Harry Kane Reflects on Tottenham’s Ascension and Mauricio Pochettino’s Influence – HotspurHQ

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Last year, a very young Tottenham team took the pitch in the Premier League. Because of a few summer sales, Mauricio Pochettino kept only 22 players on his roster.

Their average age was the youngest in Englands top flight division for the season at 23.5.

With plenty of youth, this was a hungry squad that pushed eventual league champions Leicester City until the final four games when the teams inexperience showed.

Against West Bromwich Albion, Craig Dawson gifted Tottenham a 1-0 lead in the 33rd minute with an own goal but rectified things 40 minutes later to steal two points from Spurs.

Drawing with the Baggies was a disappointment but losing Dele Alli for the remainder of the 2015-16 season didnt help matters either.

A week later, Spurs traveled to Stamford Bridge needing three points to continue keeping pace with Leicester. Instead they coughed up a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 with Chelsea, picking up asecond consecutive draw in as many games.

To lose yet another player to suspension once again Mousa Dembl for six matches meant that Pochettino would be without two key midfielders in his sides spine for the final two matches.

Its no surprise that without Alli and Dembl on the team, Tottenham would implode for the final two fixtures of the season and finish in third place. A disappointing finish despite a very good season.

Its unfortunate then that most people will remember Spurs 2015-16 campaign as one of failure, failing to win the league title and finishing below Arsenal for the 21st consecutive season, than recording their best-ever finish in Premier League history with such a young and inexperienced squad.

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