As England prepare for their current round of international fixtures, it also marks the start of a certain striker’s career for The Three Lions. With 29 goals, the clamour for Harry Kane’s inclusion at Wembley has been staggering.

So far the 21 year old has met every challenge and obstacle put in his way with consummate ease. As he is on the verge of international recognition, how good can Harry Kane be?

Kane’s first full season with Spurs in the top flight has been so good that it is barely covered by the most extravagant hyperbole. Within the space of six months, he has gone from being on the peripheries at White Hart Lane, to front and centre for the national side. It has been a remarkable rise.

The comparisons have come consistently in the last few weeks. Whether it has been Alan Shearer, comparing him to….himself, or Geoff Hurst comparing him to Thomas Muller. As always, this country is perfect at hyping any young star beyond belief and Harry Kane appears to be no different. His career so far has shown he is ready to match any aspirations anyone has for him, these next few weeks will be his hardest to reach to date.

Going back to Shearer’s humble comparison with himself. Comparing young Harry to the most prolific striker in the League’s history is extremely high praise indeed. The two players’ form before their first international appearance makes interesting reading. In 104 games, Shearer only managed 20 goals, this is in contrast to Kane’s 36 in only 95.

There is no doubt that the young Spurs striker has set the kind of standards that will be difficult to maintain for the rest of his career. But even from his first few games, people doubted that it would continue for a whole season, those same people are no doubting it can last more than one. So far, anybody that has doubted the striker has been proven, wholeheartedly, wrong.

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The only person who seems to be looking to douse the Harry Kane fire is his international captain Rooney, saying his newest strike partner needs room to breathe.

No one knows the suffocating pressure of English expectation like Wayne Rooney; the nation’s hopes have long been almost exclusively placed on the Manchester United striker. He has coped admirably, but his below average performances at major tournaments can be pinpointed to the huge pressure placed upon the shoulders of the captain.

If Kane’s first season has proved anything, it’s that he has the attitude to achieve and surpass even the most optimistic of expectations.  Although the comparisons are obviously over the top, there is a genuine excitement in English football.

He is a throwback, a ‘proper centre forward’. He has been the surprise package of the national game and is now set to run out at Wembley for the first time.

His early form has shown he can take the next step with ease. England may have a new man to place crippling pressure upon, for years to come.

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