Pochettino: Kane shouldn´t be England scapegoat after Euro 2016

Harry Kane should not be blamed for England s embarrassing Euro 2016 showing, with Tottenham head coach Mauricio Pochettino pointing the finger at former boss Roy Hodgson.

England endured a tournament to forget in France, sensationally eliminated by minnows Iceland in the round of 16.

Kane was heavily criticised following England s exit after he failed to score in four matches.

But Pochettino leapt to the defence of his star Tottenham striker ahead of the new Premier League season.

When you analyse England against Iceland there is no reason to lose but football is football and sometimes it s difficult to find the reason. For me, it s difficult to speak about England, Pochettino said.

I was very surprised about the criticism [of Kane] because th…