Harry Kane MBE | Performances

Ekeke said:
So you don't think its a foul to manhandle someone out of position? Do you think its a foul when defenders do it to attackers?
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Are you taking about the penalty inside the? Sanchez has both his arms round Kane’s waist, Kane swivels/ turns trying and tries to push Sanchez off him, by that point Sanchez looks like he is trying to get a piggy back.

I don’t see Kane pulling him out of position, Sanchez has his arm round Kane as he is turning. You can’t stop players putting hands on each other in dead ball situations.
 
InLevyITrust said:
Are you taking about the penalty inside the? Sanchez has both his arms round Kane’s waist, Kane swivels/ turns trying and tries to push Sanchez off him, by that point Sanchez looks like he is trying to get a piggy back.
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If you watch the video I linked, it shows what I'm talking about. He pulls Sanchez in towards him which puts Sanchez off balance and allows Kane to get around the outside of him and goalside.

I dont see why that wouldnt be a foul, before Sanchez rides his back and fouls him back
 
breakout67 said:
This is basically Harry Kane with no service. Has to rely on penalties and set pieces to score because those behind him are complete planks. I can't actually remember one good ball into space for him despite Colombia playing a defensive line near the middle circle. He was regularly in midfield because there was no midfielder willing to take up the right positions.

It was a very captain like performance, doing everything he can to help the team.
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How can he get service if he's hardly ever in the box?
Sterling had to become the default striker at times, Kanes positioning allowed Colombia to push right up on Englands midfield.
Thats why Vardy for Sterling made sense, you needed an actual striker up there.
Kane was hanging on to the ball 40 yards from goal with 2/3 Colombian players around him, he's far too deep and it even slows down the fluid attack that Southgate is trying to play.
 
Ekeke said:
If you watch the video I linked, it shows what I'm talking about. He pulls Sanchez in towards him which puts Sanchez off balance and allows Kane to get around the outside of him and goalside.

I dont see why that wouldnt be a foul, before Sanchez rides his back and fouls him back
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I’m not seeing Kane pull Sanchez, Sanchez has his arm around Kane, in below his arm and Kane is pushing him off as he is turning.
 
cyberman said:
How can he get service if he's hardly ever in the box?
Sterling had to become the default striker at times, Kanes positioning allowed Colombia to push right up on Englands midfield.
Thats why Vardy for Sterling made sense, you needed an actual striker up there.
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We so lack a playmaker in the hole, if England had an Eriksen, Mata, De Brunye they would have a very potent team. England keep possession well, and press well but there is a shocking lack of creativity, Sterling needs dropping and so does Dele TBH.
 
Kane dropping out the box is becoming a bit of a problem but it's easy to understand why he's doing it.
I think I'd drop sterling and put Lingard up next to Kane, or Alli. Lingard up there with his movement would create a bit more room for Kane to not have to drop as deep to collect the ball.
 
I thought he was great yesterday, much better than the first game where bar the 2 goals he was anonymous

I didn't get the dropping into a number 10 role initially but suspect it was due to the injury
 
InLevyITrust said:
We so lack a playmaker in the hole, if England had an Eriksen, Mata, De Brunye they would have a very potent team. England keep possession well, and press well but there is a shocking lack of creativity, Sterling needs dropping and so does Dele TBH.
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I agree, Kane is your actual creative outlet, he even picked the ball up from the back 4 yeasterday.
I think Southgate is playing him in Firminhos role but its just not working. A freak Kane heel goal and a Lingard worldie are your only goals from open play. Thats from a side trying to play a fluid, possession based game thats meant to stretch the opposition.
Sweden are boring and rigid as hell too, it wouldn't surprise me if you reached a WC semi final having scored in open play in only 1 game.
Against Panama as well.
 
Thought he led the line brilliantly last night. Aside from his goals he's a very good all round player.
 
Eckers99 said:
Thought he led the line brilliantly last night. Aside from his goals he's a very good all round player.
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His hold up play is excellent. That is one part of his game that he has massively improved on and he now looks like the full package. England's 1 world class player IMO.
 
