Harry Kane mentioned Tottenham “should be winning trophies” and never settling for a top-four end within the Premier League after it crashed out of the Champions League.
Spurs drew 0-0 with AC Milan at dwelling on Wednesday to lose their last-16 tie 1-0 on mixture.
That adopted a dismal FA Cup defeat to Championship aspect Sheffield United and a loss at Wolves that weakened Tottenham’s grip on fourth place within the Premier League.
Defeat towards Milan ensured Tottenham will full a fifteenth season with out silverware.
Kane, who broke the membership’s all-time goalscoring document earlier this season, was adamant that Spurs have to be doing extra than simply difficult for the highest 4, which ensures qualification for the Champions League.
The 29-year-old England captain is out of contract on the finish of subsequent season and realistically has one final likelihood to signal for an elite membership that can assure him the possibility to win common trophies.
Asked whether or not a top-four end is sufficient, Kane mentioned: “I don’t think so. Where we’re at as a club, we should be winning trophies. That’s always the aim.
“The top four (being our only target) is a consequence of not playing as well as we want to play. Now that’s all we can fight for so that’s going to be the goal and hopefully we can achieve that come the end of the season.
“But for sure, it’s not enough for this club.”
Kane mentioned the FA Cup defeat to Sheffield United had “put a dagger in our hearts”, halting their momentum.
Spurs’ meek exit from Europe may velocity up Antonio Conte’s anticipated departure from the membership — the Italian is out of contract on the finish of this season.
But Kane mentioned all of the gamers may do was give 100% for his or her supervisor.
“That’s his decision, he’s going to be the one that makes that choice,” mentioned the ahead. “All we can do as players is try to perform for him, work as hard as we can.
“That’s what we’re doing. I said after the Wolves game at the weekend, you can’t fault the effort of the players.
“We’re trying, we’re training but we’re just lacking something. We’ve talked about mentality before and that ruthless hunger to be better, to be the best, to be one of the best teams in Europe.
“We just haven’t quite found that yet.”
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com