Harry Kane says that Tottenham Hotspur will go to Real Madrid next month to win as he felt the confidence overflow after his hat-trick in Tuesday night’s 3-0 Champions League victory at Apoel Nicosia.
The striker admits that he has never felt better, on the back of the rich vein of form he has found this month. Kane did not panic after his quirk of not finding the net in August continued and, so far in September, he has scored twice in two matches for England and nine in five for Tottenham.
Kane’s sights are fixed on getting more at Huddersfield Town this Saturday – on the final day of the month – but he also allowed his thoughts to take in Tottenham’s next Champions League fixture. It comes against Real at the Bernabéu on 17 October – Tottenham then host the European champions at Wembley on 1 November – and, as much as anything else, Kane scents opportunity.
Tottenham are joint-top of Group H with Real, having followed up the 3-1 win over Borussia Dortmund at Wembley with the success in Nicosia. Kane has never before been to the Bernabéu. He intends to make his mark.
“We feel we can beat anyone on our day,” Kane said. “Of course, we know it will be tough but it’s two good teams and an open game, probably. It will come down to who is more clinical in the final third – hopefully, that can be us. We are going there to win, not just to get a result. We will see what happens.”
The 24-year-old has sparked an outbreak of Kane-mania. Everybody is talking about him; his name dominates the headlines. Already, the tie at the Bernabéu is being built up as Kane versus Cristiano Ronaldo – one of the two kings of world football, from whom Kane takes some of his inspiration. Kane is determined to rise to the top of his sport like Ronaldo and Barcelona’s Lionel Messi. As an aside, it feels as though Tottenham’s reunion with Gareth Bale, who left them for Real in 2013, has been overlooked.
“I’ve never met Ronaldo but I’m a fan, of course,” Kane said. “I’m a fan of great footballers and he is one of the best – especially of my generation. We probably won’t be up against each other much in the game but it’s always great to play the best in the world. They have one of the best defences with Ramos, Marcelo, players like that. I want to test myself against the best and they have been the best in the last few years, without a doubt. It’s going to be exciting. I want to put in a performance like I have been recently.”
Tottenham were “not fantastic” against Apoel, to quote the manager, Mauricio Pochettino, but Kane was. Every time he went through, it felt inevitable that he would finish. To watch him was to enjoy a player at the peak of his powers.
“I’d say it’s the most confident I’ve felt,” Kane said. “I’ve scored quite a few goals this September and there’s another game left at Huddersfield on Saturday. Hopefully, I can take the form into that game and keep going.
“It’s part of being more mature. The more I play, the more I get a sense of what defenders will do at certain times – for example, I went back across through the [defender’s] legs for the second goal against Apoel; little things like that. As you get older and wiser, things come naturally.”
For the sixth time in 2017, Kane departed with the match-ball for a hat-trick and his form has necessitated some home improvement work. “I’m hoping to build a room for the match-balls and trophies,” Kane said.. “It isn’t built yet but, hopefully, it will be soon. At the moment, the balls are just in bags, in the cupboards, waiting to be put up.”
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