Tottenham Hotspur will need to neglect about final weekend’s defeat towards Brighton as shortly as potential, however the present worldwide break has given them no time to make amends.
Ange Postecoglou’s facet fell to a 3-2 defeat after main 2-0 on the break, after targets from Brennan Johnson and James Maddison, however a second half collapse noticed Spurs go away the AMEX empty-handed.
The Lilywhites at present sit ninth within the Premier League, largely due to Johnson, who has now managed to attain in six consecutive outings regardless of his early season kind which noticed him extensively criticised on social media.
Nonetheless, summer season signing Dominic Solanke has solely managed three targets since his transfer from Bournemouth through the summer season switch window, enduring a gentle begin to life in North London.
Undoubtedly, he’ll want time to settle and regulate to life within the capital, however it’s protected to say they might be lacking the presence of 1 participant who departed the Tottenham Hotspur stadium final summer season.
Harry Kane’s time at Tottenham Hotspur
Harry Kane is a participant who will all the time stay a key participant in Tottenham’s historical past, bursting via the academy earlier than making a huge effect on the membership’s first group.
After numerous mortgage spells at decrease league golf equipment, the striker made his breakthrough through the 2014/15 season, scoring 31 targets in all competitions all through his 51 appearances.
The now 31-year-old would stay a relentless supply of targets throughout his time on the membership, registering over 20 targets in all competitions throughout every considered one of his 9 full seasons as a first-team member.
He notched a complete of 280 targets for Spurs, making him the membership’s all-time main scorer, along with his tally of 213 Premier League targets placing him second to solely Alan Shearer within the goalscoring charts for the historical past of the division.
Nonetheless, he would depart his boyhood membership final summer season, becoming a member of European giants Bayern Munich for a reported £86m which may rise to £100m with add-ons.
Undoubtedly, shedding such an enormous variety of targets would impression Postecoglou’s facet, however there may be hope that Solanke will be capable of fill the void left by the England worldwide.
Nonetheless, they could have been higher off signing a participant who has thrived already within the opening months of the brand new marketing campaign, producing some unbelievable figures within the course of.
The person who’s outscoring Kane within the Bundesliga
A striker was high of the membership’s purchasing record this summer season, as they tried to interrupt into the Premier League’s high 4 and safe a spot within the Champions League for subsequent season.
Solanke was the chosen one, arriving from Bournemouth in a £65m switch – a club-record deal which demonstrated the intent of the hierarchy to achieve the following stage.
Nonetheless, they have been additionally closely linked with a transfer to signal Eintracht Frankfurt striker Omar Marmoush throughout the identical window, however no transfer for the Egyptian ever materialised.
Nottingham Forest have been additionally fascinated about touchdown the 25-year-old, however regardless of coming near agreeing a deal, the ahead determined to stick with the Bundesliga outfit.
Since remaining in Germany, he has been a revelation, discovering the web frequently for his membership facet.
One which acquired away
The transfers that just about occurred however by no means did. This text is a part of Soccer FanCast’s One That Received Away sequence.
The choice seems to be an outstanding one, with the “excellent” expertise, as dubbed by his agent Michael Reschke, registering eight targets in his first six league outings, a tally increased than former fan-favourite Kane who’s solely notched 5 in the identical variety of fixtures for Bayern.
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How Marmoush & Kane examine within the Bundesliga (2024/25) |
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Statistics |
Marmoush |
Kane |
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Video games performed |
6 |
6 |
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Targets scored |
8 |
5 |
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Progressive carries per 90 |
4.6 |
1.1 |
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Shot-on-target accuracy |
59% |
28% |
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Take-ons per 90 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
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Aerials received |
75% |
56% |
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Shot-creating actions per 90 |
6.1 |
4.1 |
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Stats through FBref |
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Marmoush, who’s now valued at £40m in accordance with reviews, is undoubtedly having fun with a purple patch in entrance of objective, demonstrating his skills frequently, along with his goalscoring exploits undoubtedly enhancing Postecoglou’s facet.
While there’s no denying Solanke’s expertise, the Egyptian’s goalscoring file this season is massively spectacular, with the membership doubtlessly residing to remorse not pushing to finish a deal for the talisman.
Nonetheless, sadly for Spurs, Marmoush will go down as one other participant who slipped the web, leaving the ahead to display what the North London outfit may’ve had.
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