Why Harry Kane played and not Son

Why Harry Kane played and not Son

Ok, someone posted on Twitter that Harry Kane should not have started against Newcastle United and that Heung-min Son should have started in his place.

I can see his point and if you are only looking at the situation from a one-game perspective then he has a point, however a coach has to take in a longer term picture and that gives a different perspective.

Hary Kane will have to be managed this season, no doubt about that, but we have a new stadium opening and an important fixture against Liverpool. We need Harry Kane match fit and firing for that game, it is one we and Mauricio Pochettino will be desperate to win.

Prior to that, we have Manchester United away on 27 August, so equally Hary and the team will need to be ready for that game, again isn't going to happen if they are not playing.

Kane is not going to get fir sitting on a bench or doing training, he needs match sharpness and from what I see it takes him a while to get that sharpness. Remember he has scored no goals in August despite having had 44 shots prior to the Newcastle United opening day victory.

Pochettino knows him better than any fan. A fan looks at a game a time and says he is unfit he shouldn't be playing, a coach has a different agenda, different goals. Understanding those helps you understand why certain things happen.

The side were disjointed, the intricate passing was going astray, plenty of passes were going astray. The side simply haven't had a pre-season together to iron things out, to get back on the same wavelength. It takes time and the start of the season is being used for that.

We rotate full-backs anyway so I'd expect to see Trippier added in the next game. You can't play too many unfit players in one game, hence the runner in Moura we had around Kane as opposed to Dele who moved wider.

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