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Impossible for England to find another Kane - Tuchel

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Sutcliffe, S. (2026, October 1). Impossible for England to find another Kane - Tuchel. BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cr1e5ep101wdo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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BBC News · collected 2026-10-01 · by Steve Sutcliffe

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Thomas Tuchel, England's manager, expresses concern over finding a replacement for Harry Kane, who recently scored his record-breaking 87th goal for the national team. Kane is close to breaking Peter Shilton’s appearances record and is considered irreplaceable due to his unique combination of skill and work ethic. Tuchel suggests experimenting with players like Jude Bellingham in forward roles as a potential solution, acknowledging that no immediate successor is evident among current options.
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England's national team manager Thomas Tuchel stated that finding another Harry Kane is impossible due to the striker’s unique combination of skills and work ethic. Kane recently scored his record-extending 87th goal for England against the Czech Republic, bringing him just two appearances away from tying Peter Shilton’s all-time appearance record at 125 games. Tuchel acknowledged that while players like Dominic Calvert-Lewin are in the squad, none have Kane's comprehensive abilities. In a recent match against the Czechs in Prague, Tuchel experimented by moving Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham into an attacking role to supplement his striking options, as he searches for viable alternatives to replace Kane eventually.

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Tuchel PERSON · 4× England GPE · 3× Harry PERSON · 3× Kane PERSON · 3× another Harry Kane PERSON · 2× Bayern Munich ORG · 1× Peter Shilton's PERSON · 1× Thomas Tuchel PERSON · 1× the Czech Republic GPE · 1× the Three Lions ORG · 1×

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While Dominic Calvert-Lewin is in the squad, he is also approaching his 30th birthday and Liam Delap is currently the only English centre forward under the age of 27 to have scored a Champions League goal. And that means Tuchel supplemented his striking options in Prague by deploying Real Madrid star Bellingham in a more advanced role than his normal midfield position after bringing him on for Kane.
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🔮 - Published England boss Thomas Tuchel says it will be impossible to find "another Harry Kane" as his free-scoring captain continues to break new ground.
2026-10-01 · BBC News
Impossible for England to find another Kane - Tuchel · assertive framing

Claims (17 extracted, 1 hedged)

- Published England boss Thomas Tuchel says it will be impossible to find "another Harry Kane" as his free-scoring captain continues to break new ground. asserted
captain → publish → ground
Kane scored a record-extending 87th goal for the Three Lions against the Czech Republic on Tuesday. asserted
Kane → score → Tuesday
And he is now just two appearances away from equalling Peter Shilton's mark of 125 international appearances as he hones in on becoming England's most capped player ever. asserted
he → equal → appearances
However, while the 33-year-old Bayern Munich forward is in the form of his life, with his 73 goals for club and country last term putting him well into the conversation as a possible Ballon d'Or winner, he cannot go on forever and Tuchel admitted that there is no obvious successor. "You will not get another Harry Kane, first of all," Tuchel said. asserted
Tuchel → put → all
"He is the first one to push everyone and that is his mindset and he became a very, very hardworking forward on top of his finishing skills. asserted
he → push → skills
"We look for different options and solutions. asserted
We → look → options
We finished the game with Jude [Bellingham] up front as a number nine. asserted
We → finish → number
We will find a solution when it comes to it but maybe not me. asserted
it → find → it
It might be another 10 years." Kane is one of the leading strikers of his generation, but finding a suitable back-up has been a long-standing problem for England. uncertain
finding → lead → England
Ollie Watkins and Ivan Toney utilised that role at the past two major tournaments but the Saudi Arabia-based pair are also in their thirties and were overlooked for the current batch of Nations League fixtures. asserted
pair → utilise → fixtures
While Dominic Calvert-Lewin is in the squad, he is also approaching his 30th birthday and Liam Delap is currently the only English centre forward under the age of 27 to have scored a Champions League goal. And that means Tuchel supplemented his striking options in Prague by deploying Real Madrid star Bellingham in a more advanced role than his normal midfield position after bringing him on for Kane. asserted
Tuchel → approach → Kane
"I like him as a nine," Tuchel added. asserted
Tuchel → like → nine
"Then he can contribute to both sides and overload the sides and doesn't affect so much of the balance. asserted
he → contribute → balance
"We found a bit of a new role for him in the last match, as a central 10, so he can go to both sides and it is more of a 4-2-3-1 than a 4-3-3 to have Harry and Jude closer together and to give them a chance to overload both sides. asserted
it → find → sides
We are working on that. asserted
We → work → that
He is a natural goalscorer and he has the hunger to be on the scoreboard. asserted
he → have → scoreboard
He wants to be there and have the decisive action, so it makes not a huge difference if he plays as a nine or a 10." asserted
he → want → nine
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