Mauricio Pochettino remains confident that his Tottenham Hotspur side can cope with the absence of star striker Harry Kane, who is sidelined by an ankle injury.
England skipper Kane, who has scored 20 goals for Spurs so far this season, is expected to be out of action until March, leaving head coach Pochettino to plan without his main goal-getter.
We are positive we can cope and we have players who can cover his position.
Mauricio Pochettino
However, the Argentinian has again played down talk of a move into the transfer market to secure a replacement, saying that no suitable player is available at the moment.
Pochettino told reporters: "We are going to see the time it takes to have the full recovery. Harry is a very positive person, the moment he got injured he started thinking about recovering as soon as possible.
"When he is one of the best strikers in Europe it is going to affect performances. We are positive we can cope and we have players who can cover his position. It won't affect our approach to the games.
"It is not going to change our mind. We are open to adding to our squad, but it is not going to put pressure on us to sign.
"The market is very difficult. If we find the player that is going to help us and add quality we are more than open to make that happen. At the minute there is no player."
Spurs are back in action on Sunday when they make the short trip to Craven Cottage to take on Fulham, with the visitors 8/11 to win the game, 8/1 to do so by a 2-0 scoreline and 11/8 to keep a clean sheet.
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Mauricio Pochettino remains confident that his Tottenham Hotspur side can cope with the absence of star striker Harry Kane, who is sidelined by an ankle injury.
England skipper Kane, who has scored 20 goals for Spurs so far this season, is expected to be out of action until March, leaving head coach Pochettino to plan without his main goal-getter.
We are positive we can cope and we have players who can cover his position.
Mauricio Pochettino
However, the Argentinian has again played down talk of a move into the transfer market to secure a replacement, saying that no suitable player is available at the moment.
Pochettino told reporters: "We are going to see the time it takes to have the full recovery. Harry is a very positive person, the moment he got injured he started thinking about recovering as soon as possible.
"When he is one of the best strikers in Europe it is going to affect performances. We are positive we can cope and we have players who can cover his position. It won't affect our approach to the games.
"It is not going to change our mind. We are open to adding to our squad, but it is not going to put pressure on us to sign.
"The market is very difficult. If we find the player that is going to help us and add quality we are more than open to make that happen. At the minute there is no player."
Spurs are back in action on Sunday when they make the short trip to Craven Cottage to take on Fulham, with the visitors 8/11 to win the game, 8/1 to do so by a 2-0 scoreline and 11/8 to keep a clean sheet.
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Source: bet365.com