Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane was praised for his heroics yesterday after his last-gasp goal secured a 2-2 draw against West Ham, with the Lilywhites coming from two goals down in the second-half.
Harry Kane saw his injury-time penalty saved but the ball came straight back out to him, allowing him to tuck away his ninth league goal of 2015- meaning Lionel Messi is the only player in Europe’s top five leagues to score more goals domestically this term.
It also secured Tottenham’s 16th point of the season in the final ten minutes, keeping them well in the running for the battle for a Champions League place. However, some fans weren’t happy with his alleged dive.
Harry Kane has scored 9 league goals in 2015. Only Lionel Messi (11) has more across Europe’s top five leagues. pic.twitter.com/PMQlhT7ln0
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) February 23, 2015
Harry Kane is so good that when he takes a penalty he plays a one-two with the keeper before scoring.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) February 22, 2015
95:57 – Harry Kane’s goal vs West Ham was the second latest scored in the PL this season (after Skrtel vs Arsenal, 96:05). Drama.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) February 22, 2015
Harry Kane’s desire and work rate out of this world.
— John Cross (@johncrossmirror) February 22, 2015
Twitter normally explodes when there’s any sort of diving incident #EPL .. Incident with #HarryKane.. Silence.. English footballs new hero..
— John Smyth (@JohnSmyth3D) February 22, 2015
Nice ending to that game and Harry Kane continues to be a hero for Spurs.
— Vince (@VSumbry) February 22, 2015
I lost a little respect for Harry Kane. I don’t like divers. No matter how talented. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
— Fletcher Nostradamus (@SaintFDW) February 22, 2015
As the weekend comes to an end, it’s fair to say that the amazing @hkane28 has made it a good one.
— jez warburton (@JEZWARBURTON) February 22, 2015
By ‘amazing’ do you all mean that harry Kane is the luckiest man on the planet?
— kieran (@kierannsmithh) February 22, 2015