Tottenham Hotspur are once again in a sorry state of affairs.
Last season’s 17th-place finish in the Premier League was supposed to be nothing more than a blip in which Ange Postecoglou prioritised winning the Europa League over doing anything remotely useful domestically.
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In 2024/25, the three relegated sides were all newly promoted teams who never threatened to avoid relegation and that gave Tottenham a get-out-of-jail card to sit rooted to 17th for the second half of the season without any real risk attached.
Thomas Frank doesn’t have the same luxury. His Tottenham team were once again abject, disjointed and devoid of confidence; booed off following a 2-1 home defeat to Newcastle, which pushed the Dane close to the brink.
Alan Smith makes sad Harry Kane claim as Tottenham lose again
The romantics among the Tottenham fan base believe that Kane will return one day to finally get the Premier League goalscoring record away from Alan Shearer, who scored 260 goals.
Kane is currently firing on all cylinders with Bayern Munich, and even in his thirties, he remains one of the most prolific goal scorers in world football.
Smith thinks the Tottenham drop off since Kane departed is going to have a big impact on any decision he makes to return to the Premier League in the future, however, with Bayern keen to extend his stay at the club.
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He said on Sky Sports News: “I mean, there’s always been this talk about coming back to the Premier League and overtaking Alan Shearer. I just can’t see that, really.
“For one, what club does he go to, whereby he would be able to get that many goals? Would he go back to Spurs? I don’t know. I don’t know. I would think not, certainly not at the moment.
“He doesn’t want to go back to a struggling club. He seems to really enjoy it out there. You know, his performances on the pitch tell you that.”
Tottenham need to sack Thomas Frank
Last season, Manchester United finished in 16th, with Tottenham a place below in 17th, but the difference this time around has been that one club hasn’t been afraid to act on an underperforming manager.
Since United parted with Ruben Amorim and hired Michael Carrick, the Red Devils have won four – including one against Tottenham – and drawn one to create a genuine chance of a top four finish.
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The issue Tottenham have had since Kane left hasn’t been his departure in isolation, it’s been the fact that he’s never truly been replaced with a player who is fit enough to lace the legend’s boots!
Dominic Solanke is a good player, but he’s not Kane, and a striker of genuine world-class potential should have been identified way before the talisman departed North London.
Tottenham are currently in woeful form and unless the club can move out of this slump in the next 18 months, there is absolutely no chance that Kane returns to the Premier League to don the famous white jersey once again.