Harry Kane

[Gawain]

With Bayern already 3-0 up and coasting against second-bottom Heidenheim, HK still got his standard goal in the 3rd minute of injury time today:
Bayern Munich thrash Heidenheim to end year on a high

Which highlights something else about the guy: not only does he very rarely miss a game these days, but he usually plays the full 90 minutes as well. Which for a 32 y.o. who works as hard as he does while on the pitch, testifies to his amazing fitness and durability (also his desire).

 

[JANORAK]

First Englishman to reach 500 total goals landmark, with a brace for Bayern on Saturday. Clubs and country, with a full breakdown on BBC website. 740-odd games, 10 fewer than CR7, but quite a way slower than Messi.
Amazing consistency, leading scorer (26) in Europe’s top leagues, and has 12 Bundesliga games left to threaten Lewandowski’s record (41).

 

[Untouchable]

Ridiculous stat. He’ll be in the top 5 by the end of next season.


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[JANORAK]

A double in the German Cup Final this evening, has now taken him to 60 goals for the season!

 

[Chomp]

A double in the German Cup Final this evening, has now taken him to 60 goals for the season!

He’s about to take a penalty for a hattrick.

SCORED!

 

[Gawain]

He’s about to take a penalty for a hattrick.

SCORED!

Insane stat: Harry Kane equals Cristiano Ronaldo for most goals scored in a single season since 2015

 

[Hedley Lamarr]

Insane stat: Harry Kane equals Cristiano Ronaldo for most goals scored in a single season since 2015

It says 61 goals in all competitions but that's only for his club.
If you include goals for England, he scored 66.
Let's hope he doesn't get injured at the World Cup, Ivan only scored 49 in all competitions.

 

[wibs]

Got a mate who is big Spurs fan, told him after his break through season Kane was a one season wonder and my mates was being over the top with his adulation for him.

As I pointed out, he doesn't have much pace and will get found out and marked out of the game easily and probably end up with a solid career in the Championship.

I'm beginning to think I might have called it wrong, but maybe too early to tell.

 

[Chomp]

Good to see Peter Shilton’s appearance record for England be equalled after so long.

He should surpass it in the next international break, all being well.

125 caps -> 91 goals is astonishing.

Bravo.

 

[Gawain]

125 caps -> 91 goals is astonishing.

Almost exactly the same goals-per-game ratio as Jimmy Greaves' 57 caps, 44 goals.

 

[Hullbee]

Good to see Peter Shilton’s appearance record for England be equalled after so long.

He should surpass it in the next international break, all being well.

125 caps -> 91 goals is astonishing.

Bravo.

Leaving spurs was the best thing he ever did… there he was more Steve Bull than the superstar he is now

 

[birdy67]

33 years old and there is no one that could/would come close to his ability moving forward for England. He'll need to keep himself fit for another 4-6 years or England are in a world of sh*t.

 

[jbee]

33 years old and there is no one that could/would come close to his ability moving forward for England. He'll need to keep himself fit for another 4-6 years or England are in a world of sh*t.

A world of sh*t? We've never had more talented players.

 

[hanworthbee]

A world of sh*t? We've never had more talented players.

We probably said the same when Rooney was getting on a bit

 

[BURFORD BEE]

33 years old and there is no one that could/would come close to his ability moving forward for England. He'll need to keep himself fit for another 4-6 years or England are in a world of sh*t.

With the talent we have I think you are mistaken.
His eventual replacement is in all probability already out there, as yet unnoticed.

 

[birdy67]

A world of sh*t? We've never had more talented players.

So your ready made replacement is......

 

[JANORAK]

So your ready made replacement is......

Soon to bee…..Jai Nuwosu?

 

[birdy67]

Soon to bee…..Jai Nuwosu?

In 4-6 years hopefully. In the meantime Kane carries on or is there a hidden gem in the Premier League that hasn't yet had an England cap? Because none of the rest are anywhere near good enough in my opinion.

 

[Hullbee]

In 4-6 years hopefully. In the meantime Kane carries on or is there a hidden gem in the Premier League that hasn't yet had an England cap? Because none of the rest are anywhere near good enough in my opinion.

Many nations operate with donkeys and journey men up front and still win things

 

[gbems92]

33 years old and there is no one that could/would come close to his ability moving forward for England. He'll need to keep himself fit for another 4-6 years or England are in a world of sh*t.

