The most important thing is I’m very happy with his effort, the way he has been playing.
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But he admits that the decision is not for him to make and has pushed the ball into Hodgson’s court.
Harry Kane is Tottenham’s leading man, but the striker has failed to score yet this season and Spurs play league leaders Manchester City on Saturday afternoon. Be careful with the young players that arrive in the Premier League. It’s not easy.
“But again, like last season, it’s not my decision”.
Ex MK Dons star Dele Alli could be looking at a call-up to the England national side if reports are to be believed.
“He was on the bench against Qarabag but I think he needs to play to have the opportunity to score”, he said. He doesn’t want the youngster to be rushed into global limelight too early, for the sake of his career.
“We must let him do his job”.
“He will mature. He has personality and good character”.
It’s fair to say that Tottenham have not been as good since then, though Crouch may be overstepping the mark a little by suggesting he played a big part in that success.
Spurs have been unable to cope with Manuel Pellegrini’s Blues, losing all four of their meetings in the last two seasons and conceding 16 goals in the process.
Midfielders Ryan Mason and Mousa Dembele are still out injured. The Belgian is now set to return in place of Eliaquim Mangala – alongside whom he had helped keep five successive clean sheets – as the Frenchman misses out with a groin problem.
It is important for the team that Vincent has just recovered from his injury.
While he struck in both of England’s games against San Marino and Switzerland last month and has continued to offer a threat for Spurs, he is yet to score in his eight matches for the Lilywhites this campaign.
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“It’s true that Tottenham need to be ambitious, to win a trophy in the next few years and to stay at the top of the Premier League“, he said. If we want to start pushing up the league these are the sort of games we have to start winning, especially at home. “Normally the difference is not more“.
