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Premier League Team of the Season 2017/18 predictions

By Tom Bogert

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 03: Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City and N'Golo Kante of Chelsea compete for the ball during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Chelsea at Etihad Stadium on December 3, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 03: Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City and N'Golo Kante of Chelsea compete for the ball during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Chelsea at Etihad Stadium on December 3, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) /
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NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND – AUGUST 13: Tottenham player Harry Kane in action during the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur at St. James Park on August 13, 2017 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND – AUGUST 13: Tottenham player Harry Kane in action during the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur at St. James Park on August 13, 2017 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) /

ST: Harry Kane /// Tottenham /// 2016/17: 30 apps, 29 goals, 41 chances created, 7 assists

Just a three season wonder?

Kane is one of the best pure finishers in the league, if not the very best. He’s proven it time and time again in the past few years while elbowing criticism of “one season wonder” or anything else they throw at him. He essentially just has “can’t do it in August” to break, which he nearly did in Tottenham’s first match of the season.

The Tottenham youth product has only just turned 24 years old. He’s theoretically yet to hit his prime, which is scary. In his first full season in the Tottenham first team three years ago, he scored 21 goals in 25 league starts. The following season, he hit 25 goals in 38 starts. Can he outdo last season’s 29?

Eriksen and Alli can live vicariously through Kane’s inclusion into the team. Heung-Min Son isn’t far off this pace, either, but Kane is the best of the bunch. Will Real Madrid come calling?

Striker, like central midfield, is an exhausting position to only choose two. WIth Kane, Romelu Lukaku, Sergio Aguero, Roberto Firmino, Alexandre Lacazette, Gabriel Jesus, Jamie Vardy and others, many top names will miss out.

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