Tottenham Hotspur Links: Harry Kane’s Euro 2016 Performance Will Decide His Future for Spurs
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Today on Tottenham Hotspur Links we’ll be looking at three stories. The first story is a hypothetical question regarding Harry Kane and will he/won’t he stay with Tottenham following an important performance in this upcoming summer’s Euro 2016. If he does well, do other teams finally snatch him from Spurs? If he does okay or mediocre, will teams cool off of their approach? Finally, how important is winning a championship with his boyhood club worth to him?
Up next, Kyle Walker discusses how much he sees this current squad as having the most potential than the Harry Redknapp-led team who finished fourth at the end of the 2011-12 season and missing out on the final Champions League qualification spot. And finally, former Chelsea striker, Tony Cascarino gives his grades for each Premier League club following this past weekend’s action. What did Spurs get as a grade? Time to figure out all of these stories down below.
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- Harry Kane’s performance in Euro 2016 will decide if he stays with Spurs
- [via The Independent]
However well Harry Kane does in Euro 2016, it will ultimately determine whether he remains with Tottenham or not. This isn’t a simple question that can be answered so easily, such as: ‘Will Kane forever remain with Tottenham?’ To figure that answer out, Kane must decide whether he wants to win championships or not. And every footballer wants to win titles.
This season, Spurs are a title contender, but it’ll only be a matter of time before the likes of Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United return to their original places. And then there’s Crystal Palace, Leicester City and Watford who are constantly improving this season and should be contending next year. Not to mention the two title favorites this term, by many pundits, Arsenal and Manchester City.
In total, with Tottenham included, that’s nine clubs who will be battling it out for a European spot to go into the Champions League and Europa League. As well as contending for the Premier League title. This makes it harder for Spurs to seriously mount a title challenge, unless of course Mauricio Pochettino decides to put all of his resources into the cup competitions only and wins either the FA Cup or League Cup to show how much hard work he, his staff and players have done in the past 19 months.
Despite a very young squad whose average age is just below 25-years-old, Kyle Walker believes that this Tottenham has the most potential since he’s joined the club from Sheffield United back in 2009.
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“Without a shadow of a doubt. It’s a young team and an exciting team. It’s a pleasure to play with them and train with them day in and day out because the training is just as good as the games.”
Even boasting top quality players who were in their primes: Gareth Bale, Luka Modrić, Aaron Lennon, Emmanuel Adebayor and Louis Saha during the Harry Redknapp era, Walker can’t help but think that Tottenham are heading in the right direction.
“I played with Bale, Modrić, Lennon in his prime, Adebayor when he was in his prime, [Louis] Saha, so I’ve played with some good players, but this is an exciting team and it’s a pleasure to be a part of.”
But, when trying to compare which squads were better, Redknapp’s or Pochettino’s, Kyle Walker gives a slight edge to the 2015-16 team over the 2011-12 team.
“It’s a difficult one, because as a team it’s probably the best team spirit I’ve had, with people gelling, people knowing where people are going to run, and the gaffer and his philosophy is unbelievable.”
“We’ve always had a good bunch of lads at Spurs, even from when I first came here to now. We’re always very welcoming, the banter’s always flying, but I think we’re gelling together as a team. There’s no one saying they’re bigger than anyone else and that’s vital.”
If you have ever wanted to know how Tottenham did, grade-wise, against Everton well former Chelsea striker, Tony Cascarino, of Sky Sports is here to put down his thoughts on the 1-1 draw.
"Tottenham – BSpurs were the better team. They were so organised, the most organised team in the Premier League. The way Dele Alli took his goal was brilliant, while Harry Kane was unlucky not to score. Tottenham will finish above Everton without a doubt."
Cascarino was giving out very short reviews for all 20 Premier League clubs but even in three sentences he highlighted Tottenham’s best qualities: Spurs are routinely the better team in a majority of their games this season in the Premier League and they’re very organized in how they play.
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When you look at the backline just for example. Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen are moving together as a unit which isn’t something you typically see between center-back partnerships. Now it helps that they’ve both played together before at Ajax as well as on the Belgium national team.
But organization is something that Tottenham have done well throughout the pitch. Their shape remains constant and it’s perhaps one of the biggest reasons why Spurs have the best defensive record in the Premier League through 20 games played.