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Kane needs rest
Antonio Conte has revealed Tottenham striker Harry Kane is “really, really tired” less than two weeks before the World Cup starts.
England skipper Kane played 59 minutes of Spurs 2-0 Carabao Cup third round defeat to Nottingham Forest last night.
And his club boss explained that the Three Lions talisman, 29, was forced to stop mid-training on Tuesday as he struggled with fatigue.
Conte said: “It was a problem of tiredness. Really, really tired and yesterday we had a soft training session and at one point he stopped himself to recover energy.
“But he’s okay, it’s only fatigue but it’s normal because Harry played every game. When you have a player like him it’s difficult to decide you don’t play with him.
“Other players maybe they could tell me, ‘I’m tired and don’t want to play and help the team’. I have a group of players who are men and good players because of this.
“Another could be selfish and think for himself because in one week they have to play the World Cup. Instead, Harry Kane showed to be a really good man.
“Today would have been really difficult if Kane told me, ‘Maybe it’s better I don’t start today because I risk a lot to have an injury’.
“But I repeat, it’s normal what’s happening in this period.”
Kane will line up again on Saturday as Spurs face Leeds in their final Premier league game before the World Cup.
Arteta eyes January moves
Mikel Arteta is eyeing the January transfer window after Arsenal’s lack of depth was laid bare in the 3-1 Carabao Cup defeat to Brighton.
A much-changed Gunners outfit were comfortably seen off by Roberto De Zerbi’s Seagulls at the Emirates.
Arteta admitted his group are short but said it would be impossible to plan the January window with the World Cup yet to happen.
The Spaniard said: “That’s the squad that we have. We have to utilise in the best possible way and today we came short, especially because we didn’t do what we have to do in both boxes to win a football match. We paid that price.
“It’s the same squad as when we win. I said from day one that we have a short squad because at the end we left some players. It’s what we have.
“We know as well that we have certain injuries, and the squad is very, very short. We have tried to manage that in the best possible situation. It’s the same when we win a football match so no excuses.
Arteta added: “That’s a window that is open and we’ll have to discuss the opportunities that we have, the capacity that we have for any changes and be on the market for opportunities because we don’t know what’s going to happen the last game before the World Cup.”
