Harry Kane has a purpose: to not only score goals but also make the concept of consistency seem different in the new era of football. The Bayern Munich striker and England captain has already scored 20 goals in 12 games this season, which is faster than Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were able to score at the beginning of their prime.
This was achieved when Bayern emphatically defeated Club Brugge in the Champions League by 4 goals to none, with Kane scoring in the 14th minute. It took Messi 17 games to get 20 in a season; Ronaldo got that figure in his prime Real Madrid seasons, which were 13. Kane’s achievement goes to show that he possesses a sense of elite finishing and is well adjusted to being in Germany since he left Tottenham Hotspur.
Not only figures, the figure of Kane signifies a change of balance in football. Over the years, Messi and Ronaldo have set the gold standard in terms of scoring goals. However, the fact that Kane started off by being explosive indicates that we could be entering a new period of steady brilliance, one in which the English striker will dominate.
Kane scored 21 goals in the competition, having 21 previous Champions League goals with the Spurs, and he scored two goals short of 25 goals under one club in the competition, by Wayne Rooney. Moreover, he is approaching Robert Lewandowski with 25 goals in UCL in 29 matches with Bayern, which is a testament to his astonishing speed.
With Kane just achieving his 400th professional goal and the fastest 100 goals with a club in the highest European leagues, his career path indicates something bigger. Provided that his present shape does not end, he may soon become part of and perhaps even exceed the records of Messi and Ronaldo as one of the great scorers of all time in football.
