Janssen headache adds to

Summer signing fails to hit mark again in Kane’s absence, stretching record to just one goal in 12 games. By Simon Johnson

sion was lost far too easily and he struggled to get involved in the play.

Some will argue that luck wasn’t on Janssen’s side when his header six minutes from half-time struck the crossbar before Erik Lamela’s effort on the rebound was tipped over.

But it was the kind of opening that he was bought to convert and most top strikers would have buried.

Speaking to this paper last month, Janssen was full of confidence that he would soon come good for Spurs.

Janssen said: “After I joined Alkmaar, I didn’t score for seven League games but soon afterwards, I started to score goals.

“In a season, every striker has some periods where he doesn’t score. It doesn’t matter to me. I know what I can do, so the goals here will come, for sure.”

The manner in which he accepted Pochettino’s conciliatory hug as he walked off dejectedly to thehe bench said otherwise, though.

Clearly, his display was not the only thing at fault as Spurspurs laboured for long periods, were outplayed in the second half and had goalkeeper Hugougo Lloris’s heroics to thank for earning a draw.

Pochettino’s hopes of qualifyingualifying for the last 16 are still in the balance with three group games to go and while he would not admit it pub-publicly, the Argentine must bebe des-desperate for Kane to return ass soon as possible.

The England international,onal, who has been the club’s top scorer for the past two seasons,ons, has been ruled out for the past month. He returned to lightght training this week but Pochettinohettino confirmed that an appearanceance in the first team is not imminent.nent.

Asked if Kane could face Bourne-Bournemouth on Saturday, he said:id: “It’s impossible — one thing is too run on the grass, another thing is to train with the group, be fit and available to compete. But he’s workingking and running on the pitch, that’ss very important for us.”