High-intensity work drives on Kane
Harry Kane insists he is in peak condition for the World Cup after the FIFA website mistakenly listed his weight as 15-anda-half stone.
The England captain says he is at his “fighting weight” for the tournament in Russia this month, around 89 or 90 kilos rather than the 96 kilos that FIFA stated.
“The lads came over to me and said my weight had been put at 96 kilos,” Kane said at the England media day, broadcast on Sky Sports HQ.
“I don’t know if it’s been changed but I’m definitely not 15-and-a-half-stone.
“I’m normally about 89 or 90 kilos. We weigh most days when we get up and that’s normally my fighting weight.”
Kane says he is 100 per cent fit heading into the tournament after suffering a few injuries for Tottenham last season. “I feel really good and training has been of a high intensity,” he added. “Obviously everyone is fighting for places and that has pushed everyone along fitnesswise. “It’s been a tough camp and that’s what we all needed. It was good to get some minutes on the weekend and I’m fully refreshed.” England failed to get out of the group stages in Brazil four years ago, but Kane says Gareth Southgate’s squad will not be thinking about past failures.
“The main thing is to believe it can be different,” he said. “It’s been tough because for the last 50 years we haven’t won anything.
“We’ve got to stay focused on ourselves and not worry about the teams in the past. We’re our own team and our own identity. We’ve got to enjoy the occasion and we can’t wait to get out there and get started.”