{"id":1372,"date":"2019-03-18T11:40:59","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T11:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spursforlife.com\/?p=1372"},"modified":"2019-03-18T11:40:59","modified_gmt":"2019-03-18T11:40:59","slug":"can-harry-kane-become-one-of-the-worlds-greatest-soccer-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spursforlife.com\/can-harry-kane-become-one-of-the-worlds-greatest-soccer-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Harry Kane Become One of the World\u2019s Greatest Soccer Stars?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If there are two football players that any human being on\nearth can name, it will either be Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo. Sweep\naside any debates or comparisons of who is the better player. Hold on to your betting\nhats about who will garner the Ballon D\u2019Or. Or moreover, enjoy that betting\nwhilst it lasts, because this modern football era may not see two such prolific\ngoalscorers and accolade collectors again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is this a little extreme? No; Ronaldo and Messi are two\nunique players in their own right and have been talismanic presences for their\nrespective clubs. To try and suggest that younger stars are the prot\u00e9g\u00e9\u2019s of\nsuch players (as\nmany have<\/a>) is fruitless. These stars may be able to etch their own names\ninto trophies and awards, but they\u2019ll never replicate the growing legacies of\nRonaldo and Messi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the last week, Ronaldo scored\na hat-trick for Juventus<\/a> to fly past Atletico Madrid and into the\nquarter-finals of the Champions League. Meanwhile, Messi was not one to slack,\ngrabbing two goals to help his team ease past Lyon. How does Kane compare then?\nHe crucially notched a vital goal in the second leg against Dortmund to kill\nthe tie. Therefore, he too helped his team into the quarter-finals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, Harry Kane is also a talismanic\npresence for his club<\/a>. Add to that the fact he is the fourth all-time\ngoalscorer for his club. The key thing that is missing to become a great such\nas Messi or Ronaldo is to win some silverware. Spurs are struggling through a\nprolonged drought. However, Pochettino\u2019s team led by Kane is the most promising\nof this recent era. Tottenham still remain in the Champions League\nquarter-finals, with three other English teams to accompany them. The route to\nthe final is as difficult as ever, but there is no team that Spurs cannot\ncompete against if the players give their all. Champions\nLeague quarter-finals odds<\/a> will be fascinating to follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If Kane were to help his team win the Champions League, he\nwill take a massive step on the road to following in Messi and Ronaldo\u2019s\nfootsteps. He has time to keep smashing in the goals and to guide his team to\nglory. This is a player with the work ethic, the talent and the desire to\nbecome one of the greatest players in the game. He just needs his club to\ninvest in the players around him, to support his aspirations and to return\nTottenham Hotspur to their former glory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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