Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney has said that England needs Harry Kane fit and firing at the World Cup. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, however, he doubts the Bayern Munich forward will seek to improve his performance for the national team by wrapping himself in cotton wool in the next couple of months.
Rooney added that even though Kane is key to England’s success in North America, the 32-year-old striker will be fully focused on helping Bayern’s pursuit of glory at home and abroad.
His words, “I think such an important aspect for England is having Harry Kane fit and if he is, then he’ll be a major reason why we do win it if we do.
But if you go into any game and you’re not fully committed to that game because you’re thinking of something else then you potentially could get injured.
Any player will tell you that you’re playing for your club and when you’re playing for your club, that’s all that matters until that season is over then you go away with England then England take over.
I don’t think he’ll be slowing down. Hopefully Bayern Munich have the league won quite early and [head coach] Vincent Kompany gives him a little bit of help!”
On if Kane can win the Ballon d’Or, “He’s consistent in what he’s done his whole career: he’s scored goals, he’s created goals at both club and international level.
To do it year in, year out, and he never gets mentioned for the big honours which I find quite strange.”
WOW.
Harry Edward Kane MBE (born 28 July 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and captains the England national team. A prolific goalscorer with strong link play, Kane is regarded as one of the best strikers in the world.
He is both Tottenham Hotspur’s and England’s all-time highest goalscorer, as well as being the second-highest all-time goalscorer in the Premier League. Kane has scored over 350 goals for club and country.
Beginning his senior career with Tottenham Hotspur in 2009, Kane had loan spells out to clubs across the English football pyramid, including Leyton Orient, Millwall, Leicester City, and Norwich City. Kane’s involvement at Tottenham increased after Mauricio Pochettino became head coach in 2014, and in his first full season at the club he was named PFA Young Player of the Year. In the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons, Kane finished as the league’s top goalscorer.
Harry Edward Kane was born on 28 July 1993 in Walthamstow, London to Kim (née Hogg) and Patrick Kane and has one older brother, Charlie. He has Irish ancestry through his father, who is from Galway.
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