Tony Cascarino has ridiculously claimed that Harry Kane isn’t as good as he was three years ago.
Kane won the World Cup Golden Boot in 2018 and the England captain remains one of the top strikers in the Premier League.
He has suffered from injuries over the past few seasons. He was struck by an injury again last season, but he recovered in time to partake in the Premier League’s restart and he was in fine form, scoring goals to help Spurs end the campaign in a European place.
He will look to fire the Lilywhites to a trophy this season, but Cascarino claims that he isn’t at the same level that he was three years and he even compared his injury record to that of Michael Owen and Alan Shearer.
Former journeyman footballer Cascarino said on TalkSport: “Harry’s 27 years old now. He’s captain. Been an incredible goalscorer. He’s quite clearly England’s best striker.
“Is he as good as what he was three years ago? No he’s not.
“I say that because Alan Shearer was an incredible player. I played against him, watched him and he was a fantastic striker and continued to be a great striker, continued to get goals but had bad injuries.
“Harry’s had bad injuries. The tendon in his hamstring was the same as Michael Owen had. It’s a big problem.
“He’s had a number of ankle issues to deal with. He’s had injuries every year.
“Harry will still continue to get goals. He will still be England’s best striker at the next two tournaments from the Euros to the next World Cup.
“I can’t see anyone getting in front of him but I don’t think he’s quite the same player he was.”
Cascarino really is a poor pundit, he is never insightful and basically says things purely to get attention. That said, hard to blame him really, it is a crowded field the punditry game and he has to make his name stand out somehow I suppose.
For the record, Kane scored 24 goals in 34 matches last season despite struggling with injuries and he will hope to stay injury-free in the coming campaign.