Antonio Conte has said Harry Kane is “totally involved in the Tottenham project” despite a modest start to the season. Kane was linked with a pre-season move to Manchester City but the deal fell through.Many pundits felt his failure to join the Premier League champions has contributed to Kane’s poor form in the early stages of the campaign.England captain Kane found goals hard to come by when Nuno Espirito Santo, sacked in November and replaced by Conte, was in charge of Tottenham and even now the striker has scored just nine goals in all competitions this season.⚪️ Antonio Conte on Harry Kane: 🗣️ “Every day I train him, I understand very well that he is very good. He is a world class striker, one of best I had pleasure to train. He is amazing” #THFC pic.twitter.com/LskYbPOLl6— Planet Sport (@PlanetSportcom) December 18, 2021 However, he scored a second Premier League goal of the campaign against Liverpool last weekend and the 28-year-old will aim to build on that performance when Spurs are at home to London rivals Crystal Palace on Sunday.Even so, Kane’s returns have been a long way off last season’s 23 goals and 14 assists in the Premier League. Kane is returning to his best – and Conte is the man to facilitate the process.”Harry has shown me great availability and showed me he is totally involved in the Tottenham project. I see him every day and I see that he is happy. He leads in the training ground, he leads in the dressing room and he leads during the training sessions in a fantastic way. I am happy for what I am seeing every day.”Sunday, 18.00: (1.75) Tottenham (3.70) Crystal Palace (5.40)It’s not only the captain who needed reviving, however. Conte has already invested a lot of his energy and knowledge to make the likes of Harry Winks and Dele Ali contributing members of the first team. The pair worked great for most of Mauricio Pochettino’s reign in North London, but have slowly drifted away as Jose Mourinho and Espirito Santo relied heavily on Kane and Son Heung-min to deliver.These days, Ali, Winks, but also Steven Bergwijn, Davinson Sanchez and Ryan Sessegnon seem to be enjoying football again. That’s what you get when a serial winner shakes up your entire squad.ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE – ROUND 19Liverpool – Leeds United POSTPONEDWolverhampton – Watford POSTPONEDBurnley – Everton POSTPONEDSundaySun 16:00: (1.75) Tottenham (3.70) Crystal Palace (5.40)Sun 16:00: (1.22) Man.City (7.75) Leicester (13.0)Sun 16:00: (1.95) West Ham (3.60) Southampton (4.20)Sun 16:00: (7.25) Norwich (4.50) Arsenal (1.50)Sun 18:30: (5.20) Aston Villa (3.60) Chelsea (1.80)Sun 21:00: (2.05) Brighton (3.40) Brentford (4.10)**odds are subject to change
