“Neither Messi nor De Bruyne are capable of doing what Kane”

Harry Kane has reinvented himself to sharpen the idea of ​​Mourinho at Tottenham. From his position as a center forward he has also become the last pass for the London team, with Son as the main receiver. Seven goals and nine assists from the striker who is no longer just that in the Premier. Tottenham has taken the lead in the competition and Paul Merson, a league and Arsenal legend, is full of praise for Kane. He believes that his transformation is at the level of very few, not even Messi.

“There is no one in the world who can do what he does. There is no other player in the world who can be as good as 9 and as good as 10,” explains Merson on SkySports. “Lionel Messi can't go in front of the attack, hold the ball, get people into play and then score a lot of goals and also go play 10 in the same game. Kane is a number 10, too. He can do both. Is there anyone in the world capable of doing the same right now? “Merson wonders to value what his compatriot is doing. Kane finished as the top scorer in the European Championship qualifying round with 12 goals and five assists. It adapts, it mutates, it plays intelligently depending on the role it plays and the companions around it.

“I played Dennis Bergkamp, ​​one of the best in the world at what he did, but he couldn't go up front and do what Kane does, hold the ball and score a ton of goals. I played with Teddy Sheringham, he couldn't do both. Alan Shearer, Ian Wright, amazing center forwards, but you couldn't tell them, 'For the next three weeks I want you to do 10 and pass the ball through the eye of a needle,' Merson reasons before going any further. “I can't believe what I see with Kane. Some of the passes or crosses to the box are from Kevin De Bruyne! Harry Kane has started doing what Kevin De Bruyne does! (…) Harry Kane goes and plays where Kevin De Bruyne plays, where Eric Cantona played, where Dennis Bergkamp played, and he does it just as well. Name me a player in the world who can be a number 9, score goals, hold the ball overhead, be strong and then play a number 10 and put 50-meter balls through the eye of a needle, or run with the ball holding. the pace of the defenders around him before choosing a receiver to assist, “he insists.