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Ex-Spurs Player Harry Kane

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Okay but the manager chooses to keep him on.

What should Kane do - offer to be taken off as he is having a stinker?

Mourinho not the first to not have the balls or the sense to withdraw Kane on occasions.

Sorry I’m not going to excuse Kane for being picked anymore than I’ll excuse Doherty

Of course it’s on Jose that he’s never subbed or benched, but it’s on Kane to convert simple chances and improve his diabolical shot conversion rate
 
A few have used stats to tell me his finishing is just as good as it used to be. I'm sorry but that guy that used to bang in back to back hat tricks has disappeared and he is so wasteful for me in front of goal nowadays. Used to be able to pick out the inside netting from around the box time and time again. He's the one that used to put us out of sight in games now he scores one and that's it. Remember when he caught lukaku for that golden boot like it was nothing. I don't know whether he's not practising his finishing as much anymore but with his ability he's shown over the years coming in to his prime he should be hitting a 30 league goals season imo.
 
Kane scored basically every chance he had the first 3 months of the season. He's basically regressing back to his career average on chance conversion the last few weeks. What we are even arguing about here?
 
He was poor today at finishing but he held the ball up well at times.

His finishing has been quite poor actually in 2021. Going through a bit of poor form

But how many players across the whole league are playing consistently well week in, week out? This is not a normal season by any standards due to the disruption of the pandemic. Higher amount of injuries and fewer players performing at their peak.
 
But how many players across the whole league are playing consistently well week in, week out? This is not a normal season by any standards due to the disruption of the pandemic. Higher amount of injuries and fewer players performing at their peak.
Yeah I agree that's why I'm just saying he's a bit out of form (like Bruno fernandes) rather than saying he's crap or anything like that.
 
2020-2021 PL Stats

Total GoalsNon Penalty GoalsGoals Above xG (league)*Total AssistsxAssists (league)*
Kane
22
17​
0.4​
14​
5.8​
Son
18​
18
4.5
15
7.2

*I could not get xG and xA stats for other competitions others than league games
 
He ruined Burnley so having one good game since Dec 20 means he shouldn’t be subbed off
since Dec 20th:

Kane played well and scored against Stoke

Decent against Leeds and scored.

Played well against Sheffield United and scored.

then got injured against pool missing 2 games.

played decent against WBA and scored.

played well coming on against Everton and scored.

played well against Burnley and scored.



He's definitely missing chances and not as sharp as previous but why do you constantly feel the need to exaggerate your point?
 
since Dec 20th:

Kane played well and scored against Stoke

Decent against Leeds and scored.

Played well against Sheffield United and scored.

then got injured against pool missing 2 games.

played decent against WBA and scored.

played well coming on against Everton and scored.

played well against Burnley and scored.



He's definitely missing chances and not as sharp as previous but why do you constantly feel the need to exaggerate your point?
Why do you just list games and say “he played well”........he played like tonight nearly every week since Palace apart from Burnley where he was genuinely top form

You lot used to defend these performances.
He wasn’t suddenly worse tonight. It’s EXACTLY this I’ve been complaining about.
 
Kane scored basically every chance he had the first 3 months of the season. He's basically regressing back to his career average on chance conversion the last few weeks. What we are even arguing about here?
There’s probably no need for an argument about tonight in that the very good chances he missed tonight didn’t prove costly, in the way his missed chances at Anfield and at Everton in the FA Cup were costly and game changers.
 
But how many players across the whole league are playing consistently well week in, week out? This is not a normal season by any standards due to the disruption of the pandemic. Higher amount of injuries and fewer players performing at their peak.
So now you’re making excuses for him being poor when you claimed he wasn’t poor

“Don’t bench Kane there’s a pandemic”
“Everyone else is up and down”

State of it
 
Why do you just list games and say “he played well”........he played like tonight nearly every week since Palace apart from Burnley where he was genuinely top form

You lot used to defend these performances.
He wasn’t suddenly worse tonight. It’s EXACTLY this I’ve been complaining about.
I don't agree. I think his form has dipped and is missing far more chances then he should but general play has been pretty decent still. Not how it previously was but decent.
 
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