Tottenham right-back Matt Doherty says that the squad will ‘rally behind’ England captain Harry Kane following his agonising penalty miss in England’s quarter-final defeat to France.
Kane, who scored twice and assisted 3 times in Qatar, missed a significant 84th minute penalty that will have levelled the scoring for the Three Lions.
The Spurs striker had earlier transformed from 12 yards to deliver his aspect stage after Aurelian Tchouameni’s first half opener – a purpose which equalled Wayne Rooney’s England purpose scoring report.
Harry Kane has stated it can take ‘a while’ to recover from his agonising penalty miss in opposition to France
Kane had earlier transformed previous Lloris however failed to take action for a second time within the 84th minute
However the 29-year-old couldn’t replicate his first penalty in opposition to membership team-mate Hugo Lloris to cancel out Olivier Giroud’s 78th minute header which proved to be the profitable purpose.
Doherty, an in depth buddy and team-mate of Kane, informed Tottenham in an in-house interview that Kane was ‘one of many strongest characters mentally’.
‘That is robust on him. These items occur. Just about everybody who is aware of H would have put their home on him scoring, everybody is aware of he is the most effective man for the job,’ he stated.
‘It will likely be robust for him now however when he will get again in, we’ll rally round him and get him up and working once more. He’ll be superb. He is one of many strongest characters, mentally, that everyone knows.’
Tottenham right-back Matt Doherty says that the squad will ‘rally behind’ the England captain
Doherty stated he thought England performed nicely in opposition to France and that Les Bleus ‘did not actually get going’. He added: ‘I really feel like France had one try at purpose and scored twice – the primary wasn’t even a half-chance.
‘England regarded harmful. Harry clearly scored the primary penalty, after which everybody is aware of what occurred.
One other of Kane’s team-mates Lloris revealed yesterday that he had despatched the England striker a textual content after his penalty miss.
The French goalkeeper might solely watch as Kane skied his penalty method over the crossbar, which means Lloris was not wanted.
Doherty stated that Kane was ‘one of many strongest characters, mentally, that everyone knows’
‘We had a textual content after the sport,’ Lloris stated. ‘But it surely was not straightforward to seek out the phrases straight after the sport. I feel he wanted some relaxation.
‘It is a troublesome time clearly for the English nationwide crew and for Harry however he could be proud for what he is accomplished for the crew throughout this World Cup.
‘In soccer historical past many prime gamers missed necessary penalties of their profession. Gamers like Leo Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, like Kylian Mbappe. However I’ve little question Harry will maintain his chin up and he’ll assist Tottenham and the nationwide crew to shine.’
Lloris is Kane’s captain at Spurs they usually must put the World Cup drama behind them earlier than the Premier League returns after Christmas.
Spurs journey throughout the capital to play Brentford on Boxing Day. Antonio Conte can have a choice to make, after it was introduced that Brazilian World Cup star Richarlison will face a spell on the sidelines with a hamstring damage.
It means Kane could have little time to get well from his penalty heartbreak if he’s referred to as upon.
