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Former Tottenham Hotspur boss Tim Sherwood has tipped Harry Kane to leave the club if they fail to win a trophy next season, per beIN Sports.
What’s he said?
Kane has yet to pick up a winners’ medal during his time at Spurs.
He has, of course, won two Golden Boots and has also helped the club reach the Champions League final and mount two Premier League title challenges.
But Sherwood, who managed the club during the 2013/14 season, insists that the England international will need tangible proof of his success if he is to stay in north London.
He said: “[Kane] needs to win something. So I think he’ll give it a period of time, certainly next season.
“The end of this season and next season and see if they can get closer to winning something. And if they don’t, then he will leave.”
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Just too simplistic
This is a very easy thing for Sherwood to say.
It isn’t so much analysis as lazy punditry; not every one-club man throughout history has won major trophies on a continual basis.
Francesco Totti, one of the greatest Italian players of his generation, only ever won Serie A once during his spell at Roma; Matt Le Tissier, one of the most gifted playmakers in English football, never won a single medal during his time at Southampton.
What they traded for trophies was genuine immortality at their respective clubs. Both are revered as icons at Roma and Southampton.
Even Xavi Hernandez, the Barcelona great, cites Le Tissier as a major hero of his.
Sometimes it isn’t just about the baubles that can be placed in a cabinet.
Kane, though, is a world-class striker – he has 177 goals to his name in 270 appearances – and he could be the vital ingredient needed to take Spurs over the line.
But even if he doesn’t, he could become a legend in north London if he simply stays for the duration.
Meanwhile, one Spurs ace has been criticised for his performance against Olympiacos.