Lithuania boss Edgaras Jankauskas reveals plan to stop England striker Harry Kane: 'The first would be to not let him into the stadium!'

  • Edgaras Jankauskas has warned his side of England's in-form striker Harry Kane
  • Lithuania manager Jankauskas has described Kane as a 'goalscoring machine'
  • Tottenham star netted 14 goals in his last nine appearances for club and country
  • Lithuania are second bottom of Group F but have ended six-match losing streak

Lithuania manager Edgaras Jankauskas has an unorthodox plan to halt 'goalscoring machine' Harry Kane - prevent the in-form England striker from entering the stadium.

Gareth Southgate's men wrapped up World Cup qualification by narrowly beating Slovenia on Thursday evening and are looking to end Group F with a bang against the side 120th in the world rankings.


It may be a dead rubber but Kane is champing at the bit to be involved, having netted 14 goals in his last nine appearances for club and country.

Harry Kane captained England against Slovenia and scored the winning goal at Wembley

Harry Kane captained England against Slovenia and scored the winning goal at Wembley

The 24-year-old kept up his good form with a predatory finish in the 94th minute at Wembley

The 24-year-old kept up his good form with a predatory finish in the 94th minute at Wembley

Jankauskas knows a thing or two about leading the line and won the Champions League as part of Jose Mourinho's Porto, making the Lithuania boss all the more concerned about the in-form Tottenham striker.

'The first plan would be to not let him into the stadium!' he said of Kane.

'We know he is in terrific form and to stop him, well, we have to pay a lot of attention and to use everything we can against such a machine, such a goalscoring machine.'

Lithuania are second bottom of Group F and ended a six-match losing streak by drawing 1-1 in Malta on Thursday.

Lithuania manager Edgaras Jankauskas joked he would try to keep Kane out of the stadium

Lithuania manager Edgaras Jankauskas joked he would try to keep Kane out of the stadium

Kane sealed England's place at the World Cup in Russia next summer after a turgid match

Kane sealed England's place at the World Cup in Russia next summer after a turgid match

England will hope to complete an unbeaten qualifying campaign with another win in Vilnius

England will hope to complete an unbeaten qualifying campaign with another win in Vilnius

England come into this match on the back of widespread criticism for their display in the late 1-0 win against Slovenia, despite it being enough to secure World Cup qualification

'Well, teams like England are always criticised a bit, even if they win and we saw the match and their ability and the goal they scored at the end showed what fitness levels they have,' Jankauskas added.

'In general criticism is always normal when you have so much media interest and football is so popular.

'I think it shows the level the football is at, even when they are criticised after winning and qualifying for the World Cup.' 

 

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