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Tottenham Fire Nuno Espirito Santo: Is Harry Kane to Blame?

 

    Tottenham manager Nuno Espirito Santo has been fired by the club after only 10 games managing the Spurs. 

    This comes after Tottenham suffered a brutal loss to Manchester United, where they were defeated 3-0 by the Red Devils. 

    Tottenham are now sitting in 8th place in the table, accumulating 15 points after 10 matches. The last game was the battle of the managers in the hot seat, as many analysts claimed that whichever manager lost that game would be sacked. 

    The hand was dealt early, as Cristiano Ronaldo fired home a wonderful goal in the dwindling moments of the first half. It was all United from then on, as normally electric players like Heung-min Son and Harry Kane just couldn't get any support going forward. 

    This leads me to Harry Kane, and whether or not he is to blame for Nuno's dismissal. Being the main focal point of this Tottenham team, Kane is expected to single-handedly win games for them, and when he doesn't, he is criticized for not giving the club his full effort, as fans already have mixed feelings about him after he made it clear he wanted to leave in the summer. 

    So, does Harry Kane deserve all the hate he is getting at the moment? In short, no. People seem to forget quickly just how much Kane has done for this Spurs side, and his poor performances of late are mainly due in part to the lack of chances he is getting from his teammates. 

    I feel like Kane is in the same boat as Raheem Sterling in terms of fan reception. Sterling has gone to hell and back after being racially abused and the lack of consistent performances with both Manchester City and England. City fans in particular are quick to dismiss Sterling after some bad games, and they seem to forget all the games he won them in prior seasons, even going to the extent of demanding the selling of him.

    Soccer is cruel, perpetuated even more so by the English faithful, as their expectations of success are astronomically higher than those of other European nations. 

    Does Harry Kane need to leave Tottenham? Absolutely. But I don't think he can stay in England. Some might say that Kane is an Englishman through and through, and that if he went abroad, we would not find the same success that he has found domestically. However, Kane is in hot water with both Tottenham fans for wanting to leave, as well as English fans, who, even after scoring 4 goals in the Euros, demanded more from him. 

    Think of the backlash now if Kane leaves for a team like Manchester City, even after he announced his full commitment to Spurs in the last week of the transfer window. Frankly, Kane's situation is odd, and I don't even know how this whole situation will play out. 

    At the age of 29, however, does Kane still have what it takes to play for an elite European club, or will these clubs look for younger, and more promising talents? It seems like the era of Harry Kane's domestic dominance is coming to an end. 

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