Shearer hails Kane for shock Spurs win: One of the best all-round centre-forward performances I've seen this season

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20 Feb 2022 • 5:35 PM MYT
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Geordie great Alan Shearer hailed the performance of Harry Kane after victory for Tottenham at Manchester City.

Kane struck twice as Spurs won 3-2 in Manchester.

"That's one of the best all-round centre-forward performances I've seen all season, anywhere," said Shearer.

The former England captain added: "Intelligence, aggression, goals, assists, he was just far, far too good for City's centre-halves Aymeric Laporte and Ruben Dias - and it is not very often we say that. He was just too clever for them.

"Part of Tottenham's gameplan was to keep finding Kane with short passes, because none of the City defenders wanted to drop in with him," Shearer explained.

"Spurs kept on getting runners forward to feed off Kane and get in behind. His first-time pass to release Son Heung-min for their first goal was absolutely sensational.

"For Tottenham's second goal, I knew, as soon as Ryan Sessegnon picked up the ball, that Kane was going to score because he spotted the gap and no-one was going to pick him up. Then came the clinical finish.

"It was just incredible to watch. Everything he did was magnificent, including his winner. Say what you want about the defending, and it was rubbish, there was only ever going to be one guy getting on the end of that cross and it wasn't Kyle Walker."


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