England and Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane was tasked with assembling his ideal forward, considering eight distinct attributes: movement, speed, heading, finishing, strength, dribbling, link-up play, and work rate. Kane strategically selected players for each quality, opting for
[Edinson] Cavani’s movement,
[Cristiano] Ronaldo’s speed,
Peter Crouch for heading
[Kane] himself for finishing,
Didier Drogba for strength,
[Kylian] Mbappe for dribbling,
Wayne Rooney for link-up play,
Jude Bellingham for work rate.
Despite the opportunity to choose himself multiple times, Kane modestly opted for diverse talents across these attributes. Reflecting on his choices, Kane acknowledged his exceptional start with Bayern Munich, where he has scored 21 goals and provided seven assists in 15 games across various competitions.
Once again the showed his prowess with the English national team, Kane’s presence alone without touching the ball provided an equalizing goal for the three Lions in the match against North Macedonia, concluding the European Championship qualifiers.