Garth Crooks has praised Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane on BBC Sport for his performance against Newcastle United at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The former Tottenham forward has included Kane in his Premier League Team of the Week for BBC Sport.
Crooks believes that the 28-year-old was “sensational”, as Tottenham hammered Newcastle 5-1 in the Premier League game on Sunday.
Kane did not score, but he gave an assist and was arguably the best player on the pitch at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, especially in the second half.
However, Crooks has said that he hopes that Kane does not want to create goals rather than score them.
Garth Crooks on Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Kane
Crooks wrote about Kane: “It’s not often you will find the England captain in my team of the week having not scored a single goal in a 5-1 romp. However, the game against Newcastle United has to be the exception.
“Kane’s second-half performance was nothing short of sensational. The Tottenham striker’s passing was so precise he could have threaded any one of them through the eye of a needle and it would have still found one of his team-mates.
“A wonderful individual performance by Kane. I just hope he hasn’t developed a desire for making goals instead of scoring them.”
Evolving as a player
In our opinion, there is no reason for anyone to be worried about Kane and his desire to score goals.
The England international striker is still at his potent best.
What we have seen over the past two or so seasons is an evolution of his game.
Kane has scored 12 goals and provided six assists in 28 Premier League starts for Tottenham so far this season.
During the 2020-21 campaign, the Tottenham no. 10 scored 23 goals and gave as many as 14 assists in 35 league matches.
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