He needs players around him that can create chancesThe fact that I had to scroll down and eventually found this thread on page 2 says everything.
He doesn't even look like the same player. Last year defenders would contest the ball and simply bounce off of him, he was simply too strong for people to handle. He could have his back to goal and he'd barely ever lose the ball - part of the reason Alli had such a good season was down to the partnership he had with Kane. That hasn't existed this season so far.
Shots have been wayward, he looks slow, losing most physical contests, passing has been a bit wayward or no ambition with them.
Not sure what the solution is, but he can't keep getting a spot with poor performances. Sure, you can argue "but he's a slow starter", but that slow start is costing us quite a lot of points. Can we really be affording to lose 15+ points before he gets up to speed?
The key question for me is this - Is he low on match sharpness, thereby needing as much game time as possible, or does he need a rest? I'm still not sure which it is.
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He needs players around him that can create chances
Looking at the minutes he has played in the last couple of years ,i would say the latter.
He needs a rest, but if spurs drop him the oh so lovely British media would be over this like a rash and writing all sorts of bollo.
Maybe Poch (if he agrees he needs a rest) needs to tell him thats all it is.Invent a small injury,give him a fortnight off.Training, matches the lot.
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I think it's a mental thing. Like the start of last season, he looks like he expects things to happen without much effort. As soon as he realizes he has to work just as hard as before then the performances will improve.
Most of us think Kane looks knackered already and needs a rest/bench time to regain his composure, desire and passion. He is an asset and he needs to be protected, if a bit of bench time is needed then Poch needs to make the call and give Janssen a bit of a run.
F365’s early loser: Harry Kane
Date published: Thursday 15th September 2016 8:51
Sorry Tottenham fans, but it’s happening again. During a week in which three of England’s four Champions League clubs gained positive results, all ‘early loser’ eyes were clearly focused on Spurs. There’s nobody in lily-white sweating under the spotlight quite like Harry Kane.
Kane has been a broken record over the last three months. He first pledged to “prove the doubters wrong” in June after a dismal showing against Wales in Euro 2016 led to his half-time substitution. By September, that same hymn sheet was being recycled again.
“Unfortunately there was a lot of talk last year and I managed to prove a lot of people wrong,” Kane said. “People will talk this year as well, but it’s part of football. It’s what they are doing, but I am confident in my ability and I know that if I continue doing what I am doing, the goals will come. I think I didn’t score in my first 7 or 8 games for Spurs last season, but I then went on to win the Golden Boot. That proves that it was just a matter of time.”
Kane’s case-swaying piece of evidence is presented to the court each time: that run of eight games without a goal at the start of last season, followed by an astonishing run of goalscoring. From one Premier League goal by mid-October to 25 goals (and the Golden Boot) by mid-May. We have no choice; we must trust Kane’s word.
Yet last season’s response does not give Kane immunity from criticism. The striker might be publicly dismissing any talk of struggles, but in private he must be worried. Mauricio Pochettino must be too. Against Monaco, Kane was busy outside the penalty area, regularly winning corners, but looks lost in front of goal. His shot straight at Danijel Subasic when presented with a glorious second-half opening epitomised the mood; the radar is on the blink.
Kane’s “if I continue doing what I am doing, the goals will come” claim also fails to bear scrutiny when examining the statistics. During his six-game Premier League drought at the start of 2015/16, Kane was averaging a shot every 24.5 minutes and a shot on target every 128.5 minutes. This season, those figures have increased by at least 30% on each measure. Kane has taken a shot in the league every 37.2 minutes, and managed a shot on target every 167.5 minutes.
Strap in for the damning statistic: In 335 league minutes, Kane has touched the ball ten times in the opposition penalty area. By way of comparison, Raheem Sterling leads the way with 39. Fernando Llorente has 36, Diego Costa 34 and Zlatan Ibrahimovic 31. Romelu Lukaku, who has played 231 minutes to Kane’s 335, has had almost three times as many penalty area touches. Is Kane dropping deep in search of the ball a la Wayne Rooney, over-compensating through a desire to play his way back into form? Perhaps.
Of greater concern is the decline in Kane’s all-round game in comparison with a year ago. During that six-match league drought, he created a chance every 57.1 minutes and completed 20.3 passes per game. This season, it’s a chance created every 111.7 minutes and 14.5 passes completed per game. It’s a small-ish sample size, but these are notable differences. In every area, Kane has regressed.
After the Monaco defeat, Gary Lineker suggested that an “exceptional” workload might be holding Kane back, and Matt Stead advised that a period of rest could be Kane’s saviour right here. Pochettino and Kane might consider a home game against Sunderland as the perfect tonic. Fail against the Premier League’s worst team on Sunday and these dissenting murmurs will only grow in volume.
