The skipper is one of three changes to the team from Mauricio Pochettino, with Ben Davies replacing the injured Danny Rose and Son Heung-min coming in for Erik Lamela. The Potters had started the game in good form with Glenn Whelan’s deflected volley whistling off target after a quarter of an hour.
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Pochettino was delighted with the performance, and ahead of a busy period of the season, where they will be playing in Europe and domestic competition, the Spurs boss feels it was a ideal result for his side.
The goal deflated Stoke and Spurs were suddenly swarming. Kane was quiet again but he converted Son’s from point-blank range to complete the scoring.
Meanwhile, Lloris has backed his France global team-mate Moussa Sissoko to make a big impact at Spurs after joining the club from Newcastle United on last Wednesday’s transfer deadline day.
Hugo Lloris is expected to return in goal after recovering from a hamstring problem, while new £30 million signing Moussa Sissoko is expected to be in the squad. After the transfer window they can play in a different way or with different names. “He got away with one”.
Alli then made it 3-0 before England striker Kane grabbed his first goal in 10 games for club and country.
He also emphasised the importance of not being distracted by Tottenham’s opening Champions League game against Monaco as they go into Saturday’s clash at the Britannia Stadium.
If last season’s thrashing to Spurs was excusable – Stoke were safe and Spurs challenging for the title – this defeat will lead to hard questions for Hughes and his players.
In truth, Spurs started sluggishly, with Stoke outpressing them and creating a couple of half-chances of their own.
“There have been a couple of clubs showing interest over the last 18 months, yes”.
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Manchester United are believed to be one of several top European clubs rejected by Christian Eriksen in favour of signing a new deal with Tottenham. There is no doubt about Christian’s quality or his skills.
