However, there is a possibility that Kane may have sustained a ligament damage of serious nature and would require a period of six-eight weeks to heal.
Advertisement
Manager Mauricio Pochettino spoke to the player in the canteen at Tottenham’s Enfield training base just before his pre-match press conference ahead of playing Gillingham in the EFL Cup on Wednesday night.
Marcus Edwards reminds Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino of a young Lionel Messi in huge praise for the teenager.
Tottenham Hotspur bounced back from their midweek loss in the Champions League with a 1-0 win over Sunderland at White Hart Lane.
The England striker has been Spurs’ top scorer in each of the last two seasons, scoring 21 league goals in the 2014-15 campaign and 25 last season, earning him the Golden Boot.
To say that this is a crucial time for Spurs would be an understatement. I am not a doctor. We advised the referee very late on. “We chatted before in the restaurant. It’s impossible to assess today and know how long”.
A longer lay-off could also mean the forward misses England’s World Cup qualifying fixtures against Malta on October 8 and Slovenia three days later.
“We fought a lot and tried to score”.
‘Yes, it’s important to help him.
Speaking at the Spurs training ground in Enfield yesterday, Pochettino said his belief in Janssen had been confirmed after he watched him play in the Ireland versus Holland friendly in Dublin in May.
“We have another striker in Vincent, who can do the same. He twisted his ankle and felt pain”, Pochettino said. “We need to be positive”, Pochettino added. “Vincent arrives in a good moment – he’s ready to compete”.
“When we sign a player and build a strong squad, it’s for that”.
Eric Dier will play in defence against Sunderland and the Tottenham fans reacted with mixed thoughts on Twitter. Football is a collective sport.
“You can see [Vincent’s] qualities”.
Advertisement
“Sometimes it’s hard. In the end it was fair”, he said. The wording and previous reports suggest that Kane’s ankle isn’t as severely damaged as it could have been, but that’s still not a fun injury to come back from.
