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Ex-Spurs Player Harry Kane

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He will score plenty, eventually. But he's only ever managed a single season with a lot of assists, so for me that stands as an outlier rather than the norm. I am of course happy to be proven wrong, and if he gets 10+ assists in the league this season he'll have made me look silly. (its not hard)

If I had to take a stab in the dark I'd guess at about 15 PL goals and 5 assists at the end of the season.

Well it was only last season he started to drop so deep. If he does the same this season the assists will come once he's near his best. I'd like to see him as close to goal as possible though. We can play Kane in a deeper role if we bring in a top striker.
 
Ok so the less minutes you play, the more you should score. Ok got it.

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Super subs minutes per goal is almost always less than a starters. Its not some great concept that anyone should struggle with.
 
Ok so comparing them when deployed as super subs Vardy looks better?

Kane = 2 open play goals in 9 apps as an impact sub
Vardy = 4 open play goals in 13 apps as an impact sub

Why is Kane's minutes per goal lower when used as a super sub for England.

Hmmmmm

I already explained to you why .. Vardy is rapid and therefore better than Kane is against tired defenders. Kane also won't actually have seen much use as an impact sub, I suspect most of those substitutions are him coming in to replace injured players in games he was rested for. He's almost always been England's #1 striker, whereas Vardy was a legitimate bench player for England and actually used as an 'impact sub'.
 
Ok so comparing them when deployed as super subs Vardy looks better?

Kane = 2 open play goals in 9 apps as an impact sub
Vardy = 4 open play goals in 13 apps as an impact sub

Why is Kane's minutes per goal lower when used as a super sub for England.

Hmmmmm
Thats almost the same as each other. 2 in 9 is like 3 in 13ish . Just 1 goal away from vardy's 4 in 13. Its a very very tiny amount of data and a 1 goal difference. Not much to see here.

You do remember Javier Hernandes and Ole . They would score at a rate higher than vannistelroy
 
Thats almost the same as each other. 2 in 9 is like 3 in 13ish . Just 1 goal away from vardy's 4 in 13. Its a very very tiny amount of data and a 1 goal difference. Not much to see here.

You do remember Javier Hernandes and Ole . They would score at a rate higher than vannistelroy
And... you could say the same thing about their open play goals per minute for England.

If you think the probability of scoring a goal in a full 90 minutes vs 20-30 minutes as an impact sub is equal, I'm really not sure what to say.

Open Play Goals Per Minute For England
Kane = 1 goal every 173 minute played
Vardy = 1 goal every 189 minute played
 
- That's because he is world-class. His record doesn't lie.

- No, I didn't. I've simply said he's had plenty of poor games against the better sides, regardless of whether it's less than Kane. That's not mocking at all, you simpleton.

- No, I've not. I've simply said that in a better side than ourselves, Kane would have a better record in the bigger games. That's simple logic, if you're not a simpleton.

- That's fine. Doesn't mean that Son doesn't also score the vast majority of his goals against lesser/weaker sides though, which is a point you continue to completely ignore after you have basically said that Harry's goals don't count like a proper weirdo.

- World-class strikers are the type that score 20-30 goals season after season, even in average teams like us, and compete and win Golden Boots in one of the toughest competitions in Europe. So that's Harry Kane.

World-class player. World class Harry Kane.


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You’ve been dismissed, and your nonsense post is just showing you up again.

Please move on, as you can read, there is a genuine and interesting debate to be had without you in it
 
He is a very good passer of a football, especially for a striker. But players have learned that if you simply close him down on the ball, he lacks any ability to turn them or escape in to space, so will either fall over or pass it back. It's why I'm not a fan of him playing so deep anymore, despite understanding why he does it.
Are you sure? Because I've read quite a few times on this board, and in no way does it frustrate the living hell out of me and make me consider self-harming, that we should play Harry at the 10. Previously, I was adamantly opposed to even the suggestion but given the frequency with which it whack-a-moles itself up on this board I was starting to come around to it. I figured if you can't stamp it out might as well succumb to its inane clutches. But if you are suggesting that it's best that we make him stay up top and not venture anywhere else that might require close control or the ability to turn with the ball then I find myself back to my initial position.
 
So you use the 'small sample size argument' when it doesn't favor Kane but when the stats look more or less in favor for Vardy, you argue that a dozen starts for England is enough to make a sound judgment as to Vardy's ability as a national team player? That's quite ironic.
It’s always the way…..shift the goal posts for Kane (no pun intended)

Having an inferior shot accuracy to someone doesn’t mean you miss more than them

Scoring 6 more goals than someone because you took 87 more shots than them shows nothing but how clinical he is

Shooting from ridiculous angles is good play

Not being able to keep up with an attack is clever because defenders also end up behind the play

Not turning up in big games doesn’t matter

Son turning up more often in the same games means nothing


Do they hear themselves
 
So one in 6 seasons he’s managed to get more than 7 assists and it’s the norm

How many assists did he get after Christmas?

Eh?

Never once said it was "the norm". You don't half make some stuff up to suit your argument.

I simply said he's capable of doing it again, if he plays the same role as he did last season, and if he finds some of the form he had at times last season. As a striker his passing is arguably the best in the world.
 
It’s always the way…..shift the goal posts for Kane (no pun intended)

Having an inferior shot accuracy to someone doesn’t mean you miss more than them

Scoring 6 more goals than someone because you took 87 more shots than them shows nothing but how clinical he is

Shooting from ridiculous angles is good play

Not being able to keep up with an attack is clever because defenders also end up behind the play

Not turning up in big games doesn’t matter

Son turning up more often in the same games means nothing


Do they hear themselves
Now there's a new narrative:

A player is more likely to score as an impact sub playing 20-30 minutes over a player playing a full 90.
 
Close this thread please.

Nah, it's great. Who doesn't love seeing the same 3 arguments on a daily basis. Plus some great insults get thrown about. sammyspurs sammyspurs has been called a virgin at least 100 times, it's brilliant. Peak internet football forum stuff. Sometimes I even find myself dragged in and then realise the cycle has started all over again. One day I might get high and come back and look through this thread, it's a kaleidoscope of wonders.


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They are wrong. Kane is a brilliant footballer. But he is not a 'game changer'. If we are playing shit, he cant score because he relies on service. Son is more of a gamechanger, even Lucas. But these two are not elite level game changers. Still better to have them when we cant dominate instead of Kane.
That’s the Kane of a couple of seasons ago

He can be decent again when his attitude improves but never brilliant
 
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