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Ex-Spurs Player Harry Kane

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No one is arguing playing 8 players or picking someone at the tail end of the squad wouldve made a difference. People are arguing for the lineups with fully fit players who won the games leading up to the final. Its a very valid argument.

No it is not a valid argument because the players in question spent their whole careers showing they were not good enough, showing they were not better options.

Just because in a few very fluky games the team won doesn't mean you ignore what the players in question are that is a ridiculous way to make decisions. It is why Klopp didn't start Origi after his two goals in their SF game and instead played the better players.

It is why managers/coaches consistently play their best players when coming back from injury even if the team won when the player was out.

Why are people not shitting on Klopp because he sat Origi who got them there? Because his team won and people are making statements on the outcome of the game not what actually happened or what actually makes sense.
 
City ain’t paying 120m for Harry Kane, why would they when his stock is in free fall. They were apparently only willing to go 80m in the summer, nothing they have seen from Kane since then will be having them up their bid.
Who said they were willing to go to 80M this summer?
The Athletic and Ali Gold reported that City’s opening bid was 75M+25M in add ons. Fabrizio Romano said they informally bid £130M but Levy didn’t reply.

Kane is on poor form, but City’s desperate need for a striker has been exposed in recent games.
 
Hahahahaha weren’t you saying we shouldn’t sell Harry because he’s our best player and would be significantly worse than him just a couple weeks ago? No one is buying Kane for 120. He’s worth 75 million + add ons
I said last season we shouldn’t sell him, but since he has been unprofessional in wanting to leave, I’ve said it’s better we sell him.
I think 120M if we sell him in January is doable.
 
Who said they were willing to go to 80M this summer?
The Athletic and Ali Gold reported that City’s opening bid was 75M+25M in add ons. Fabrizio Romano said they informally bid £130M but Levy didn’t reply.

Kane is on poor form, but City’s desperate need for a striker has been exposed in recent games.
Same paper talk you are quoting was 80m with players and or add ons. If city were willing to go 130m then levy has truly botched it.
city won the league last season without a striker, and one bad result v Messi is not going to make them panic as much as I hope they would and be willing to spend 120m on Kane. given how completely inept Kane has been in the league why would they increase their offer, more likely city to spend that 130m you mention on other Options.
 
120 million is a stretch mate particularly with how bad he’s looked and with younger, better stars hitting the market soon
This is why we should sell in Jan rather than summer 2022.
Pep may only be at city for 2-3 more seasons, so his chances of winning the CL is limited.
They definitely can’t win CL without a striker (look what happened today). I know you don’t rate Kane, but Pep does.
 
Same paper talk you are quoting was 80m with players and or add ons. If city were willing to go 130m then levy has truly botched it.
city won the league last season without a striker, and one bad result v Messi is not going to make them panic as much as I hope they would and be willing to spend 120m on Kane. given how completely inept Kane has been in the league why would they increase their offer, more likely city to spend that 130m you mention on other Options.
Kane is inept in the league this season because of our non existent tactics and lack of creativity. Would have had 10 goals by now at City who have an actual game plan and actual midfielders who can pass forward. Nuno has killed us and so has Levy by not buying an ACM
 
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Kane in inept in the league this season because of our non existent tactics and lack of creativity. Would have had 10 goals by now at City who have an actual game plan and actual midfielders who can pass forward. Nuno has killed us and so has Levy by not buying an ACM
Can’t always blame the manager and tactics.

Son is still on track to deliver 15-20 PL goals this season despite whatever challenges the team is facing.

That’s what stars are for - to deliver when the team needs them to.
 
I disagree on where we could finish without Kane, I think it could be a lot lower than 7th.
A distinction without a difference. So we will be a more smelly turd then? Still shit though. At least we have the prospect of getting better to hang our hats on if we sell him. Otherwise we do what many have done before and that is to try and satisfy the ambitions of an aging superstar. we need to be like Edmonton, a real hockey team and not like Calgary...a shit one. :dembelefingers::sonpoint:
I don't want to be good now and later, that is what the club is currently doing. I am fine with dropping off if there is a plan attached to it, what I don't want is to be bad now and bad later. I have said it needs to be blown up in the post you are quoting and others, but I can't force Levy to do that. I am operating in a world in which Levy is running the club.
you don't? Then why so worried about being shit if we sold him? Does 7th or 15th really mean that much to you? We are already pushing to be last in London. Brentford is above us FFS.
No hurting Kane does not hurt us now and maybe not later either. I agree again that I would also like to try something new to see if the ceiling is higher but there is no guarantee that is the case and with Levy and Paratici I would argue the guarantee is that it isn't the case.
Not looking for guarantees at all. Nothing is guaranteed. But looking for hope and that and Kane are inconsistent. All we did was kick the can down the road, ensure a shit season with 1 striker, lower his market value, and set us up for another managerial change.
 
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