Absolutely love him. Quite a lot in the second half though, he was very deep and nowhere near the front line on every break. He should have been leading the charge but think he was gassing a bit.
 
balaks said:
Blimey who stole your teddy bear? Keep twisting everything if you want mate it's cool. Let's hug it out.
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I'm not the one spending hours on an opposition forum constantly getting offended and calling everyone who doesn't agree with me a WUM. Keep acting precious if that's what floats your boat.
 
Samid said:
I'm not the one spending hours on an opposition forum constantly getting offended and calling everyone who doesn't agree with me a WUM. Keep acting precious if that's what floats your boat.
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No hug then?
 
Scroto Baggins said:
.... Arguments can be made now that he is good enough to lead the line for the biggest clubs in world football...
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Things are way past the stage of having to argue that Kane is "good enough". For those with eyes to see - and for those who frequently watch him play beyond the MotD highlights - it's been pretty obvious for a while now that he's the best striker in the world.
 
Kane has smashed it this tournament, and he probably is one of the best strikers in the world right now. It's what I find so interesting about Tottenham, so many of their players have a reputation for being some of the best in Europe, and their manager is absolutely loved, and yet when at the end of every season they finish trophy less, it isn't seen as failure?
Maybe next season is the one where Kane will drag them to the title RVP style. It would certainly be better than city or God forbid Liverpool winning it.
 
Dec9003 said:
Kane has smashed it this tournament, and he probably is one of the best strikers in the world right now. It's what I find so interesting about Tottenham, so many of their players have a reputation for being some of the best in Europe, and their manager is absolutely loved, and yet when at the end of every season they finish trophy less, it isn't seen as failure?
Maybe next season is the one where Kane will drag them to the title RVP style. It would certainly be better than city or God forbid Liverpool winning it.
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I think 1 thing for sure is you can't blame Kane for being trophyless, his goal scoring rate is impeccable.

The rest of the team needs to step up but they keep coming up short, must be mentality.
 
Adam-Utd said:
I think 1 thing for sure is you can't blame Kane for being trophyless, his goal scoring rate is impeccable.

The rest of the team needs to step up but they keep coming up short, must be mentality.
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Oh no I completely agree, Didn't kane score more goals than anyone over a calendar year not too long ago?
Perhaps, I think I'd argue that bar Eriksen and maybe Alli, the rest are simply not quite as good as they're made out. I'd probably say Trippier as well actually provided he's as good for Spurs as he is England.
 
Dec9003 said:
Kane has smashed it this tournament, and he probably is one of the best strikers in the world right now. It's what I find so interesting about Tottenham, so many of their players have a reputation for being some of the best in Europe, and their manager is absolutely loved, and yet when at the end of every season they finish trophy less, it isn't seen as failure?
Maybe next season is the one where Kane will drag them to the title RVP style. It would certainly be better than city or God forbid Liverpool winning it.
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Some of the better things i read in this tread. So why is that? I mean its not Kane.
 
Dec9003 said:
Kane has smashed it this tournament, and he probably is one of the best strikers in the world right now. It's what I find so interesting about Tottenham, so many of their players have a reputation for being some of the best in Europe, and their manager is absolutely loved, and yet when at the end of every season they finish trophy less, it isn't seen as failure?
Maybe next season is the one where Kane will drag them to the title RVP style. It would certainly be better than city or God forbid Liverpool winning it.
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So does the players at United, Chelsea, City and Liverpool as well.

Salah, Firminho, Mane, Van Dyjk, - De Bruyne, Silva, Aguero, Sterling, Sane, Kompany, - Pogba, Lukaku, DeGea, Martial, Sanchez, - Hazard, Kante, Courteois, William, Morata.

In addition the Spurs squad has at times (same as Liverpool) been quite thin compared with other teams.

I get your comment completely though, and Spurs should be challenging for trophies next season. :)
 
Dec9003 said:
Kane has smashed it this tournament, and he probably is one of the best strikers in the world right now. It's what I find so interesting about Tottenham, so many of their players have a reputation for being some of the best in Europe, and their manager is absolutely loved, and yet when at the end of every season they finish trophy less, it isn't seen as failure?
Maybe next season is the one where Kane will drag them to the title RVP style. It would certainly be better than city or God forbid Liverpool winning it.
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It's because at their core they are still a selling club, no matter how much the Spurs fans will bleat to the contrary. If a player wants a move he generally will get it.


