[스포티비뉴스=김건일 기자] Harry Kane (29) came out to support Antonio Conte, who has been criticized for poor performance.
On the 24th (Korean time), after the 2022-23 season English Premier League (PL) round 21 Fulham away game held at Kraven Cottage in London, England, he told Sky Sports, “I will continue to work for Conte.”
“Conte has had a difficult time off the field with personal matters,” Kane said.
After the World Cup break, Tottenham only recorded 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses in 5 matches.
The red light was turned on in the competition for fourth place, which gave them the right to qualify for the UEFA Champions League, and the 0-2 loss to north London rivals Arsenal coincided with criticism of manager Conte and his tactics. Some argued that Tottenham should part ways with manager Conte, followed by reports that he had been in contact with former manager Mauricio Pochettino.
“Conte puts a lot of energy into every training session. We want to reward him with a win,” said Kane.
“We had a good meeting with manager Conte this week. We will continue to fight like Conte. Conte is a passionate manager and we just have to keep working for him.”
Tottenham, who had been sluggish by dropping to 9th at the beginning of last season, quickly reorganized the team after Conte took over and beat Arsenal in the final ranking to win a ticket to the Champions League.
After the game, Conte said, “I’m proud to be the Tottenham manager. It’s clear,” and said, “For this reason, I will fight from the beginning of the season to the end.”
Tottenham, who escaped from their second consecutive league defeat, secured 5th place with 36 points and chased Manchester United in 4th place with a 3-point lead, saving their hopes of advancing to the UEFA Champions League next season.
As a member of Tottenham, Kane scored his 266th goal in the official match, standing shoulder to shoulder with Jimmy Greaves, a Tottenham legend and the all-time leading goal scorer. He is one goal closer to 200 with his 199th goal in the Premier League. It is 9 goals behind Wayne Rooney (208 goals), who is second in history.