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Tottenham Hotspur boss Mauricio Pochettino says he is 'positive' about Harry Kane's inclusion in the provisional England squad for the 2015 European Under-21 Championship but says the striker needs 'a good rest'. Spurs finish their Premier League campaign at Everton on Sunday.

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SOUNDBITE: (English) Mauricio Pochettino, Tottenham Hotspur manager (on Harry Kane being picked for the England squad for the under 21 European Championship):

"It's ok, I think that we need to be positive. We spoke with the FA (Football Association) and with Gareth (Southgate) and now we need to back the FA and the under 21s. We hope that they come back after the Euros with the trophy and Harry scores a lot of goals. We need to provide him with as good rest before the start of preseason so he can start the season in a good condition."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Mauricio Pochettino, Tottenham Hotspur manager (on Emmanuel Adebayor returning to Togo for a personal matter):

"He's in a difficult moment. For all people I think when you have this situation it's not strange to understand it was hard for him during this period. It's sad. He needs to fix the problem with his family in Togo."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Mauricio Pochettino, Tottenham Hotspur manager (on Spurs' season):

"I think to be realistic the season wasn't easy. There were a lot of positive things and a lot of things to improve. I think we are in a very good way and I think we are confident and the future is good."