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#3 Harry Kane remains one of Europe’s deadliest marksmen
In a performance as good as tonight’s, it’s always going to be hard to single out a key player; Heung-min Son produced his best performance in a long time and deserved his two goals, Erik Lamela was fantastic outside of his finishing and Dele Alli was at his scheming best. But once again, it’s hard not to point to Harry Kane as Tottenham’s most impressive performer.
The England captain – who is now holding the armband at Spurs too thanks to the arm injury suffered by Hugo Lloris – came under some fire after Tottenham’s recent games against Brighton and Watford for being somewhat of a peripheral figure, but that couldn’t have been further from the truth tonight.
Most of Spurs’ best plays went through the striker somehow; he didn’t get any assists tonight but made the pass for Serge Aurier to cross for Erik Lamela’s goal, and could easily have set up two more for the Argentine had Lamela’s finishing been sharper. And of course, his flicked header set Pochettino’s side off and then his second goal – taken from an improbable angle while surrounded by two defenders – sealed the victory.
On this form, it’s arguable that Kane is perhaps Europe’s deadliest marksman. The fact that he’s constantly adding more strings to his bow – the ability to collect the ball in deeper areas and bring his teammates into attacks, for instance – makes him an even more terrifying opponent. With him in the side, Spurs can never truly be counted out of any game.
