How Tottenham Hotspur's Attack Can Bring the Best out of Harry Kane

Harry Kane has moved from a young, hopeful player with a handful of goals to his name to a Premier League star under the tutelage of Mauricio Pochettino.

The Argentinian has only been at Spurs for 18 months, but in that time, Kane has grown fully into the potential he showed in Tim Sherwood's brief time in charge. 

Pochettino knows that the success of his team is inextricably linked to that of his young forward. 

When the 22-year-old was struggling for goals in the opening weeks of the season, Pochettino maintained the faith publicly but must have been concerned behind closed doors. 

Following Spurs' summer transfer activity, they possess only Clinton Njie, Heung-Min Son and Nacer Chadli as potential alternatives to Kane. 

Njie has started only once as the lone striker and showed that, despite his evident potential, he is not ready to shoulder the burden of leading the line alone. 

Son also lacks the necessary physicality, while Chadli is most effective in tandem with Kane and would likely struggle alone. 

Kane's importance to the team's results is clear. 

Some elements of Pochettino's style are conducive to the England international's strengths. 

His insistence on aggressive attacking play from his full-backs provides Kane both with a steady supply of possession in attacking zones and an outlet when he is holding up the ball. 

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There are few more precise players in the Premier League when it comes to shooting from distance.

Pochettino's pressing game often provides Kane with quick shooting opportunities when it forces opposition players into errors.

Christian Eriksen and Dele Alli are two very different midfielders, and the presence of both players consistently creates mismatches with the opposition. 

On the one hand, Alli is an aggressive runner with the ball and runs by defenders or beats them with his favourite trick, the nutmeg. 

On the other, Eriksen's vision and passing range drag the opposition out of position in a desperate attempt to close him down. 

The variable options coming from Spurs' midfield only increases Kane's effectiveness. 

Kane is already thriving in Pochettino's system, but the return from injury of key players will help him further. 

Son and Njie possess sufficient pace to trouble even the quickest defences in England. Their ability to run beyond Kane will be crucial to undermining the most effective tactic so far employed against him. 

In the League Cup final last season, Kane's impact on the game was limited by Chelsea's willingness to aggressively mark him. 

Chadli lacks the pace of Njie and Son, but even he was presented with a handful of scoring chances—Jose Mourinho's side correctly gambled on him being unable to take them, though. 

Kane doesn't need a great deal of space to be an effective striker, but he can't be expected to escape the attention of multiple markers on a consistent basis. 

Surrounding him with genuine attacking threats who demand attention from the defence will help bring out his best. 

The best for Kane is not only scoring goals but also creating them. 

As a youth player, Kane often played deeper, behind a central striker. 

This allowed him to construct the attack and dominate from a more flexible position that also afforded him greater room to move. 

Pochettino has brought Njie on as a substitute several times this season in an attempt to give Kane that additional space. 

If there is a striker ahead of him, he can use his strength and clever movement to fight off individual defenders and launch devastating attacks. 

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Kane has often spoken of his admiration for Shearer, but comparisons with Teddy Sheringham are also fair. 

The former White Hart Lane forward was able to play deep into his 40s because of the sharpness of his footballing mind. Kane has the potential to develop along similar lines. 

The best, for Kane, is both the regular goalscorer that we have seen over a relatively short career so far and the creative force that is yet to really be seen in his time as a senior footballer. 

In short, with the right team-mates and a complimentary system, Kane's best is yet to come.