Kane, Eriksen, Bale, Alli, Dembele, Modric, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Trippier, Rose, Lloris

This team could be a PL winning side, too bad they sold Bale and Modric. I do however think Kane will be relatively loyal, the big test will be if they fall out of CL spots for a few seasons running. Kane will have clubs throwing mind boggling contracts at him if he even hints at moving.
 
Scroto Baggins said:
It's because at their core they are still a selling club, no matter how much the Spurs fans will bleat to the contrary. If a player wants a move he generally will get it.


Kane, Eriksen, Bale, Alli, Dembele, Modric, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Trippier, Rose, Lloris

This team could be a PL winning side, too bad they sold Bale and Modric. I do however think Kane will be relatively loyal, the big test will be if they fall out of CL spots for a few seasons running. Kane will have clubs throwing mind boggling contracts at him if he even hints at moving.
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I'll be surprised if he doesn't leave if Spurs fail to qualify for the CL and challenge for trophies. Not next season, but probably 2 or 3 seasons down the road. If Spurs kick on and win something and add to the team I can see him staying for the rest of his career. I think people confuse him for not being ambitious since he is staying at Spurs, for me I think he is very ambitious and believe he can win something at Spurs. If Spurs glide down the table, however, he'll probably leave to Real or something.
 
One of his most impressive performances for me. Really liked the way how in the second half, he was just about the only(well him and Young) who kept his head

Was coming noticeably deeper and really doing well. Great all round performance.
 
Maybe performances like yesterday can put to bed the myth that he's only a good finisher and nothing more. Good positioning outside the box, good choices with his passing, he provided a firm presence up front for his teammates to trust with the ball and their forward runs and, most importantly, he never lost his calmness and his cool head when he wasn't getting many chances to score goals. Just kept going on and playing for the team. OK, he doesn't dribble like Messi but it's remarkable how much he has improved his game over the last seasons.
 
hellohello said:
I'll be surprised if he doesn't leave if Spurs fail to qualify for the CL and challenge for trophies. Not next season, but probably 2 or 3 seasons down the road. If Spurs kick on and win something and add to the team I can see him staying for the rest of his career. I think people confuse him for not being ambitious since he is staying at Spurs, for me I think he is very ambitious and believe he can win something at Spurs. If Spurs glide down the table, however, he'll probably leave to United or something.
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This guy gets it.
 
Fair play, He's done really well for England.

Hypothetical question:
Kane and Lukaku up front and We revert back to 4-4-2, will that work at this age of football?
 
He'll go down as the greatest English striker ever, and if he takes this side to semi final, final, or actually wins the World Cup, he'll surpass anything any english striker has done in modern times.. I watch him every week live, and he literally has everything. He isn't M'Bappe quick but he doesn't have to be. He's still quick enough. In fact it's a further testament to how good Kane is that he doesn't rely on pace. Would M'Bappe just an an example, score as many as he does without his blistering pace? I don't know, I haven't watched him enough, but I'll be surprised if he talent for sniffing out goals is as good as Kanes.

Apart from Kane's technical abilities, what also makes him so good is his mentality, composure and calmness. He's the complete package and England are very lucky to have him. The sort of guy you build your team around for over a decade. The stage is set for Kane to make history and drag this England side to a World Cup final.
 
tenpoless said:
Fair play, He's done really well for England.

Hypothetical question:
Kane and Lukaku up front and We revert back to 4-4-2, will that work at this age of football?
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Real Madrid has won multiple CL titles whilst under the effect of a 2 striker system.

Personally, I'd love to see Kane and Lukaku form a strike partnership. Get it done Woody!
 
He's a shearer regen in he , I'll go further and say he will beat Alans record. He's fecking briliant.
 
Great player, but would certainly refrain from calling him the best striker in the world. Also an arsehole.
 
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