Daniel Storey
F365’s early loser: Harry Kane
Date published: Thursday 15th September 2016 8:51
Sorry Tottenham fans, but it’s happening again. During a week in which three of England’s four Champions League clubs gained positive results, all ‘early loser’ eyes were clearly focused on Spurs. There’s nobody in lily-white sweating under the spotlight quite like Harry Kane.
Kane has been a broken record over the last three months. He first pledged to “prove the doubters wrong” in June after a dismal showing against Wales in Euro 2016 led to his half-time substitution. By September, that same hymn sheet was being recycled again.
“Unfortunately there was a lot of talk last year and I managed to prove a lot of people wrong,” Kane said. “People will talk this year as well, but it’s part of football. It’s what they are doing, but I am confident in my ability and I know that if I continue doing what I am doing, the goals will come. I think I didn’t score in my first 7 or 8 games for Spurs last season, but I then went on to win the Golden Boot. That proves that it was just a matter of time.”
Kane’s case-swaying piece of evidence is presented to the court each time: that run of eight games without a goal at the start of last season, followed by an astonishing run of goalscoring. From one Premier League goal by mid-October to 25 goals (and the Golden Boot) by mid-May. We have no choice; we must trust Kane’s word.
Yet last season’s response does not give Kane immunity from criticism. The striker might be publicly dismissing any talk of struggles, but in private he must be worried. Mauricio Pochettino must be too. Against Monaco, Kane was busy outside the penalty area, regularly winning corners, but looks lost in front of goal. His shot straight at Danijel Subasic when presented with a glorious second-half opening epitomised the mood; the radar is on the blink.
Kane’s “if I continue doing what I am doing, the goals will come” claim also fails to bear scrutiny when examining the statistics. During his six-game Premier League drought at the start of 2015/16, Kane was averaging a shot every 24.5 minutes and a shot on target every 128.5 minutes. This season, those figures have increased by at least 30% on each measure. Kane has taken a shot in the league every 37.2 minutes, and managed a shot on target every 167.5 minutes.
Strap in for the damning statistic: In 335 league minutes, Kane has touched the ball ten times in the opposition penalty area. By way of comparison, Raheem Sterling leads the way with 39. Fernando Llorente has 36, Diego Costa 34 and Zlatan Ibrahimovic 31. Romelu Lukaku, who has played 231 minutes to Kane’s 335, has had almost three times as many penalty area touches. Is Kane dropping deep in search of the ball a la Wayne Rooney, over-compensating through a desire to play his way back into form? Perhaps.
Of greater concern is the decline in Kane’s all-round game in comparison with a year ago. During that six-match league drought, he created a chance every 57.1 minutes and completed 20.3 passes per game. This season, it’s a chance created every 111.7 minutes and 14.5 passes completed per game. It’s a small-ish sample size, but these are notable differences. In every area, Kane has regressed.
After the Monaco defeat, Gary Lineker suggested that an “exceptional” workload might be holding Kane back, and Matt Stead advised that a period of rest could be Kane’s saviour right here. Pochettino and Kane might consider a home game against Sunderland as the perfect tonic. Fail against the Premier League’s worst team on Sunday and these dissenting murmurs will only grow in volume.
Daniel Storey
We said the same about Soldado...
You saying he didn't have chances last night? Could have had 3.
Kane had a chance against Monaco that you would normally expect him to finish with his eyes closed.
I blame the skinhead haircut ...... suits Eric D better
Kane has proved already he is a top striker
We all know that . After the confidence draining England experience and the overburden we place on him as last year's only striker we must except he must be burnt out. He is a thoroughbred and needs
concerving. We will continually have Fat Sams archaic take on football to face .
Janssen needs to start while Kane recovers . It's a team game and Spurs are a collective rather than a team of individuals .
We all know that . After the confidence draining England experience and the overburden we place on him as last year's only striker we must except he must be burnt out. He is a thoroughbred and needs
concerving. We will continually have Fat Sams archaic take on football to face .
Janssen needs to start while Kane recovers . It's a team game and Spurs are a collective rather than a team of individuals .
The Dane tends to think we don't create much and only score lucky goals.
I think we're very, very one-dimensional and it's going to cost us
Ideally I'd want us to sell Eriksen or Lamela, move Dele to cm and bring in new attacking mids
Who could we get in for a decent price that would hit the ground running and be equal to or better than Eriksen or Lamela?
No clue
This team desperately needs a David Silva type, who, IMO, is the best distributor in the PL, if not all of Europe.
A very good performance from Harry.
Quite a few round me in the ground did.
I thought he was average but not poor Again.