Can Harry Kane and Mauricio Pochettino Help Their Team Win Premier League?

One of the great successes of Tottenham Hotspur’s campaign so far has been the ability to hold on to all of their star players, not least Harry Kane. On the back of a World Cup in which he managed to outscore the likes of Kylian MbappĂ©, Antoine Griezmann and Cristiano Ronaldo, there would have no doubt been many clubs fishing for Kane’s signature.

Having managed to retain his services, Kane is already setting a marker for the season ahead, having ended two hoodoos in never having scored at Old Trafford and scoring in August in the match against Manchester United. The striker scored 30 goals last season, and with the likes of Dele Alli, Christian Eriksen and the rejuvenated Lucas Moura providing the creativity, there is no reason why that goal tally won’t be surpassed this season.

Like the Eye of Sauron in the Lord of the Rings saga, the media’s attention is firmly fixed on the doom surrounding JosĂ© Mourinho at Old Trafford. The man in the opposing dugout at Old Trafford on Monday evening will have no qualms with that, and neither will Daniel Levy.

The job that Mauricio Pochettino has done at Tottenham Hotspur deserves plenty of plaudits, and if success stories sold more copies than the crisis at Old Trafford then we may well have seen much more publicity for Pochettino’s evolution of the Spurs side than there has been.

It only seems a matter of time before one of the elite clubs across Europe take the chance on Pochettino, with his name being thrown in the ring for the Real Madrid job prior to the announcement of Julen Lopetegui, as well as being touted as the eventual successor to Mourinho at Manchester United. The situation for Tottenham Hotspur this season is somewhat of a catch-22.

If Tottenham Hotspur achieve more success, Pochettino will attract more attention, and if that’s the case then this season could very well be his last. All the more reason for Spurs to make the most of his talents while he’s at the helm.

The 2018/19 season feels like a do or die campaign for Spurs. With the team reaching its peak, can success be achieved before the inevitable cherry picking of their star players and manager by elite clubs throughout Europe? The next nine months will tell.

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