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Lloris: CL hopes rest on Kane
- Updated: November 21, 2016
Harry Kane can revitalise Tottenham’s Champions League campaign, says Hugo Lloris, but Mauricio Pochettino may not risk the striker.
Pochettino insists Spurs’ Champions League tie against Monaco on Tuesday is the club’s priority, despite his side facing Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday, but he will set fitness limits on his selection.
Spurs trail Monaco by four points and second-placed Bayer Leverkusen by two in Group E following successive home defeats at Wembley, and realistically must win if they are to avoid an early exit.
“It’s clear that tomorrow is the most important game,” Pochettino said. “Our selection for tomorrow will be if the players that are fit or not, that can play 90 minutes or not.
“We need to assess Harry Kane, Mousa Dembele and Dele Alli, if they can play 90 minutes and don’t take any risks that can affect for the next games.
“We have one day less than Monaco to recover because they play Friday, we play Saturday. Today is a very important day to assess and see if the players are fully recovered to play …
