London club Tottenham Hotspur were handed a major boost with their premier striker Harry Kane committing his future to the club by signing a 5 and a half year contract. The striker, who previously earned £50,000 per week, will now be earning a guaranteed £80,000 per week with the add-ons and clauses, taking his earnings past the £100,000 per week when factored in.
Having confirmed his stay at White Hart Lane till 2022, Kane has now become the highest earning player in Tottenham’s history. In terms of his compatriots of the England team, however, considering only the strikers, Kane is still behind Jamie Vardy and Daniel Sturridge who earn £120,000 and £140,000 per week from their respective clubs.
Kane’s commitment is a massive indication that Tottenham’s players are convinced about the project their coach envisions. In order to take a club forward, the manager has to lay out a plan convincing enough to attract the existing players as well as new talents. The methods then must be appropriate for the players to respond to which will yield the results. Finally, the manager must exude the sense of confidence as well as the calm demeanour which will give out the vibe that he is determined to stay true to his word and stay at the club for a long term. All the above things were fulfilled so far by Mauricio Pochettino and as a result of which the undeniable rise in the quality of Tottenham’s gameplay is experienced.
Tottenham, for many years, failed to attain the stability they needed retaining their players or the consistency in their results. The Lilywhites failed to emulate what their neighbour Arsenal did and although Arsenal also had to sell their best players, who left for better teams, the Gunners managed to keep their place in the top four due to the unbelievable work of their manager Arsene Wenger, who in reality overachieved in the phase which others termed as their barren years/ trophy drought.
Teams like Liverpool, Chelsea, and Manchester United have woken up to that reality and Spurs know all too well about it but from a different angle altogether.
Since 2004, Martin Jol, Juande Ramos, Harry Redknapp, Andre Villas-Boas and Tim Sherwood all tried to but failed to bring that consistency to the squad or maintain the momentum to move the club forward. Harry Redknapp succeeded in elevating the performances and the results but the lack of consistency was the reason for his failure as well.
Mauricio Pochettino has so far managed to keep up his good work with a very impressive 51.8 win percentage and one of the main reasons of Tottenham doing well under him was Harry Kane.
With a stunning record of 54 goals in 91 league games and 70 from 137 in all competitions, Kane is the one who applies the finishing touches to the painting the Tottenham players start drawing on the pitch with their manager being the one outlining the shape and structure of it.
With his main striker signing his third new deal since August 2014, Tottenham and Pochettino have shown to everybody that the club is on the right track in their forward quest with their new Argentine manager guiding their transport.
