Having netted 23 times already this season in all competitions, Tottenham’s young front man Harry Kane is the name on everyone’s lips. But does he have the all-round game necessary to feature in his nation’s international setup?
The short answer… Yes.
In an age where the likes of Jack Colback and Fabien Delph are capped for England and Tom Cleverley has taken the field for the Three Lions on 13 occasions, who’s to say what level of talent Roy Hodgson deems necessary to make his prestigious squad.
However, Kane happens to play striker, perhaps the position in which England boast the most star power, with players such as captain Wayne Rooney, Liverpool’s Daniel Sturridge as well as the much favoured, although no one really knows why, Arsenal forward Danny Welbeck.
Based on current form there is no denying that the man with the best nickname in football, ‘Hurricane’, should be the first name on the team sheet, having equalled Charlie Austin as the Premier League’s leading English scorer for the 2014-15 campaign, scoring goals against much fancied oppositions such as Liverpool and doubles against both Chelsea and Arsenal.
However, has his whirlwind form been enough to dislodge England regulars Rooney and Sturridge? Well, given the fact that Sturridge has missed numerous months of football due to an injury layoff, that’s one big tick. Kane has notched 13 times already this campaign, that’s 5 more than Manchester United’s Rooney, who’s an automatic pick as the captain of England. Easily outscore your national team’s captain domestically, another big tick for ‘Arry.
England’s next fixture is a Euro 2016 qualifier against Lithuania at Wembley on March 27 – not for roughly six weeks, in which time Kane will take the field for Tottenham Hotspur against West Ham, Swansea, QPR, Manchester United and Leicester. Should he continue his current form he basically leaves Roy Hodgson no choice but to not only pick him in the squad and possibly earn his first start for his nation.
Hodgson was in the stands for Kane’s match-winning double in the North London derby at White Hart Lane, and he must have liked what he saw. It was a match which showed Kane can perform in a big-game situation, yet another tick for the Vol-Kane-O.
Regardless of how many ridiculous nicknames you afford him, Harry Kane is the in-form striker in the country, and to be honest he’s well up there in the entirety of Europe.
Barring injury or a sharp change in form, Kane should take his place in the England side against Lithuania at the end of March. The ball is in your court, Roy.
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