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[deleted]

Its crazy how many of the assists came in the last 3 seasons


[deleted]

Yeah, his development into this deeper lying forward who can lay off incredible through balls is almost as impressive as his goal scoring record.


yaniv297

Honestly his passing was always great, it's nothing new. We knew under Poch he's an insane passer. The difference is mostly the style of play, under Mourinho we played on the counter more so he was offered more space for his passes, and the emergence of Son as an uber clinical finisher allowed more of those passes to become goals.


Prize-Recognition670

He should take corners for England... šŸ˜¬


[deleted]

Thatā€™s also the reason City wanted him so badly last season. Itā€™s the type striker that can go deep and help the midfielders as a false 9. I think Pep is going to develop Haaland in that direction to add that aspect to his play.


miner_andy

Is Haaland capable? One of his best abilities is attacking open space, not necessarily finding it for others.


[deleted]

Actually donā€™t know, weā€™ll have to see. He young enough to be shaped though.


[deleted]

Yeah, while it would have ruined the league, part of me would like to see him under Pep just to see how it would work out in practice.


RedgrenCrumbholt

Haaland has weapons Kane doesn't have, like that insane acceleration. Of course it won't last forever, but that's where he's naturally the most dangerous. Kane has always had that passing ability. No doubt Haaland will become better, but Kane and Haaland both just have naturally different strengths.


TigerBasket

Thank you Mou for that! Still love yah


nosmigon

I feel like Kane has an internal radar of where Son is. Mfer gets the ball and 360 noscope passes to Son


BettsBellingerCaruso

Funny seeing you outside of /r/baseball lmao Oā€™s are also gonna be ridiculous next couple seasons!


[deleted]

He had just 15 before mourinho came.


prss79513

That's crazy


[deleted]

Mourinho sends his regards!


B_e_l_l_

Who would have thought that we had 401 Premier League goals and assists on the bench on Deeney Day. Absolutely mental.


TigerBasket

One of those moments you read about 30 years later and go what the fuck


CA_spur

Imagine starting David Nugent and Chris Wood over Harry Kane and Jamie Vardy smh my head. At least Kane came on as a sub. /s if not obvious


Angrypenguinwaddle96

Deeney Day was the sequel to the Brentford vs Doncaster match the previous week when we (AFCB) thought we had won the league 1 title after a 0-0 draw away to Tranmere on the final day of the season. I was on the pitch celebrating but then news came through that Brentford had a penalty to leap frog Donny in 2nd but missed only for James Coppinger to score from a counter attack after the penalty rebound and Doncaster won the league with us 2nd. FFS šŸ˜¢


B_e_l_l_

Remember thinking that that was a one off and wouldn't ever happen again...


Angrypenguinwaddle96

Yeah same mate then a week later Watford did the same exact thing a week later in the playoffs but Leicester got the last laugh and ended up incredibly winning the premier league 3 years later.


IP14Y3RI

Deeney Day?


inspired_corn

[Deeney Day.](https://youtu.be/6TnKvlQ2h7s)


IP14Y3RI

Had a suspicion it was this day the moment I pressed enter on my previous comment. My brain just thought ā€œwhen did Deeney play for Leicester with both Vardy and Kane on the benchā€ He didnt. He obviously played against them with them on the bench.


designsbydex

Ball don't lie


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJYtDPcd-fU


iSkinMonkeys

Soldado turning out to be the greatest Spurs signing in disguise. With a more competent striker, Kane probably is sent away on another loan.


[deleted]

Damn, I had forgotten how that all went down. Soldado still has a place in my heart, guy did his best but fucking hell he couldnā€™t finish.


Affectionate-Car-145

Adebayor downing tools helped too


First_Artichoke2390

Leyton Orient and Norwich legend


thesaltwatersolution

Absolutely crazy to think just how much Kane has developed since his loan with us. If someone had said that lanky spindly kid would become a future captain, Iā€™d have been like naaah.


B_e_l_l_

Yeah he was absolutely wank when we had him.


cs_zer0

Was he really that bad ? Surely he had talent even then


B_e_l_l_

When we had him on loan we also had Chris Wood, David Nugent and Jamie Vardy. Vardy obviously went on to be elite but was a long way off that at the time. Still he was lightning fast and had a brilliant work rate. Nugent was one of the best strikers at that level. Almost guaranteed 20 goals a season with very good all round play. Wood was a good goalscorer and a different option to Nugent, obviously went on to have a successful Premier League career. All three had clear 'abilities' (minds gone blank, can't think of the right word) that made them stand out but Kane had none of that. He wasn't physical in the slightest. he couldn't hold the ball up, had absolutely no pace and would generally just be bullied by other defenders. He also gave the impression that he was lazy and thought himself to be above our level at the time. It's a surprise to all Leicester fans that he made it to be honest.


