Conte explains what he has seen from Kane in training after World Cup heartbreak
It has been a tough couple of weeks for Tottenham’s Harry Kane, after he missed a crucial penalty against France in the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Qatar. England outplayed Hugo Lloris’ side for the vast majority of the encounter and arguably deserved to win the game on the balance of play, but France […]
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It has been a tough couple of weeks for Tottenham’s Harry Kane, after he missed a crucial penalty against France in the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Qatar.
England outplayed Hugo Lloris’ side for the vast majority of the encounter and arguably deserved to win the game on the balance of play, but France saw out a 2-1 victory on the night.
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Kane netted once from the spot past his club captain, but when he was asked to do the same in the final ten minutes, likely to send the tie to extra-time, he blazed his kick over the bar.
England went crashing out of the tournament and France ended up in the final against Argentina, which went all the way to a penalty shootout. It was a case of what could have been for Harry Kane and the Three Lions.
However, Conte has backed his striker to recover from the heartbreak and has seen him looking well in the past two days of training.
Asked whether he had any concerns about Kane, he said (Football London): “No, honestly because we’re talking about a world-class striker but at the same time, you know football is this.
“Football you can have exciting moments and you can also have moment where you are a bit disappointed because you missed a penalty, the second penalty as the first he scored.
“But me, when I was a player I never missed a penalty because I didn’t kick. Never! Because I was a real disaster at it. But with a penalty, I lost a World Cup against Brazil and I think you live this moment and you are really disappointed.
“For sure the first period you are sad but then you know that you have to move on. Football gives you the opportunity to have other chances to enjoy football. Because don’t forget we do this job and also we are really lucky because we can enjoy this sport.
“Football gives us the possibility to play in the sport we have a lot of passion (for). Honestly, I am not worried about him. I saw him very well in these two days with us.”
Spurs Web Opinion:
That moment will live with Harry for the rest of his career, especially if he doesn’t lift a trophy with England. However, he also has a strong mentality and won’t let it impact his performances on the pitch. Unfortunately, he will get some stick from rival fans though.
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