Tottenham legend Harry Kane has reserved special praise for his former Spurs teammate, Djed Spence, as the full-back came off the bench to help England overcome Norway.Many were surprised when Thomas Tuchel included Spence in the World Cup squad, but the Tottenham man has shown exactly what Thomas Tuchel wanted him to be on the plane over the last two matches.After coming in for criticism for his performance against DR Congo, and perhaps being unfairly targeted by sections of the media, the 25-year-old has silenced his critics with two outstanding performances in the round of 16 and the quarterfinal.He was arguably the best player on the pitch after coming on against Norway, showing excellent energy and pace to help the Three Lions get across the line.Credit: @thefrederikkejensen / InstagramHarry Kane hails former Tottenham teammate Djed Spence for making the differenceKane stressed the importance of getting contributions from the whole squad at the business end of the tournament.The Tottenham legend reserved special praise for Spence, describing his performance in the quarterfinal as ‘oustanding’ and admitting that the Spurs defender made a huge difference when he came on Saturday.The England captain said (via Football.London): “That is when you need the squad the most. Sometimes it is easy to think you have a set team for this stage of the tournament, but it is never the case. You have suspensions and injuries and hidden fatigue, and that is when you need the players the most. The guys who maybe haven’t got the minutes they would have liked, this is when they need to step up in these moments. The guys that came on were outstanding.“Djed was outstanding and really made a difference there against a tricky winger and it will be no different on Wednesday. Whoever starts will put in a shift and whoever comes on will try to change the game for us. And that is what being a squad is so we showed we are together and have a lot of good things. Let’s just enjoy this, recover well and go again on Wednesday.”Kane shoots warning about England’s potentialSpurs captain Cristian Romero has already shot a warning to England ahead of the semifinal, remarking that he and his Argentine teammates will leave everything on the pitch.Kane has now also added to the war of words, insisting that the Three Lions are still capable of going up another level or two in possession.When asked whether England have yet hit their peak, he said: “We haven’t seen that yet, we’ve shown it in glimpses. Against Norway it was in glimpses. But we haven’t had full control that we would like and I feel we can have. But at this stage of the tournament you are playing against the best teams in the world.“We’ll be playing against one of the best teams in the world in the semi-final, so the most pleasing thing is that we are in a semi-final and we can still feel like we can improve. But I don’t think it is something to get really over the top about. We are showing a lot of good things and the way the boys defended as a team against Norway and the way we attacked, we still had some really good moments and Jude stepped up for us with another couple of goals. Overall we can be really pleased we are in the semi-finals.“I know this is going to be a topic from now until the next game and we know we can improve and we know we can play better. But ultimately we are in a semi-final of the World Cup and that has not always been the case for this national team so we have to enjoy it. We need to take that in. We still showed a lot of great things. Things you need to be a successful team with our desire and determination, the way everybody puts their bodies on the line for the nation.“And it was tough out there against Norway with the heat and humidity. It was tough to play. We can play better on the ball. We know that for sure. But right now we want to enjoy this. The preparation will come for the next game and we will try to improve with the ball as much as possible.”READ MORE: Tottenham fans all say exact same thing after what Djed Spence just did on the biggest stageThe post Harry Kane hails Tottenham’s ‘outstanding’ Djed Spence ahead of England semifinal appeared first on Spurs Web.