I’m Not Sure Kane Can Deliver Against Elite Opposition – Hamann

Former Germany midfielder Dietmar Hamann has said that he is still not sure about Harry Kane’s ability to perform in high-stakes matches at major tournaments. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

Stating that the jury is still out on the England captain, Hamann revealed that he remains unconvinced by Kane‘s credentials against elite opposition.

Dietmar added that the prolific striker still needs to prove that he can step up when it really matters in the knockout stages.

His words, “I think he’s scored eight goals in the group stages – two against Tunisia, three against Panama and a penalty against Colombia. He’s the captain and he’s there to score goals in the knockout games.

The jury’s out. I want to see him do it against France and Brazil. Whether he’s capable of doing it, we don’t know yet.

He scores an awful lot of goals, but in Munich every centre forward scores goals. It doesn’t matter if he scores 25 or 35; they’re going to win the league. I think there are a few centre forwards in the tournament I’d rather have than him.

In tournament football you can score on the counter-attack, but he’s not going to do that. At some stage in the tournament, you need pace, and he simply hasn’t got it. His finishing is probably the best in the world, but does he get in these positions against Germany, Brazil and France? I’m not too sure.”

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Harry Edward Kane MBE (born 28 July 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and captains the England national team. A prolific goalscorer with strong link play, Kane is regarded as one of the best strikers in the world.

He is both Tottenham Hotspur’s and England’s all-time highest goalscorer, as well as being the second-highest all-time goalscorer in the Premier League. Kane has scored over 350 goals for club and country.

Beginning his senior career with Tottenham Hotspur in 2009, Kane had loan spells out to clubs across the English football pyramid, including Leyton Orient, Millwall, Leicester City, and Norwich City. Kane’s involvement at Tottenham increased after Mauricio Pochettino became head coach in 2014, and in his first full season at the club he was named PFA Young Player of the Year. In the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons, Kane finished as the league’s top goalscorer.

Harry Edward Kane was born on 28 July 1993 in Walthamstow, London to Kim (née Hogg) and Patrick Kane and has one older brother, Charlie. He has Irish ancestry through his father, who is from Galway.