Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane helped England to a comfortable win on Saturday.
England manager Gareth Southgate has praised Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane for the ‘incredible’ process he goes through in training as he aims to perfect the art of penalty-taking.
On Saturday, Kane netted a hat-trick for his country as they beat Bulgaria 4-0 in a Euro 2020 qualifier at Wembley – two of his goals came from the spot-kick.
Those three goals by the Tottenham man for England meant that he has taken his goal tally on the international stage to 25 goals, as many would now be backing him to catch Wayne Rooney’s all-time record of 53.
Nonetheless, speaking to ITV Sport (07/09/2019 at 7:10 pm), Southgate stated that Kane is a fine example to the younger players for the manner in which he practises his art.
On whether Kane is the best penalty taker he has known: “Well, he has an incredible process,” Southgate told ITV. “We watch it and he took a lot yesterday [day before Bulgaria game]. We were very confident when he was sat on the bench, that’s for sure.
“It’s a brilliant example for any youngster that’s mastering a technique because you can see what he does, you can see the way he composes himself. And it’s very, very difficult for goalkeepers to predict where he’s going.”
Whilst England have performed better, they ran out comfortable winners against Bulgaria and they will be looking to continue that run when they meet Kosovo at St Mary’s on Tuesday night.
Kane has netted three goals for Spurs this season, two came on the opening day win against Aston Villa, whilst he scored from the spot against Arsenal prior to the international break.
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