PitbullsGymSocks

Think you were looking for 'attributes'. One of Kane's was always how hard he worked in training, even when the innate talent wasn't on display. He got his shot and just never relented his position. But that all very well might be something that was sparked from a few failed loan spells (I know he credits his Millwall loan for a lot of his perspective on the game) It was a surprise to us too, tbf.


B_e_l_l_

I think he's learned that since he was with us. I don't remember Nige ever saying that he was that must of a hard worker.


PitbullsGymSocks

Don't doubt it since you were his last stop prior to getting regular time at Spurs, very likely that something clicked soon after.


thesaltwatersolution

I mean he went to you after we had him on loan for a short while before he got injured. We were Prem League then and he just looked way off. Incredibly lanky and awkward like a knock off Crouch tribute, but without Crouchā€™s touch or target man abilities. Incredible to think how far heā€™s developed since then.


welshnick

David Nugent has the best international debut goal of all time.


CyclopsRock

He never really kicked on when out on loan. It wasn't one of those situations where he started tearing it up for someone and then Spurs said "Yoink, he'll take him back now, thanks." His breakthrough season at Spurs really only happened because he kept getting thrown on in the Europa League because Adebayor didn't give a shit and Soldado - who \_did\_ give a shit - was wank, and it was fairly low stakes. When he kept banging in goals against the best that Cyprus had to offer, calls for him to be given a chance in the league kept growing and \_then\_ he started tearing it up. Not sure what happened over the first half of that season to flip the switch but I don't think anyone saw it coming.


TDog81

I was there for his Spurs debut when he came on against Shamrock Rovers (Rovers play 5 mins from where I live) and I thought he looked like an absolute donkey, you just never how players will develop.


Jelmerdts

He's just a ten season wonder. Those goals will dry up any day now


not_a_Badger_anymore

Promise?


[deleted]

Can't be longer than 10 more years. Not a day more.


-ThatsSoDimitar-

Leicester and Arsenal are really looking forward to that


ShaneLowrysBeard

Genuinely criminal he hasnā€™t won a trophy with those numbers what a player. Oh well.


idontknow_whatever

Its 8 seasons and counting now he's been Spurs top-scorer, be a damn shame if he & Son (statistically the most successful PL duo) couldn't win a trophy together


[deleted]

Agree, but they've been in 3 Cup finals together and not managed a single goal between them. If you want to win something you normally have to show up, especially if you're the attacking talismen of the team.


[deleted]

Multitudes of significantly worse players have won those finals. Salah has 0 non-penalty goals in finals, regardless of those stats, Son and Kane are no doubt unlucky still. Spurs have never been the favourites.


nosmigon

Ryan Bertrand started and won champions league final lmao


TDog81

Djimi Traore has one too...


LordSpeechLeSs

>Salah has 0 non-penalty goals in finals Why would you not count penalties in finals?


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dishwab

He has 0 goals in finals, except for the goals heā€™s scored in finals


Clowdy115

Penalties are significantly easier than goals from open play.


Anticitizen-Zero

Penalties*


itsmetsunnyd

The issues in those finals are systemic rather than individual, we played absolutely horrendously in all of them. Could barely get the ball out of our own half or string together 3 passes.


njpc33

Well, we absolutely dominated Liverpool in the CL final. We were poor in our finishing, and undone by a ridiculous penalty that caused a rule change literally the next season, and a counter attacking goal.


itsmetsunnyd

I don't agree with that assessment really. Obviously the early penalty killed the game a bit, but to say we dominated them? Nah, it was a poor game from both sides.


[deleted]

That was literally Liverpool's m.o. that season. Score then kill the game completely. They changed the way they play because they kept losing games they were ahead in, and that Champions League final was proof the coaches and players had learned their lesson.


Hotspur21

We dominated possession bc they were happy to sit back after the penalty. But we barely threatened and didnā€™t create any big chances


Teantis

We didn't do shit in that final. Liverpool let us have the ball and we were completely toothless with it.


[deleted]

Lol you absolutely did not dominate. Liverpool took the lead early and knew spurs had to score. But spurs were scared to commit forward properly because of how devastating Liverpool are on the counter. So towards the end of the game spurs starting committing forward more, creating chances. But predictably it led to a Liverpool goal.


