Harry Kane had a miserable game against Dinamo Zagreb as a striker, just 4 shots of which 3 were on target, but this only tells us a fraction of just how much hard work the England captain had against him. Kane lost the ball 24 times, and on 7 occasions, this was in his own half. Just for context, Harry’s usual rate for losing the ball is approximately half that number.
Harry’s basic passing was also hugely substandard, again for context, his successful passing accuracy was 46%. I cannot emphasize enough, I get that this is a lesser stat for attacking players. However, the 27-year-old normally hits around 72%.
That’s a massive drop – and one has to start looking at the quality of his teammates on this occasion as it does take two to make a successful pass happen. Harry’s numbers are SO bad that one must surely seek to look beyond just calling a player of his stature ‘rubbish’.
The plit thokens.