‘This one hurts’: Kane
Premier update
London: Striker Harry Kane has admitted Tottenham Hotspurs’ surprise loss to Wolves yesterday “hurt.”
The striker, fresh from being honoured with an MBE in the New Years Honours, gave Spurs the lead with a festive cracker from 25 yards, only for the hosts to collapse in the second half.
Three goals in the final 18 minutes saw Wolves run out winners at Wembley as Spurs passed up the chance to close the gap on league leaders Liverpool. “These are games were are expected to win and should be winning,” Kane told beIN Sport.
“It’s a shame that we couldn’t win today.” “They put the pressure on and we didn’t keep the ball enough. Whenever we had it we lost possession and that just gave them more emphasises to go forward. We’ve only got themselves to blame. “We’ve got another game in a few day that we will have to dust off and get ready for.”
“It’s a shame to finish the year how we have because it’s been a good year for club and country. This one hurts but we have to go into the new year and try to get back to winnings ways.”
Manager Mauricio Pochettino blamed his players for not holding their focus. Tottenham went into the game with their manager looking to cool talk of a title challenge, but in throwing away a one goal lead against a promoted side, regardless of how good they have been this season, is never a good sign.
Spurs, as with the rest of the division, are up against it with the festive fixtures, and a lengthy injury list means Pochettino is limited in his changes.
However, having controlled the first half, the Argentine will not have expected his side’s performance to dip so dramatically following the break.
Wolves spotted a chance to take advantage and hammered it home with three goals in the final 23 minutes which opened the door for Manchester City to climb back above Spurs on Sunday. Score: Tottenham 1-3 Wolves