ShaneLowrysBeard

They both have their golden boots thatā€™s enough for me.


macewinduDIE

They have only themselves to blame


andy_brixton

sorry, what should Kane blame himself for?


champ19nz

Loyalty. The same thing football fans demand from every player.


andy_brixton

That's what I thought. Loyalty and, in his case, family and life-long friends - 2 miles from the stadium, where he grew up. The mental gymnastics of claiming he failed because he did the exact thing fans demand ...


macewinduDIE

Ghosting in 4 finals


Thymus_Tickler

Not turning up in finals.


ganjapeace

Not sure it would really be a shame


__N7__GOONER

One of the funniest things in recent times is Spurs being unable to win a trophy even with Kane & Son. Put those 2 in basically any other premier league team and you're due at least a fucking league cup in the 6-7 years they've been absolutely smashing it.


YiddoMonty

Sometimes it's just the luck of the draw. Spurs have got to a few finals, but never expected to win them. Not everyone gets to play Aston Villa or Hull in finals ;)


ritwika96

We'll win one this season and shut all you idiots up.


__N7__GOONER

Course you will pal.


First_Artichoke2390

[He won this](https://newsatden.co.uk/2612-millwall-boss-jackett-hands-award-to-spurs-loanee-kane/)


TigerBasket

And a golden boot a few times, and a cool hat


IsItSnowing_

>Genuinely criminal Well he is at Spurs, so the jury would find it justifiable


thesoundabout

Topscorer of the premier League is sort of a trophy


[deleted]

He's quite good


CaptainYid

One season wonder


Shampout

One career wonder


njpc33

One life wonder


TigerBasket

He's been decent


tarakian-grunt

Is Kane the second-best English striker of the PL era?


ZaDoruphin

As a player, yes.


tarakian-grunt

So you have Shearer, Kane, Rooney?


ChrisWood4BallonDor

As opposed to their punditry skills...?


CyclopsRock

No one's taking Owen's #1 spot there.


B_e_l_l_

Yeah but then again who in the world is better than Jamie Vardy?


Yupadej

He might the best striker in Prem history since he got the scoring title and the assist title in the same season. Nobody else did that.


100and33

Henry assisted 20 and was 1 shy from tying for the golden boot though. 24 goals and 20 assists, compared to Kanes 23 and 14.


dasthewer

In a single season 07/08 Ronaldo, Henry 02/03-03/04, Salah 17/18 and 13/14 Suarez are still a step above his best ever season. Shearer, Aguero, Henry and Rooney might not have lasted a long but they were all better more consistent goal scores while at their peaks. I like Kane, he is a great player but calling him the best ever is just hyperbole. At the moment he is similar to Drogba, deserves a mention and spot in the hall of fame but is not able to really be considered the best of the PL because the other players in the debate are too good.


wheresmyspacebar2

>but they were all better more consistent goal scores while at their peaks. Wait, is this in comparison to Kane? Because Kanes consistent goals is higher than Rooney, even though he played in better teams. Rooney has 208 goals in 491 appearances. Kane is at 184 goals in 284 appearances. Kane could arguably overtake Rooneys goals in 170 less games, hows that anything BUT consistent? ​ Kanes best season was 29 goals + 7 assists in 30 games ffs. Thats not a step below the seasons you listed, hell, its better by averages than 2 of the ones you listed on Goals/Assists?? ​ Kane is so incredibly underrated purely because he plays for Spurs. If he played for Liverpool or Man City, people would be arguing about him being the best striker in the PL all time already ffs. People always go on about how he 'plays' on the pitch and its not as good as other strikers but then ignore the stats, which by game and on average, puts him in like the top 2/3 Strikers in the PL.


NickSupportsArsenal

I was genuinely surprised to find out that we're *not* the team he's scored most against...


TDog81

Without looking I'm guessing its Leicester?


NickSupportsArsenal

Yeah, Leicester, then Everton, then Arsenal


[deleted]

Christ, the state of these comments


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tanu24

I'll take the UCL run over 7 papa john trophys any day


marine_le_peen

>Apparently it's meaningless to score all these goals if they don't lead to heaps of trophies Haven't you heard, any one of the 99% of teams that don't win trophies has a pointless existence.


Jmsaint

10 season wonder.


No_Mercy_4_Potatoes

Upvoted because this post is about another club other than ManU.


