

To many English pundits and analysts, Tottenham Hotspur's striker Harry Kane was one of the biggest disappointments at the European Championship for England. After his amazing season with the Spurs and finishing as the top goal scorer, everybody expected him to perform at a top level and be his country's most important player. But Kane seemed quite tired for the long season he had, this became a dismal performance at the Euros.
But far from being responsible for their elimination against Iceland, Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino thinks it was unfair the way everybody treated Kane. The coach spoke to the Daily Mail about Kane's performance and what he expects from the player for this new season: "When you analyze England against Iceland there is no reason to lose but football is football and sometimes it's difficult to find the reason. For me, it's difficult to speak about England," Pochettino said.
"I was very surprised about the criticism [of Kane] because there was no reason. No reason. You know always when you are disappointed with the result you try to find a reason why and the guilty. For me, Harry Kane was in the same lineup as the other players – some good, some bad. It's not just his responsibility. In football, you need to share responsibility. For me it is the manager first, then the coaching staff and the players. The responsibility is not one player. It's because a lot of things happen."
The Argentine criticized Roy Hodgson for not using Harry's full capabilities: "I don't want to criticize but I think Harry is a top scorer and for me why take a free kick or corner if the skill of Harry is to score? You need to stay in the box, not outside. But this is my idea. I respect all the ideas."
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