Should be the best player on that basis
Most comfortable trainers Iāve ever owned, but then my mobility and Kaneās have been similar of lateā¦ā¦
No I didnāt BTW, amazing spot
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[Football] The Harry Kane Problem
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Most comfortable trainers Iāve ever owned, but then my mobility and Kaneās have been similar of lateā¦ā¦
No I didnāt BTW, amazing spot
Cheeky Monkey
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- Jul 17, 2003
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Sketchers were a low end of the market shoe when they started out, the equivalent of wearing a brand like Hi-Tech and a source of amusement and derision Stateside, but somehow they're seen as 'credible' footwear, even desirable, in the UK.
- Feb 22, 2014
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What I find annoying about him is that he keeps occupying the space Jude operates in and negates the pair of them. If he played the 10 role< Jude next to Rice and Watkins up front we might stand half a chance.
The Britney campaign.
Also, they are very, very comfortable shoes.
Far more comfortable than the usual suspects.
Just a bit dour in design, not that it bothers me
- Jan 3, 2012
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It was all Roger Huntās fault.!
on Saturday Channel 4 showed the 1966 final in full in a colourised version. It was fascinating. Mrs DiS was amazed that there were no substitutions, that it was a time before yellow and red cards and no slow motion replays
BrightonCottager
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For me, it was like watching Fulham when Mitro was unfit / injured / sulking. Clueless when going forward and not holding up in midfield. It's time for Harry to be dropped.
- May 8, 2018
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I reckon a good % of the east upper do, purely on the cross selling
Justice
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Whilst yes Kane isnāt at his best anymore he didnāt get any service none. If you donāt play to his strengths then whatās the point playing him.
It was cowardly to start him after the impact Watkins had a few days ago.
Harry Kane is a fantastic poacher and overall good player but he's dependent on other people creating space for him. Saka and Foden are excellent players, but they don't really play that way. They want the ball, challenge a player and do something that way. Making random runs behind enemy defense isn't their thing - how often do you see Foden or Saka in 1on1 against the keeper?
But Kane is still playing as if Son (or MĆ¼ller) is going to make all those sacrificing runs for him. He probably needs that, and if Kane is really that much better than Watkins/Toney etc. that you should build tactics revolving around him... well, thats going to be a big one for Southgate or his replacement to make a call on. And the call shouldn't be made on whether Kane can score a goal or three against third world football nations like Ireland and Finland in September. Need a wider, more holistic view of the situation.
Harry Kane is a fantastic poacher and overall good player but he's dependent on other people creating space for him. Saka and Foden are excellent players, but they don't really play that way. They want the ball, challenge a player and do something that way. Making random runs behind enemy defense isn't their thing - how often do you see Foden or Saka in 1on1 against the keeper?
But Kane is still playing as if Son (or MĆ¼ller) is going to make all those sacrificing runs for him. He probably needs that, and if Kane is really that much better than Watkins/Toney etc. that you should build tactics revolving around him... well, thats going to be a big one for Southgate or his replacement to make a call on. And the call shouldn't be made on whether Kane can score a goal or three against third world football nations like Ireland and Finland in September. Need a wider, more holistic view of the situation.
Nobby Cybergoat
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- Jul 19, 2021
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Kane is one of our greatest ever players. His goal stats speak for themself.
He had a poor tournament. He didn't look fit and was over played. Sometimes this happens when you're the captain. But I get why Southgate kept him on, he's decided 100s of close games with goals which nobody else would score. The gamble ultimately didn't work
But this was a poor tournament for Centre Forwards wasn't it? None of them scored loads. Morata, Ronaldo, Depay, Lukaku. All of them disappointed and struggled to affect matches. There's also a point about the tactical type of football being played when analysing Kane's performance
I hope Kane doesn't retire. I think he can add to his tally. But He certainly isn't an automatic starter any more. If he is happy to proceed on that basis then great
He had a poor tournament. He didn't look fit and was over played. Sometimes this happens when you're the captain. But I get why Southgate kept him on, he's decided 100s of close games with goals which nobody else would score. The gamble ultimately didn't work
But this was a poor tournament for Centre Forwards wasn't it? None of them scored loads. Morata, Ronaldo, Depay, Lukaku. All of them disappointed and struggled to affect matches. There's also a point about the tactical type of football being played when analysing Kane's performance
I hope Kane doesn't retire. I think he can add to his tally. But He certainly isn't an automatic starter any more. If he is happy to proceed on that basis then great
Dick Swiveller
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- Sep 9, 2011
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Facts are heās just won (along with five others it must be said) the golden boot for the tournament. The reality is he wasnāt fit and nowhere near his best.
