England boss Tuchel plans false nine role for Kane after Bayern success
Harry Kane scored 61 goals in 51 games for Bayern Munich playing a deep-lying role that Thomas Tuchel intends to replicate for England.
England manager Thomas Tuchel plans to deploy Harry Kane as a false nine at the World Cup, following the striker's remarkable season at Bayern Munich where he scored 61 goals in 51 games while operating in a deep-lying role.
Kane's Bayern Role
- Kane was encouraged to drop deep, sometimes as far as the full-backs, to collect the ball and orchestrate attacks.
- His passing from deep allowed Bayern to find runners in dangerous positions, with wingers like Michael Olise benefiting.
- When defenders followed Kane, space opened up behind; when they stayed, he created midfield overloads.
Tuchel believes building the England squad around this version of Kane maximises the team's attacking potential. The manager has surrounded him with wingers and attacking midfielders who excel at running into the spaces Kane creates.
The approach mirrors that of Paris St-Germain, who have used Ousmane Dembele in a similar roaming false nine role, posing problems for man-marking defences.
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