THERE IS PLENTY of buzz about Tottenham striker Harry Kane at the moment, after his match-winning performance in yesterday’s North London Derby.
Following a number of impressive performances this season, the youngster is now considered as integral to the future of English football, with national team boss Roy Hodgson watching on as he netted a brace at White Hart Lane in Saturday’s early kick-off.
And following his magnificent display, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger praised the youngster and urged England to move quickly to secure his services.
“When you have scored the number of goals he has scored, if you don’t put him in there, somebody will give him a passport to another country,” he told reporters.
With Ireland the only other country that Kane is currently eligible to play for (his father was born in Galway), the Gunners boss was presumably referring primarily to Martin O’Neill’s men.
However, England fans need not fear, as when asked about his Irish links back in August, Kane expressed little interest in representing the Boys in Green.
“There’s no decision there,” the 21-year-old told reporters. “I’m playing for the England U21s and want to break into the senior squad.”
There’s a crop of some seriously good young talented centres coming through the clubs atm Forde, Postlewaithe, Brownlee, Gavin, Cooney all in and around 6ft 3’, 16st. And hooker too McCarthy, Stewart, Barron, McKee, Smyth, Sheahan. Not so much at prop although Clarkson has definitely stood up so far. Hopefully Boyle, Milne, Wilson, McCarthy, Foxe can kick on. Niall Smyth in the Leinster academy looks very promising. Big tighthead that is very mobile and athletic and impressed for Blackrock a year or two ago. Hopefully Furlong can stay injury free and find some sort of resurgence in the last couple of years in his career because were definitely reliant on him.
@Harry O’ Callaghan: switch a few of them hookers to prop
@Harry O’ Callaghan: Usanov, u20 again this season, is highly rated . He did well with Emerging Ireland at 19 years of age. He’s not huge but is powerful. I think Niall Smyth must have come off injured for Leinster A last week as he was replaced early in the first half. Another big TH is Andrew Sparrow, huge lad 19 and half stone. Great young talent coming through.
Very talented is Jude. Anybody watching the game properly may even spot him in the lineout occasionally.