England striker Harry Kane has played down comparisons with Erling Haaland. This comes ahead of the Three Lions’ quarter-final clash against Norway, and fans have been reacting.
Insisting that they are 2 different types of forwards, Kane praised the Manchester City striker’s remarkable goalscoring record and physical dominance.
Harry, however, added that their styles are too different for anyone to make direct comparisons.
His words, “It is an impossible question for me to answer. First and foremost, I think we are completely different players. I know we are both seen as strikers, but it is almost two different positions, if I’m being completely honest.
Erling has been incredible, and his goal statistics are fantastic. Physically he is a machine, he is a monster, and his finishing is at the very highest level. His goal statistics speak for themselves.
Even though I score the same goals, I might like to be a little more in touch with the ball, be more involved in the game and combine more. But I can also play as a pure nine. I don’t think it’s a matter where we should compare ourselves.
It’s been a fantastic World Cup considering that all the strikers score goals. That’s not always the case in big championships. It’s tough competition, and that motivates me to give my very best. My main goal is to win the World Cup with England, not the Golden Boot. But I know that my job is to score goals to help the team succeed.”
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.
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