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Dan Kilpatrick

Thomas Tuchel reveals different England role for Harry Kane than under Gareth Southgate

Up the pitch: Thomas Tuchel does not want Harry Kane dropping deep - (The FA via Getty Images)

Thomas Tuchel has revealed he not allow any player to be an "exception" to England's high-intensity pressing game but believes Harry Kane has the legs to play his football -- though the German does not want his captain to continue "dropping deeper".

Kane is England's record goalscorer and has captained the side since 2018 but there have long been questions over whether he has the skillset to press from the front for the kind of progressive, club-adjacent side Tuchel is expected to build.

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