Kane awarded special trophy for breaking Tottenham legend Greaves' goalscoring record

2023-02-21 08:44

Kane awarded special trophy for breaking Tottenham legend Greaves' goalscoring record


The 29-year-old Tottenham Hotspur star Kane scored the only goal of the game in a focus match of the Premier League in early February this year and helped the team defeat the defending champion Manchester City. Kane also broke the long-standing scoring record held by Tottenham Hotspur striker Jimmy Greaves in the 1960s. Just before the league game against West Ham, Kane also received a special trophy for his 267 goals.


Before Tottenham Hotspur played West Ham at home in the 24th round of the Premier League in the 2022/23 season, Greaves' widow Irene, daughter and another Tottenham Hotspur legend Ledley King, at the stadium Present the award to Kane together. In addition, under the trophy awarded by Kane, all Kane's goals, opponents and dates are listed in chronological order.


Tottenham Hotspur rise to fourth place in the standings


In Tottenham Hotspur 's game against West Ham, Emerson scored a goal in the second half to open the scoring for the team, and then Kane assisted South Korean star Son Heung-min to score a goal. In the end, Tottenham Hotspur won 2-0 West Ham at home. After taking all 3 points, Tottenham Hotspur returned to the fourth place in the Premier League standings with 42 points.


Kane said in an interview after the game that Tottenham must now stay focused in the next challenging weeks. Kane said, "We find ourselves in a very good position now. We are still participating in the FA Cup and the Champions League. We still have a lot to do and need to stay focused. We still have a week to go. To play against Chelsea, hopefully we will be well prepared."


On the other hand, Kane's teammate Son Heung-min finally scored again against West Ham after a period of challenge, and Kane was also asked if he had any special communication with Son Heung-min when he was not in good condition. Kane said, "When you lose a few games or things are not going well, the team leader or a more experienced player likes to communicate with the staff and the coaches and try to help solve the problem as much as possible."


"We did this and we owe it all to Sonny (Son Xingmin), who finished the game with great ability after coming off the bench today."