Kane explains his feelings over Tottenham finishing below Arsenal

Harry Kane

Tottenham Hotspur star Harry Kane has claimed that finishing below Arsenal last season in the English Premiership “hurt” the club a lot and had a negative mental effect.

He told ESPN (via TeamTalk), “It hurt us a lot. Not just not finishing above Arsenal, we wanted to finish second. We did well all season, we went game-to-game with Leicester pretty much until the end of the season.”

Spurs were the main challengers to Leicester for the Premiership last season but endured a drop in form during the last four games, failing to win a match. This was in large part responsible for their eventual third place finish below Arsenal.

The dramatic slump towards the end included a 5-1 hammering at the hands of already relegated Newcastle United.

Tottenham probably got as good a chance to win the Premiership as they ever will last season. The missed opportunity will surely remain in the players memories for a long time.