Jamie Carragher thinks Harry Kane can no longer be classed as an untouchable in the England team.
Kane featured for 82 minutes in the Three Lions' Euro 2020 opener against Croatia, where Raheem Sterling scored the only goal of the game in the second-half.
The 27-year-old Tottenham star had a fairly quiet game by his usual high standards, and Carragher thinks he looked "exhausted".
The Spurs striker is coming off the back of a long season for his club, with games coming thick and fast - even more so than usual because of the Covid-19 pandemic's impact on the fixture list.
Carragher thinks Gareth Southgate made a "brave" call by replacing Kane in the latter stages of the 1-0 win, but the correct one.
In his column for the Telegraph, the former England defender wrote: "Two thoughts occurred to me as Gareth Southgate prepared to bring on Jude Bellingham in the 82nd minute of England's encouraging open win.
"The first was that he had to take off Harry Kane. The second was that it should have happened 10 minutes earlier.
"Kane barely featured in the victory and looked exhausted. Brave as it seems for an England manager to substitute his captain, it was the right and obvious call.
"This may become the new reality for Kane. England can get the most from him with a premeditated plan, demanding he give everything for 65-70 minutes before being replaced by fresh legs.
"The days of keeping him on the pitch so he can make the most of every minute in pursuit of the Golden Boot are over.
"Whatever approach Gareth Southgate takes – and whatever happens for the rest of the tournament – we must adjust to the fact that this is not the same Kane who went to the 2018 World Cup in Russia and fulfilled his ambition to be the leading goalscorer.
"More importantly, the England captain must accept that, too.
"For him, this competition cannot be about going into a shoot-out with the likes of Belgium’s Romelu Lukaku or Italy’s Ciro Immobile.
"They play as dynamic No 9s. Kane no longer does. He spent most of his time against Croatia dropping deep and trying to link the play in midfield, which is why he spent so little time in the penalty area.
"If you want the Euro ’96 memories to keep coming, Kane is playing like he wants to be Teddy Sheringham more than Alan Shearer.
"That fundamental change in his game over the past two years is due to necessity, not design.
"Kane does not lead the press, chase down the full-backs and try to play off the shoulder of the last defender any more.
"He has become a different player because he no longer has the energy and pace he possessed when he was 24 under Mauricio Pochettino."
