PETALING JAYA: English Premier League giants Tottenham Hotspur are currently fighting for a place for next season’s Champions League spot and with their current position at sixth in the league, they need a miracle to do so.

With seven matches left to play and seven points adrift of the fourth-place position, Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino conceded that the quest was over after the goalless draw at Burnley on Sunday.

However, former captain Ledley King said that in football, anything is possible and he believes that the current squad has the talent and right character to pull off the job.

He said that Tottenham has star striker Harry Kane — who is in formidable form this season — and the player does not look like he is going to slow down anytime soon.

His form and goals can still help Tottenham achieve their target this season but at the same time, Tottenham will need the other teams above them in the league to falter.

At the same time, Ledley said that the Tottenham team are moving forward on the right track and with Pochettino as their manager, the future is bright for the team.

Ledley hopes that Kane can be consistent for seasons to come but admitted that it would be a difficult task for the player as he is already a marked man.

“He is young and a very good striker but with his outstanding performance this season, he is a marked man and that is why he will have to be better in the future seasons,” he said during his visit to Malaysia to announce Tottenham’s AIA Cup match against the Malaysian selection.

Ledley, who is currently the under-18 coach of Tottenham, said that he hopes there will be more players from the youth system being promoted to the senior squad.

Ledley, who was rated as one of the best central defenders, was forced to quit the game in 2012 — when he was only 32 years old — due to prolonged injuries to his knee.

Standing tall at 1.88m, Ledley was once called “an absolute freak” by then Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp for being able to perform at Premiership level despite not training.

Now, Ledley feels happy to see some of the players among his peers still in action although at times he is disappointed that his playing days were cut short by injury. “I’m a happy man but you know sometimes it hits me,” Ledley told The Edge Financial Daily.

This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily, on April 9, 2015.