Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Four-goal Kane hailed by boss
TOTTENHAM boss Mauricio Pochettino labelled Harry Kane one of the best strikers in the world after he hit four in Spurs’ rout of Leicester last night.
The England forward is now in pole position to defend the golden boot after his haul in Tottenham’s 6-1 win at the King Power Stadium.
He is two goals ahead of Everton’s Romelu Lukaku on 26 heading into the final weekend of the season with Spurs travelling to Hull and Everton going to Arsenal.
Son Heung-min also scored twice for the visitors who outclassed the Foxes all night, despite Ben C h i lw e l l ’s s e c o n d - h a l f consolation.
Kane scored 25 times to clinch the golden boot last season and is on course to defend his personal title with Pochettino praising the 23-year-old.
“To be fair when he was injured, other players scored goals, like Son, or (Dele) Alli or (Christian) Eriksen. But it’s true Harry Kane is our main striker and one of the best in the world,” he said.
“To be fair to him and the team, it’s a very good collective effort throughout the whole season but we feel so proud of Harry.
“He will have another opportunity to score more against Hull. I hope he can win.
“Our attitude and internal motivation was good. We were talking a lot about last season when we finished so badly. We spoke a lot to try to change that view and that feeling and finish in the best way. So I think this is fantastic.”