Harry Kane had a nightmare from the penalty spot during Tottenham’s Premier League trip to Southampton.
The England striker sent the ball into orbit (with the help of a divot) after Nathan Redmond was penalised for a foul on Dele Alli, for which the Saints winger was sent off.
It was a shocking spot-kick, just minutes after a fine header from Kane found the top corner of Fraser Forster’s net to give Spurs the lead.
That's the worst pen since we gave one to Sissoko to sign a contract
— Will 🚾🏆 (@ohlookitswill_) December 28, 2016
Now, you may remember that Tottenham signed an agreement last year to host American Football matches at their new stadium, once it opens.
You may also remember that NFL kickers aim to hit that sweet spot over the bar and between the posts.
So, knowing both of those things, and then seeing Kane do something more suited to that other sport, might lead people to make a certain comment.
You know, something like this.
Harry Kane should tryout to be an NFL kicker @JoeHollenbach
— Christian (@kweenski) December 28, 2016
Or this.
https://twitter.com/ChrisBloore/status/814214370007859200
Perhaps you’ll mix things up and go down this route.
And Harry Kane just auditioned for and NFL team as a field goal kicker! #SOUTOT
— Scott Foster – #LFGI (@AD_Foster) December 28, 2016
Alternatively, this might be the sort of thing that comes to mind.
https://twitter.com/eitan_cr/status/814214418024333317
No? How about this?
https://twitter.com/whewitson25/status/814214571040919553
Yeah, you’re right, this is much better.
https://twitter.com/Ebo_AA/status/814214745595248640
Even if you don’t tweet in English, that shouldn’t hold you back. Here’s the same joke in Portuguese.
https://twitter.com/danieIwski/status/814214351137673216
And Norwegian.
Harry Kane har en lysende fremtid som kicker i NFL foran seg.
— Halstein Røyseland (@halsteinr) December 28, 2016
And if you were wondering what the joke looks like in Finnish, you’re in luck.
Harry Kane olisi hyvä potkaisija mille tahansa NFL-jengille. #soutot #EPL
— Henkonen 🇺🇦 (@HankonenMikko) December 28, 2016
But sometimes less is more.
https://twitter.com/seyifunmi_aj/status/814217297170694145
At least Kane saw the funny side of it, though we’re not sure the situation would have been the same had Spurs not ended up winning the game 4-1.
If there's any @NFL teams looking for a kicker in the future, have a look at my game tonight! 😉 #SOUTOT
— Harry Kane (@HKane) December 28, 2016
