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Hodgson confident Spurs striker Kane can handle hype

England coach Roy Hodgson is confident Tottenham striker Harry Kane can handle the hype around him.

Hodgson says he doesn't think Kane will become overwhelmed by the added expectation of scoring for both club and country.

He said: "I think he'll put pressure on himself because he's a good professional and I don't think that he's a person who will buckle under pressure but he'll have to learn to accept that the media spotlight, which has already been enormous, will if anything get bigger and I think he's capable of that and I think he's in good hands with Mauricio [Pochettino] at Tottenham and with us here to do our best to make certain we don't build him up to knock him down but we do build him up to be an important part of our future - that's what I'd like to see and I think that's what he'd want. He is still a young man but having said that what more can be better than to make your debut and score a goal."

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