Spurs wonderkid was meant to be better than Kane, now he’s in USA’s second tier
The Lilywhites could have potentially had another striking sensation on their hands, had things turned out differently.
Although things are looking quite bright for those at Tottenham Hotspur at the moment, it can still be quite strange not having old talisman, Harry Kane, at the helm these days, as the England captain has made his mark impression at his new club, Bayern München.
After wishing to leave the Lilywhites for Manchester City two years ago, the prolific striker finally got his wish following a £100million move to Bavaria last month, ending his long-standing relationship with Spurs, the team started in the youth team in N17.
As expected, the 30-year-old has become a laughingstock in the Bundesliga after scoring eight goals and contributing four assists in just seven games for his new team, notably scoring the first goal. First of what could prove to be a number of trebles for giants Les German. at home against Bochum this weekend.
In fact, the experienced marksman is picking up where he left off last season after scoring 30 league goals amid a disastrous campaign for the club, he has at times having to stabilize things himself during the chaotic years under José’s leadership. Mourinho and Antonio Conte.
Surprisingly, Ange Postecoglou’s side are yet to feel the impact of losing the 89-cap international amid a remarkable unbeaten start to the Premier League season, although there is still it must be seen whether the void left by the club’s record goalscorer can be filled. Castle.
With Kane undoubtedly the club’s most successful academy graduate – and perhaps even their best-ever player – it is hard to believe that there was once a talent who arguably shined even brighter in the academy setup, in the form of one-time wonderkid, Cameron Lancaster.
Who is Cameron Lancaster?
For all the beauty and spectacle that football can provide, it can also be a particularly punishing and cruel sport, with the margins so slim between those who make it and those who don’t at the elite level.
In truth, for every major success story, there is the case of talent who didn’t quite make it. For every Marcus Rashford, there’s a Ravel Morrison; or for every Harry Kane, there is a Cameron Lancaster.
As noted above, Kane was Spurs’ golden boy for almost a decade before leaving this summer, but it was his former colleague Lancaster who was initially considered the biggest star in the future at Hotspur Way.
The Camden-born marksman – the same age as Kane – trained regularly with the first team during his teenage years, gaining valuable experience working with the likes of Luka Modric and Gareth Bale in the senior squad .
This rapid rise was then capped by Harry Redknapp’s tenure in the 2011/12 season, when the youngster made his debut from the bench against Wigan Athletic in the Premier League, which appeared to make he was caught off guard:
“Everything is a bit blurry. I remember going out after practice to buy new shoes for the match.
“I remember the warm-up and then Redknapp called me to say I was going on for the last 15 minutes and all he said was to have fun and work for the team.”
A spell in the first team – before Kane’s top-flight debut in August 2012 – looked to be the start of Lancaster’s promising career in the capital, with the likes of Tim Sherwood and Les Ferdinand told the academy gem that he had “a real chance to succeed at Spurs”.
But as usual, the football gods had other ideas…
What happened to Cameron Lancaster at Spurs?
Following that breakthrough 2011/12 season, the emerging star was then handed a new two-year contract by new boss Andre Villas-Boas, further demonstrating the club’s confidence in the talent. There can be no doubt about him.
On the verge of potentially winning a regular first-team place, Lancaster was then hit hard by the first of many injuries that would ultimately hinder his progress , as he revealed to Planet Football:
“It was the summer when AVB arrived and I started training with the first team in pre-season, but literally in the first week I got injured quite badly. I ended up breaking my groin and that set me back about a year. Then it was one injury after another and I couldn’t get my career back on track.”
As the forgotten man added, by the time he recovered from his ACL injury in 2014, his contract had expired at White Hart Lane, with the player deciding to take on a new challenge elsewhere, with just a single senior appearance for Tottenham. below his belt.
As usual, it was the following season that saw Kane truly announce himself to the world after scoring 21 goals under Mauricio Pochettino, while Lancaster began a journey that took him away from the glittering heights of the Premier League. . .
Where is Cameron Lancaster now?
The 1.6m tall striker initially remained in English football after joining Stevenage following a move from north London, although he ended up scoring just once in six appearances for the club ministry, before leaving to join non-league side St Albans City midway through the 2014/15 season. season.
The record shows the Englishman has still had a respectable career since leaving Spurs almost a decade ago, although there are still some doubts about what might have happened had injuries not prevented his progress. His initial progress. Having broken into the senior team even before Kane, the future looked exceptionally bright for the former Dagenham & Redbridge loan player at the time, but alas, it was not to be for the once-acclaimed prodigy. praise this.
