Harry Kane confident Tuchel ‘energy’ can preserve England’s fragile culture
Captain reiterates need to maintain Southgate’s inclusive environment as he gets ready to compete for place in team
For Harry Kane, it has been a time for straight-talking. The England captain did row back slightly on his comments from Wednesday – the bombshell ones when he wondered whether the unprecedented number of withdrawals from the squad for this window was the result of players “taking advantage” of a tough period in the season.
At one point, as Kane took a break from the preparations for Sunday’s Nations League tie against Republic of Ireland at Wembley – the final game of Lee Carsley’s interim tenure – he expressed a surprise at the wall-to-wall coverage his words had driven. Memo to Harry: Seriously?
