England call-up next on wish list for Spurs hero Kane
After spending time away on loan and on the periphery of the squad, the 21-year-old was given a more important role during Tim Sherwood’s reign last season.
Kane has continued as a regular under successor Mauricio Pochettino, who was impressed by the striker once more as he netted a hat-trick in the 5-1 thrashing of Asteras Tripolis in the Europa League on Thursday night.
The England Under-21 international’s “eventful evening” did not stop there either, with Hugo Lloris’ late sending off seeing him end the match between the sticks.
Kane was disappointed to let the resulting free-kick slip through his grasp and, while Joe Hart has nothing to worry about, hopes his displays at the other end has given England boss Roy Hodgson something to think about.
“The No. 1 shirt is out the question, if I am honest,” Kane, who will hope his display can earn him a starting berth in tomorrow’s clash with Newcastle, said. “The senior squad is the aim.
“I just want to continue to concentrate on my club football, try to score and do well when I get the chance.
“[Andros Townsend] did very well — he got his England games when he was playing well.
“He got the reward. It was great to see that he got given that trust and hopefully if I keep doing what I am doing it can be my future.”
Kane’s hat-trick against Asteras was complemented, and somewhat overshadowed, by the extraordinary creativity of Erik Lamela.
The Argentina international’s second of the Group C clash was an impressive volley from an acute angle, but the first was one of the finest goals ever seen at White Hart Lane — a rabona strike from the edge of the box where he wrapped his left foot around his right leg to score.
“It was unbelievable technique for him to pull that off,” Kane said.
Tomorrow’s game will see Ryan Taylor return to the Newcastle squad for the first time in 26 months.
The utility man has spent more than two years battling his way back to fitness after originally damaging his cruciate ligament in a Europa League tie against Atromitos in August 2012, and then suffering a recurrence in April last year.Manager Alan Pardew admitted “It was so pleasing to put his name on the teamsheet. That’s good news for us, because he is a very, very liked guy here.”
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