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No Kane, No Gain?

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by Editor
So we’ve lost Harry Kane to another ankle injury; on come the inevitable goads from opposing fans of “your season is over” and “you’re nothing without Kane”, after all we are “The Harry Kane Team” aren’t we? If you had told me in September that we’d lose the man who had just had a record […]

So we’ve lost Harry Kane to another ankle injury; on come the inevitable goads from opposing fans of “your season is over” and “you’re nothing without Kane”, after all we are “The Harry Kane Team” aren’t we?

If you had told me in September that we’d lose the man who had just had a record breaking month and be without him for possibly over 6 weeks then I too would have been worried, but watching us dispatch of Bournemouth without him settled any initial nerves I may have had about our ability to compete with and ultimately beat the team’s around us without our talisman. Fans of Chelsea, Arsenal and the ever salty scousers will inevitably cling to this set back as a sign of hope that we might falter, but the team’s response to going out to Juventus, conceding early to Bournemouth and then losing our star shows that this team is made of stronger stuff than anyone would care to believe.

The substitution of Kane and the tactical change it bought not only showed our strength in depth but also the adaptability of this squad and indeed Poch himself. Eriksen came deep into midfield to partner Dembele and he ran the show; Modric esc in the way he dictated everything we did and managed to add an assist late on an as well. I can imagine, and would be very happy to see, Poch deploying that narrow 4-3-3 while Kane remains out.

It worked perfectly; with Wanyama sitting in front of (and some times between) the two centre backs, allowing Dembele to play the box to box role and give Eriksen the freedom to drop deeper where he can get on the ball at every opportunity. Add to the mix an in form Son playing up front with Alli and Lamela (or perhaps Lucas) either side of him and we have a really fluid attacking three, working similarly to the way Liverpool’s do. With that front three rotating the opposing centre backs won’t know who they’ll be up against at different points in the match and with all of them having their own style I could see it really confusing opposing defenders. It brings a new dynamic to our attacking play that I am actually really excited to see.

Kane will undoubtedly be a loss but Alli, Eriksen and Son have been involved in 50 goals between them this season in the league alone and I don’t see Son slowing up any time soon. It would be worth checking the Bet365 review to place a bet on him as player of the month. He’s a winger with pace and a really positive direct approach but he also leads the line fantastically when asked and he showed at this stage in the season last year that he is capable of replacing Kane’s goals.

In short, I believe there is no need to panic. We’ve lost our best player, yes, but contrary to what some pundits and bitter opposition fans may say I fully believe we have the squad depth to replace him, at least temporarily. Bring on Swansea and bring on Chelsea. Let the gooners and the scousers have their fun because in a few weeks time it will be clear that we don’t need Kane to be better than them.

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