This past weekend, Tottenham Hotspur franchise cornerstone and face of England football Harry Kane ended what had been a substantial goalless period for him. It wasn’t the most massive of scoring droughts, but it was considerable enough that it drew a fair amount of criticism.
Kane ended the dry spell, which dated back to August 27 at Manchester United, by converting from the penalty spot in a 2-1 win at Brighton & Hove Albion yesterday. Kane would say that he likes being the center of attention. He prefers to have the standards for him remaining high at all times.
“I would 100 per cent rather have the focus than not have it,” the superstar striker said.
“When you set standards in other seasons and games, people will talk if you do not reach them and I’m the first to analyze my game and see what I could do better.”
The young English international said he was happy with his performance on Saturday, but also admitted that his performances this season so far have often been subpar.
“Of course I feel I could have done better in most games this season,” admitted the striker.
“It was probably the first game I was truly happy with my all-round performance.”
Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino thought very highly of the striker’s performance, and as such lavished some praise up on his showing.
Always for me Harry is one of the best. He is one of best players in our team. I don’t have doubt,” Pochettino said at his postgame news conference.
“It’s always a guarantee to have him on the pitch, because he’s a special player. For me he’s a great player, not because he scored. When he didn’t score in the past it was the same.”
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