COULD KANE BE TO ENGLAND WHAT RONALDO IS TO PORTUGAL

Could Kane be to England what Ronaldo is to Portugal

Could Kane be to England what Ronaldo is to Portugal

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Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino believes Harry Kane deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as Cristiano Patrick Sharp Jersey Ronaldo and Lionel Me si. The 24-year-old netted 30 goals in 37 Premier League games last season and scored twice in Englands World Cup opener against Tunisia.The brace in Ru sia took his international tally to 15 goals in 25 games, while doubling Wayne Rooneys goalscoring record at World Cups in the proce s. After Ronaldo dragged Portugal to a 3-3 draw against Spain and 1-0 win over Morocco scoring all four goals comparisons are being made about Kanes influence for England.Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane (left) and manager Mauricio PochettinoPochettino told : To be talked about in the same breath as Cristiano is something special. But that is how people are talking about Harry now. The most important thing to remember is that the person who really made Harry Kane is Harry Kane. Look at him now. He is regarded as one of the best strikers in the world but, for me, he is already the best striker in the world. Who is better? He is not just a finisher. He can drop off, he can influence, he can read games, he can adapt to different tactics and formations. That is the complete player, that is somebody who can change and evolve as the game is being played.Its high praise from his club manager and is certainly warranted. The England centre-forward has scored 140 goals in 213 games in all competitions for Tottenham, netting 20 or more in the Premier League in each of the Slater Koekkoek Jersey last four seasons. Hes maintaining levels of consistency that Ronaldo can attest to and hes carried his club form to the international stage.Real Madrids Cristiano Ronaldo and Tottenham Hotspurs Harry Kane.For England, Kane has scored in seven of his last eight appearances, netting 10 in total. He was absent for large parts of the game against Tunisia but popped up with a goal when a chance presented itself in the box. Ronaldo has such levels of ruthle sne s and also often can become isolated when his side arent retaining po se sion. But more often than not, he can make the most of an opportunity in front of goal.Portugal dont have many other natural goalscorers in the squad and rely a lot on Ronaldo to tuck away the chances created. In his last nine international appearances, hes scored 10 of his countrys 19 goals.England are in a similar position and have looked to Kane to get them out of trouble. In his Graham Knott Jersey last eight international appearances, Kane has scored 10 of his countrys 15 goals in all competitions.Are the Ronaldo comparisons justified?

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