Ranked 1st among defending strikers in his own penalty box due to active airball competition
[골닷컴] Reporter Man-Sung Han = Harry Kane (27), who played both Tottenham’s goalkeeper and playmaker roles this season, is also joining the defense and is recording the highest frequency among attackers in the Premier League.
Kane’s current record this season is 15 goals and 13 assists, including the cup. His scoring ability is a proven ability that has already won two Premier League scoring titles. However, this season, Kane came down to the second line and is being evaluated as being reborn as a whole by increasing the frequency of supplying passes forward.
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But Kane’s versatility doesn’t end there. He’s been more active this season in defensive conditions than any other Premier League striker in blocking his opponent’s attacks.
According to data from soccer statistics specialist’OPTA’, Kane is the player with the most headed clearances this season after winning an aerial ball competition in his own penalty area in the defensive situation. He has a whopping 20 airball wins in the penalty area only in defensive conditions.
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After Kane, Oliver McBurney (Sheffield United) finished second with 14 times. Andy Carroll (Newcastle), Patrick Bamford (Leeds) followed in 10 innings, Jamie Boddie (Leicester) in 9, and Dominic Calbert-Lewin (Everton) and Callan Grant (West Brom) in 8 times.
In fact, Kane has averaged 1.94 touches per 90 minutes in his own penalty area this season. This is a marked increase from 0.67 times in the 2018/19 season and 1.36 times in the last season.
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