Troy Deeney has claimed he's better at heading and controlling a ball than Bayern Munich and England star Harry Kane.
The Watford striker, who now plays for Forest Green Rovers in League Two aged 35, was approached by Tottenham to be Kane's understudy following the Hornets' relegation from the Premier League in 2020. He ultimately stayed put in the Championship.
Deeney spoke about what he feels he would've offered Spurs that was different to Kane, 30, during an appearance on the Winners Talking Podcast this week. He said: "So is Harry Kane a better footballer than Troy Deeney? F***ing absolutely, absolutely.
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"I’d be f***ing naive to say he’s not. He’s a better finisher than me, yes. Can he head a ball better than me? No. Can he control a 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.
"When I was, if I was, gonna go in at Spurs, that would’ve been my role. That’s it. That’s what I’m talking about. But apparently that was a weird thing to say."
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Deeney's comments went unchallenged by co-hosts Pound Sterling and Big Doug, who nodded along in agreement with him before he went on to add: "Also, here’s something that I will say.
"And anyone that knows me and anyone that’s played with me will say this. Can he be honest every single day and say he outworked Troy?
"If he can say he can he’d be f***ing very, very good. But if you can’t, I’m there innit. Cause one thing that anyone knows is I outwork everybody cause I’m not as good as them."
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