I remember reading that Harry Kane used to play in goal as a kid, and as a result, he likes to hit the ball early from outside the area as a striker as it was the kind of shot he himself hated facing as a goalkeeper.
When Billy came on second half, he curled a wicked ball in straight across the six-yard box that I can only imagine he would have LOVED to receive himself as an out and out goal poacher. It took me back to the days watching him playing for Robson and then Blackwell while Beattie was the first choice centre-forward. Billy was forced out wide and used to whip in some fantastic crosses that he would have absolutely smashed home had he been capable of being in two places at once. Instead, Beattie was nowhere near any of them, but he'd step up and slot in a penalty or free-kick and the crowd would respond to him like he was some sort of god.
I guess my point is that - to me at least - it's achingly obvious that at any level, Billy just gets what it takes to create and score goals. I honestly think his cross yesterday would have been read and met by two players in the squad - him and McBurnie
