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(Reuters) – In his last three Premier League campaigns, Harry Kane recorded just eight assists for Tottenham Hotspur, but has already hit a league-highest nine assists this season, with the record of 20 in his sights.
From being the spearhead of the Spurs attack, Kane’s role has taken on a new dimension this season and the two-time Golden Boot winner has now become the fulcrum around which Jose’s team pivots. Mourinho in the last third.
The England forward recently scored his 200th goal for Spurs, but traded in his shooting boots to become a supplier this season and was on display again when the north London club beat Manchester City 2-0 on Saturday.
Kane fell deep to knock out City defenders in Son Heung-min’s opening opener and again to get past Giovani Lo Celso’s last pass to score the second that took Spurs to the top of the standings.
Kane’s fall in midfield to create space for his teammates has been a tactic used many times this season and the forward’s evolution towards a ‘false nine’ has also allowed Son to thrive, with the South Korean leading the league. with nine goals.
“Holding the ball trying to buy time … winning fouls, being strong and trying to get others into the game,” Kane told Sky Sports as he explained his new role.
“At the counter, if I’m the one falling deep, I know I have runners behind.”
No Mourinho team is complete without players working hard on the ball and Kane led from the front, pressuring his opponents to regain possession and finished with three successful tackles against City.
“It’s a season where you have to do everything you can to win games,” Kane added. “Part of my job is working hard for the team, winning tackles, obviously scoring goals and getting assists, but I enjoy defending.
“The feeling now after the game, once you’ve made a big change, there is nothing better.”
(Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; edited by Lincoln Feast.)
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