ottenham boss Antonio Conte says he has no considerations over Harry Kane’s way of thinking after his essential penalty miss in England’s World Cup exit in opposition to France.
Three Lions captain Kane had an opportunity to equalise from the spot and doubtlessly power additional time within the two sides’ quarter-final assembly in Qatar, however having already overwhelmed membership team-mate Hugo Lloris from 12 yards as soon as within the sport, blasted his second penalty nicely over the bar.
Eventual runners-up France went on to win 2-1 and Kane afterwards claimed full duty for the defeat.
The 29-year-old is ready for a swift return to motion when the Premier League season restarts with Spurs’ Boxing Day journey to Brentford, and Conte insists he isn’t frightened a couple of potential hangover.
“No, because we are talking about a world-class striker,” Conte mentioned. “Football is like this: in football you can have exciting moments and also moments when you are disappointed because you miss the second penalty – the first he scored.
“Me, when I was a player, I never missed a penalty because I didn’t take one! Never! But on penalties, I lost a World Cup against Brazil [with Italy, in 1994]. You live these moments and you are really disappointed and, for sure, at first you’re sad but then you know you have to move on.
Back in business: Harry Kane returned to Tottenham training on Thursday
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Lloris has additionally returned from his World Cup exploits however is ready to start out on the bench in opposition to Brentford. Like Kane, the Spurs skipper is finally coping with disappointment, having been on the improper finish of Sunday’s epic last in opposition to Argentina.
Victory for France would have seen Lloris develop into the primary captain to carry the World Cup twice however Conte urged his goalkeeper to see the positives after producing a positive run of particular person performances en path to the ultimate.
“On one side, for sure, you can be disappointed but in the other side, for the second time in a row, France reached the final of the World Cup,” Conte mentioned.
“It’s a big, big achievement because these tournaments are really difficult. For sure, for him it was a great chance to win it twice and to do something extraordinary in your career but at the same time, Hugo also showed in this World Cup that he’s a fantastic goalkeeper.
“When you play the final, you want to win but everybody has won and lost finals. If I have to tell you how many finals I lost, we’ll be here for an hour.”
Spurs can have one world champion of their ranks as soon as Argentine defender Cristian Romero returns to the membership in time for the New Yr’s Day assembly with Aston Villa.
“On one side, we are disappointed for Hugo but we’re happy for Romero because for him it was the first time to become world champion,” Conte added.
