Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane has hit back at outspoken former England players, urging them to remember what it is like to wear the shirt.
Among the favourites to win this summer’s European Championship , Gareth Southgate’s side are top of Group C on four points heading into Tuesday’s final group match against Slovenia in Cologne.
“I would never want to be disrespectful to any player, especially a player who has worn the shirt and knows what it is like to play for England,” skipper Kane said. “The bottom line is we haven’t won anything as a nation for a long, long time and a lot of these players were part of that as well and they know how tough it is, so it is not digging anyone out.
“We all want to win a major tournament and I am sure they want us to win a major tournament and being as helpful as they can and building the lads up with confidence would be a much better way of going about it.”But, while Kane wants people to keep things in perspective, the England skipper understands improvements are needed as they look to step up a gear before the last 16.
“But we can be honest with ourselves that we haven’t played the way we want to play but the good thing is we have still got results without doing that. “Everyone’s entitled to their own opinion and I know when major tournament football is on it’s always going to be heightened, performance is going to be scrutinised.“But I didn’t score in the group stage at the World Cup, I didn’t score in the group stage at the Euros, so from my point of view it’s a bonus to be one goal ahead.
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