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Harry Kane feels Tottenham have shown a steelier resolve under Antonio Conte, with the England captain suggesting his side are ready to handle “high-pressure situations”.
The striker became the all-time record goalscorer for a single club in the Premier League this weekend with his 185th goal, which fired Spurs to a 1-0 win over Wolves.
Conte replaced Nuno Espirito Santo last season and ultimately guided Tottenham to Champions League qualification, at the expense of north London rivals Arsenal.
Under the Italian, Tottenham arguably look the best they have been since the Mauricio Pochettino era, and Kane certainly believes they can show their mettle this term in the hunt for success.
“We’ve definitely strengthened,” he said, as reported by The Evening Standard. “The mentality was starting to change towards the back end of last year.
“To get Champions League in the way we did and performing in high-pressure situations at the end of the season was really important.
“We’ve added to the squad, we’ve got better, we’ve improved, we’ve had a good pre-season with the manager. He demands a lot from us on the pitch, off the pitch, [with the] mentality.
“We’re in a good place. We know we need to improve, especially the last two first-halves against Chelsea and [Wolves], we need to better. But I think as the season goes on we’ll get stronger and stronger.
“I think that if you want to do something important in the season you have to be able to handle those high-pressure situations.
“In the big games, in the tight games, you have to be able to come out on top and build those points throughout the whole year.
“We’ve started the season well. Obviously the first game we played really well and the next two we know we can improve but we’ve got good results.”
Spurs travel to Nottingham Forest for their next Premier League outing on Sunday.
