Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho launched an impassioned defence of Harry Kane's form under his playing style, after television pundit Paul Merson suggested the England striker would struggle in the Portuguese manager's system.
Merson, a pundit with Sky Sports, said Kane, 26, would consider switching clubs if Mourinho continued adopting a conservative style in the English Premier League, like they did in last week's 1-1 draw with Manchester United.Kane has scored seven goals in 10 games under Mourinho, but struggled to make an impact against United - his first match since returning from a hamstring surgery in January - and Mourinho said Merson was wrong to judge him based on one game.
"The record of goals that Harry has with me is easy for you to see... I can say I had a few strikers who played for me and they are not bad," Mourinho told reporters in a virtual news conference yesterday. In a five-minute-long response, Mourinho then went on to mention the likes of Didier Drogba, Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Diego Milito and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, reeling off their scoring stats under his tenures at various clubs.
"So dear Paul, I have lots of respect for you. Kane has no problems at all to score goals in my teams, especially when he's fit, when he's fresh and he has routines of playing," he added.
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