Vincent Janssen needs to feel the love from Tottenham fans as he deputises for Harry Kane, says Mauricio Pochettino

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Tom Allnutt22 September 2016

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino believes Vincent Janssen will take great confidence from scoring his first goal for the club in their 5-0 victory over Gillingham.

Janssen opened his account from the penalty spot at White Hart Lane after Christian Eriksen's double had earlier put Spurs in control.

Josh Onomah added a fourth with his first senior goal and Erik Lamela completed the rout as Pochettino's side booked an EFL Cup fourth round clash with Liverpool.

Harry Kane's ankle injury means Janssen is set for an extended run in the first team and the 22-year-old showed courage to take the second-half spot-kick, before sliding it into the corner.

"Now that Harry Kane's injured he is our main striker and it's important for his confidence for the next few games," Pochettino said.

"Always I allow them to take the ball and whoever feels more confidence to shoot, but I remember in the national team against England he took the ball and took the penalty.

"I think that it was important for him, to feel the love from the supporters.

"For a striker, always the difficult thing is to create chances but he has a lot of chances to score today. He was unlucky.

"The important thing is that he got into the box and he created a lot of chances and for the future it's important that he feels confidence and for the team it will help a lot for us."

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