Nightmare vs. Harry Kane "irrelevant" in the semifinals of the World Cup

Dejan Lovren insists that his poor performance against Harry Kane and Tottenham Hotspur in October has no relevance before Croatia's semifinal with England on Wednesday.

Lovren was sent off after 31 minutes from Wembley, with Spurs in a two-goal lead following mid-center errors.

But the 29-year-old, who was one of Croatia's most successful performers at this summer's tournament, pointed out that previous encounters with Kane have no influence on the outcome of the Wednesday meeting in Moscow

He said at a press conference: "I do not know what to say in answer to this question, it is completely irrelevant.

" Why did not you ask me how I played well against him in other games? You are just choosing my performances. "

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Lovren continues: all the respect for Harry Kane He's been season after season, he's one of the best strikers in the Premier League He's consistent, he's kicking in.

"He's one the biggest threats, but he is not alone, his teammates play in top clubs, which will be a difficult task for all of us. We are ready to give everything in the field as we did in Argentina, if we are compact, I do not believe that there will be problems.

Lovren has competed in all five Croatia World Cup matches so far and fully played the two knockout games of the team with Denmark and Russia who were shot after 120 minutes

"We played five tough matches and I know that they are tired, but there are no excuses, "he added." We do not want to say that we are exhausted, because there is still a lot of "Of course, this is not the same thing if you play two games of 90 minutes and two matches of 120 minutes. But I still think we've had plenty of time to recover and we're professional enough to know who needs what and with what type of recovery.

"For me, I know I'm ready, and I can say the same thing, my teammates, we know what's at stake, and in such moments you forget the fatigue you feel, because This is a unique opportunity: it may never be repeated. "