Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane has been terrific on penalties this season and with his team readying for a potential penalty situation in the Champions League, the Englishman talked about his new approach after his miss against France at the World Cup.
Now, Kane waits for the goalkeeper to commit.
“There’s quite a few players over the years who have taken penalties like that. I think [some players] pop into my head, [Mario] Balotelli was like this, Neymar was like this. There have been players that wait for the keeper before they hit it. That was never something I used to do, I used to go for more power and precision,” Kane told TNT Sports. “When I missed that penalty in the World Cup, I felt like there was something that I can change, especially if you take two penalties in a game. It’s something I wanted to try to improve on. Thankfully, it’s been good since.
“I’m always trying to find little ways to get better. That [penalty taking] is one of them. For sure it’s helped my penalties since. I’m obviously on a good run. I just have to keep doing what I’m doing.”
Will Kane have to break that approach out today vs. Inter Milan?
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