‘Why Kane deserved move & how Spurs have bounced back from turbulent summer’ – Jermaine Jenas

I thought Harry Kane was OK for Tottenham in his first league start of the season against Watford.

He seemed a bit angry I thought at times, picking up a booking just before the break, but maybe that was just a reaction to what was happening on the pitch and how the referee, Andre Marriner, was handling the game.

But in terms of working for the side, linking play and trying to get his goal, it was a decent enough performance from a deeper role, which he can perform with the runners and movement that Tottenham have in their side.

Both full-backs got forward, Dele Alli was coming from deep, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg’s passing was a feature and Steven Bergwijn and Son Heung-min were making runs.

Only seven of Harry Kane’s 38 touches came in the Watford penalty area but he covered more ground (10.15km) than any other Spurs player except Dele Alli (10.72km)

They were a threat at times but with Watford parking the bus, getting shots off was always going to be more difficult for Harry, which is…

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