Following a Premier League campaign that ended in fifth place and ultimately disappointment due to failure to qualify for the Champions League, Tottenham have embarked on a post-season tour.

Despite the fact that the north London club’s players were subjected to a gruelling schedule throughout 2014-15 due to cup progression and Europa League action, two more games were added to Mauricio Pochettino’s men’s list.

In a bid to raise revenue and engage potential supporters on the other side of the world, Spurs have faced a Malaysia B side and Sydney FC over the last week or so.

Although both games ended in victory for the White Hart Lane side, 2-1 and 1-0 respectively, the extra drain on the players was unnecessary at the end of an already challenging season.

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However, when looking at the games, two point of concern must be raised, especially when it comes to Harry Kane.

The homegrown hero emerged as Tottenham’s main man in 2014-15, propelling himself from a fringe figure to an international star with his superb feats of goalscoring.

As such, protecting the centre forward will be at the forefront of the club’s priorities given his importance to the team ahead of next season.

That said, during the games on the tour, Kane played both matches and was not substituted in either until late on, adding to the growing amount of football he has been subjected to in the last year.

With the Spurs star being selected in Gareth Southgate’s England under-21 contingent to contest the European Championships in Czech Republic this summer also, fatigue could well become a concern.

Although Spurs are keen to drum up support in new areas of the world and the off-the-pitch benefits of playing what are essentially exhibition matches have been proven, allowing Kane to play more of a bit-part role would have been wise.

With the extra burden of extensive travel included, Spurs should be concerned that their top dog may well not have a suitable rest this summer before leading the line next season.

The second concern relates to Kane’s goalscoring, with the England international netting all three of Spurs’ goals on the tour.

This again highlights the North London club’s over-reliance on the youth-team graduate to get goals for the team, with others not chipping in enough to have Tottenham as a more dangerous attacking side.

Even against modest opposition in Asia and Australia, again it comes down to Kane to get the goals to see Spurs scrape through. This highlights the real need for Pochettino to freshen up his striking options this summer, with the current alternatives to Kane virtually non-existent.

If this does not happen, should the 21-year-old go off form or pick up an injury, where Spurs’ goals will come from next season remains to be seen.

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