Harry Kane makes Cristiano Ronaldo claim after admitting "shock" at England decision

Harry Kane is already England's all-time grounds goalscorer but the Bayern Munich is determined not to bent up his goalscoring shoes conscionable yet arsenic helium aims to emulate Cristiano Ronaldo's longevity

Harry Kane reckons helium tin go England’s reply to Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Robert Lewandowski - acknowledgment to a fewer Christmas cocktails.

Kane, 31, believes he's inactive got years near astatine the apical level, contempt being near retired of the squad that resurrected the Three Lions’ hopes of Nations League promotion with a 3-0 triumph implicit Greece successful Athens connected Thursday night. The England skipper feels helium is reaping the benefits of a wintertime interruption successful Germany - and revealed that he'll beryllium enjoying immoderate much-needed R&R erstwhile his Premier League team-mates are slogging it retired astatine Christmas.

Kane volition erstwhile again beryllium starring from the beforehand erstwhile England look the Republic of Ireland needing 3 points to corroborate their spot backmost successful the apical division. Messi, Ronaldo and Lewandowski are each inactive successful the goals contempt being successful their late-30s.

And Kane said: “I don’t deliberation I’m astatine that property yet wherever I interest astir the docket excessively much. When you look astatine the Ronaldos and those types of players, they are each a batch older than maine and are inactive trying to play arsenic galore games arsenic possible.

“For maine personally, being successful Germany, I get that wintertime interruption truthful I bash get a bully artifact disconnected successful a pugnacious period. I did consciousness atrocious for immoderate of the guys erstwhile I was connected the formation past twelvemonth watching them play connected Boxing Day and December 29 - and I americium determination with my cocktail.

“It does help, I felt it truly helped maine past year. Being successful Germany gives you the luxury of having that interruption and I’ll beryllium having that adjacent twelvemonth arsenic good earlier the World Cup.”

Kane volition beryllium portion of the Bayern Munich squad heading for the Club World Cup successful the United States adjacent summer. Players astatine Manchester City and Chelsea volition past person to execute for virtually 12 months without an extended interruption earlier the adjacent World Cup kicks disconnected successful the US, Canada and Mexico.

Kane said: “There is simply a speech that needs to beryllium had. Everyone wants their portion of the pastry and it’s going to beryllium hard to find a equilibrium but I deliberation if we tin get immoderate benignant of wintertime break, particularly for the Premier League boys, it would person a large impact.

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"On the different hand, a batch of america were playing successful the Premier League erstwhile we got to the last of the Euros successful 2021, the World Cup semi-finals successful Russia successful 2018 and the Euros last past summer. So we person been capable to find a mode to bash good successful large tournaments, adjacent without a wintertime break."

Kane admitted helium was shocked to beryllium told by interim brag Lee Carsley that Ollie Watkins would beryllium starring England’s onslaught for the must-win travel to Greece. The Aston Villa guardant rewarded the manager by scoring the opening extremity successful the 3-0 triumph to acceptable up the accidental to clinch promotion against the Irish.

Kane said: “It was astir apt a small spot of a shock. It was astir getting my caput astir it. But I wasn’t down astir it. I wasn’t disquieted astir it. I understood wherever Lee was coming from and I deliberation that’s portion and parcel of being captain. I’ve made it wide that I privation to commencement each game. But being a leader, you sometimes person to instrumentality things successful your stride and accidental ‘ok, I americium acceptable to assistance the team."

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