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Will Harry Kane return to Diego Maradona's advice ahead of England's clash with Argentina? It's a story that dates back to October 22, 2017, when the Argentine legend met with the English striker at Wembley Stadium, just before the Premier League match between Tottenham and Liverpool.
At the time, Tottenham were playing their home games at Wembley while awaiting the completion of their new stadium. Maradona was in London for the FIFA The Best awards ceremony, which was to take place a day later. He was accompanied by Osvaldo Ardiles, the famous former Argentine footballer and ambassador for the London club.
On the Tottenham bench was Mauricio Pochettino, another Argentine, who had been a teammate and even roommate with Maradona at Newell's Old Boys in 1993.
It was Pochettino who introduced Maradona to captain Hugo Lloris and vice-captain Harry Kane. The meeting lasted only a few moments, as the players had to return to the locker room for final preparations.
However, those few seconds were enough for Maradona to give Kane some valuable advice. The Argentine legend suggested that the English striker change his finishing style, aiming for the far post more often with cross-balls, instead of constantly shooting towards the far post.
According to Maradona, goalkeepers carefully analyze attackers through videos and manage to predict the direction of their shots. For this reason, changing the way you finish is an important weapon to surprise opponents.
The advice seemed to have an immediate effect. That same day, Tottenham defeated Liverpool 4-1, with Harry Kane the star of the show. The England striker scored a goal and provided an assist within the first 12 minutes, before adding another in the second half.
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