Harry Kane MBE | Performances

He's the complete striker. He can do everything.

Good with both feet, strong in the air, fantastic passer of the ball, world class hold up play. He's not the fastest but he's not slow either, and whilst he can look awkward his footwork is actually deceptively very good. He's the best striker in the world, quite simply.
 
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He's quite simply the complete striker. He can do everything.

Good with both feet, strong in the air, fantastic passer of the ball, world class hold up play. He's not the fastest but he's not slow either, and whilst he can look awkward his footwork is actually deceptively very good. He's the best striker in the world, quite simply.

Agreed. He’s outrageously good and seems to have it all.
 
Imagine giving Kane that much space :lol:
 
Brilliant striker no doubt but I have no idea how anyone in their right mind thought that performance by England or by kane is deserving of a MBE. England struggled past rubbish teams and lost every game vs good teams but that's a success. As for kane, he simply wasn't good at the WC. Didn't do anything decent in the knockout stages, scored a few against the giants of Panama but was absolutely rubbish vs decent teams but MBE. Pathetic really, shows how low this country's standards are.
 
Best striker in England (I wont say 'europe' or 'world' because I dont watch other leagues).

I wonder how long he'll stick it out at Spurs before the inevitable lack of trophies starts to play on his mind.
 
That shot was fantastic - I think he just caught keeper off guard and such was the power, keeper wasn’t able to set himself and get a firm enough hand to the ball. Credit has to go for Kane for pulling that attempt out of nowhere.
 
MBE? When did this happen? And why?
 
Brilliant striker no doubt but I have no idea how anyone in their right mind thought that performance by England or by kane is deserving of a MBE. England struggled past rubbish teams and lost every game vs good teams but that's a success. As for kane, he simply wasn't good at the WC. Didn't do anything decent in the knockout stages, scored a few against the giants of Panama but was absolutely rubbish vs decent teams but MBE. Pathetic really, shows how low this country's standards are.

He was our MOTM against Colombia. Battled and held the ball up superbly well, and took the penalty brilliantly. That was a proper captains performance, he received no service all game.

The only genuinely poor game he had at the World Cup was against Croatia, where he missed a crucial chance and looked tired. He was alright against Sweden, and in the groups he got us both goals in the very important win against Tunisia and didn't play vs Belgium. He wasn't bad at the world cup, he just wasn't a great golden boot winner. People seem to act like he had a stinker when he had an average tournament.
 
Because Kane was instrumental in us losing the World Cup.

We don't get past the first round without him. We probably even struggle to get through the fecking groups because Tunisia likely get a point out of us. He wasn't even that bad against Croatia, first half he was dominating aerially and was involved, then tired and looked poor in the second, as well as missing a key chance.

He was then brilliant in the nations league against Spain, and scored 2 against Croatia to get us in to the semis.
 
No MBE talk for Sterling? Oh, thats right he shops at primark
 
There’s something wrong with society when more people are incensed about Harry Kane’s MBE rather than John Redwood’s politically motivated knighthood.

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Keeper should have done better.

That shot was fantastic - I think he just caught keeper off guard and such was the power, keeper wasn’t able to set himself and get a firm enough hand to the ball. Credit has to go for Kane for pulling that attempt out of nowhere.

Agree. Poor footwork from the keeper.

Great shot nevertheless from weaker foot.
 
Surely MBE's OBE's etc should be reserved for absolutely outstanding achievement? Or longevity at the end of an illustrious career ? At least win something of absolute merit before consideration?

Paul Scholes for example has never received an honour, not that he'd want one, but measuring performance and achievement it seems really weird to give an MBE to Kane at this point.
 
He was our MOTM against Colombia. Battled and held the ball up superbly well, and took the penalty brilliantly. That was a proper captains performance, he received no service all game.

The only genuinely poor game he had at the World Cup was against Croatia, where he missed a crucial chance and looked tired. He was alright against Sweden, and in the groups he got us both goals in the very important win against Tunisia and didn't play vs Belgium. He wasn't bad at the world cup, he just wasn't a great golden boot winner. People seem to act like he had a stinker when he had an average tournament.
Thank you for breaking it down for me and once again, still doesn't mean that "average" performance by England or Kane in WC deserves an MBE or be seen as a Success IMO. 1 or 2 "average" games against decent teams should not = MBE for any player or team.

Nothing against Kane or any player but just think Standards should be set alot higher than that. It seems more of a Participation award rather than something for achieving greatness, had England won the WC I would have no problem with this but IMO its embarrassing to give these type of awards for mediocrity specially in a country where football has so much money but beating decent teams is seen as great success.
 
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There’s something wrong with society when more people are incensed about Harry Kane’s MBE rather than John Redwood’s politically motivated knighthood.

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Agreed. He’s a golden boot winner in a tournament where England got to the semi finals for the first time in 28 years. He would have ended up getting one in years to come anyway based on that achievement alone regardless if his actual performances weren’t that great.
 
Another blatant dive from him today. Shocking stuff but he's English, white and scored a few penalties against Timbuktu so it's all OK.
 
He was our MOTM against Colombia. Battled and held the ball up superbly well, and took the penalty brilliantly. That was a proper captains performance, he received no service all game.

The only genuinely poor game he had at the World Cup was against Croatia, where he missed a crucial chance and looked tired. He was alright against Sweden, and in the groups he got us both goals in the very important win against Tunisia and didn't play vs Belgium. He wasn't bad at the world cup, he just wasn't a great golden boot winner. People seem to act like he had a stinker when he had an average tournament.
He didn't hold the ball up at all v Columbia? He dropped too deep which allowed the Colombia defence to step up and swamp your midifield.
Kane did his best Rooney circa 2015 routine and it almost cost you.
 
He didn't hold the ball up at all v Columbia? He dropped too deep which allowed the Colombia defence to step up and swamp your midifield.
Kane did his best Rooney circa 2015 routine and it almost cost you.

Going to have to agree to disagree. He absolutely did hold the ball up, won a number of fouls and was the best player on the pitch. Most media outlets gave him a 9/10 and man of the match. He was a proper leader that night.

He was then average vs Sweden, and poor vs Croatia.
 
Best striker in England (I wont say 'europe' or 'world' because I dont watch other leagues).

I wonder how long he'll stick it out at Spurs before the inevitable lack of trophies starts to play on his mind.
I watch all the top leagues regularly and he is the best pure CF(#9) in the world.

As a striker ( which is a broader group that includes the likes of CR7, Messi and even Hazard for some), its harder to judge such a diverse group, but he is still one of the best and easily top 5 imo.
 
Britain still has an empire?
Member (of the most excellent order) of the British Empire.

It's the bottom rung of the formal honours system in the UK. It's just been announced he's been awarded it. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46693829

Fergie was an OBE (officer), one stage up from there, then a CBE (commander) before getting a knighthood and formally being called "Sir".
Fergie is a CBE. Still a fake "Sir"

Southgate is an OBE now. which is hilarious.
 
Harry Kane MBE? You could say Southgate for bringing promise but even that's stretching it. Kanes a fantastic player who hasn't changed since the youth teams but clearly this is about appeaing fashionable or trendy. In and of itself it's silly.