Spurs boss Pochettino ‘in love’ with hotshot Kane
LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino says he is ‘ in love’ with Harry Kane after the red- hot forward took his tally to six goals in four games.
Kane’s brace helped Spurs secure a 3- 2 win at West Ham United that helped ensure they did not risk losing further ground on early Premier League pacesetters Manchester City and Manchester United.
And Pochet t ino said the forward’s display reinforced his view that the Eng land international is one of the best strikers in the world and deserving of every accolade directed his way.
“He is one of the best strikers anywhere, not only in England. I find it hard to find the words to describe him. I am in love like the fans are in love, like his teammates are in love.
“He is so humble, he keeps all the values that managers like me appreciate a lot. That is why I am in love with him for different reasons.”
West Ham manager Slaven Bilic said he shared Pochettino’s glowing assessment of Kane.
“The best compliment I can give him is put it like this -- we played with three centre-backs and they had a really good game,” said Bilic. “They are mostly against him and ( Dele) Alli, and still he was using those situations and decided the game for them.
“He is definitely one of the best in the world. He is doing it week in week out now.”
It was Tottenham’s third away win of the campaign, a record that stands in sharp contrast to their problems at home, where they have collected just two points from their opening three games at Wembley.
“Now we need to start to feel good at Wembley, to make it feel like home,” said Pochettino, whose side are fourth in the table.
“The next challenge is to win there.”
Kane struck twice in four first- half minutes at London Stadium in Saturday’s early fixture to put Tottenham in control of the meeting with their London rivals before Christian Eriksen added a third on the hour. — AFP