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jay2040

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I don't blame him for wanting to leave. If we got £120M+ for him (or whatever) I'd take if, provided we reinvested sensibly. Kane is still a great player but I honesty don't think we'll see the all-action beast-mode Kane again.

The injuries have very obviously affected his mobility and pace, and we don't even know what effect the hamstring injury/operation will have. It's a real shame, and I wish we, and England, had taken better care of him.

Problem is, I don't trust us to reinvest it well, and it's quite possible that coronavirus will fuck the market and mean no one stumps up the money Levy will invariably (and rightly) demand.

I disagree and feel that he will be back with a vengeance!
 

nailsy

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I don't blame him for wanting to leave. If we got £120M+ for him (or whatever) I'd take if, provided we reinvested sensibly. Kane is still a great player but I honesty don't think we'll see the all-action beast-mode Kane again.

The injuries have very obviously affected his mobility and pace, and we don't even know what effect the hamstring injury/operation will have. It's a real shame, and I wish we, and England, had taken better care of him.

Problem is, I don't trust us to reinvest it well, and it's quite possible that coronavirus will fuck the market and mean no one stumps up the money Levy will invariably (and rightly) demand.

£120m wouldn't go far in a normal market anyway. You'd probably get a replacement striker and one other top player. I'd keep Kane for as long as possible.
 

BringBack_leGin

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I don't blame him for wanting to leave. If we got £120M+ for him (or whatever) I'd take if, provided we reinvested sensibly. Kane is still a great player but I honesty don't think we'll see the all-action beast-mode Kane again.

The injuries have very obviously affected his mobility and pace, and we don't even know what effect the hamstring injury/operation will have. It's a real shame, and I wish we, and England, had taken better care of him.

Problem is, I don't trust us to reinvest it well, and it's quite possible that coronavirus will fuck the market and mean no one stumps up the money Levy will invariably (and rightly) demand.
He’s not said he wants to leave, only that we need to make progress for him to stay. This is how rumours get out of hand. And as for ‘not blaming him’, he’s been paid very handsomely to be an equal part in both our successes and failures and ultimately is part of the side which hasn’t won anything, therefore partly responsible.
 

theShiznit

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If his mobility continues to decline and he has to become a full-time support striker to someone faster, his stock may never be as high as it is now.

(not that i am advocating cashing in...)

Hopefully though, this enforced break will see a revitalized Kane coming out all guns blazing closing down, chasing like the old days. (and banging in shots from all angles)
 

double0

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If his mobility continues to decline and he has to become a full-time support striker to someone faster, his stock may never be as high as it is now.

(not that i am advocating cashing in...)

Hopefully though, this enforced break will see a revitalized Kane coming out all guns blazing closing down, chasing like the old days. (and banging in shots from all angles)
His game will have to adapt like most players getting older or injury prone...Kane has good movement and is a clean finisher in all most every situation he'll always score goals.
 

theShiznit

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His game will have to adapt like most players getting older or injury prone...Kane has good movement and is a clean finisher in all most every situation he'll always score goals.
That's true but if your mobility is getting you to most balls second then the chances start drying up and more pressure comes to take those chances when they do come.
 

DJS

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Dec 9, 2006
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Will be interesting to see him back in action as has had a long well-needed break now.

You’d hope with him and Son back (and Bergwign??) that we should be able to cause problems for opponents and then just a case of being tighter at back.
 

DJS

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He’s not said he wants to leave, only that we need to make progress for him to stay. This is how rumours get out of hand. And as for ‘not blaming him’, he’s been paid very handsomely to be an equal part in both our successes and failures and ultimately is part of the side which hasn’t won anything, therefore partly responsible.

Very good excellently made point re: the not blaming him part of your post.

Kane has been unavailable for large parts of the last three seasons and whilst it can be argued (rightly) that we should have another striker to rotate him with, he still appears to be the type who is very forceful in wanting to play, even if not properly fit.

And as our talisman it is up to him to be a strong influence for us In the top games as well as he has the ability (like when he let us down big time in Champions League final).
 

theShiznit

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Bit i read about him being a support striker
He's been playing as a support striker for England for the last 18 months, and for us too for the last 6-9 months.

It's pretty clear that as his pace has dropped he has started coming a lot deeper to affect the play. And he's used his skill set pretty well outside the box setting up numerous goals/chances for Spurs and England.
 

DJS

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He's been playing as a support striker for England for the last 18 months, and for us too for the last 6-9 months.

It's pretty clear that as his pace has dropped he has started coming a lot deeper to affect the play. And he's used his skill set pretty well outside the box setting up numerous goals/chances for Spurs and England.

He was a support striker in his youth team days too wasn’t he?

With his pace dropping a bit I think he’d be ideal in a Firmio-type role for us with pacey wingers either side of him.

He’d also still score a lot more goals than Firmio too.
 

theShiznit

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He was a support striker in his youth team days too wasn’t he?

With his pace dropping a bit I think he’d be ideal in a Firmio-type role for us with pacey wingers either side of him.

He’d also still score a lot more goals than Firmio too.
People used to say he was a hybrid of Sheringham and Shearer and it seems pretty accurate now.
 

rabbikeane

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Before he hired a personal trainer, chef and went into complete Bale/Ronaldo mode, he was a bit on the large side and played in support. Didn't have the pace to be direct like prime Shearer. Had to debate with many here who didn't think he'd make it in the Premier League.
It looked back then that he could turn into a Sheringham style player, and I mentioned to those that gave up on him that he was ahead of Sheringham in comparison with Millwall and the league he played at the time. That he'd turn into a Shearer/Sheringham hybrid however shocked me, goes to show what a player can do if he train and prepare like a world class athlete in stead of the half ass effort most do. Doubt we'll see peak Kane again though, just as Shearer never returned to that level at same age - doesn't mean he can't have a long and successful career going forward, still breaking records, just have to adapt ... and stay fit.
 

topper

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Before he hired a personal trainer, chef and went into complete Bale/Ronaldo mode, he was a bit on the large side and played in support. Didn't have the pace to be direct like prime Shearer. Had to debate with many here who didn't think he'd make it in the Premier League.
It looked back then that he could turn into a Sheringham style player, and I mentioned to those that gave up on him that he was ahead of Sheringham in comparison with Millwall and the league he played at the time. That he'd turn into a Shearer/Sheringham hybrid however shocked me, goes to show what a player can do if he train and prepare like a world class athlete in stead of the half ass effort most do. Doubt we'll see peak Kane again though, just as Shearer never returned to that level at same age - doesn't mean he can't have a long and successful career going forward, still breaking records, just have to adapt ... and stay fit.
But was that ‘ peak ‘ Kane as an out and out striker?
 
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