The 22-year-old, who scored as a substitute in his country's
Euro 2016 qualifier victories over San Marino and Switzerland, is yet to open
his club account for the season.
However, Pochettino is delighted with what Kane is giving
the team and is certain it is only a matter of time before he starts to find
the back of the net once again.
"I am very happy with him,” said the Argentine. “He
gives his best for the team, the effort was great and you know he only needs
time to score again.
“I'm sure, because he has great skill in front of goal, that
it's only a matter of time.
"He's very confident, very happy. After the game, he
was very happy in the changing room because our mentality now as a team, as a
squad, is first the result, the collective situation, before our individual
problems or targets.
"That's why we are very pleased with the players,
because now the mentality is a collective mentality. Always that is important,
the collective, the team.
"Of course, after that everyone has individual targets,
but first it's the interests of the team and for that, we are very happy."
Kane, who scored a late own goal to hand Sunderland a 2-2 draw in the corresponding
fixture last season, played a part in his side's 82nd-minute winner this time
around when he and substitute Erik Lamela combined to allow midfielder Ryan
Mason to finish off a move he had started.
Pochettino, who said the knee injury Mason suffered while
scoring would be assessed on Monday, added: "We are happy with our first
victory in the Premier League.
"It was important for the players to give them
confidence because it's never easy when you play well and you deserve to win -
like in the last few games - and you don't get the victory, it's never easy to
work.
"But I am very pleased with the players. I think we
deserved a lot from the second half, because the first half was an open game.
But in the second half, we dominated and created the better chances and I think
in the end, it was fair, the result."
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