The Hurry Kane - A Football Blog

It's the same story time and again. Against Newcastle, against Villa, against Liverpool in the Champions League. Tottenham are the masters of keeping absurd amounts of possession, and doing absolutely nothing with it. The signs were there going into the season. 4 wins in the PL since February, and our main creative outlet haggling for a move away. Pochettino decided to drop Eriksen for the opening match against Villa, and that's where the issue presented itself yet again. Tottenham always struggle to break down defensive teams. The gameplan of recent times, it seems, has been to pass it around the back and keep possession until an opening manifests itself somehow or someway in the opposing defence. To which Eriksen or even Toby Alderweireld would hoof the ball hopefully towards goal, and pray that one of Kane/Lucas/Son/Alli would latch onto it, and score. And that's exactly what happened against Newcastle last week. We already saw this problem against ...

As Dua Lipa said, "Touch me like you touch nobody, put your hands all up on me." It’s deep into extra time at the Etihad, and somehow a plucky Tottenham side have been holding the champions to a 2-2 draw for the best part of 90 minutes. City’s (and Oleksandr Zinchenko’s) perfect home record is about to come to an end, and Pep is not happy. His team has missed over 10 chances and conceded twice, and he’s already burned bridges with the club’s record goalscorer after subbing him off. A De Bruyne corner is sent into the box amidst a flurry of Tottenham bodies, and lands at the feet of Gabriel Jesus, who smashes it past Lloris. City have the 3 points, and parity is restored. Pep and Aguero kiss and make up in a wholesome embrace. For a moment, City are perfect again. Then in a moment of déjà vu, VAR does its thing. Laporte was seen to have handled the ball in the build-up, and the goal is disallowed. Pep and City are struck with flashbacks of last season’...

This is going to be a platform for weekly rants about the state of football in the world today, the adventures of the Tottenham Hotspur team, and my obviously unasked-for opinions. What else would you expect from a blog titled, "The Hurry Kane", anyway? England's number 1 striker looks on solemnly, presumably having injured his ankle yet again.