finished it himself but unselfishly laid it on a plate for his teammate. They return to league action after a refreshing break, unlike their hosts and should be able to trouble them. Erik Lamela and Danny Rose remain sidelined through injury. Given that his team is shorthanded at left-back, Pochettino could continue with the three man-defense he put up against Gent. For me he is one of the best young players in the world too and always we protect him.
Stoke City will be without their long-term injured trip of Stephen Ireland, Jack Butlan, and Jonathan Walters. They have won their last 10 games at White Hart Lane in all competitions; it’s a positive that their next three matches are also in front of their own fans.
“We’ve been dominant here at White Hart Lane”.
Stoke came into this match in good form, whereas Tottenham were struggling.
Danny Rose and Erik will miss today’s game against Stoke City. “But every one of the goals (was) poor from our point view”. “Maybe he’s starting to be a legend with the goals he’s scoring and the way he behaves”. And they will be challenged by a physical and tall defense.
Ryan Shawcross halted Christian Eriksen’s run into the box, but managed only to flick the ball into Kane’s path rather than clear, allowing the England worldwide – who is now the joint-top Premier League scorer on 17 with Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez and Everton’s Romelu Lukaku – to fire first-time across goal and into the bottom-right corner of Lee Grant’s net. “Hopefully we will be sharp from the off”, said Hughes.
MF Mousa Dembele, 7 – Started slowly and passed the ball straight to Joe Allen on the edge of his own box but eventually grew into the game and moved the ball around effectively, giving Spurs’ front four plenty of chances to attack.
“Harry has the profile to be a legend (at Tottenham)”, said the Spurs manager.
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Spurs, though, have to be tired of a stubborn Stoke side. “He is so professional”, Pochettino said. Spurs remain in the title race, with their spot within the Champions League qualification spots still not sealed.