Kane is not the problem, heās one the best centre forwards in the world. Last season he was top scorer in the Champions League and Bundasliga. However if you donāt set up a team to play to his strengths it doesnāt work. He needs wide men feeding him, we played with Saka and literally no width at all on the left. He needs fast players around him, we didnāt pick any.
I guarantee whoever is the next manager starts Kane.
Kane is not the problem, heās one the best centre forwards in the world. Last season he was top scorer in the Champions League and Bundasliga. However if you donāt set up a team to play to his strengths it doesnāt work. He needs wide men feeding him, we played with Saka and literally no width at all on the left. He needs fast players around him, we didnāt pick any.
I guarantee whoever is the next manager starts Kane.
Greaves would have played but got injured in the quarter final. Missed the semi. Was 'fit' for the final but Alf stuck with the ringer - one Geoff Hurst.
Greaves was pissy about it, and played only 3 more times for England (in 67) despite scoring another 107 more goals for Spurs over the following four seasons.
Not really he same as the Kane situation. Ironically if he had been put on the bench yesterday he would have taking it in good grace.
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I know it's a funny old game but sticking Jimmy Greaves' urn on the bench would be out there for De Zerbi, never mind Southgate.
METALMICKY
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- Jan 30, 2004
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Really not keen on their sports trainer/ leisure wear range. Not only the lumpy looking usually white soles but also the laughable Redknapp advert which seems to suggest they've invented slip on trainers!
However, by contrast I had a pair of winter nubuck boots that lasted 10 years no sweat. Sadly the replacement pair have lasted only 2 years! :+
If the players aren't inspired by sharing a bench with the ashes of Jimmy Greaves, I don't know what else a manager can do.I know it's a funny old game but sticking Jimmy Greaves' urn on the bench would be out there for De Zerbi, never mind Southgate.
If fit.
Foiled, by a careless pronoun.I know it's a funny old game but sticking Jimmy Greaves' urn on the bench would be out there for De Zerbi, never mind Southgate.
He's had 1 touch in the box in the two European Championship finals!!! 1 touch!!!
Not good enough. In the knockout stages of all the tournaments he's played in he's been shit. Every time he's apparently got an injury/is unfit. Get fitter then!!
His 66 England goals (22 penalties) have come against:
San Marino 5 Albania 4 Bulgaria 4 Germany 4 Malta 4 Montenegro 4 France 3 Italy 3 Panama 3 Ukraine 3 Czech Republic 2 Denmark 2 Kosovo 2 Lithuania 2 North Macedonia 2 Poland 2 Scotland 2 Switzerland 2 Tunisia 2 Andorra 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 Colombia 1 Croatia 1 Hungary 1 Netherlands 1 Nigeria 1 Senegal 1 Slovakia 1 Slovenia 1 Turkey 1
Of the 11 goals he's scored against proper opposition (Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands) - 7 of them were penalties!
He's a fraud. Flat track bully - can't do it in big games for club or country.
Not good enough. In the knockout stages of all the tournaments he's played in he's been shit. Every time he's apparently got an injury/is unfit. Get fitter then!!
His 66 England goals (22 penalties) have come against:
San Marino 5 Albania 4 Bulgaria 4 Germany 4 Malta 4 Montenegro 4 France 3 Italy 3 Panama 3 Ukraine 3 Czech Republic 2 Denmark 2 Kosovo 2 Lithuania 2 North Macedonia 2 Poland 2 Scotland 2 Switzerland 2 Tunisia 2 Andorra 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 Colombia 1 Croatia 1 Hungary 1 Netherlands 1 Nigeria 1 Senegal 1 Slovakia 1 Slovenia 1 Turkey 1
Of the 11 goals he's scored against proper opposition (Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands) - 7 of them were penalties!
He's a fraud. Flat track bully - can't do it in big games for club or country.
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