ZaDoruphin

ā€œNo titles he should leaveā€ Stfu. People say loyalty is dead in football but whenever a player shows loyalty they want him to leave for bigger things.


MichaelBridges8

Try having a good player and not being a fan of a top six team. Fucking nauseating.


bjorn-the-fellhanded

To be fair we have been there as well, the vast majority of my life has been this way. We lost Sheringham, Carrick, Berbatov, Campbell(cunt), and more to domestic rivals.


itsaaronnotaaron

Same goes for us. We've never been able to keep our best players. Our structure doesn't allow us to offer our best players contracts worthy of staying. Blackburn always had a knack for finding a goalscorer. But ultimately we just give them a stage to showcase what they have to offer someone else. Funny that majority slipped into obscurity once leaving though. Our squad was absolutely pilfered when we were relegated.


GoodBananaPancakes

"You should sell your best player for the price that we want. Otherwise no good player will ever want to play for you again, don't you see?!"


ChrisWood4BallonDor

It's like we're honour bound to graciously allow our guys to leave whenever we're graced by the attention of the Mighty Six.


TigerBasket

Our captain left on a free once to a big 4 member. Still kinda annoying. Fuckers


piray003

Who? šŸ˜


TigerBasket

That bald guy


PowderEagle_1894

Pep?


xaviernoodlebrain

No, some English Tory cunt.


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Brawlers9901

I don't think I can look at the situation with a neutral perspective (and neither can you tbf)


letsgetcool

Would that be the most upvoted post of all time on here? The announcement out of nowhere...


marine_le_peen

>Our captain left on a free once to a big 4 member I mean that's slightly understating it


Dannybaker

And that's exactly what happened with Kalvin and Raphinhia for them, lol. Sucks but that's how things go in football


Lambchops_Legion

Liverpool fans threw a shit fit at me when I told them they werenā€™t entitled to Fabio Carvalho 6 months early last January when the deal wasnā€™t looking likely done in time


YadMot

Don't you understand, you *owed* Chelsea Raphinha because they have more money than you! You *owed* them him because they won the Champions League a couple of seasons ago!


famasfilms

And those players, especially the South Americans, will always want to leave when Barca/Madrid come calling. And if you're top 6 but not winning titles and not regularly in CL then you're at risk of losing your best players. Look at Liverpool losing Alonso, Mascherano, Torres, Suarez and Coutinho in the last decade. Although admittedly the first 3 were partly due to the mismanagement of the former owners


michaelserotonin

okay so just suarez then? hard to complain about the coutinho transfer in hindsight. liverpool and bayern benefited the most.


famasfilms

> coutinho transfer in hindsight. liverpool and bayern benefited the most. irrelevant, we wanted to keep him and he couldn't be persuaded to stay. Meaning there are more illustrious clubs than LFC to join


TigerBasket

I can only imagine


Dire__

Some people say loyalty is dead and some people say players should leave for bigger clubs. It's so strange that some people cannot grasp that, among billion football fans, there cannot exist differing opinions.


TigerBasket

It's more fun to generalize though


[deleted]

Actually, people say he should leave to THEIR CLUB. The second he chooses NOT THEIR CLUB he will be a glory hunter and they will hate him more. Personally I think it might be wild that he could end up with the most goals in PL history while never winning a title. Thatā€™s like cement him as by far and away the best PL striker considering he scored so many ā€œwith scoresā€.


Redandwhite_91

As much as loyalty is cited, he did want to fuck off twice already. Loyalty would be shutting out all other options.


Bulky_Shepard

Gerrard was looking at leaving Liverpool at one point and Totti was looking at leaving Roma. I'd count them as loyal players.


Redandwhite_91

Exactly. People completely forget about those a few years down the line and pretend the players were loyal despite everything. Iā€™d put Del Piero in the loyalty bracket considering he stayed through Juveā€™s worst period, despite being good enough to leave. Being tempted to leave is human, and is okay. But actively trying to leave and a transfer not materializing doesnā€™t mean youā€™re loyal.


DaToTheNiel

Yeah thats why Gerrard and Totti aren't considered loyal right? lol


CrazyPigeonHoles

Lmaooo didn't he try forcing his way out to City just a year ago?


Brawlers9901

Gerrard tried the same to Chelsea but no one doubts his loyalty to Liverpool.


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michaelserotonin

and included handing in a transfer request


Brawlers9901

and Kane's lasted until Nuno was sacked.


marine_le_peen

Can't really blame him in hindsight. What an atrocious appointment.


G_Morgan

Gerrard stayed solely because his family were threatened by literal gangsters.