Harry kane has been amazing but not sure i agree with that. Bellingham is still fairly young and could go on to be the best English player. Unless you're talking about as a striker then I might agree

 

[birdy67]

Harry kane has been amazing but not sure i agree with that. Bellingham is still fairly young and could go on to be the best English player. Unless you're talking about as a striker then I might agree

100% only talking about replacing Kane. We have some brilliant players such as Bellingham, Saka and Gordon who's starting to look like the real deal, but none of them score the goals that Harry Kane does and I wouldn't want to see any of them upfront for England. But there is no one in the premier League that I'd consider a suitable replacement. So either HK needs to keep himself fit beyond the next World Cup or we'll be weaker than we are already.

 

[birdy67]

Many nations operate with donkeys and journey men up front and still win things

Give me an example please? Spain, France and Argentina have all had phenomenal players upfront and are the recent champions of any international competition. Harry Kane might be close to those players but Dominic Calvert Lewin or Ollie Watkins aren't fit to lace their boots.

 

[WombleBee]

Though I admire his loyalty, he stayed at Spurs too long. He's playing with better players at Bayern and has raised his level accordingly.

 

[stomalomalus]

Give me an example please? Spain, France and Argentina have all had phenomenal players upfront and are the recent champions of any international competition. Harry Kane might be close to those players but Dominic Calvert Lewin or Ollie Watkins aren't fit to lace their boots.

Not sure many would consider Ferran Torres a world class striker...yet he gets the job done for Spain.

Doesn't take long for a class youngster to "arrive". And 1-2 years of a stop gap isn't so terrible when the players around him are so good. And England are starting to look like a complete unit in the final third if Rio continues his emergence. Romelle on the other wing and we're sorted for depth Outside of the 9, of course.

Kane is a class act.

 

[Bee1895]

Greatest England forward to ever walk this earth.

 

[jbee]

So your ready made replacement is......

Who needs a "ready made replacement". Your strongest player doesn't always have to be your striker. We will be able to put out a strong XI for the foreseeable future. And who knows maybe the kid at Villa, or Lankshear, or someone else we haven't seen the best of yet will turn out to be the canine's danglers. And Bellingham is basically a striker anyway.

 

[Hullbee]

Give me an example please? Spain, France and Argentina have all had phenomenal players upfront and are the recent champions of any international competition. Harry Kane might be close to those players but Dominic Calvert Lewin or Ollie Watkins aren't fit to lace their boots.

Northern. Ireland and Wales have won groups and qualification to major tournaments… as have New Zealand the list is endless

 

[neilbee]

A master of his craft

 

[hanworthbee]

Many nations operate with donkeys and journey men up front and still win things

Yep Spain not had a decent striker for years

 

[Untouchable]

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[Wayne]

Fair play to him, well deserved

 

[Gawain]

Wow! If he's earning more than the top players at Real Madrid and PSG etc, then he must be on one helluva package. Half a million a week basic? More?

 

[JANORAK]

Wow! If he's earning more than the top players at Real Madrid and PSG etc, then he must be on one helluva package. Half a million a week basic? More?

SSN showed a table this morning showing that aged 30+, HK is more than matching the figures put up by Messi and Ronaldo (goals/games), at the same ages. Though they were regularly knocking in 50s and 60s, Harry’s 73 last season was only once beaten by Messi’s 82 in 2011.

 

[Gawain]

SSN showed a table this morning showing that aged 30+, HK is more than matching the figures put up by Messi and Ronaldo (goals/games), at the same ages. Though they were regularly knocking in 50s and 60s, Harry’s 73 last season was only once beaten by Messi’s 82 in 2011.

And to reach those figures, it's all a tribute to the phenomenal number of games he plays each season, Bayern and England, often for the full 90 minutes as well.

Which is all the more remarkable when you considered he had bad ankle problems for a time when younger, and has had to manage that very carefully ever since.

 

[stomalomalus]

And to reach those figures, it's all a tribute to the phenomenal number of games he plays each season, Bayern and England, often for the full 90 minutes as well.

Which is all the more remarkable when you considered he had bad ankle problems for a time when younger, and has had to manage that very carefully ever since.

And unlike Messi, who's done very little when not actively involved, Kane is everywhere on the pitch, all the time.

He has incredible stamina. And the fact that his game is not based on explosiveness means he does not need to adjust and put undue pressure on his body. Truly an all-time great.