Tottenham caretaker Ryan Mason has put his support behind the team's talisman Harry Kane.

The England captain was critical of Spurs' season, stating that standards had slipped at the London club in recent years.

Kane did not talk about his own future, given he has been linked with a move away from the club.

Mason responded to Kane's claims during a press conference: “Absolutely, yep, absolutely I am fully with him on that 100%.

On how those values slipped, he added: “We can talk a lot about players but I think the environment, culture, it's everyone, everything, the small details. We have to have many people driving that, not just one or two people. It has to be driven from within."

“I agree with him because I was part of probably the change in setting new standards and a new culture within this place. You can spend years trying to build something but at the same time it doesn't take long to lose it. Thankfully for us we still have many, many good people within these walls who know and feel what good likes like and probably more importantly want that as well. It is something we absolutely strive for. Ultimately that transfers outside the walls to everyone, you guys, our fans, the outside world. When you see a football club that is together, that is strong, then that transfers to everyone.

Asked why those values were important, he concluded: “I think we're talking about a massive football club here. When you come here and look at the size of this training ground as well.

“It is important, it's vital and it's crucial that everyone who comes in here is pulling in the same direction and want the same things. I think that goes for every single football club as well. We need that. Every club needs that, we need that. I agree with him and I make him right. I am happy that he has said it because he is one of the people I want to drive it because he is important to us, in terms of his stature at this football but also his understanding that there's many people that can contribute as well."