Bravo, Harry Kane: Europe’s tip scorer in 2017
Harry Kane has left Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Edinson Cavani and Robert Lewandowski floundering in his wake, scoring a second hat-trick in as many games for Tottenham to turn a tip European marksman of 2017.
With Messi, Ronaldo, Cavani and Lewandowski carrying already played their final games of a year, Kane – who scored his seventh hat-trick of 2017 on Saturday – indispensable one some-more idea to pull turn with front-runner Messi on 54. He strike that one after 22 mins during Wembley, and afterwards took solitary authority during a tip of a leaderboard with a second 17 mins later, completing his three-way after a break. His total of 56 has come in usually 52 games, and he is a usually actor in a tip 5 to have scored during a rate of over a idea per match.
Kane’s second was his 38th of a year, violation a Premier League of 36 set by Alan Shearer in 1995. “It has been a illusory year,” he said. “To get compared to those players – a Messis and Shearers – is what it is all about. To get another hat-trick is a good approach to finish a year. It is always about improving each year. That’s what we always have finished via my career and it is what we will continue to do.”
50 goals or some-more in 2017*
56 Harry Kane (52, 1.08 goals per game)
54 Lionel Messi (64 appearances, 0.84)
53 Robert Lewandowski (55, 0.96)
53 Cristiano Ronaldo (59, 0.89)
53 Edinson Cavani (62, 0.85)
Does Kane get your vote?
All 5 players are shortlisted for a UEFA.com fans’ Team of a Year 2017 along with Karim Benzema, Antoine Griezmann, Paulo Dybala, Radamel Falcao, Neymar, Kylian Mbappé and Dries Mertens. But we can usually select dual or 3 so who is it to be?
*For bar and country, incompatible bar friendlies