Tuchel Must Manage Kane’s Fitness – Rooney

Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney has warned Thomas Tuchel to avoid repeating a critical mistake Gareth Southgate made regarding the fitness of Harry Kane. Despite the captain finding the net again in a 2-0 victory over Panama, the Three Lions’ all-time leading scorer remains at the centre of a debate concerning his workload during major tournaments.

Reacting, Rooney shared that Tuchel must be proactive in preserving Kane’s fitness by withdrawing the striker in the closing stages of matches that are already secured.

Wayne added that Southgate learned the way because he formed the habit of never taking Harry off for England.

His words, “In previous tournaments with Harry Kane, I think he has looked a little bit tired towards the end of tournaments. He came off in the 84th minute, I think the minute he scored and England were 2-0 up and the game is done, get him off. Even if it is 20 minutes left, you know in the last 20 minutes of games, that is when you get fatigued and that is when it takes the most out of you.

We’re in danger now of going into a World Cup where you have got Ronaldo, Messi, Mbappe, Harry Kane, Vini Jr, all trying to get the Golden Boot when it’s about the country. We saw it with Southgate when he never took Kane off, I hope Tuchel learns from that and he gives him a rest when he can.”

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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.