“can he head the ball better than me? No. ” Troy Deeney comparing himself to Harry Kane.
Troy Deeney shared a moment when Tottenham Hotspur approached him to be Harry Kane’s understudy, when he was relagated from the Premier league with Watford in 2020. The transfer didn’t go through, but to Troy Deeney Tottenham Hotspur approached him because, “He can’t do what I can do… “
Troy Deeney on comparing himself to Harry Kane:
“Can he head the ball better than me? No. Can he control the ball better than me, like look after it when there’s two men on his back? No. So when you’re winning a game in the 85th minute and you need someone to come on because he’s getting a bit tired or whatever, he can’t do what I can do.”
On an honest notice, Troy Deeney was more physical compared to Harry Kane who is a more ball playing striker. In terms of finishing, Harry is much sharper than Troy Deeney in conversation rate.
Troy captained Watford to Premier league promotion in 2014/15 season and would score 47 premier league goals to help the team keep promotion in six seasons before they were relagated in 2020. Harry Kane is Spurs all All time topscorer and second all-time topscorer in the Premier league history.
At 35yrs old Troy Deeney does not have any national team call up or appearances for the Three lions, while Harry Kane is the Three lions captain and all-time topscorer with 59 goals in 86 caps for England.
