Harry Kane has warned leaders Leicester that title-chasing Tottenham are happy to play catch up as the race for the Premier League crown enters the final furlong.
Harry Kane has warned leaders Leicester that title-chasing Tottenham are happy to play catch up as the race for the Premier League crown enters the final furlong.
For the second weekend in a row, second placed Tottenham, who host West Bromwich Albion on Monday, kick off 24 hours after Leicester, with Claudio Ranieri’s side at home to Swansea on Sunday.
But Kane insists the perceived burden of having to follow Leicester is actually a bonus because it gets his team’s juices flowing.
That Kane and company have no problem dealing with the pressure of trying to overhaul Leicester was clear to see last Monday when they won 4-0 at Stoke to take advantage of the leaders’ draw with West Ham the previous day.
Mauricio Pochettino’s team are now five points behind Leicester with four matches remaining and England forward Kane is hoping this weekend’s crucial fixtures follow a similar pattern.
“Watching all the football over the weekend and having to wait until Monday night to play, gets you ready, gets you firing,” Kane said. “With more performances like against Stoke, I’m sure we’ll push them all the way.
“All we can do is keep doing what we’re doing. We want to win all four of our games.”
While Leicester will be without the suspended Jamie Vardy on Sunday after his dismissal for diving against West Ham, Tottenham have no such issues with the in-form Kane, who scored twice against Stoke to take his tally to a Premier League leading 24 goals this season.
Vardy’s ban could be extended after the England striker accepted a Football Association charge of misconduct for his angry reaction to the red card and Kane knows that would be a huge blow for the leaders, who face Manchester United, Everton and Chelsea in their final three matches.
“Obviously Leicester have got some tough games coming up,” he said.
Vardy’s replacement against Swansea is likely to be Leonardo Ulloa, who came off the bench to score the last-gasp penalty that rescued a draw against West Ham.
