Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino calls on Harry Kane to stay calm and get scoring again
Thursday 8 September 2016 15:44, UK
Tottenham striker Harry Kane needs patience and hard work to recover his goalscoring form, says Mauricio Pochettino.
Kane came under fire for firing blanks for England at Euro 2016 and has failed to score in the first three Premier League games.
It was a similar story at the start of the last campaign in the top flight, but Kane's manager is not panicking with the side preparing for Saturday's tricky visit to Stoke.
Pochettino said: "Every time he touches the ball, we wait for him to score, and it is difficult when you need to be fit, to give your best. It is about patience, time, hard work from him and I am sure he will start to score again. He is starting to be much better.
"It was the same at the end of 2014-15. He went away with England U21s and the expectation was to win the European Championships. But he didn't score in three games and it was a big disappointment for him.
"Now it is the same situation but he is more mature and more experienced. It is a different period in his life and there is no doubt he will start to score again."
There was mixed injury news for Spurs with goalkeeper Hugo Lloris returning after suffering a hamstring problem in the season's opener at Everton.
Left-back Danny Rose will not be available (hamstring) and will also miss Wednesday's Champions League match against Monaco. He picked up the injury in England's win over Slovakia in their World Cup qualifier.
Pochettino is delighted with his squad, having acquired five players in the transfer window, with three arriving close to the end of deadline day.
Moussa Sissoko signed from Newcastle for £30m, while Georges-Kevin Nkoudou and Pau Lopez also moved to White Hart Lane. Playmaker Christian Eriksen also showed his commitment by agreeing a new four-year deal.
Asked if Eriksen's new contract may inspire further contract extensions, Pochettino added: "Yes. It's another player signing a new deal for the future. We have a squad, the main group is very happy.
"Sometimes you get players who are not happy, you can't have all 25 being at the same level, but I'm sure that more will sign.
"We create a very good atmosphere in the changing room and the training ground. They believe in the way we play and we work. I'm sure that a lot of players after Christian will show their commitment to the club."
