Kane said he has been proving people wrong throughout his career

Harry Kane was three questions in when the focus suddenly shifted from what he has done to what he is yet to achieve, veering away from all those goals he has scored and settling on those which have eluded him.

By the end of it the England striker had been cajoled into targeting the “big gold trophy” (the Ballon d’Or), rather than the World Cup, and filling the chasm that Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will leave when they retire.

It is just as well that the Tottenham Hotspur striker is not the type to rest on his laurels.

Kane retained the golden boot after ending the season with successive hat-tricks LAURENCE GRIFFITHS/GETTY IMAGES

In truth, Kane’s press conference at St George’s Park exposed as much about the media’s insatiable demand for England’s players to deliver more as provide a