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Top 5 lessons Tottenham learned at Stoke City

By Rucker Haringey

STOKE ON TRENT, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 10: Dele Alli of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates his goal during the Premier League match between Stoke City and Tottenham Hotspur at Britannia Stadium on September 10, 2016 in Stoke on Trent, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
STOKE ON TRENT, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 10: Dele Alli of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates his goal during the Premier League match between Stoke City and Tottenham Hotspur at Britannia Stadium on September 10, 2016 in Stoke on Trent, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) /
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STOKE ON TRENT, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 10: Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates his goal with Heung-Min Son during the Premier League match between Stoke City and Tottenham Hotspur at Britannia Stadium on September 10, 2016 in Stoke on Trent, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
STOKE ON TRENT, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 10: Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates his goal with Heung-Min Son during the Premier League match between Stoke City and Tottenham Hotspur at Britannia Stadium on September 10, 2016 in Stoke on Trent, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) /

5. Harry Kane isn’t all the way back

Tottenham’s attack was devastating at Stoke, but the impact came almost exclusively from Pochettino’s attacking midfield. Striker Harry Kane may have scored a goal, but it wasn’t a tour de force from the English talisman.

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Kane still looked off the pace against the Potters. Whether it’s an issue of physical or emotional fatigue, something clearly still isn’t right. The four goal outburst covered his deficiencies, but Spurs need him to be better against Monaco.

I still believe Pochettino will need to give him some rest sooner rather than later. Don’t look for him to sit any Champions League matches, but he may miss a Premier League fixture in the not too distant future.

Fortunately for Tottenham, this season they have a viable substitute for Kane. Vincent Janssen was able to come on in relief and buy him 20 or so odd minutes of rest at Stoke. Maybe that small break can snap Kane back into form.

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