Overshadowed by the departure of their vice-captain and leading goalscorer, Tottenham Hotspur kick off the new Premier League season with a visit to Brentford on Sunday.
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As the start of a post-Harry Kane era looms large for the Lilywhites, a Spurs side under new management will take on London rivals missing their own star striker until the start of next year.
With their record-breaking striker choosing to trade in more personal feats for the chance of lifting silverware in the Bundesliga and beyond, Spurs now approach their first Premier League fixture amid a familiar sense of disorder.
Kane's late departure fits into the bigger picture of several seasons of drift, which culminated in a dismal eighth-placed finish last term and a disappointingly meek elimination from the Champions League.
However, Postecoglou brings a winning mentality to the club after successes in Japan and in Scotland, and the ex-Australia boss has recruited James Maddison, Guglielmo Vicario and Dutch defender Micky van de Ven to boost his options for the months ahead.
After Kane's four-goal haul helped Spurs record a second straight 5-1 win when they met Shakhtar Donetsk earlier this month, their final friendly game of the summer saw them beaten by Barcelona in Tuesday's contest for the Joan Gamper Trophy. Oliver Skipp bagged an unlikely brace in Catalonia, but Tottenham still fell to a 4-2 defeat, with Kane conspicuous by his absence.
While that may not represent the perfect preparation for Sunday, the North London club have at least lost their opening league game just once in the last seven years, winning on five occasions.
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