Brendan Rodgers believes Jose Mourinho has added one other string to Harry Kane’s bow by enjoying the striker in a deeper position.
Some observers imagine Kane’s scoring prowess has been diluted by dropping again, whereas Michael Owen just lately recommended the England captain should discover it “irritating”.
Enjoying the nation’s premier goalscorer as extra of an attacking midfielder appears a daring transfer by Mourinho, however Leicester boss Rodgers insisted: “I don’t suppose it’s.
“I believe for those who look via the sport, you take a look at Roberto Firmino, he does the same position for Liverpool. Lionel Messi did it for Barcelona. Different gamers have performed all of it via time.
“You’re not seeing one thing being taken away from Harry’s recreation. You’re seeing one thing that’s been added to his recreation.
“He’s clearly a beautiful goalscorer with nice potential, ending in and round 25 or 30 yards out.
“However what you’re now seeing is also the flexibility of a participant to drop beneath, and make passes like a midfield participant.
“So I don’t suppose something has been taken away from his recreation. I believe Jose has requested him to drop that little bit deeper and I believe it’s his pure intelligence.
“In Harry you possibly can see he’s a beautiful participant, he’s bought a fantastic soccer mind. You see him dropping beneath and having that potential to make these passes.
“So it’s an addition to how they play moderately than one thing taken away from them.”
Rodgers can counter Kane’s risk on Sunday by welcoming again Jonny Evans – from suspension – and fit-again Timothy Castagne.
The Belgian full-back had been one among Metropolis’s most spectacular performers till he suffered a hamstring damage two months in the past.
Rodgers stated: “He’s bought nice vitality and might run in behind. He offers us a very good profile when it comes to defending set-pieces. He’ll be an enormous plus.
“When he’s defending he actually will get in rivalry with folks. From a set-piece perspective, he’s a very good dimension so he can defend the field effectively.
“On the attacking facet, he’s so good at penetrating with out the ball. He needs to rise up there and rating objectives. It undoubtedly improves our squad.”