Harry Kane urged to ask to be dropped by Tottenham as miserable season continues

Former Chelsea striker Tony Cascarino has called for Harry Kane to ask to be dropped by the newly-appointed Spurs manager, whoever that may be.

Nuno Espirito Santo was sacked by the club on Monday morning following a disappointing 3-0 loss to Manchester United at the weekend.

The defeat means that Spurs have slipped down to eighth place in the Premier League table having won just five of their opening 10 games of the season, losing the other five.

Usually, the ever-reliable Kane is the one to offer Tottenham supporters a glimmer of hope in times of crisis, but even he has slipped into a poor run of form.

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The English striker has scored just once so far this season and his performances have raised plenty of eyebrows considering he tried to force a move over the summer, and former Milwall hero Cascarino has weighed in on the situation.

"Nothing is going right for him and he is playing like a man who wants to be left out of the side, which may be the kindest course of action," wrote the former Republic of Ireland international for The Times.

"He is not in the right mental state to perform at his best, so taking him out of the spotlight may come as a relief. I know from experience how that feels. He could even follow my example and ask to be left out of the team."

Cascarino spent most of his career playing in the Premier League and Championship before concluding his career in France with Marseille, Nancy and Red Star 93.

"When I was at Celtic, there was a period in about 1991 when I had some issues in my life and was not playing well. Because of that, I was getting merciless stick from the crowd.

"I had played for Millwall and Aston Villa and went on to represent Chelsea, so I have faced tough crowds, but this was different.

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talkSPORT pundit Tony Cascarino has had his say on the Kane situation ( Image:

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"It got so bad that I went to my manager, Liam Brady, and asked to be left out of the side. He could hardly believe it, but that's what I did. I had to try to get my head right."

Kane has not looked the same lethal centre forward this season, with his mindset being questioned having tried to push through a move to Manchester City ahead of the new campaign.

The 28-year-old was keen to make the move to the Etihad Stadium outfit but City were unable to match Daniel Levy's £160m asking price having purchased Jack Grealish earlier in the transfer window, so Kane had no choice but to stay.

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"Players can be in brilliant shape physically," Cascarino continued, "But if they are struggling with their mental attitude, sometimes they are just unable to perform and you cannot afford that at the top level. And Kane is playing like a man who wants to be dropped.

"I know I was never in Kane's class, but that is how I felt. If your mind is not on it, you cannot operate properly. Kane's head is all over the place. Asking to be left out is not a case of being a coward — we know Kane is far from that — but things are turning toxic for him and it could get worse."

It remains to be seen who is appointed as the new Spurs manager, with former Chelsea boss Antonio Conte looking the most likely of candidates, and whether a fresh face in the dugout could kickstart Kane's campaign.