da pixbet： Tottenham will be eagerly awaiting news on Harry Kane after the striker injured his ankle in their 1-0 win over Sunderland.
da luck： Kane could face a number of weeks on the sidelines after he was stretchered off following a collision with Sunderland defender Papy Djilobodji.
The fear for Spurs fans is that their main man could be out for a number of weeks, especially as they travel to CSKA Moscow in the Champions League next Tuesday and have a potential Premier League crunch game against leaders Manchester City just around the corner.
The England international had scored an impressive 51 goals in 88 games for Tottenham and won the Premier League Golden Boot in the last campaign, finding the net 25 times. While it is a huge blow for the North London side, however, there are some positives that can be taken should Tottenham’s fears be realised.
Here we look at five reasons Harry Kane’s injury could be a positive for Tottenham…
TIME FOR JANSSEN TO STEP UP
The first positive news for Spurs fans is that they’ll get to see Vincent Janssen in action.
The Dutch striker moved to White Hart Lane for £17million from AZ Alkmaar after scoring 27 goals in 34 games, finishing up as the Eredivisie’s top scorer.
Janssen has found playing time limited this season, starting only one game and coming off the bench four times.
Janssen has looked dangerous at times and will be hoping to use Kane’s absence as an opportunity to prove he deserves a starting place.
KANE WILL FINALLY BE GIVEN A REST
While not the ideal way for it to happen, Kane’s injury does give him a chance to let the rest of his body recover.
Kane has been more or less playing non-stop for the last two seasons, having been the only striker to start every league game least season as well as appearing at Euro 2016 and the 2015 Euro U21 Championship in Prague.
The Spurs man looked laboured at the Euros and hasn’t quite been at his red-hot best so far this season, despite scoring twice in the opening five games.
Perhaps a little time on the sidelines will give Kane the chance to really get going later in the year.
SON IS SHINING
Despite wanting to leave in the summer, Son Heung-Min has looked superb in his last two Premier League games.
The South Korean followed up his two goals and assist against Stoke with a man-of-the-match performance against Sunderland, and is looking more and more like the player Spurs forked out £22 million on last summer.
Son was continuously linked with a move back to Germany having failed to nail down a first-team role last season.
Son now looks like a man willing to fight for his place and will see more pitch-time as a result of Kane’s injury. If he succeeds, Spurs fans may look at this period as the time he turned it around.
THE GOALS WILL BE SHARED AROUND
Even without their talismanic striker, a team like Tottenham should still create enough chances to score goals.
In players like Alli, Eriksen, Lamela and Son in the side, Spurs have plenty of players capable of chipping in.
Kane adopts a ‘shoot on sight’ policy and had 159 efforts last season, with about a third of those coming from outside the box. With Kane out the side, Spurs’ midfielders can expect to have more chances to shoot and share the goals between them.
IT MAY FORCE POCH TO SIGN ANOTHER STRIKER
For many Spurs fans, the transfer window was a slight disappointment.
While Janssen has the potential to be a good player, most people wanted to see a more proven striker brought in to ease the burden on Kane.
If Tottenham’s worst fears are realised and Spurs go on a poor run without the England international, it could persuade Levy and Pochettino to spend the money and bring in the proven striker Spurs fans have been crying out for.