Hat-trick for Spurs against Stoke was another sign of a rapid development that has confounded sceptics
As Tottenham Hotspur completed yet another 4-0 victory against Stoke City, the mind drifted towards Vincent Janssen. Put yourself in his shoes for a moment: you have arrived at a new club in a new country as a £17m centre-forward and two thirds into the season have scored only four times and not once from open play. You are desperate to prove your worth and as you sit on the bench on a grey afternoon in north London you see the man keeping you out of the team score his third hat-trick in nine games. It is enough to make a Dutchman pine for a return home.
Yet for everyone else associated with the hosts there was only glee to be taken from Harry Kane’s contribution here. One of their own and a wonderful goalscorer.
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