Hugo Lloris says Tottenham are “ready to fight” in all four competitions, even if injury fears over Harry Kane are confirmed and Spurs are deprived of their talisman for upward of four weeks.
Kane had to be helped off the pitch after injuring his ankle in the closing stages of Spurs’ 1-0 defeat to Manchester United at Wembley.
Moussa Sissoko was also withdrawn with a groin strain just before half-time, while Son Heung-min departs to join the South Korean squad for the Asia Cup, leaving Mauricio Pochettino’s side heavily depleted of key players at a crucial stage of the season.
However, Lloris stressed after the game that Spurs could overcome their injury woes and push forward on all four fronts, regardless of whether Kane is sidelined for a lengthy period.
“We all know the importance of Harry in our team but it’s not all about him,” Lloris said. “Football is about the team. I think every player is ready to help the team and in football, in a season, you have ups and downs and you need to adapt to that.
“We will have to see about ‘H’, but I think everyone is ready and the most important thing is the mind and to be ready to fight."
“Obviously, you have important players but the main thing is the collective and that is the only way to get trophies. It’s not about one or two players but, as you know and as we've said, we all know the importance of them.”
Lloris did however acknowledge that other members of the squad, which has already had to endure a defensive injury crisis earlier in the season, has to stand up in the absence of key names to continue their progress, ahead of a visit to Craven Cottage to face Fulham next weekend and the Carabao Cup return leg against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
“We will see how we cope, every season is different, and every player is different. We will see how we deal with it. The most important thing is to prepare for the game as good as we can and try to find freshness and the right energy in the players.
“Obviously you have important players, but the main thing is the collective and that is the only way to get trophies. It’s not about one or two players but we all know the importance of Harry.
“We are still involved in all competitions, the main thing is to finish in the top-four. We said this from the beginning and we don’t change our mind.”
