I most certainly would want city to spend £120m (of not my money) on the best centre forward in the league Who has just come off the back of an amazing season.The thing is this is exactly when people do the kind of damage they don't come back from.
12 months of football with no break, straight into friendlies and an international tournament no break straight back into another season.
Today was his 3rd in his last 12 games.
If he is bad against Ukraine/Sweden and Denmark/Croatia if it happens or a final if that happens.... are we still saying its a tiny blip?
Or is it the guy who played himself into the ground over the longest, most congested season in history and never made it back?
And most importantly do you want City to bet £120M on knowing the answer?
You are missing the point. Without the ball you are playing a man down. He would change the way we play.. and not for the better. And he’s showing signs or SERIOUS decline physically.I know I hate them sort of players
They just score loads of goals consistently for years in a top league
I much prefer the guys who run around A lot and then miss easy chances
Ignore his numbers!!!I’m all for Grealish pal. Just not Kane. Txiki and Pep are as good as it gets but everyone makes mistakes and If we buy him Kane he will be theirs imo. Time will tell. But just ignore his numbers for a moment and honestly look at the shape of him compared to a few seasons ago.. downward spiral mate.
Ignore his numbers!!!
You win I can’t compete with that level of insight
Yeah, you could. I wouldn't tho.Remember when Chelsea signed Fernando Torres?
He was 27 years old and had an incredible record for Liverpool and Atletico and Spain - about 200 in 350 games.
But he just looked a bit wrong for 6 months after the world cup, lost his fear factor. Chelsea thought he'd get over it. He never did.
You could write something similar about Kane, I feel like he's showing signs he might be about to drop a level. He certainly has lost any semblance of pace, so that part of his game is gone. He will adapt by dropping deeper but we arent Spurs, we dont want a striker playing 10.
He'll be good in the box still and set pieces but once you lose a dimension you become a lot easier to mark.
Yeah, you could. I wouldn't tho.
Torres's tournament was his return from injury, and he was pretty shocking. His game was always about agility and fluidity of movement, so it was a huge red flag.
He started the first group game as a sub, and was pretty much hobbling around in the next two. He was dropped until the final when he got 15 minutes in extra time.
Kane looks a bit off colour. That's about it. He's playing as lone striker in a team of youngsters, set up very conservatively, with him serving often as a distraction from the goalscoring winger.
Hid well for the second goal mate2 touches in 35 minutes.
He isn't off colour, he's hiding.
for 100 million or more you have to take into account how he is performing now, we know he can do it on the big stage thats if you include spuds as the big stage but will he regain the level he had a couple of seasons ago, we should not realy be spending 100m in the hope he reproduces what he has done previous, for that kind of money it should be risk free and he should be fitting into the squad and hit the ground running, his dip in form is a big concern also his ankle problems, the possibility of the transfer and size of the fee could be playing on his mind, he may well be the next Fernando Torres type transfer if were not carefullI’m all for Grealish pal. Just not Kane. Txiki and Pep are as good as it gets but everyone makes mistakes and If we buy him Kane he will be theirs imo. Time will tell. But just ignore his numbers for a moment and honestly look at the shape of him compared to a few seasons ago.. downward spiral mate.
Hid well for the second goal mate
Chelsea played a very different game from Liverpool at the time which did not play to Torres' strengths. I agree that he was declining as a player but Chelsea's style of play was not great for him.Remember when Chelsea signed Fernando Torres?
He was 27 years old and had an incredible record for Liverpool and Atletico and Spain - about 200 in 350 games.
But he just looked a bit wrong for 6 months after the world cup, lost his fear factor. Chelsea thought he'd get over it. He never did.
You could write something similar about Kane, I feel like he's showing signs he might be about to drop a level. He certainly has lost any semblance of pace, so that part of his game is gone. He will adapt by dropping deeper but we arent Spurs, we dont want a striker playing 10.
He'll be good in the box still and set pieces but once you lose a dimension you become a lot easier to mark.
If haaland did it we’d never hear the end of itOh wow, he scored.
Same amount of goals in the toutmament as Zinchenko.
All day over KaneAre comments about Mbappe similarly harsh? He didn't score in the last 16 match, he didn't score in the group games and he missed the match losing penalty. Or is that a different matter?
if its kane then so be it, but there must be a Sregio type player somewhere just about to break through
for 100 million or more you have to take into account how he is performing now, we know he can do it on the big stage thats if you include spuds as the big stage but will he regain the level he had a couple of seasons ago, we shoulldnt realy be spending 100m in the hope he reproduces what he has done previous, for that kind of money it should be risk free and he should be fitting into the squad and hit the ground running, his dip in form is a big concern also his ankle problems, the possibility of the transfer and size of the fee could be playing on his mind, he may well be the next Fernando Torres type transfer if were not carefull
Fair enough, but (with the caveat that our interest, the fee, and possible exchange players are all paper talk as yet) the possible spunking of £150m, exit of proven player(s), and budgetary impact on other signings it just doesn't seem good value. I'd rather see us take a chance on 3 X £50m well scouted players in an attempt to find the next kun, with the chance of recovering some money if two don't come good. Having said that, I'll be an immediate fan boy if Kane pulls on a blue shirt.He’s looked fairly average in the Euros, but it would be more than a bit premature to write him off on the basis of four games. He got 23 goals and 14 assists in 35 appearances last season. City will have scouted him relentlessly in that period, so you would hope they’d pick up on any significant decline in his ability. Wouldn’t be my first choice, but if Pep and Txiki decide he is the striker they want then we should probably trust their judgement.
Completely agree.. you aren’t buying youth or potential.. the product you are paying big money for is meant to be in its prime. If there are any questions over physical decline and dips in form then you simply don’t invest as injuries aside, what you are paying a premium for is a “sure thing”. No one in their right mind could claim Kane is anywhere near being a “sure thing” at this moment in time.
More than MbappeOh wow, he scored.
Same amount of goals in the toutmament as Zinchenko.
More than Mbappe
Let’s sign Benzema thenMore than Mbappe
Less bottling tooTrue. With a lot lot lot less running too.