Wayne Rooney has raved about Tottenham Hotspur and England international striker Harry Kane in The Times.
The Manchester United legend has been hugely impressed by how Rooney has developed his game for Tottenham over the years.
Rooney has noted that besides scoring goals for fun, Kane also creates chances and drops deep.
The former England international striker made the comments about Kane while naming the Tottenham player in his starting lineup for the Three Lions’ opening game at the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar.
Kane has scored 195 goals in 297 appearances in the Premier League for Tottenham so far in his career.
The 29-year-old has created 73 big chances in those matches.
The England international striker has scored 12 goals and given one assist in the Premier League, and has scored one goal and given two assists in the UEFA Champions League for Spurs so far this season.
Kane scored 17 goals and gave nine assists in the league last season, while in 2020-21, the striker scored 23 goals and provided 14 assists in the Premier League.
Wayne Rooney on Tottenham and England star Harry Kane
Rooney wrote about Kane: “The most important player. He’s the captain, he’s the goal scorer and he’s the one who is going to make the difference.
“If you look at the players I’ve put around him, you could get runs in behind from Bellingham, Foden and Saka or Sterling.
“That would allow him to continue playing the way he does at Tottenham Hotspur, almost like Francesco Totti did for Roma: he can drop deep and play passes but also be a threat in the penalty area.
“The creative side of Harry’s game has become as important as his scoring and you see some of the passes he’s playing, and assists he’s getting, for Tottenham — it’s a huge development. I did it myself, where you go from being a centre forward to being a No 10 or midfielder.”
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