Michael Owen praises Harry Kane but also undermined his achievements with Bayern Munich
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Harry Kane has earned admirers for his mesmerizing season for Bayern Munich and the England national team in the past year. Former Liverpool and England striker Michael Owen raved over him but also kind of undermined his achievements with Bayern. “I love Harry Kane. without hesitation, I call him England’s greatest-ever striker”, Owen began (Daily Mail Sport via @iMiaSanMia). “He is the best finisher in world football, no doubt. My one gripe with Harry is the move to Bayern Munich. I said it at the time, and I haven’t changed my mind.
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“I understand the benefits, and England will hopefully see that in the next few weeks. His all-round game is so mature, the way he comes into midfield and starts attacks as well as finishing them. But in terms of his career, he is better than the Bundesliga I have watched the league more now because of Harry, and beyond Bayern it is very ordinary. Week after week he is playing for a team that dominates possession, dominates territory and creates chance after chance. Of course he scores goals.
“But I still think becoming the Premier League’s all-time leading scorer would have been the greater achievement. He would have deserved that” Owen insisted. “He’d also have had his pick of clubs once his Tottenham contract expired. Manchester United would have moved heaven and earth to sign him. He should probably have gone to Manchester City before Erling Haaland signed.
“Winning Bundesliga titles with Bayern was never going to define his greatness because Bayern almost always win them”, the former Real Madrid striker droned on. “Had Bayern won the Champions League, perhaps we’d view it differently, but they haven’t. None of this changes how I feel about Harry Kane. He’s a wonderful footballer, an outstanding captain and a brilliant human-being. More importantly, he’s an example. An example that you don’t always have to be born as Lionel Messi, Pele or Diego Maradona. Sometimes, the greatest players are the ones who simply refuse to stop improving.”
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