For his entire career at Tottenham, people have contrasted amazement at Harry Kane’s build up play with frowning at his tendency to drop deep. After all, a striker needs to stay up front in order to help his team score goals, right? Now at Bayern Munich and past 30 years of age, that discussion has not stopped. But do we know Kane’s thoughts on the situation? Why does he drop so deep?
The topic was brought up in England’s pre-match press conference against Finland, where a reporter addressed Kane’s admiration of Ronaldo and how the legendary Portuguese, against what is apparently common amongst older strikers, does not drop deeper as he ages. The question was, is that an inspiration for Kane? Kane’s response, which @iMiaSanMia captured, quickly shifted towards his role at Bayern:
“That depends on circumstance, managers, systems. I’ve always been someone who can play high or drop deep. I’ve got enough of an all-round game to be effective in both areas. For me it’s about being better with Bayern with the new coach, a lot of high-intensity pressing, high pressure situations without the ball which is helping me improve. Football in general is becoming more that style, man-for-man pressure and it’s something you have to be able to cope with.”
In the end, Kane didn’t focus on the tendency to drop deep as much as it was on the physical requirements and the high intensity older players might struggle with. We continue to wait to hear his detailed version of how to describe his way of playing football, or at least a description as legendary as Thomas Müller’s “Raumdeuter” one.
In case you missed it, France Football left Jamal Musiala out of their Ballon d’Or top 30, which has sparked anger among the Bayern Munich fanbase and executives alike. If you want to know why it’s such a big deal, we covered it in our newest podcast episode, alongside a discussion about Florian Wirtz vs Paul Wanner and whom Bayern Munich should get first. Listen to it below or on Spotify.
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