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Pascal Chimbonda
Very good points and I hadn't thought of it that way.
I think there is more to it than just the coach. Poch had a choice between Kane and Soldado, and I don't think anyone could argue that Kane was the right decision. Soldado, when given a chance looked off the pace and couldn't get a goal despite being in good positions. His shot accuracy under Poch was 37%. Kane was 58%, Costa 64%, Aguero 54%, Defoe 58% and Giroud 50%. He attempted less shots, the majority of which were inside the area and had a lower take on percentage.
The reasons for the lower shot accuracy could be down to quality of chances created, but Kane's percentage discounts that possibility unless it was because Soldado occupied worse positions than Kane, in which case that's his own limitation. The other reason for lower shot accuracy is just that he was rushed, not composed enough and I guess the all important confidence. I think after the year that he had under AVB and TS he was devoid of any confidence and coupled with the unforgiving nature of the EPL, he couldn't quite get it back. When he did score goals from open play, I felt they were actually well taken, but he never could keep it going. That says to me the problem was more mental than anything, and having a change of scene, in a league that gives more time and more goals are scored in his home country has obviously given it back.
With regards to other players that have failed at Spurs but then succeeded elsewhere, I can't think of many examples from Spurs. However, Ian Rush, Diego Forlan and Claudio Pizarro are ones that I can remember off the top of my head. Then of course there are those that never quite recovered because they either came to the UK at the end of their careers, or the UK experience just killed them (Rebrov, Shevchenko, Kezman). Then of course there are midfielders like Veron as well.
