Kane Does What England Expects From Him – Tuchel

England manager Thomas Tuchel has urged his side to use their dramatic 2-1 comeback victory over Congo DR as a springboard for the rest of the World Cup. Recall that the Three Lions survived a significant scare in the round of 32, requiring a late rescue act from Harry Kane to avoid a humiliating exit.

Admitting that England endured a nightmare opening to their knockout clash when Brian Cipenga was found in space inside the penalty area, the German tactician praised the mental fortitude shown by his squad to turn the result around.

Tuchel added that Kane‘s clinical strikes is the least England expects from him at the World Cup.

His words, “If everyone gets what they like, we get an early goal, another goal, an easy afternoon. You have to deal with each situation that comes. They got a very early goal. After the water break, we had four or five opportunities. The penalty situation didn’t go in our favour. We kept knocking, knocking and knocking. The reaction and belief is one of a kind. We found a way to win. Well deserved.

We want it easy and have the first goal. If you have it and come back from one goal down, these are the experiences that give you genuine belief. They are well aware of what they did and what it took today. We kept believing. We had the worst start possible. First shot, first goal. Then, it became even more difficult. After the first water break, we were on top of the game. I think we should have had a penalty. The substitutes came on, and put the effort in, and we won it. Well deserved, but we had to work a lot.”

It’s what we expect from Kane! It’s what he expects from himself. Difficult matches, close matches – Harry’s here to decide them. Top level.

He is getting better.”

Harry Edward Kane MBE (born 28 July 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and captains the England national team. A prolific goalscorer with strong link play, Kane is regarded as one of the best strikers in the world.

He is both Tottenham Hotspur’s and England’s all-time highest goalscorer, as well as being the second-highest all-time goalscorer in the Premier League. Kane has scored over 350 goals for club and country.

Beginning his senior career with Tottenham Hotspur in 2009, Kane had loan spells out to clubs across the English football pyramid, including Leyton Orient, Millwall, Leicester City, and Norwich City. Kane’s involvement at Tottenham increased after Mauricio Pochettino became head coach in 2014, and in his first full season at the club he was named PFA Young Player of the Year. In the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons, Kane finished as the league’s top goalscorer.

Harry Edward Kane was born on 28 July 1993 in Walthamstow, London to Kim (née Hogg) and Patrick Kane and has one older brother, Charlie. He has Irish ancestry through his father, who is from Galway.