HART NOT SURPRISED BY SUPER KANE’S HOT STREAK
ENGLAND KEEPER SAYS SPURS STRIKER IS NOW ONE OF THE BEST IN FOOTBALL
Hart is revelling in Harry Kane’s hot streak and believes the key to his England team-mate’s success lies in his simplicity.
The Tottenham striker rattled home 13 goals for club and country last month and goes into Thursday’s World Cup qualifier against Slovenia as the man most likely to deliver victory and a place in Russia next summer.
Hart has shared a pitch with some of the biggest names in English football’s recent history – from Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard to John Terry and Wayne Rooney – and is in no doubt who the current centre of attention is.
“Right now Harry is hot,” said Hart. “He has (Mauricio) Pochettino, one of the hottest managers in the world, who regards him highly and there are reasons for that.
“Harry will keep being Harry and he will keep scoring goals. As long as he is in my team, wearing an England badge, I want that to continue.
“Whether he keeps his form, scores 40 goals or ends up with 20, he is still a top player and we are lucky to have him.”
As a goalkeeper and training ground teammate, Hart has first-hand experience of the qualities that have brought Kane back-to-back Golden Boot awards in the Premier League.And he sees a player who eschews tricks and flicks in favour of ruthless efficiency in front of goal. “There is no real secret to him and that is the brilliance of Harry,” Hart said.
“It is not dazzling skills, Harry is just brilliant at what he does and he is just one of the best out there. You know you will get a hard shot with Harry. If you give him half an inch he will get a strike on goal and make you work.
“He keeps scoring goals and you cannot ask for any more than that. Long may it continue in an England shirt.”
England duty has proved a steady constant for Hart over the last two seasons, with Manchester City sending him on loan to Torino last year and a possible relJoe egation battle on his hands with current club West Ham.
He has been an everpresent on the road to 2018, conceding just three times in eight games – a record bettered only by Germany.
Manager Gareth Southgate reaffirmed his number one status just last month, amid renewed competition from the likes of Jack Butland and former Sunderland man Jordan Pickford.
‘Harry will keep being Harry and will keep on scoring goals.’