Harry Kane not feeling pressure as he edges closer to England scoring record
Harry Kane insists he is not feeling any pressure as the England captain edges closer to Wayne Rooney's goalscoring record.
The 28-year-old striker hit the 50-goal mark for England when he scored from the spot to rescue a point against Germany in the 1-1 Nations League draw.
The rest of this current squad have 49 goals between them and manager Gareth Southgate said after the goalless stalemate with Italy on Saturday that he was “concerned” by the reliance on both Kane and Raheem Sterling to score the goals for England.
But Tottenham Hotspur attacker Kane, who is now just three shy of Wayne Rooney’s all-time mark going into Tuesday's Nations League game against Hungary at Molineux, has also backed his teammates to get back among the goals.
When asked if the pressure of beating Rooney's record had had any affect on his own form, Kane said: “As a striker you have that expectation of yourself and the team have it on you to produce as well.
“I enjoy scoring goals and winning games. That’s the most important thing. I always try to do my best to help the team in every aspect, whether it’s scoring, assists, defending, set-plays.
“There’s no pressure from the other players in terms of making me feel nervous about scoring.
“We all know our responsibilities and our jobs and I try to take that responsibility as one of the experienced players. I just enjoy scoring goals.”
And as for the lack of goals from his teammates, Kane added: "If you look over the last two or three years, we’ve definitely had goals in different areas in terms of set-plays, defenders getting goals, midfielders picking up goals.
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