Harry Kane

[jamesc0le]

Just to put that into context

Everyone goes on about what a great goalscorer Defoe is/was. He's never scored 20+ league goals in his entire career in a season, about 17 of them....

yh but what team was he mostly playing for...

(ermm, i'll get my coat)

 

[EQP]

Had his best game in ages today. All over the pitch, looked possessed.

I think we'll see more performances like that from him and the team in the coming weeks. I still maintain that with extra rest and more time to prep for one game a week will ensure that we execute the high press energy style that we excel at.

 

[mattie g]

So he's the top PL scorer.

I'd hate to see what you said about all the other PL strikers who haven't matched Kane's total.

The vast majority of folks saying that he can be too greedy are fully aware of how f*cking good he is. They simply feel that he can bring even more to the team if he dialed that back a bit and played the easier (and often open) pass here and there.

And that's actually a testament to how good he really is.

 

[Spursidol]

The vast majority of folks saying that he can be too greedy are fully aware of how f*cking good he is. They simply feel that he can bring even more to the team if he dialed that back a bit and played the easier (and often open) pass here and there.

And that's actually a testament to how good he really is.

Harry will take shots from difficult angles if he thinks he can score - and he will do from time to time.

Sure it might infuriate some posters on here - but more importantly the opposition goalkeeper will not be expecting it either. And that's why he will score some.

The 'secret' of Harry's success to some extent is taking shots before the opposition goalkeeper expects them and can prepare for them. Its one reason why he's scored so many - taking the opposition by surprise.

 

[mattie g]

Harry will take shots from difficult angles if he thinks he can score - and he will do from time to time.

Sure it might infuriate some posters on here - but more importantly the opposition goalkeeper will not be expecting it either. And that's why he will score some.

The 'secret' of Harry's success to some extent is taking shots before the opposition goalkeeper expects them and can prepare for them. Its one reason why he's scored so many - taking the opposition by surprise.

I agree with this 100%, but that's not a "greed" thing for me. I think he can improve in his decision making in some instances, but I wouldn't want him to stop taking shots when the other keepers are off-balance.

 

[Borks]

Quite scary how poor the comprehension is on this forum. I clearly stated that I wasn't talking about his finishing such as today where there was no other option but his general shoot on sight attitude when teammates were better placed. He was better all round today, a truly great performance.

 

[Sweech]

That dink pass to Lamela was class.

More of that please.

 

[JUSTINSIGNAL]

So I trust those absolutely flabbergasted that anyone would dare suggest Kane could improve, even though he's playing at high level, take the same attitude with Poch and never question him?

Because using your logic anyone performing at a high level can't be scrutinised at all. So I won't expect to see you in the ratings and match day threads moaning about Pochs subs or starting lineups or any other decisions he makes....

 

[KAISERwells]

Ha ha, like worms trying to wiggle off a hook

 

[Archibald&Crooks]

Quite scary how poor the comprehension is on this forum.

Then its a good job wonderborks is here to educate everyone

You said you can't help but feel we would score "so many more goals" then you said something along the lines of "I can't help but feel the team is suffering as a result"……I think most people disagreed more with those statements than the assertion that he is 'greedy' which in itself might well be a valid point. But as you say, comprehension and all that……..

 

[southlondonyiddo]

All top strikers are greedy, that's what makes them a class apart. They take responsibility because they know they are the best finishers and if they take the majority of the chances they are more likely to score

I would never have a go at a player for being greedy if his record is 1 in 2 or better especially when he is a team player and works so hard all over the park

 

[glospur]

Creative playmaker is a slight exaggeration. I would settle for him passing to a team mate in space rather than shooting from an impossible angle.

So you would rather he didn't score that goal against Arsenal then? Because if he had of played the way you want and laid it off there's no guarantee that we would have got a goal. For the potential goals we miss out on by him being 'greedy' (there's absolutely no guarantee the pass will end in the back of the net) he more than makes up for in goals scored from impossible angles or from distance.

 

[JUSTINSIGNAL]

So you would rather he didn't score that goal against Arsenal then? Because if he had of played the way you want and laid it off there's no guarantee that we would have got a goal. For the potential goals we miss out on by him being 'greedy' (there's absolutely no guarantee the pass will end in the back of the net) he more than makes up for in goals scored from impossible angles or from distance.

Don't be so ridiculous. He had no better options so he had to shoot.

There have been other situations when there were options on for the pass - against villa for example when Alli and Lamela were in space but Kane instead blasted it from a tight angle.

He's an amazing striker - no one has disputed that. Suggesting a 22 yr old in only his second full season can improve aspects of his play is in no way as absurd as some people are making out in this thread.

 

[HildoSpur]

He is a bit too greedy at certain times but that will come with experience - he is only 22 which is unbelievable really. He is going to get even better.

 

[rocklink]

Two season wonder then ?

 

[glospur]

Don't be so ridiculous. He had no better options so he had to shoot.

There have been other situations when there were options on for the pass - against villa for example when Alli and Lamela were in space but Kane instead blasted it from a tight angle.

He's an amazing striker - no one has disputed that. Suggesting a 22 yr old in only his second full season can improve aspects of his play is in no way as absurd as some people are making out in this thread.

I he had of missed everyone would have been criticising shooting from there, so he could have held it up or recycled it. My point is that there's no guarantee that laying it off will result in a goal. Obviously the same applies for shooting from the impossible angle, but the goals he does score from those angles when he otherwise would have passed off make up for the ones that he perhaps should have laid off that might result in goals. I agree he needs to slightly improve his decision making, but I don't think a blanket judgement that he needs to pass it off more when on the angle is correct.

 

[Luka Van der Bale]

There may be some who don't realise quite how impressive Kane's achievement is - I know I didn't until I looked into it.

He has become just the 4th player to score 20 league goals in consecutive top flight seasons for us. The other three? Bobby Smith, Jimmy Greaves and Martin Chivers. Our top three scorers ever.

This kid sticks about and he's going to be one of the all-time greats.

 

[Archibald&Crooks]

There may be some who don't realise quite how impressive Kane's achievement is - I know I didn't until I looked into it.

He has become just the 4th player to score 20 league goals in consecutive top flight seasons for us. The other three? Bobby Smith, Jimmy Greaves and Martin Chivers. Our top three scorers ever.

This kid sticks about and he's going to be one of the all-time greats.

Therer was a stat on SSN yesterday about him being only the 5th English player to do it in the Premier League era. Shearer, Ferdinand, Cole, Fowler being the others.

 

[spurs9]

Therer was a stat on SSN yesterday about him being only the 5th English player to do it in the Premier League era. Shearer, Ferdinand, Cole, Fowler being the others.

Amazing considering Rooney has only hit more than 17 twice in his 14 season's and Michael Owen never scored more than 19.

 

[kaz Hirai]

Hope we sign a top class striker soon as the season ends.
Hodgson is gonna run him into the ground in post season friendlies and during the tournament and then beyond playing those shity qualifies in sokovia