Harry Kane's purple patch is result of hard work, says Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino

 
Early bird: Harry Kane scored inside one minute at the King Power Stadium
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26 December 2014

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has said Harry Kane and Christian Eriksen are both seeing the results of hard work on the training ground.

Spurs recorded a 2-1 victory away at bottom club Leicester and both Kane and Eriksen were on the scoresheet as the club closed to within one point of the top five.

Boss Mauricio Pochettino said: "I am happy for them and I am happy for the team. It was a very good result.

"The reason they both keep scoring is they always try to get into scoring positions and they have the desire to score.

"It is not one of those things - they train hard for this.

"They both keep wanting to score.

"Christian has a free role. I think he is a player you need to give confidence."

And the head coach eased fears over Hugo Lloris after the goalkeeper was left with a bloodied mouth following a collision with Jamie Vardy.

He added: "He was only cut inside his mouth. It was not like last time (when the goalkeeper suffered concussion against Everton last season).

"He will not need clearance to play against Manchester United (on Sunday). This was nothing like before.

"From my position it was difficult to see the incident but it is not serious and he will play. He is very brave."

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