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Harry Kane MBE

The boy's certainly living the dream; fans calling for you to start/scoring for fun/first strikers name on the team sheet/wembley final.
 
Nice words said about Harry from Pulis.





Pulis heaps praise on Kane West Brom boss Tony Pulis has hailed rising Spurs sensation Harry Kane as a shining example of a young, modern-day footballer.
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    West Brom boss Tony Pulis has hailed rising Spurs sensation Harry Kane as a shining example of a young, modern-day footballer.

    Pulis has another emerging star under his wing in Saido Berahino, but has warned the talented striker he is far from the finished article, with lessons to potentially be learned from Kane.

    Albion's Barclays Premier League clash with Tottenham on Saturday throws up an intriguing battle between the two players, both aged 21 - born just a week apart - and who both wear the number 18.

    Kane has been a revelation for Spurs this season, scoring 18 goals in 32 matches, and Pulis believes he has displayed the ideal temperament for a player who has hit the big time so young.

    Berahino, meanwhile, has shown signs his new-found status has gone to his head this term, such as failing to celebrate any of his four goals in the 7-0 FA Cup win over Gateshead at the start of the month.


    More significantly, and a few days later, Berahino was banned from driving for 12 months after pleading guilty to a drink-driving offence that had taken place in October.

    Initially reflecting on Kane, and another Tottenham talent in 23-year-old midfielder Ryan Mason, Pulis said: "They are fantastic players who have come through the Academy system.

    "The supporters can relate to them. They are local lads, and both of them are Tottenham supporters I believe - Harry definitely - so it is really nice to have kids come through and play for the team."

    Asked if he was a fan, Pulis added: "Kane has been outstanding.

    "His attitude is so refreshing, and he has proven beyond doubt he has the talent to play in the Premier League.

    "He did so well in respect of his early games, he brought life (into the team) and he actually carries the flag for them.

    "He leads them out. They take the pace of the game off him at times, which is wonderful when you have a striker like that.

    "To be fair to Tottenham they have certainly found two gems in those two."

    When suggested to Pulis that Berahino and Kane are the two most exciting young English strikers in the country, he replied: "Saido has a long way to go. I don't think he is in that bracket yet.

    "Kane looks as though he is a lad who has bitten the arm off to get that chance and he is not going to let it go.

    "That is what you want, you want players to have that desire and commitment.

    "It is a wonderful game and a wonderful life and they get paid extraordinary amounts of money.

    "Sometimes they get lost in the wash, where really and truthfully their whole life should be committed to becoming better players, to performing better week in week out.

    "There are so many things that surround footballers these days that sometimes they forget the main reason they are what they are is because they have been blessed with a talent to play football and they have to be reminded of that at times."

    Pulis goes into the game with virtually a full squad, with new £4.75million signing Callum McManaman included and poised to make his debut.
 
Giving his own player a bit of stick. Then again Berahino has certainly dropped off the radar a bit recently.
 
Can understand that Kane wants to score all the time as a striker. But he should not get too selfish as that might affect the team. There was a chance in the first half against Sheff Utd where he should have passed to an unmarked Eriksen but tried to score himself and wasted it instead. But credit to him for making that perfect pass to Eriksen for the crucial second goal.
 
Spurs7891 said:
Can understand that Kane wants to score all the time as a striker. But he should not get too selfish as that might affect the team. There was a chance in the first half against Sheff Utd where he should have passed to an unmarked Eriksen but tried to score himself and wasted it instead. But credit to him for making that perfect pass to Eriksen for the crucial second goal.
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I really don't think he's been anywhere near too selfish so far.

Most of the time he looks up, but if strikers were always looking for the pass they would miss good opportunities to just fashion a bit of space and strike it. Particularly when you can strike it like Kane a bit of selfishness is a good thing.

I don't remember the particular situation against Sheffield you talk of. I remember one where he could have passed it, but it was far from an easy or obvious pass as Eriksen was tracked quite well by the defenders. Might have been one that slipped my mind though.
 


He is just so direct and purposful - thats what makes him effective.

That goal above - its has three things;

1. get a touch to give some kind of angle (doesnt matter the touch wasnt "perfectly controlled")
2. set your balance
3. bang.

Try defending against that.

Two things both Drogba and Shearer were so good at - there first thought was to get themselves and the ball into a position where they could hit the target - and of course they has the desire to get there before the defender.

Harry has those qualities too, and thats why he scores goals.
By all accounts his touch can be a bit clumsy, his dribbling is average and he has average pace - but it doesnt really matter if you know how to use it and be effective.
Add to that great desire, and you will do well.
 
monkeybarry said:
He is just so direct and purposful - thats what makes him effective.

That goal above - its has three things;

1. get a touch to give some kind of angle (doesnt matter the touch wasnt "perfectly controlled")
2. set your balance
3. bang.

Try defending against that.

Two things both Drogba and Shearer were so good at - there first thought was to get themselves and the ball into a position where they could hit the target - and of course they has the desire to get there before the defender.

Harry has those qualities too, and thats why he scores goals.
By all accounts his touch can be a bit clumsy, his dribbling is average and he has average pace - but it doesnt really matter if you know how to use it and be effective.
Add to that great desire, and you will do well.
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And this is the reason that he has to stay at the point of the attack. His first touch and Bang! if he is 10 yards deeper then he has midfielders around him. His ability to take a ball, shift it into space and then hit it is wasted in a withdrawn role. Also his aerial ability and the fact he works like mad means he is much more effective at the point. When he needs to drop a little to pick out a runner he does as in Eriksens goal against Sheffield. We really have found a gem here.

Sherer was not lightning fast, did not dribble that much. Same with lineker. But when you can finish. That covers for a lot.
 
Arry has actually only started 13 PL games this season and has 10 PL goals

not bad is it :)
 
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