What are the odds of Harry Kane repeating last season’s stunning 31-goal breakthrough?
|||London - What are the odds of Harry Kane repeating last season’s stunning 31-goal breakthrough? If you listen to the modest but confident 22-year-old, they might become shorter than you think.
The Tottenham striker, linked with a £40million switch to Manchester United, thinks he can back up a memorable year - and is ready to dismiss claims he will be a one-season wonder.‘I’m looking forward to the challenge of seeing what I come up against and how I deal with it,’ said Kane ahead of today’s opener at Old Trafford.
‘I am looking forward to it and am confident in my ability, as I have been my whole career, that I will be capable of maintaining my form - if not improving year in, year out.’ Wise beyond his years, the Chingford boy is ready for the inevitable questions should he go through a barren spell in the coming months.
‘That’s football,’ he said. ‘I try never to get too high and never to get too low. You have to just keep that medium. There will be times if I don’t score for a few games and times when hopefully I will be scoring three, four or five games in a row.’ Not that he is too concerned.‘I’ve scored goals wherever I’ve been,’ said the England forward.
‘It’s something that comes naturally to me. And it is not just about scoring, it is about what you bring to the team, working hard, bringing others into play, getting assists - that’s all part of the game as well.’
This time around there will be a heavy burden on Kane’s broad shoulders. Fellow striker Emmanuel Adebayor is set to leave while Spain flop Roberto Soldado’s future is unclear.
Mauricio Pochettino has vowed to bring in support, with West Brom’s Saido Berahino a target, but when Spurs kick off at Old Trafford he will be the lone man up top.Kane, who went to the European Championship with England Under 21s, is ready to carry that workload.‘I’m probably as fit as I ever have been,’ he said.
‘I didn’t have as much rest as some of the other lads but I kept myself fit while I was away and cleared my mind mentally for a few weeks.‘I went away to New York and the Bahamas with my girlfriend and played some golf,’ Kane explained. ‘I kept fit in the gym. The Bahamas was quite quiet on the beach.
I didn’t really look at my phone for a week or so. I just got away from it all and I think that was the perfect thing to do.’ Kane’s golf handicap is down to four, but he dismissed claims of being a shark on the course.
‘No, it’s four!’ he said. ‘I have seen a few bandits in the football game, don’t worry about that. It’s hard to play during the season but I managed to play a bit while I was away.’ It is back to business at Old Trafford - and for Kane the clash against his admirers cannot come quickly enough.
‘I can’t wait, to be honest,’ he said. ‘I’m just really excited to get going now. It feels like ages, the last couple of weeks. It’s going to be a good test for us.’ Talk of a big move and leading the line seems a long way from 12 months ago, when Kane was named as a substitute for his side’s opening-day clash with West Ham.
‘I managed to come on and get an assist which was a good feeling and then it was about being patient,’ he said. ‘Obviously it’s different now. I’m looking forward to hopefully leading the line and trying to get off to a good start.’ Few would bet against him doing just that.
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