Kane lauds Tottenham’s squad depth

Spurs managed to win five and drawn three in eight games without their top scorer

LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane believes that his team’s squad depth is the reason for them being the only challenger to league leaders Chelsea with seven match days to go.

Second-placed Tottenham, who trail Chelsea by seven points, kept the pressure on the leaders with sixth consecutive league win in Saturday's 4-0 mauling of Watford.

While talking to the media, Kane urges his teammates to keep pushing Antonio Conte’s men. "When you look at the eight league games I've missed this season due to injury, we've won five and drawn three,” said Kane.

“So we're still scoring goals and still winning games, which shows the strength in our squad. It is important we keep that up now until the end of the season and put as much pressure on Chelsea as we can."

The 23-year-old, who is the club's top scorer with 19 league goals this campaign, has been ably assisted by midfielder Dele Alli and winger Son Heung-min, who have pitched in with 16 and 11 goals.

"I said earlier in the season that if you want to be title contenders, you need two or three players getting double figures," Kane added. "If more than one player can reach 20 goals this season, it will really help the team."

Alli has been earning plenty of plaudits for his form this campaign and Kane reserved special praise for his England compatriot, who turned 21 on Tuesday.

"Dele is a fantastic player... He's creative, he gets assists, he is fantastic on the ball," he said. "He is a great player who is only getting better and it is important he keeps working hard. If he does, he'll improve throughout his career."