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5 things Tottenham learned by dominating Manchester City

By Rucker Haringey

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 02: Kyle Walker of Tottenham Hotspur (C) and Dele Alli of Tottenham Hotspur (R) embrace after the final whistle during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City at White Hart Lane on October 2, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 02: Kyle Walker of Tottenham Hotspur (C) and Dele Alli of Tottenham Hotspur (R) embrace after the final whistle during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City at White Hart Lane on October 2, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 18: Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur is put onto a stretcher after coming off injured during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Sunderland at White Hart Lane on September 18, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 18: Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur is put onto a stretcher after coming off injured during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Sunderland at White Hart Lane on September 18, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) /

1. Spurs can win without Harry Kane

Lost in the euphoria after the big win, is the fact that Tottenham beat the current Premier League leaders without their most prolific goal scorer. Harry Kane’s absence became a real afterthought after Spurs’ dominating performance.

That’s a pretty amazing statement. Before the season, Spurs fans would have been in a panic about the possibility of playing without Kane for an extended period of time. The emergence of Son Heung-Min as a legitimate goal threat has changed that completely.

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Now, every member of the Spurs squad knows they can win a big Premier League match without Harry Kane. That could pay immense dividends as the season progresses. Even after Kane returns from his current knock, it gives Pochettino the ability to rest him whenever he sees fit.

Ultimately, it’s a testament to how Pochettino and Daniel Levy have built this squad from top to bottom. It’s the most complete Tottenham squad in years.

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