One of the Best Young Strikers in the World: Tottenham’s Very Own, Harry Kane
Looking to the Future as England’s New Striker
Manchester United striker, Wayne Rooney surpassed Bobby Charlton’s England goalscoring record of 49 goals by scoring his 50th international goal in 107 appearances against Switzerland. Rooney has since added his 51st international goal, but eventually he will step down.
Now while Harry Kane only has three international goals for England in eight appearances, and a long way to go. he’s quickly been identified as England’s future striker after proving that he’s a legitimate goalscorer last season and regaining his form this season. When Rooney, 30, decides to pass the torch to Kane so he can help lead England in future World Cups and international tournaments, it’s something that won’t be surprising when it does happen.
Scoring goals is obviously how Kane will break Wayne Rooney’s record which will continue to grow higher than 51 and counting. But how he does so will be the difference. Les Ferdinand offered his take on what makes Kane a great goalscorer at such a young age.
"“I’d call Harry a nine and half,” Ferdinand says of the player’s flexibility. “He can hold up the ball, back to goal as well as any. He’s very dynamic in his movement, wants to be heading towards goal every time he gets the ball. But if he needs to drop back and thicken up the midfield, play as a number 10, he has football intelligence to pick up right positions.” “He has got in great shape. If you’d have asked me three years ago what was his drawback, I’d have said maybe he lacked a bit of pace. But you wouldn’t say that now watching him in the Premier League. He’s found a way to work.” “He knows where the goal is, knows what he wants to do, knows how to get there. I tell you what Harry Kane is, he’s the thinking man’s player.”"
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Harry Kane, a 22-year-old striker born from Chingford, London as a young kid had, as he himself put it, the sporting genes from his mom’s side of the family. Meaning he was always going to become a footballer growing up. And while his journey from a youth player to a star player isn’t unheard of, the quick rise to the top is.
To go on a journey quite like his: three youth academies one which was with Arsenal, getting released by the Gunners and then later signing for Spurs, climbing up Tottenham’s youth academy ranks, getting promoted to the first team and going out on four loan spells and finally becoming a starter last season?
It’s quite the Hollywood story when you think about it, but in reality it’s actually happening before our very eyes. Harry Kane is one of Tottenham’s own and will continue to be so, for the foreseeable future as well as a regular in England’s senior national team. He’s also quickly becoming the best young striker in the world today.