Don’t drop your H’s
HARRY AND HEUNG WILL COME GOOD
HARRY KANE and Heung-min Son are simply too good to fire blanks three games on the bounce.
That’s the verdict of Tottenham team-mate Ben Davies as the club’s top-four dreams hang in the balance amid the ongoing drought in attack.
England skipper Kane and South Korean counterpart Son have not scored in 180 minutes’ action and, along with the rest of Antonio Conte’s men, have failed to produce a single shot on target in that time.
That sudden loss of form in the home defeat to Brighton and goalless stalemate at Brentford has handed the edge to Arsenal in the thrills-and-spills all-North London battle for fourth place – and Champions League qualification.
Spurs are two points behind their bitter rivals with five games left – and desperately need their prolific duo to ignite before it is too late.
One person not panicking, though, is Davies. Ahead of today’s clash with Leicester, the defender insisted Kane and Son will be among the goals again soon.
Just as they have always done during his eight years in North London. Davies, 29, said: “I’m sure those boys are well aware of what’s been said about that. But we’ve got two world-class players in that position.
“There’s no doubt in our minds that it’s just one of those things.
“What they’ve done for us in the past few years, and this season as well, we’re not in a position to critique them at all.
“We have two serious world-class forwards here. When you have players of that quality, it is a matter of time.”
Tottenham, of course, also possess in Conte an elite coach with a history of success in crunch situations.
And Davies is adamant the ex-Chelsea, Inter Milan and Juventus chief is ideal to get them over the line by devising a plan to pierce increasingly ultra-defensive blockades lining up against them.
“He’s one of the best coaches in the world. We’re lucky to have him here to pass on his knowledge,” said the ex-Swansea star. “When you’re on a good run, doing well offensively and scoring lots, it makes sense for the opposition to shore things up.
“The last two teams put two banks of five and made it very difficult.
“But that’s another challenge we have to overcome. That’s the reality of success. It’s a double-edged sword. It’s about figuring a way.”
They had better be quick – if they want their home derby against Arsenal on May 12 to actually mean something.
And for anyone needing extra motivation to be back among Europe’s elite, Man City’s seven-goal semi-final thriller with Real Madrid last week provided it, says Davies.
“Those are the games you want to be involved in – that’s the pinnacle,” he said.
“You see the excitement, you feel the excitement.
“Not just players who love football but my friends outside the game…everyone watches these type of Champions League games.
“A couple of months ago not many gave us much hope of getting near it, but we’ve given ourselves every opportunity.”