He could have scored that own goal with his back heel turning away from goal as well. I blame those of our players failing to clear the ball until it hit Kane just as much as Kane himself. And "mediocre technique"? "No agility"? Are you basing all your critique on ten minute cameos? If I had to pick I would say Kane is our most technically gifted striker. You set your standards ridiculously high for a 21 y.o. who's still trying to establish himself in the squad.
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Kane and able. Can we tell at this stage of his career, i think not. Yes he is not up to the job at the minute but he needs football time. My only complaint is, as a forward, he seems to be a nice guy, I wish he was a bit rough around the edges. Sometimes it better to cut the diamond rather than just polish what you got?
Teddy wasn't all that at 21 either. Give the boy a chance.
He'll get plenty of chances, and I hope I'm proved wrong.
So when's the cut off in your eyes then? 16,17, 18....they have to be like Rooney or Owen?
The argument for Kane seems to be that "He's young", which is also the counter to all sceptics. The thing is that at least some of us who don't rate him are not just looking simply at the question "is he good enough at the moment?" We are trying to look at what he does, his skillset, and wether it's likely that he will become a player of the quality we hope Spurs will have in the years to come. To me, it seems he has to many weaknesses that won't develop far enough at this age.
I'm not one of those that hate on all players or all talents though. It's just - he doesn't look good enough, and also lacked focus in the last game. If you're young and want to make it, you should make damn sure to stay focused when you play.
It wasn't really a lack of focus at all though he was just pointing out an unmarked player, hardly even a mistake and I'm sure he'll learn from it the best way to deal with it next time.
Also in all serious what do you doubt about his skill set? He has a great touch, a rocket of a shot, a surprising amount of skill with the ball at his feet and is capable of picking out some really neat passes with his vision. So really what part of his game is it that you doubt will allow him to make it at the top level?
I don't like hating on our players, so I'll try to stop being negative. I hope you guys are right, and truly wish him a great career with us.
As a younger player he performed well and deserves his chance. The PL will not stand still for him so he needs to progress quickly. Once we are better as a team this will assist his progression.
Kane makes us better as a team. When he starts he puts in a good shift compared to the Lennons, Soldados, Defoes and others that can disappear or be overly greedy.
He's just like Ade IMO when it comes to positive team impact. It's just typical of football for him to score an own goal and get the night crew frothing.
OG aside he looked like shit the other day and you can't deny that. On more than one occasion he took a poor touch that allowed Sunderland to regain possession. He'll be fine in spurts but he isn't going to carry us when we'll inevitably need him to.
Harry Kane ? I tend to agree with both statements. No one one can say if he will become a world beater but we have invested so much time and money on the player, we need to allow him football time to develop his game. For me, he has adjusted his game already and looks to fit in rather than be arrogant and play his own game. For this reason he has every chance to succeed.
This is his night v Partizan, 2 goals tonight. Feel it.
He can lead the line fine. Unless you take off Chadli, Ade and Eriksen and have Lennon etc stinking up the place where you can drop 28 million on a marquee striker and he'll hardly ever score in the prem.
Ask Soldado and Defoe how good Lennon and Roses link up play is. Kane is not a weak link. And all players are capable of a bad performance.
I don't blame Kane for losing 2 points. I blame Poch. He made a negative decision to bring on a DM. He put out a team that could not last 75 mins or concentrate. And he drilled set pieces we attacked and defended that failed as well as having a weak bench with ZERO creativity on it.
And just like Kanes performance, I'm not going to lambast Poch for dropping 2 points because luck also played a part.
If you remember Mark Falco - Kane is at that kind of a level, for me. Similar skill set as well.
Useful, but won't ever be a Chivers or a Lineker
If Kane was at Falco's level I'd be very happy. 98 goals in 236 games, do you see Kane getting to that level?
Realistically, no
but not because of his skills or ability - we are a different club now and Kane will never be our first choice striker. So it will be through a lack of opportunity.