One of the Best Young Strikers in the World: Tottenham’s Very Own, Harry Kane
Harry Kane’s Climb Through the Youth Academy Ranks
The start of Kane’s growth with Tottenham’s Under-14 team:
Alex Inglethorpe, the former Tottenham Academy director who now works with Liverpool:
"“I first saw Harry when, as the Under-18s coach, I would take the Under-14s once a week,” says Inglethorpe. “Harry would have been 13 at the time, and given that his is a late July birthday, he was still playing catch up with some of the group from a physical perspective. But he was always a promising technician and a very genuine young man with a wonderful desire to improve.” “Harry was always someone who was going to get better just by the sheer volume of work he was willing to do, and by the mentality he would demonstrate on a daily basis to invest in himself.” “He had a fantastic desire to improve and would always want to do extra work at the end of a session,” recalls Inglethorpe. “He became obsessive about his finishing in all its various forms and would dedicate a huge amount of time to improve these aspects of his game.”"
Hard work is perhaps one of Harry Kane’s best qualities as a footballer. He always wants to improve a lot and is willing to put in the hours to get better.
Rarely taken out of games, Kane plays the full 90 minutes almost all the time even when he’s physically tired from playing too much with little or no rest. It’s a testament to see how physically fit Kane is and how serious he takes a no days off approach, to become the best player for club and country as well as the world if he can.
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