HARRY’S GAME, BUT HE NEEDS A REST...

SON HEUNG-MIN may have a strong record in Harry Kane’s absence, but no one in their right mind would argue Tottenham are better without the England captain. Yet it remains troubling that Mauricio Pochettino still talks about having Kane back for the Champions League final, if the club can overcome their first-leg deficit in Amsterdam next week. Kane (right) has already hurriedly returned once this season and did not last long before getting injured again. No doubt he, and the club, would argue the issues are unrelated, but ankle injuries seem a weakness, costing him seven and four weeks in 2016-17, three weeks in 2017-18 and six weeks and perhaps the same again this season. By the end of the World Cup last summer, Kane looked exhausted, and at times in this campaign he has laboured, too. Yet the official line remains he is a quick healer and pushes himself to return. It is hard to believe this willingness is not in some way a contributory factor to his problems. As painful as it may be for club and player, perhaps, for once, Tottenham should determine to do without him, whatever the season holds.