Tottenham Hotspur manager, Mauricio Pochettino, has explained that his favourite Harry Kane goal, will always be the last-minute winner against Aston Villa in November 2014, because it saved him from being sacked.
Kane reached 100 career goals with a double at Everton last weekend, before scoring twice in Wednesday’s win over Borussia Dortmund.
For Pochettino, all the striker’s stunning finishes are topped by a deflected free kick at Villa Park, which came in his 17th game in charge.
Before the match, Pochettino had won just three of his first nine league games, losing to Liverpool, West Brom, Manchester City and Newcastle.
Kane came off the bench with Spurs 1-0 down and won it with the last kick, after Nacer Chadli had equalised in the 84th minute.
“I can find many other goals that were fantastic but, for me, goals are related to emotion, to the period you are living in,” Pochettino said.
“For me, that goal was an amazing goal because it meant for us, for everyone, the possibility to stay here today.
“It’s true, the team were 14th or 13th [they were 11th] and we were a little bit under pressure because the team were playing well, but not winning games and we were a bit under pressure. Always in football, when you don’t get good results, the first to be sacked is the manager.
“That is why that goal allowed us to carry on working and try to change the club. We were in the first season at Tottenham and people on day one when I signed the contract said, ‘Ok maybe in a few months, we have a new face in front of us!'”
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