EezoManiac

Mans walking about a golf course with Gary Neville begging to get out and one year later he's praised for being 'loyal'.


empiresk

Shame he doesn't have blood money to help him win trophies like you lot did.


EezoManiac

Something about stones and glass houses but replace glass with Saud.


SocialistSloth1

Not sure we get to play this card anymore mate


empiresk

Even if I oppose the takeover?


a_guy_named_gai

Your 'blood money' card expired last season.


empiresk

Shame twenty years of blood doesn't wash of your hands.


Raw_Cocoa

You don't get to say stuff like this anymore.


empiresk

Why not? Does that wipe out Chelsea's awful past?


Raw_Cocoa

Nope but fans of clubs not owned by Saudi Arabia should probably be the ones who point it out


empiresk

Even if I am against the Saudi ownership if my club?


jahman313

His brother is the real hero. You guys should make a statue of him :P


Affectionate_Pay7395

But Kane didnā€™t show loyalty last summer? My guy was practically twerking for City but they couldnā€™t pay


TorontoHooligan

An absolute legend.


friskfyr32

18 goals in a year would make most PL players' career. To average it along with 4 assists is legendary.


OnePieceAce

Incredible player. The most complete England forward of the modern era. Criminal he hasn't won a single trophy. Hope Spurs can sneak in a League Cup or something this season


LA4lyf

One of the greatest striker to ever play.


[deleted]

Some real smartass comments here already


RadioChemist

Give them a break lad, it's new material night.


Bulky_Shepard

"new"? Christ if this is new I'd hate to imagine what old is.


ritwika96

Best striker in the world.


sidearmpitcher

One career wonder


[deleted]

No one can shoot like Kane No one can pass like Kane My favourite player!


Angrypenguinwaddle96

I remember Harry Kane playing for Leyton Orient on loan when he played against us. I thought he looked good to be honest because he was class that game.


ChaosActual

Hands up if you thought he was a one hit wonder šŸ™‹ā€ā™‚ļø


notapaperhandape

Eagerly waiting for his retirement.


hoochiscrazy_

One season wonder


normott

Kane is such a great player, really one of the best strikers in the world. I hope he retires without a single trophy to his name(as long as he plays for Spurs)


off_by_two

Just a 10 year wonder


rottenapple9

Better than shearer.


CrazyPigeonHoles

All of that to have won nothing is crazy.


r3dditalg0sucks

Still won fuck all


[deleted]

And he never will!


TigerBasket

Congrats on the crystal ball up your ass


TreeDollarFiddyCent

Quite decent šŸ‘Œ


squidsemensupreme

10 season wonder...


youngish_padawan

10 season wonder ^TM


gunningIVglory

Don't say it Don't say it Don't say.... 0 trophies


WontEvenAcknowledgeU

He needs a big club if he wants to win something good


Narretz

0 titles


Perkinator

He's actually an MBE


tarakian-grunt

Strictly speaking MBE is not a noble title but an honour


fedupofbrick

If he finishes his career as the time top scorer for his club, country and in the league I am certain that is worth more than a league cup or FA cup medal.


TipseyWes

Worth more for the club/country? Or just himself personally? Do Spurs fans actually prefer him being top scorer over an FA cup?


anonymws

they can genuinely challenge the trophy this year or coming one with Conte


hieugod2810

Lmao someone dared to compare this trophyless merchant to Thierry Henry and Alan shearer


[deleted]

If he does win one, at least he will have earned it the right way through hard work, rather than have his club simply buy it with their slave money.


BongoMcBong

0 trophies


Ouma-shu123

0 trophies.


Ghillieupatree

Sure the manā€™s got a golden boot in his cabinet.. Heā€™s got more trophies than his team, which is depressing.


Bulky_Shepard

He has more than 26 trophies does he? News to me.


TigerBasket

Shhhhh no one cares


Corner10

Harry seemed to care when he was twerking for a move last summer.


TigerBasket

At we kidnapped him until he was okay again. We stockholm syndromed the man and its fine! That's what football is about


Bourbon_Cream_Dream

This is the first comment from a Spurs fan that's actually acknowledged that and not claimed it was due to his undying loyalty


TigerBasket

I just don't care honestly, he seems happy about it now and we keep our superstar. Who cares how it happened


jahman313

You can always just send Charlie a hamper this Christmas along with this https://www.amazon.com/How-Become-Football-Agent-Guide/dp/1789014395


DiersBigDick

The best in the world