{"id":1101017,"date":"2019-08-10T21:39:46","date_gmt":"2019-08-10T20:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1101017"},"modified":"2019-08-11T12:17:08","modified_gmt":"2019-08-11T11:17:08","slug":"only-he-can-do-it-van-der-vaart-praises-kane-on-another-unique-performance-in-spurs-win","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/only-he-can-do-it-van-der-vaart-praises-kane-on-another-unique-performance-in-spurs-win\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Only he can do that&#8217; &#8211; Spurs saviour Harry Kane hailed after Aston Villa comeback"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Harry Kane scored goals like \u2018only he can\u2019 after his brace against Villa, according to Rafael van der Vaart.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The England captain hit two late goals to seal an opening day victory for Spurs at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Can anyone stop Harry Kane? Four key things to know\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Harry Kane has scored 127 Premier League goals in just 179 games.<\/li>\n<li>The player is now Tottenham and England captain.<\/li>\n<li>He has scored in the last three consecutive games in August, a month in which Kane previously said to be &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1160253081516412930\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cursed<\/a>&#8216;.<\/li>\n<li>Kane scored a brace to help Spurs beat Villa 3-1 to kick off their 2019-20 campaign.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7336082-10-predictions-for-the-2019-20-premier-league-season<\/p>\n<p>Kane put in the decisive performance against Villa. After a frustrating first half, the Spurs captain stole in to score a brace that sealed Tottenham a 3-1 victory.<\/p>\n<p>The comeback got the London club off to a winning start to the new Premier League campaign and Kane\u2019s contribution impressed former player Rafael van der Vaart.<\/p>\n<p>During Sky Sports&#8217; coverage, he said: \u201cI love him. He\u2019s so important for the team. Only he can do it (score goals like that).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham started slowly and fell behind to John McGinn strike, but a fantastic second-half performance inspired by substitute Christian Eriksen helped the home side turn the tie around and win the game.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Manchester United vs Chelsea Squawka Tactics\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ELGfIPxGBqo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Tottenham have to keep pace with Man City and Liverpool<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>It was important that Spurs got three points on the board to start the season following big wins for both Liverpool and Manchester City.<\/p>\n<p>The Reds beat Norwich 4-1 at Anfield on Friday whilst City thrashed West Ham 5-0 to highlight just how impressive both sides will be this season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is important we keep pace with them both,\u201d Kane told Jamie Redknapp after the Spurs win.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is only game one, but we\u2019ll see what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham face Manchester City at the Etihad next weekend as both sides look to continue their winning starts.<\/p>\n<p><script>(function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https:\/\/embed.playbuzz.com\/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harry Kane scored goals like \u2018only he can\u2019 after his brace against Villa, according to Rafael van der Vaart. 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