Ex-Spurs striker Ferdinand: Kane has shooting power of Shearer, guile of Sheringham | OneFootball

QPR football chief Les Ferdinand has paid tribute to Tottenham striker Harry Kane.

Ferdinand, a former Spurs striker himself, was coaching at the club's academy as Kane was coming through.

He told the club's website: “The thing I used to say about Harry is that he had the shooting power of Alan Shearer, and the guile of Teddy Sheringham, in terms of being able to drop into that hole.

“As he wasn't the paciest, he made that position his own, and he knew when to drop into the midfield and pick the ball up for us. It was a great addition to the way he played. He developed that and turned more into a number nine.

“I remember Chrissie Hughton, when he was at Norwich (2012/13), said to me, 'he's not a nine as in your type of nine, Les, and he's not a 10 in a Teddy style of 10, so I call him a nine-and-a-half'. I always remember that!

“He could do both, but at that time he wasn't as good as Teddy in that 10, and at that time, probably not as good as me as a nine. But he's developed the two, and now he's probably as good as both of us put together!"