Should England rest Harry Kane against Switzerland?

Striker could benefit from a breather

Despite losing, England can take some positives from their 2-1 defeat to Spain on Saturday.

Gareth Southgate will have been pleased by how his side weathered a Spanish storm in the first 20 minutes of the second-half and regained a foothold. Joe Gomez impressed in defence and looks a very exciting prospect. Marcus Rashford’s speed caused problems too.

But Harry Kane struggled to make an impact. It wasn’t for a lack of trying, but the Tottenham Hotspur star didn’t look at his sharpest.

England play Switzerland in friendly action on Tuesday as 7/10 favourites. The Coral News Team have looked at why Southgate should consider resting his captain.

Plenty of playing time

Kane has developed into one of the best strikers in the world and Tottenham understandably want him to play as much as possible.

Prior to this season, he’d appeared in 139 of 152 league games for the North London side over the previous four campaigns.

That isn’t necessarily a problem, but he hasn’t had much time to recover from his efforts.

The 25-year-old damaged ankle ligaments against Bournemouth in March but returned to action ahead of schedule. Then he went to the World Cup, where he finished as top scorer with six goals, even though he wasn’t quite at his best.

After an exhausting summer in Russia, he was back in the Spurs side less than a month later for the first game of the new campaign. He’s also had a child recently, which will no doubt have affected his sleeping. Is it all catching up to him?