Tottenham head coach Antonio Conte is desperate to help Harry Kane win a trophy with the membership as a result of he believes success will give his records extra validity.
Kane scored Spurs’ successful purpose in Monday’s 1-0 victory at Fulham, along with his strike seeing him equal Jimmy Greaves’ objectives report for the membership.
The England striker now has 266 for Spurs, with only one extra sufficient to write his identify within the membership’s historical past books.
But, Kane, 29, is but to win a trophy with Tottenham, who final loved success within the EFL Cup 15 years in the past.
The ambiance round Spurs has been poor recently following chastening defeats to Manchester City and rivals Arsenal, however Conte is attempting to concentrate on the positives.
“For sure, I would like to help him and me, also his team-mates, to try to do something important, to win something with Tottenham because he loves Tottenham,” Conte advised reporters.
“Tottenham is in his heart and it should be good if together we were able to win something, because then it is important to have this record, but I think it could be more important if you win a trophy.”
Conte additionally revealed Kane’s match-winning show got here regardless of him not being 100 per cent.
“Today he was amazing,” Conte added. “I feel he scored a incredible purpose, the execution, to management the ball, then to kick it in that means, solely a world-class striker can rating this purpose.
“About the spirit that I spoke earlier than, I would like to underline Harry performed with a fever and he was not so good [in terms of condition], however he wished to play as a result of he understood the second.
“He understood he is a point of reference for us, for me, for the other players and, with Hugo [Lloris], they are the two players who are a point of reference for the dressing room. Today I am really happy because I think he was rewarded with a goal.”
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Conte’s hope of successful a trophy with Kane stays a good means off, nonetheless.
While they’re into the final 16 of the Champions League, success in Europe could be an enormous shock.
Domestically they’re 14 factors adrift of Premier League leaders Arsenal, whom they’ve additionally performed two video games greater than, and so they had been knocked out of the EFL Cup in November.
The FA Cup – which pits them towards Preston North End on Saturday – represents their solely reasonable hope of a trophy this season, and Conte is urging his gamers to have perception.
“I think that we have to be dreamers,” he stated. “I spoke to the gamers and stated right this moment has to be a place to begin for us.
“Often within the defeats you’ll be able to study greater than in a win. After the video games towards City and particularly Arsenal, it was necessary to make good reflections with my gamers and know that we misplaced one thing from final season, not offensively however we misplaced one thing defensively.
“When I choose defensively, I would like to contain the entire workforce, so for that reason I spoke to all of the gamers to present me the resilience, the will to defend the consequence. I’ve clever gamers, sensible gamers and good males and I feel right this moment that they gave me an excellent reply. It has to be a place to begin.
“On Saturday we would like to go to the following spherical [of the FA Cup]. To go away to a Championship workforce just isn’t simple, however to be a dreamer we now have to know this is a crucial sport for us.
“The FA Cup can be important for us, and the Champions League and 17 games to go in the Premier League. If I see this unity, we have time to have another good season.”
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