5 arguments from fans and pundits that look insane in hindsight

#2 Harry Kane is a one-season wonder

Harry Kane was once considered a "one-season wonder"

When Harry Kane exploded onto the scene back in 2014/15 and scored 31 goals in 51 appearances across all competitions for Tottenham Hotspur, it came as a surprise to most – Spurs fans included – as he’d never looked capable of such feats at any stage earlier in his career.

Despite four loan spells – three outside of the Premier League, being just 22 in the summer of 2015 – the kind of age that players tend to improve at - the fact that he scored more goals in 2014/15 than the rest of his prior career combined was a red flag to some people.

Naturally, Kane was instantly labelled a “one-season wonder” and opposing fans waited with baited breath for him to fail in 2015/16.

After a barren period in August that saw him unable to find the back of the net, even pundits began to turn on the youngster – former England striker Stan Collymore suggested he’d turn out to be a victim of “second-season syndrome”.

While former England and Tottenham midfielder Alan Mullery felt he’d eventually start to score again, even he suggested Kane had to prove that the one-season wonder tag was false.

For his part, Kane simply knuckled down and in September 2015, revealed he’d been given a pep talk by legendary striker Alan Shearer during a charity game.

And ignoring the fans who continued to taunt him with “one-season wonder” chants, the Spurs man scored for England that month in games against San Marino and Switzerland, and from there the floodgates opened and he finished 2015/16 with another 28 goals for Spurs.

Two seasons later Kane has proven he’s anything but a one-season wonder – 2016/17 saw him score 35 goals in 38 appearances and he’s got 37 in 43 thus far in 2017/18.

He’s still not scored in August, granted, but it’s a bit harder to use the term “four-season wonder” to taunt a player – meaning those fans and pundits probably feel a bit silly in hindsight.