Kane's got eye on trophy life

NEVER TRY TELLING SILVERWARE-STARVED HARRY THE OLD CUP’S LOST HER LOOKS...

-  HARRY PRATT

ANTONIO CONTE’S bid to deliver silverware in his first year as the Tottenham manager is alive and kicking.

Thrown out of the Europa Conference League by Uefa, thumped in the Carabao Cup semis by Chelsea, the FA Cup represented the last chance this term for the Italian to bag that long-elusive trophy for the North Londoners.

And the chase is still very much on after Harry Kane’s double and a lucky own-goal won this all-Premier League, fourth-round showdown.

Eight-time FA Cup winners Spurs fight another day, but Brighton left here cursing a shocking opening 45 minutes. Their wait for a first ever taste of Wembley glory goes on.

Defeat was not the response Graham Potter was looking for after the Seagulls’ boss had been rattled pre-match when quizzed about the cup ambitions of ‘a club like Brighton’.

The build-up for Spurs focused on their activity in the January transfer window – and very much on the five outcasts who had left as opposed to the lesser-known arrivals from Juventus.

Conte’s own explanation for the underwhelming business last month is the club needing to resolve expensive past mistakes in the market before investing heavily in additional faces.