Harry Kane

[spursfan77]

What we going to do when Son gets injured or sent off again. Going to be absolutely fucked with Kane still out.

 

[buckley]

Say we need a striker and say it should have happened anytime in the last two years but for goodness don't say its Levy or ENIC at fault or you will get lambasted .the fella that said we don't need a back up striker we just need a striker because we don't have one and like I said if we had had got a back up striker when Kane was fit we perhaps would not need one now as its only with a crystal ball that you can say
"the back up is injured as well as Kane " just say its circumstances and bad luck and just do not say its lack of forethought by ENIC or LEVY because you will upset many on this sight .

 

[bat-chain]

You have to assume he will be back sooner than we are being told.

 

[FinnYid]

Need to rush Kane constantly back from injuries has already showed on his performance and now we will yet again do it this spring. Ineptitude to sign striker not only means givimg up this season and risking Jose / Levy relationship, it means gambling on career of Kane.

 

[tiger666]

What we going to do when Son gets injured or sent off again. Going to be absolutely fucked with Kane still out.

Then Moura, Bergwijn or Parrott play up front.

 

[spursfan77]

Then Moura, Bergwijn or Parrott play up front.

Cool. No long ball football then. Fine by me. Let’s just hope their finishing improves.

 

[dudu]

Say we need a striker and say it should have happened anytime in the last two years but for goodness don't say its Levy or ENIC at fault or you will get lambasted .the fella that said we don't need a back up striker we just need a striker because we don't have one and like I said if we had had got a back up striker when Kane was fit we perhaps would not need one now as its only with a crystal ball that you can say
"the back up is injured as well as Kane " just say its circumstances and bad luck and just do not say its lack of forethought by ENIC or LEVY because you will upset many on this sight .

I'll try and explain why, from my perspective.

Every single thread on this site gets infected with this anti-levy, anti-enic, cry baby nonsense.

From the Harry Kane thread to the Let's all laugh at Man U thread in general football it's just non stop, unadulterated anti levy rhetoric.

No one on this site likes that we are without a back-up striker but not everyone one wants to read about it in every other post on every thread.

And not everyone on here thinks the fact that we have failed to purchase a substandard shot in the dark or a 34-year-old has been, is the end of the world the way some are making out.

Better finishing from our previously otherwise reliable forward cover the last couple of games and some of the hissy fits on here the last 24 hours would be a lot different I'm sure.

 

[buckley]

I know its a different era but back in the sixties when in desperation for a striker we played centre half Mike England up front and it was a success for what we needed at the time . Also sometimes players have evolved from defenders to attacking players and the reverse .
Would it be too outrageous to suggest one of our defenders could play for the odd game up front as I say sometimes defenders started out as forwards . I await the " you know nothing about football " replies .

 

[bubble07]

I know its a different era but back in the sixties when in desperation for a striker we played centre half Mike England up front and it was a success for what we needed at the time . Also sometimes players have evolved from defenders to attacking players and the reverse .
Would it be too outrageous to suggest one of our defenders could play for the odd game up front as I say sometimes defenders started out as forwards . I await the " you know nothing about football " replies .

JM is trying to move away from type. Can you imagine what everyone will say if he plays say Sanchez upfront??

 

[dagraham]

I know its a different era but back in the sixties when in desperation for a striker we played centre half Mike England up front and it was a success for what we needed at the time . Also sometimes players have evolved from defenders to attacking players and the reverse .
Would it be too outrageous to suggest one of our defenders could play for the odd game up front as I say sometimes defenders started out as forwards . I await the " you know nothing about football " replies .

Bring back the Ginger Pele!

 

[buckley]

I remember Dion Dublin went from a good striker to a good centre half quite well .
I was only making a suggestion with no reason to think it would happen its just that Jose's modus operandi is a big target man up front like Drogba Lukaku Bensema of course it seems like he is going to have to do without a target man because son is a wide man that scores goals Moura is a run about a lot with little impact and awful passing ability so its going to be interesting to see which way he decides to play .
But I have faith he will find a solution. At least if he does find a way to make the attack work he will have options of what way to play when Harry is back . If he does not want to play H as a target man he can play as a no 10 and in my opinion that is a better way to get the best out of Kane.

 

[danielneeds]

I know its a different era but back in the sixties when in desperation for a striker we played centre half Mike England up front and it was a success for what we needed at the time . Also sometimes players have evolved from defenders to attacking players and the reverse .
Would it be too outrageous to suggest one of our defenders could play for the odd game up front as I say sometimes defenders started out as forwards . I await the " you know nothing about football " replies .

The difference was that most pitches were puddng bowls for a lot of the season and you had to play the ball in the air a lot. As you say, different times.

 

[coys200]

I’m no medical expert but from what I’ve read and couple people I’ve spoken to I can’t believe the injury was as bad as made out. From the first reports and having an operation the general recovery would expect someone to be on crutches for 4-6 weeks. Maybe the operation was more precautionary and slight repair than a full repair of a ruptured hamstring. He just couldn’t do that stretching 19 days after a serious operation.

 

[thekneaf]

I’m no medical expert but from what I’ve read and couple people I’ve spoken to I can’t believe the injury was as bad as made out. From the first reports and having an operation the general recovery would expect someone to be on crutches for 4-6 weeks. Maybe the operation was more precautionary and slight repair than a full repair of a ruptured hamstring. He just couldn’t do that stretching 19 days after a serious operation.

Very different, but I detached the ligament in my thumb and had to have that pinned on. Hand was in a cast for 6 weeks and when it came out it was incredibly stiff, huge lack of mobility and I needed weeks to even get the range of movement back.

Looking at those videos, I'd also therefore question just how serious it was. If it completely ruptured and had to be reattached then, although I'm no expert, I'd be shocked if anyone let him bare any load on it this soon.

 

[mpickard2087]

I know its a different era but back in the sixties when in desperation for a striker we played centre half Mike England up front and it was a success for what we needed at the time . Also sometimes players have evolved from defenders to attacking players and the reverse .
Would it be too outrageous to suggest one of our defenders could play for the odd game up front as I say sometimes defenders started out as forwards . I await the " you know nothing about football " replies .

That's taking it too far, but in the dying minutes I think there are situations to do it. I often think managers don't think clearly and logically and smartly whilst under pressure.

I see a lot of games where time is almost up and teams are desperate and will just be lumping the ball forward hoping something happens, the sub that comes on is almost always the default option of some sort of attacking player. Best example is I remember a few years back in one game we conceded a very late goal to go behind, the remaining time is just us going route one, no messing about, to get it forward in desperation. We won fuck all in terms of headers to cause any panic. The automatic sub option used in this time was to get on Soldado, and I'm sitting there noticing we have Fazio sat beside him on the bench and thinking who's better in that situation - 5ft nothing guy with no presence about him or a human giraffe?

Fair enough if you have a big target man striker or someone like a Fellaini for those situations, but a lot of clubs don't. And I just think they miss a trick sometimes when they're in desperate scenarios forced to get the ball forward and just bring on the 'attacking' player when they might have big centre backs who can actually head a ball and compete and set a platform in the penalty area go completely ignored.

 

[Colonel Dax]

 

[nailsy]

I'm not usually one to criticize Harry, but if he doesn't ease off he's going cause that poor horse a mischief.

 

[Gbspurs]

What a god.

 

[SpursSince1980]

It's time for SC Medical Diagnosis!!! Where's one of our resident medical experts to tell us what this means in terms of Harry's recovery? Is this about normal, and we should still expect him back mid April. Or does this look like he is ahead of schedule??

 

[TwanYid]

What a god.

He reminds me of me.

Only different.