Harry Kane reaches 50 club goals at historic pace as Ballon d'Or and Lewandowski 2020 debate returns

[LuckyStrike77]

old enough to remember people treating kane like some system striker. mad in hindsight really

 

[MasonTips]

I think the World Cup point is spot on. In a World Cup year, club output gets you to the shortlist and the tournament can decide the winner unless someone has had a truly untouchable season.

 

[MatchDayHero]

Question is simple. If Bayern go out next round, is Kane basically done in the Ballon d'Or race unless England win the World Cup?

 

[MessiMagic10]

Quick thoughts
- insane achievement
- Lewy 2020 robbed
- Ballon d'Or still too narrative based

 

[MidfieldMaestro]

the crazy thing is kane doesnt even always look like a pure 9 anymore and still keeps stacking goals

 

[noahBet]

His hybrid role is part of why comparisons are tricky. Kane is scoring like a specialist finisher while still dropping into zones many classic strikers would not occupy.

 

[OffsideRuler]

The Ballon d'Or math is simple win big things and people suddenly remember every goal you scored.

 

[OffsideTrap99]

Some of the 'best striker ever' talk goes too far for me, but the disrespect around him for years was also very real.

 

[OliverPicks]

This stat opens four debates at once:
- Kane's legacy
- Lewy 2020
- Messi and Ronaldo's absurd standards
- whether awards care more about team trophies than individual level