have been learned after Harry Kane's hectic schedule in
the close-season.
Tottenham striker Harry Kane has lost confidence and needed
more off-season rest, according to manager Mauricio
Pochettino.
Kane has failed to live up to the high standards he set last
season, and remains without a competitive goal for Tottenham
this campaign.
After his 21-goal Premier League campaign, the 22-year-old
played for England at the Euro Under-21 Championship, where
he also failed to score.
Pochettino believes Kane's slow start to the season has
affected his confidence, as did a lack of a break at the end of
2014-15.
"I think Harry is the same person and he has the same mentality
as last season," he said ahead of Tottenham's clash against
Manchester City on Saturday.
"But maybe at the end of the season, he rested, he went to the
Euros and he didn't score at the Euros in three games.
"He came back late for pre-season and then you need to recover
the time. Sometimes, you are not in the best scoring condition
when you start to play and you don’t score and your confidence
goes down.
"This is probably what has happened but it is a good experience
for the future."
Without a goal in six Premier League games, Kane's form has
also impacted on Tottenham - who have just two wins to be
ninth in the table.
Pochettino hopes lessons have been learned with Kane, whose
breakout season also included a goal 79 seconds into his
international debut.
"This is why last season, towards the end, we tried to explain
that things for Harry Kane had been very, very hard," the
Argentinian added.
"Not only on the pitch, but off from the pitch as the pressure -
he is a hero for Tottenham and England - was unbelievable in
terms of the way that the people see him.
"It is not easy to recover because it's not only physical or
mental. It’s true that maybe the summer did not help him."
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