Does Kane deserves to start ahead of Rooney?

 

Wayne Rooney- Manchester United 

Harry Kane - Tottenham 

   The 21-year-old Kane has 23 goals this season, including eight
since the start of 2015. In that time, not a single shot from
Rooney has hit the target after he was squeezed out of the
United forward line by manager Louis van Gaal to make way for
Angel Di Maria, Robin van Persie, and Radamel Falcao.
    Rooney's pursuit of Bobby Charlton's 249-goal United scoring
record has stalled at 224. The 29-year-old Rooney is likely to
reach Charlton's England mark of 49 sooner, with just three
more goals required.
And next month, when Rooney captains England against
Lithuania in European Championship qualifying and a friendly
in Italy, he will be back in his favored position: Up front.
"At the moment I don't necessarily think (midfield) will be his
best position for us, and I don't have any immediate plans to
play him there," Hodgson said.
The energetic and committed Rooney was someone who can
"play anywhere," Hodgson stressed.
But when asked which was Rooney's best position, Hodgson
responded: "He's a goal-scorer isn't he? So one always likes to
see one's goal-scorers in positions where they can get into the
box, and in and around the box.
"If you've got several other goal-scorers and you can afford
to use one of your goal-scorers a bit further back, that's fine.
But he's our top goal-scorer in the qualifiers, he's just a couple
of goals away now from being          England's leading goal-scorer."
Hodgson is not reliant on Rooney when England has a talented
pool of forwards, including 24-year-old Danny Welbeck of
Arsenal, and Daniel Sturridge of Liverpool, who is a year older.
Hodgson has also been impressed by 22-year-old Danny Ings,
who has started 2015 with five goals for Burnley.
But Kane has grabbed international attention, forcing his way
into Tottenham's lineup and displacing the more experienced
Roberto Soldado and Emmanuel Adebayor.
    Kane, who has played for England Under-21s, can expect a
promotion to the senior side next month.
"Is he worth a place in the squad now? Of course he is,"
Hodgson said. "Is he worthy of a place like Wayne Rooney,
Welbeck and Sturridge, whoever? Well, that's something he'll
have to prove. But unless I give him a chance in the squad he'll
never get a chance to prove that anyway. ... I'm prepared to
give someone a chance when he's really showing with his current
form that he's worthy of a place with us."
    Hodgson has been keeping close tabs on Kane's performances.
"He can be a target player and receive balls that are played up
to him," he pointed out. "He's not one who just stays on the
shoulder and makes runs. He's quite prepared to take part in
the build-up play, run the channels, receive the longer balls,
fight with the center halves, but is also prepared to make those
runs into the box.
    "He's good at attacking crosses. He's good at making short runs
to get played in. Really, he combines everything that you're
looking for in a center forward."
The key is consistency to ensure Kane is as prolific as Rooney
has been over the years.
"If you can be a star at a top team like Tottenham at the age
of 21 then you're doing pretty well," Hodgson said.
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