Jenas: I played with Harry in his early days at Spurs and didn’t think he was athletic enough to make it

[mawspurs]

Jermaine Jenas has admitted that he didn’t expect Harry Kane to become the superstar that he is today.

The presenter and pundit, who enjoyed a Premier League career with clubs including Newcastle, Tottenham and Aston Villa, was playing in north London when Kane made the step up to first team level.

Source: TalkSPORT

 

[worcestersauce]

He wasn't alone in that, many of us thought the same and let's be honest, none of us thought he'd turn out to be the best striker in the world. Some players, Sterling for example, have their attributes at 17 because their game is based on speed. Harry Kane's was based on strength and composure in front of goal and that comes to fruition with maturity. My son told me at the time that he has bossed defenses and scored at every age group and will do the same at Premier league level, he was right.

 

[Gassin's finest]

Cool story, JJ...

 

[theShiznit]

That's funny, I played with Jermaine Jenas when he was young and always thought he looked like too much of a One show presenter to make it as a footballer

 

[Locotoro]

I'd much rather hear Van Der Vaarts early impression on Kane

 

[Neon_Knight_]

He wasn't alone in that, many of us thought the same and let's be honest, none of us thought he'd turn out to be the best striker in the world. Some players, Sterling for example, have their attributes at 17 because their game is based on speed. Harry Kane's was based on strength and composure in front of goal and that comes to fruition with maturity. My son told me at the time that he has bossed defenses and scored at every age group and will do the same at Premier league level, he was right.

For the same reason, Sterling is likely to decline in his late 20s / early 30s (loss of speed & acceleration) while Kane is likely to carry on at the top level well into his 30s (making up for any loss of pace with increasing football IQ).

Aaron Lennon & Theo Walcott (both inferior to Sterling, but similar reliance on pace) had to drop down to inferior teams at circa 28. Sterling moved to Chelsea at 27 (hardly slumming it, but the team he left went on to win the treble without him, so it was a clear step down), then a within a year of that went from England starting XI to not even making the squad.

 

[Col_M]

This story get churned out every season.