Haaland v Kane - who is the best?

Haaland.
Who cares about being a "proper footballer", whatever that is.
Putting the ball in the net is the objective.

If putting the ball in the net is all that matters then why bother with the 90 minutes, let's go straight to penalties.

Well if it isn't, why use a scoring system that relies on it. Let's just add up the total number of pretty passes and flicks.

Nobby,

You didn't fancy him going to United three years back, I was calling for us to throw everything at it and you said, "Let Bayern have the old man"

Well if it isn't, why use a scoring system that relies on it. Let's just add up the total number of pretty passes and flicks.

So there we have it, the expert has spoken; Haaland is officially the best football player ever. Better than even Maradona

I think the point is thus, Kane has all the pretty passes and flicks and goals whereas Haaland just has the goals, that means that Kane is better, the more complete operator....simples

Let me know when Kane turns up in a big final, he's World Class when the pressure is off.

2026 German Cup final. Kane scored a hat-trick.

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German Cup

If they were both 25/26 I'd pay about the same for both but depends what style of player you want..

Kane is never going to be a threat to run in behind with pace (never was) and doesn't have the strength to hold players off to the extent of Haaland (though he is obvs good at it)..

Kane has far better link up play and could even play as a 10 if you wanted though probably a bit of a waste to do so..

Kane more of a threat to score from outside the box as well..

Jun 17, 2026 -- 5:16PM, SirNorbertClarke wrote:

Well if it isn't, why use a scoring system that relies on it. Let's just add up the total number of pretty passes and flicks.So there we have it, the expert has spoken; Haaland is officially the best football player ever. Better than even Maradona

Have you banged your head?

Isn't Haaland developing early signs of a not turning up in big finals type of player. Haaland is a great goalscorer but is wholly dependent on the team providing for him, if City are playing poorly he is the invisible man, Kane is capable of affecting a game if things aren't going well but it is true he needs to impact on a big tournament, that is missing from his role of honour.

mesmerised German Cup

Major finals where he did not score:

Champions League Final (2023 vs Inter Milan)
FA Cup Final (2023 vs Manchester United)
FA Cup Final (2024 vs Manchester United)
Community Shield finals (2022, 2023, 2024)
UEFA Super Cup (2023)

Major finals where Haaland did not score:

Champions League Final (2023 vs Inter Milan)
FA Cup Final (2023 vs Manchester United)
FA Cup Final (2024 vs Manchester United)
Community Shield finals (2022, 2023, 2024)
UEFA Super Cup (2023)

I don't say this as Anti-Kane disguised as Anti Tottenham, but he has nothing on his CV of note, the Bundesliga is on a par with the Carabao Cup in terms of value, that's if you win it with Bayern, win anything domestically with Bayern, they completely outspend every other German club on wages and transfers hence why they've won something like 13 of the last 14 league titles, they took Lewanandowski off of Dortmund because they could. Other German clubs can't compete, it's a one team league.

His time there would only be validated in they won the Champions League. It's where you go for cheap medals, it's where the second rung on top tier players go, Robben, Ribery etc, not your Prime Mbappes, Messi's, Haaland, Ronaldo's.

He has to win the World Cup and play a key part in it, the Champions League, or a respectable domestic league where there's at least 2 sides going at it, which basically means Spain or England, to be considered one of the games best.

Dropping deep and spraying 50 yard passes so people can pat him on the back as an 'all round player' is not going to mean anything long term, won absolutely nothing of note unlike the aforementioned.

Kind Regards.

it's where the second rung on top tier players go, Robben, Ribery etc, not your Prime Mbappes, Messi's, Haaland, Ronaldo's.

Yes, perhaps we should revise our opinion of Olise?

It's just a stepping stone to Madrid or Barca as neither had heard of him when he went to Bayern, he had to go there as a temporary measure, like Haaland just passing through, Ribery and Robben spent years and years there.

Robben's injuries fecked him..was at Chelsea (when a top side)  and Madrid before Bayern..

Fooking Carrick conceded a needless corner that led to Robben scoring and knocking us out on away goals in 2010, haven't forgiven him for that, shouldn't be our manager, but that's another story

he got dropped for some games on the back of a CL (bad) result...may well have been that one..

Kane was good enough to go to City when Pep wanted him, but his dopey brother had no release clause in his contract, his ability is not in question, but the value of his achievements is, is he really going to sit on the beach at the end of his career and be satisfied with Bundesliga titles when there was no competition? I doubt he would be.

Thought Robben was a bit older when he went there, he was top drawer at his best but he had proven himself already, so maybe that example doesn't work in fairness, but in general where do World class players in their prime want to go, it's not Germany is it, it's the two big Spanish clubs or the big English clubs.

And if United had stumped up the money he would have come to us, he wanted to, Bayern was the only other realistic taker so your point stands mes.

He'll have a fair few personal records when he finishes..people often talk about medals but for example Ronaldo would rather win a personal award/acheivement than the team win a tournament with him as a bit part..

Undoubtedly Kane would have won plenty at Citeh, as Shearer would have @ Utd...not sure it diminishes players personally but I'm sure in some eyes it does.

Shearer came out with a beauty to SAF when fergie said to him, "you would have won more trophies if you signed for us" and Shearer replied, "so would you"

Wasn't it Robben who had that chance in the World Cup final that Casillas saved, that must still haunt him.

Kane has clearly seen this thread

Must be using a VPN to log on in the States

Haaland - goalscorer/poacher

Kane goalscorer whose all round play is far superior

Haaland couldn't drop into midfield and spray probing through balls around like Harry