Harry Kane: Tottenham striker can be 'number one in world', says Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg

Tottenham's Harry Kane has present scored much Premier League goals connected 26 December than immoderate different subordinate successful the competition's past (10), scoring connected each 7 of his appearances connected Boxing Day

Tottenham's Harry Kane is simply a "machine" who tin beryllium "number 1 successful the world", says team-mate Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg.

It was the England captain's archetypal lucifer since helium scored 1 punishment and missed different successful the 2-1 quarter-final nonaccomplishment to France.

"To underestimate his spot is simply a large mistake," said Hojbjerg, who got the equaliser.

"He is simply a machine. He has the prime to beryllium fig 1 successful the world.

"The biggest mistake you tin bash successful shot is to uncertainty Harry Kane."

Kane is England's associated grounds goalscorer with 53 goals successful 80 planetary appearances but successful Qatar earlier this period missed a punishment that would person fixed him the outright pb and perchance taken the lucifer with France into other time.

After that miss, 29-year-old Kane wrote connected societal media: "It's travel down to a tiny item which I instrumentality work for.

"There's nary hiding from it, it hurts and it'll instrumentality immoderate clip to get implicit it but that's portion of sport.

"Now it's astir utilizing the acquisition to beryllium mentally and physically stronger for the adjacent challenge."

Against Brentford, Spurs recovered themselves 2-0 down aft goals from Vitaly Janelt and Ivan Toney earlier Kane pulled 1 backmost with a almighty header, with Hojbjerg equalising six minutes later.

A conception of the Brentford fans chanted "you fto your state down" astatine Kane and Spurs brag Antonio Conte was unsurprised to spot his striker people connected Monday.

"About Harry I person zero uncertainty astir his mentality," said Conte. "He's facing a unusual situation. He had a truly bully World Cup and besides the squad played to the quarter-final, past helium missed a decisive penalty.

"If you are beardown mentally you determination connected and Harry did this. I deliberation the fans were frightened due to the fact that helium is playing for Tottenham, not for what happened with England."

Kane has present scored 13 Premier League goals this play and has 196 successful the contention overall, with lone Alan Shearer (260) and Wayne Rooney (208) passing 200.

The header against Brentford meant Kane has scored against each 32 teams helium has played against successful the apical flight.

"You wanted Harry Kane to get connected the scoresheet due to the fact that determination were a fewer demons helium wanted to enactment straight," added ex-England striker Carlton Cole connected Final Score.

Frank praises 'special' Toney

Toney, 26, was appearing successful his archetypal crippled since being charged by the Football Association with 262 alleged betting breaches. He has until 4 January to respond to the charges.

His extremity was his 11th successful the Premier League this play to enactment him 3rd successful the goalscorer charts, down lone Manchester City's Erling Haaland with 18 and Kane connected 13.

"I privation I knew however helium does it due to the fact that past I would vessel it up and merchantability it for a batch of money," said Brentford brag Thomas Frank of Toney.

"He is very, precise special, helium has unbelievable quality and mentality and the quality to absorption connected the moment. His show today, wow.

"He has a earthy interior thrust to perpetually propulsion himself and those astir him. He perpetually is simply a threat, he's special."

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