Brentford manager Frank was quick to compare the England captain to his own striker in Toney in his pre-match press conference, and felt as though he could take inspiration from him.
Thomas Frank said: “In this international world, you look across the world and every kind of different strikers, but if you can look at your countrymen and then see one of the world’s best strikers in Kane, why not look at him? Of course Ivan needs to prove it on a consistent level. I think if you’re scoring plenty of goals in the Championship it shows you are a good striker. Then you turn to next level, and he’s scored four so far for the season, so if you keep scoring a decent amount of goals and keep developing his game and keep staying hungry and open, I think he will keep developing and have his chance. Ivan is a fantastic player, I think he is on his own journey towards the best possible version of himself. I think he is scoring every single day, I am very pleased with the way he plays. It is two top goal scorers. Harry Kane has proven himself a bit more, he will be England’s top goalscorer in the future. A world-class striker. They are very good finishers and take good decisions. They are both good in the link-up play, two very good players.”
