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‘It’s a DANGEROUS Kane game, he knows what he’s doing’ – Martin Keown says Spurs star should have been penalized for challenge with Adam Lallana who earned Tottenham a penalty in victory over Brighton
- Tottenham received a penalty after Adam Lallana jumped on Harry Kane
- Kane converted the penalty and Tottenham beat Brighton 2-1
- Martin Keown has criticized Kane for the way he won the penalty for his team
Martin Keown has called Harry Kane’s way of winning Tottenham’s penalty against Brighton a ‘dangerous move’.
The England captain was given a penalty after he got in the way of Adam Lallana, who jumped over the forward’s back as he headed for the edge of the box.
Kane scored from the penalty spot before Gareth Bale scored the winning goal after Tariq Lamptey tied for the visitors.
Harry Kane received a penalty after Brighton’s Adam Lallana jumped over his back
Kane has been criticized by Martin Keown for looking and backing toward Lallana to get the call.
Martin Keown criticized the way Kane won the penalty saying it was ‘dangerous play’
However, in Match of day 2, expert Keown said he did not believe it should have been a penalty at all, pointing the blame to Kane, rather than Lallana.
Keown said: ‘The referee had a really bad afternoon, this is Harry Kane, I think he knows exactly what he’s doing.
‘He looks at his opponent, he knows what he is going to do and he turns his back on him. I think it’s a dangerous play by Harry Kane and he knows what he’s doing and I don’t even think it’s a penalty. “
Co-expert Peter Crouch added: ‘Kane knows what he’s doing. He has looked at it twice, he knows that Lallana is going to jump and can get on his back and maybe commit a foul. Lallana only had eyes for the ball. ‘
Game of the Day host Gary Lineker also acknowledged that Kane bought the penalty for his team.
He tweeted: ‘I thought @HKane bought that one. He just stepped back towards Lallana and wasn’t convinced that she was inside the box either. ‘
Kane scored from the penalty spot and Gareth Bale also scored to give the Spurs all three points.
Added Lineker: ‘It’s worth noting that British players are just as guilty as foreign players when it comes to throwing themselves to the ground if someone throws an eyelash at them in the area.
“It will remain the case until penalties are imposed when players are fouled, but remain upright regardless.”
Bale’s first goal since returning to the club helped Tottenham climb to second place in the Premier League, two points behind leaders Liverpool.
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