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Vincent Janssen was signed to back up Harry Kane, but he’s struggled so far
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Signed by Tottenham in July for a fee of £17m from Dutch club AZ Alkmaar, big things were expected of Vincent Janssen, even if the main reason for his signing was to provide backup for Harry Kane. Janssen had scored 27 goals in 34 appearances in the Eredivisie in 2015/16 and seemed quite the prospect.
Unfortunately, his time in North London has been nothing short of a fail thus far.
Janssen has scored just five goals for Tottenham in a total of 25 appearances. Just one of those goals has come from open play and he’s scored only once in Premier League action. While his general form in terms of his contribution to the team has improved as of late, his finishing seemingly hasn’t at all.
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Just this past weekend in a relatively easy fixture against Watford – Spurs ran out 4-0 winners – Janssen was able to miss more simple chances, the most glaring being from a Kieran Trippier cross from close range.
Tottenham have thankfully found plenty of goals – from Kane, Dele Alli and Son Heung-Min, mainly – but Janssen’s contribution in terms of goals has so far been an epic fail.
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Will 2016/17 give us any more epic fails?
Until next time.
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Scott Newman
Scott is a veteran MMA writer with over two decades of experience, including his ongoing tenure in Sportskeeda, which began seven years ago. He has written over 3000 pieces for the organization, while also covering football. Before joining Sportskeeda, Scott wrote articles for websites like The Oratory and Inside Pulse MMA.
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