Harry Kane’s early doubters came exclusively from the Tottenham hierarchy and certainly not from the stars that had trained with him.
The Bayern Munich -hitman is now Spurs and England’s record scorer after he had endured the fights.
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Kane spent a large part of his early year in Leyton Orient, Millwall, Norwich and Leicester before finding his feet in the first team.
Since then, Tim Sherwood has announced that he was instructed during this time to remove the striker when he was Tottenham boss.
But he opposed the pressure after believing in his skills – and his opinion was shared by those who worked with him nearby.
Dominic Ball played next to Kane on Tottenham U21 level. The 31-year-old sagged a hat trick when the couple won a 6: 3 victory against Manchester City in a Clash from Barclays U21 Premier League in 2013.
Less than 12 months later, Kane received his first high -ranking start for Spurs and the rest, as they say, is history.
And During an exclusive interview with Talksport.com during one Media day of new Cambridge sponsors, Brooks RunningPresent Ball admitted that his potential was obvious.
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“I only trained with him for a previous season, and only when I trained with him did I realize: ‘In order, this guy will be very difficult to play.’
“If I open my legs to try and block it, he would put it through my legs. If I were not big enough, he would tear it into the upper corner.
“His finishing brought him to a level, and then everything else he mainly built because he is so concentrated that his way of thinking was always” I want to be the best “and he is one of the best strikers in the world for a while.”
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Over a decade later, Ball also saw another Tottenham Starlet first -hand, who wanted to imitate Kanes in the club.
The 29-year-old spent Leyton Orient together with Spurs-Keihermer Jamie Donley last season before reappearing to Cambridge this summer.
At first, Donley troubled to get a grip on the senior football with his first taste and only play a minute league football last November.
However, the 20-year-old quickly turned around his fate in the Brisbane Road to appoint a player of the year.
The Northern Ireland International scored eight goals and narrowly recorded 10 templates as the Orient in the Play-Off final of the League One against Charlton.
Donley now hopes that his temporary stay at Orient could prove to be a springboard for success at Spurs.
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Ball added to Talksport: “It was his first loan, his first game time, and there was a time at the beginning of the season in which he did not play and did not go well, and he had the choice to make.
“Go back to Spurs and simply take a failed loan or a kind of profound and let it.
“I remember that I only told him to train hard for himself, like Jay, even for himself, because it will change.
“There are so many things in football outside of their control, but they train hard for themselves.
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“I remember that in the first game I said to him that I and he played together. I thought we were entertainer, let’s relax, let’s enjoy it.
“And he always said that he kept it with him, and he was our most influential player.
“I don’t know what his level will be – whether Prem, Champ or even higher.
“But I’m looking forward to seeing him because he is a talent!”