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Spurs boss Pochettino urges goalscorer Kane to be patient

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino saw Harry Kane score again in their Capital One Cup win over Brighton last night.

The 21-year-old now has seven goals for the season but has yet to be handed a start in the Barclays Premier League, despite outscoring both Emmanuel Adebayor and Roberto Soldado in all competitions.

Kane struck Tottenham's second goal in a routine 2-0 victory over the Seagulls after substitute Erik Lamela opened the scoring nine minutes after coming off the bench at the interval.

Pochettino is keen to keep his options open in attack, despite a clamour for Kane to be given a prolonged run in the side.

"He shares with another striker like Adebayor or Soldado the minutes in the official games," the Argentinian said.

"We need to understand that we are in different competitions. You demand me to play Harry Kane in every game - he played today. Soldado and Harry Kane are different players. We are in a lot of competitions."

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