A lot has been said and written about the progress and form of England Under-21s and Tottenham Hotspur ace Harry Kane in recent weeks.
The striker’s form at White Hart Lane has seen him pass the 20-goal mark in the Premier League and led to calls for him to be included in Roy Hodgson’s senior squad next month.
But one man who is better placed than most to comment on Kane’s development is the QPR caretaker boss Chris Ramsey.
Kane scored two goals for Spurs against arch-rivals Arsenal at the weekend
He was one of the coaches who oversaw Kane’s formative years with Spurs during his time at the north London club and with England in the summer of 2013 at the U20s World Cup, where the Walthamstow-born hitman led the line for the Young Lions.
And Ramsey admits that it was no shock to him to see Kane’s impact this season since he was handed his chance as a first-team regular.
"He hasn't surprised me," revealed Ramsey, who was assistant coach to Peter Taylor for the U20s World Cup in Turkey 18 months ago.
"Tottenham have been fantastic in giving their youngsters opportunities to play.
"Harry has been a very good player for a long time. I have known him for a long time.
"I was at Tottenham for nine years and was in charge of coaching at the academy and, along with [coaches] like John McDermott and Perry Suckling, helped bring through quite a few good youngsters."
Kane has certainly put in the hard work to earn his chance with Spurs, taking in loan spells with the likes of Leyton Orient, Millwall, Leicester and Norwich City over the last few campaigns to learn his trade in the lower leagues.
Ramsey is currently in caretaker charge of QPR following Harry Redknapp's departure from Loftus Road
And while Kane's ability has never been in question from those who matter, it is his meticulous work on the training ground which Ramsey believes has helped set him aside from many of his peers.
"Harry has always been very dedicated, he's a single-minded player who trains hard," revealed Ramsey.
"He's scored over 20 goals now and he's well capable of that – he's not the kind of player who gets fazed.
"A lot of the youngsters who have come out of there and got into the first team this season have a singled-mindedness about training hard and practising every day.
"That's come out in how they've performed this season."
