Spurs stroll as impressive Kane bags brace
Tottenham blow away Huddersfield
HUDDERSFIELD, United Kingdom, Sept 30, (AFP): A Harry Kane masterclass ensured Tottenham cruised to a 4-0 victory against Huddersfield on Saturday.
Tottenham beat Cypriot champions APOEL Nicosia 3-0 courtesy of a brilliant Kane hat-trick on Tuesday and he was just as impressive in West Yorkshire, killing off Huddersfield inside the opening 20 minutes with two superbly taken goals.
Ben Davies got Tottenham’s second and substitute Moussa Sissoko added a late fourth as the London side blew away David Wagner’s men.
The early kick-off gave Tottenham a chance to keep in touch with the Premier League leaders and they gleefully took that opportunity against a Huddersfield team with plenty of heart but little real quality.
Asked if he has ever had a better spell, Kane said: “Probably not. If you look at the goals to games it’s probably the best month I’ve had.
“It’s nice. I feel confident. When these boys are up the pitch putting in good crosses and through balls, I’m just there to put them away.”
Huddersfield have proven to be surprisingly durable in defence this term, keeping four clean sheets in their opening six league matches, but that was long forgotten during a 90 minutes they will want to forget.
They were more than a match for Spurs early on as Tommy Smith had one fine long-range effort palmed away by Hugo Lloris and Rajiv van la Parra also saw Eric Dier block another opportunity.
However, Kane underlined again why he is one of Europe’s hottest properties and why almost every major side in the world would love to have him.
After nine minutes, Huddersfield’s Chris Lowe was caught napping at the back, the England striker raced through on goal and calmly slotted past Jonas Lossl to put Spurs ahead.
It was the kind of cool and clinical finish that Premier League fans have come to expect from the 24-year-old.
Wagner’s side remained lively but the visitors moved the ball very quickly and it was not long before Davies had doubled their lead as Huddersfield’s defence again failed to deal with Spurs’ forward forays.
After seven one-touch passes, the ball bobbled loose to Davies 16 yards out and he had all the time in the world to clip a shot past Lossl. Spurs were fortunate not to concede a penalty shortly after their second goal as Davinson Sanchez clumsily barged Elias Kachunga inside the area.
But any hopes Huddersfield could get back into the contest were extinguished after 23 minutes when Kane scored a goal so good that even Huddersfield’s fans applauded.