Kane holds key to Spurs’ European ambitions
Last-eight spot beckons for struggling Tottenham
London — Harry Kane insists Tottenham will shake off their Premier League collapse as the England star looks to fire his team into the Champions League quarterfinals against Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday. In seven days Tottenham’s hopes of winning the Premier League have been shattered by defeats at Burnley and Chelsea and Saturday’s north London derby draw against Arsenal. It was just the latest Tottenham failure when the stakes have been at their highest since Mauricio Pochettino took charge five years ago. Only a last-minute Hugo Lloris penalty save from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang prevented Arsenal inflicting Tottenham’s third successive loss. But Kane is convinced Tottenham are capable of recovering from a painful week and he challenged his team to use their Champions League last-16 second leg in Dortmund as fuel to speed up their revival. “Two disappointing results in a week, this was the perfect game, a north London derby to show passion and show fans we are ready to fight for t...
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