It can be said that they are at a very precarious stage in their season and the next few games will determine whether they can really push for a place in the top 4.
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Sure, it was three goals against defensively dubious opposition. Kane’s first goal was a penalty, which he earned himself after being needlessly fouled by Boruc.
“I want to add more goals to my game and in that position, the number 10 role, you get in more situations”, Dembele said.
The England global had gone six games for club and country without a goal prior to Sunday’s treble, which helped Spurs climb to sixth. Bournemouth have proven to be tough to beat at home and I think Tottenham will struggle to break them down on Sunday.
“There won’t be fingers pointed”. Just 49 seconds had been played but Spurs were level within eight minutes. A strong team was fielded in the Belgian capital, but Spurs could not capitalise on Christian Eriksen’s strike, with Erik Lamela especially below-par. Danny Rose hammered a 35-yard shot from a free-kick, which hit Simon Francis on the shoulder just inside the box. The Cherries also need to play the ball forward to striker, Glenn Murray, who is finding the net regularly in a depleted team.
The third goal was the nadir. It later emerged that a Spurs fan website had somehow broadcast into the stadium but the description accurately reflected the gulf between the sides. Eriksen made the goal which killed the game, curling a cross from deep round the back of Sylvain Distin and into the path of Kane, who met it on the slide.
If all the 5-1 is worth is the three points and a confidence booster for Harry, then that suits me fine. I don’t care that Artur Boruc had a calamitous day.
Kane had legitimate calls for a second penalty turned down by referee Roger East as he looked to capitalise on yet another Boruc spill, with the goalkeeper catching Kane’s leg as he looked to recover.
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Spurred on member Barnaby Slater left the ground five minutes before the end of the game to meet up with his cameraman to interview the travelling Spurs fans for their reactions. “He’s exhausted now because he’s run a lot, but the team, the squad, was very happy for him in the changing room”. It happens in football.
