‘An amazing record and we are all proud of him’ – Hugo on Harry

Hugo Lloris couldn’t help but smile as he discussed another landmark evening in front of goal for team-mate Harry Kane after our 3-1 win over Newcastle United on Wednesday.

Following Heung-Min Son’s opener and Matt Ritchie’s leveller for our hosts, Harry was on hand to head home twice in the space of half-an-hour to seal all three points for us on Tyneside – and those efforts marked club career goal numbers 200 and 201 for our home-grown striker in just his 350^th professional game.

In total, 185 of those first 201 strikes have come in a Spurs shirt and if there is one man who knows the amount of work the striker has put in to reach such a milestone, it is our captain, Hugo. The shot stopper, who is now in his eighth year with us, has been here for all bar one of Harry’s strikes for us.

And so, for our skipper, it was no great surprise to see his vice-captain tick over into his double-century. And he knows the 26-year-old already has his sights set on scoring his next 100…

Reflecting on the triumph on Tyneside, Hugo began: “We played against a team that wanted to play, it was quite open, especially in the second half. We were a bit worried at 1-0 because we couldn’t control the game. It was open, we conceded and then we reacted in a fantastic way.

“We showed personality and we came back into the game with two goals from Harry, by the way, goal numbers 200 and 201 - an amazing record and we are all proud of him and happy for him.

“You know Harry, he doesn’t want to stop at this stage - I think he wants at least 100 more. His target as soon as he goes on the pitch is to score goals. You know how good he is in front of goal and his attitude to be clinical.”

Under normal circumstances, Harry's headers would have been met by a euphoric eruption in St James’ Park’s imposing 196ft-high Leazes Stand with around 3,000 Spurs fans going wild in the rafters. Yet, with Premier League games taking place behind closed doors, they were instead greeted by a "strange" silence.

Although the three points were, of course, the desired result from an always testing trip to the north east, Hugo could not help but remark on the surreal nature of the muted encounter in a ground famed for its bustle and noise.  

“It’s the Premier League. There are a lot of tough places to deal with everywhere in the country, and you never know what to expect in front of you because there is a lot of quality,” he discussed. “What a strange feeling to play in this amazing stadium, empty. Usually the atmosphere is fantastic.

“We came for the three points though and this is what we got at the end - that’s the most important thing. There are some results that will help us to keep our belief with two games to go, and we will finish as high as we can and try to win the next two games.”