'I'm sure Harry is going to score many goals': Antonio Conte backs misfiring Spurs striker Kane to rediscover his form and says he is 'very pleased' with his performances - despite him scoring just one league goal
- Harry Kane has just one Premier League goal to his name so far this season
- But Tottenham boss Antonio Conte has backed the star to find his scoring form
- Conte insisted he is 'very pleased' with Kane's showings despite his poor return
Antonio Conte insists the goals will soon be flowing again for Tottenham striker Harry Kane in the Premier League.
Kane, who has won the Golden Boot in three of the last six seasons, has found the net only once in a dozen appearances in this campaign, and trails top scorer Mo Salah of Liverpool by 12 goals.
'First of all, I'm sure that Harry is happy if we win and he doesn't score,' said Conte with a nod to a 2-0 win against Brentford on Thursday that saw Spurs within two points of the top four.
Tottenham striker Harry Kane has been backed to re-find his scoring form by Antonio Conte
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'Because Tottenham is the first thought for us and Harry.
'Harry played a very good game, he was in the situation that we scored and he had a good chance to score. It is important to have chances to score and we're improving a lot in this aspect.
'I'm sure Harry is going to score many goals. I'm sure he's going to have a good performance in the same way he had against Brentford, against every team we play.
Spurs boss Conte insisted he is 'very pleased' with Kane despite the frontman's lack of goals
'I'm very pleased for the way that he's playing. Then I know the striker wants to score but we want to give him many chances to score. I think we're on the right path to do this.'
Kane does have eight goals in all competitions for Tottenham this season.
His only Premier League goal came against Newcastle in October but he has scored against Wolves in the Carabao Cup and has six in the Europa Conference League, two against Pacos de Fereira of Portugal and four against NS Mura of Slovenia.
He also has scored ten for England this season, including hat-tricks against Albania and San Marino.
Kane has one Premier League goal to his name so far this season, which came at Newcastle
Eighteen goals for club and country seems like a good return for most strikers but the quality of opposition is not the same.
'The Premier League is a very, very tough league,' said Conte. 'Every game you play is not easy. Sometimes with the national teams you can play against teams not so strong. Also to have more opportunities to score, not only for him but all the players.
'This league is very strong, the most difficult league in the world. For this reason it's not simple to win, get three points and score goals. This is the great difference you can find.'
