I'm not saying we haven't ever played well without him, I'm saying we have, on a number of occasions, played badly without him.
And yes, you're right about that run of games.
Flipping it around, Kane came back after lockdown and was easily our best player.
I think the point that people are trying to make is that we aren't more than a mid-table team at the moment. Top 6 at best with or without Kane. So how do we get better as it currently stands? Complaining about our lack of signings isn't going to do anything. People forget we spent quite a bit of money getting GLC and NDombele.
We've literally tried everything other than trying to utilize Kane differently. We've had success playing Son as our #9 and it would be interesting seeing Kane use his abilities as a #10. At the very least, we become more dynamic and less predictable. It's worth a fcking try but my hunch is that Kane isn't up for it. There are some people in this forum that would rather sell Kane than give this a shot. It's ridiculous.