Former Tottenham Hotspur striker Peter Crouch believes the break has been "ideal" for his former side in the race for the top four.
The Premier League is set to return on June 17 after its three month break due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
With nine games to play, Spurs currently sit eighth in the table, just seven points behind Chelsea who hold the final Champions League place.
Jose Mourinho’s side were massively hindered by the long-term injuries to Harry Kane and Heung-Min Son, with both set to miss the end of the campaign.
But with the long break, Kane and Son are set to line up for Spurs in the final push, and Crouch believes that has given them a real boost to get top flight European football.
“It’s ideal for Spurs, let’s be honest,” Crouch told football.london .
“They were struggling with Son and Kane out and those two coming back will be huge for them and only going to help them.
“It will be interesting to see how it kicks off. I’m sure the players would have looked after themselves, but you might get a few shock results. If you do have to play at neutral venues you’re not sure how things are going to pan out. I think there will be a few surprise results.
“The home games only really help if you have the fans. Of course, it helps if you have your own parking space, know where you sit, it does help. But the main thing is the fans, so there will be a few away wins, definitely.”
The return of the Premier League has has a lot of hurdles to overcome, with several players also refusing to train.
Troy Deeney was the first to not head back to Watford, however has not agreed to starting training once again with his teammates.
Meanwhile, N’Golo Kante is not training with the rest of the Chelsea squad and doing solo fitness work.
Both have cited the health concerns in football’s return and fear of contracting the virus, something that Crouch can completely understand.
“I’m really excited about it coming back. As long as it’s done safely, because I am a fan as well. I’ve missed it, it’s amazing how much you miss sport,” Crouch added.
“I can understand the problems of it all and some players being apprehensive about it. There are people far more qualified than me to decide if it should come back and they have decided that it can come back. Fingers crossed that everything goes as planned and we can just enjoy the game again.
I would definitely ask questions. Not for me, because I would want to play football, but for my family. Troy Deeney was mentioning about his baby having respiratory problems and if he brought something home then he would never forgive himself. You have be aware of that and I would definitely have questions. I wouldn’t disrespect anyone who has real issues and doesn’t want to play. We have to support that people as well. I know what I would be like. I would be trying my best to make it positive and get back out.”
Peter Crouch was speaking at the Paddy Power Shootout event at the Centurion Club.
