Jamie Vardy have to be considered on the same level as
Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero.
Kane scored twice in Spurs' 3-0 win at Norwich City on
Tuesday to take his Premier League tally to 15 for the
season, while Vardy is on 18 after a double - including a
stunning volley - in the 2-0 victory over Liverpool.
Aguero has scored 13 in just 17 league appearances and finished as the division's top scorer last term, while he is widely seen as one of the world's best players.
However, Pochettino says the English duo's form makes
them as valuable as City's attacking star.
"Vardy and Kane show the same big qualities as Aguero," he
told the media on Thursday.
"They are all different and come from different circumstances, but today if we speak about Vardy and Kane,
they are on the same level as Aguero."
Spurs moved above Arsenal in the table after the Gunners
were held to a 0-0 draw by Southampton but Pochettino
says his motivation for this season goes beyond
outstripping their London rivals.
"I can feel it is very important for our people, who love
Tottenham, to be above Arsenal," he said. "The reality is that
they are our 'sport' enemies, you can feel that.
"But it is not my principal motivation. It's important for me
to take care of our goals and our objectives, without thinking
too much about the opposition.
"We are the most important people and we need to stick to
our ways. It's not important what the others do."
Pochettino went on to reveal that midfielder Dele Alli is set
for tests after he complained of dizziness during the win at
Carrow Road, though he expects him to be available to face
Watford on Saturday.
"We don't know why he was dizzy. We need to do some tests next week but we have very good medical staff," he added.
"We are not worried, we just need to assess him and to know why he became dizzy, but we are sure it is not a big problem.
"We need to have some checks and we need to look again
but all seems to be normal and we hope he will be available
for Saturday."
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