Toby Alderweireld has hailed the influence of Harry Kane on Tottenham Hotspur.
The English marksman scored the only goal of the match as Spurs went onto beat Borussia Dortmund over the two legs of the Champions League round of 16 tie.
Tottenham defender Toby Alderweireld has hailed the influence of talisman Harry Kane on the side after the Englishman scored the only goal of the Champions League second leg match against Borussia Dortmund. Tottenham won the round of 16 clash by 4-0 on aggregate after taking a 3-0 lead at Wembley in the first leg.
Speaking to the media after the match, the Belgian centre back said, “That’s his quality. We know this. He does a lot of hard work for us as well.”
He added, “The team works hard and if he has a chance, especially in big European nights, we need him to score those goals. We knew if we scored a goal, they would have to score five. So we knew that it was over.”
Speaking about the win against Borussia Dortmund, the defensive ace said, “It was very tough the first half an hour. But the team is growing, becoming much more mature to get through those kinds of moments. Of course, you need a bit of luck, a good goalkeeper but we dug in and we knew we wouldn’t concede. And that’s very important. Maybe the team of a couple of years ago, would concede and then it’s much more difficult. We’re making steps forward here. We’re trying. The last game against Arsenal as well we worked hard, we dug in, concede and tried to get a good result. And again tonight.”
He concluded, “These big European nights are important to take the next steps. Like today. This is a very different ground to come to.”
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