Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho says Harry Kane is redefining the role of centre-forward this season.
Kane was outstanding in Saturday's impressive 2-0 win against Manchester City. He wasn't on the scoresheet, but was voted Man of the Match by broadcasters Sky Sports as Heung-Min Son and Gio Lo Celso struck to secure the points.
"He's a fantastic player," Mourinho told the club's website. "When the puzzle around him is perfect for him, he's a fantastic player. Maybe he will be responsible for you and fans and people that love football, maybe he will change the way people look to a striker, because the tendency is strikers, numbers, goals.
"How many goals did you score? You are as good as the number of goals you score. In fact, there is a Golden Boot for the player who scores most goals.
"But maybe Harry changes the way people look at a striker. A striker can be Man of the Match and he was Man of the Match, I don't know who was responsible, but I praise the person who gave him that award because a striker can be the Man of the Match without scoring a goal. He is fantastic and he represents the spirit of the team.
"Then you look to the other guys. Bergwijn wasn't ill, he was dying. Sonny the same, then Lucas comes and does the same. You go until the right-back and everybody has in this moment that spirit. We are going to lose matches, we are going to draw matches, we are going to play badly, but if we manage this spirit to be the DNA of the team, we are closer to doing good things."
