‘Needs somebody to point that out’: Souness claims Spurs player is in wrong position under Nuno

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Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane still hasn’t scored a league goal this season, with Graeme Souness slamming his positioning.

Kane started for Tottenham on Sunday as they lost 3-0 to London rivals Chelsea.

After a bright start, Tottenham were dismantled in the second half. Goals from Thiago Silva, N’Golo Kante and Antonio Rudiger gave Chelsea a thumping win.

That’s two 3-0 defeats in a row for Tottenham and two blanks in front of goal. Of Tottenham’s three goals in five league games, just one has come from open play.

Kane turns in strange display for Tottenham

When Tottenham want goals, they look to Harry Kane.

So far this season, Kane hasn’t scored a Premier League goal.

Against Crystal Palace last week, he didn’t have shot. Kane didn’t even have a touch inside the Palace box.

This time, Kane did at least manage two shots, with one on target.

The big problem was that Kane was never really seen as a striker against Chelsea.

Nuno deployed him in from the left flank on Sunday, and by the second half, Kane was almost playing as a midfielder.

Kane’s playmaking ability was seen last season by recording the most assists in the Premier League, but playing so deep is hampering his goalscoring chances.

Souness slams Kane position

Pundit Graeme Souness told Sky Sports that Kane is far too deep under Nuno – even more so than he was under Jose Mourinho last season.

Souness claims that it’s understandable for Kane to mix up his game – come short, go in behind, match up against a centre back – but right now the balance is off.

The Scot added that somebody at Tottenham needs to point out to Kane that he is a striker and not a midfielder – or Tottenham’s main goal threat will disappear.

“It’s never black and white, football is never black and white,” said Souness. “He’s got to mix it up, but right now, he’s playing in midfield! For me, he needs somebody to point that out to him – you are a striker, get further up the field most of the time, and occasionally you will drop off,” he added.