Frank Lampard has backed Harry Kane to shine for England in Euro 2020 despite his poor showing against Croatia.
Kane is England captain and arguably their best player and he has just won the Premier League’s Golden Boot.
However, he hasn’t been on top form on the international scene recently and it is a worry to some England fans.
He was fairly anonymous as England beat Croatia in their opening game of Euro 2020.
The game ended 1-0 thanks to a Raheem Sterling strike.
Kane won the Golden Boot in his last major international competition (2018 World Cup) and he is one of the players that England fans are banking on to help them win the Euro’s.
Some fans may be worried that their main goalscorer hasn’t hit top form yet, but Lampard says they have no cause for concern and Kane will come good for the national team.
‘I would not worry about Harry Kane, he is our man,’ Lampard said via Mail Sport.
‘Save one today, the team played really well, there will be a really positive feel about the group.
‘Harry Kane will deliver when it comes.’
Kane has scored 34 goals from 55 games for the Three Lions and fans will hope to see him add more to that tally in this competition.
They marked him tight, but his positional play drew men away and created space as James McK say below. What concerned me more was that he was not played into the game more by Sterling and Fodon and even Bonzo chose several times, to play back to the keeper (from 2/3 inside their half) rather than ping in a ball to the penalty spot where Kane was waiting.
Probably too conspiracy theorist to suggest that there’s a Citeh agenda being played out, but Sterling in particular pretty much ignored Harry…..
Harry was playing too deep, ok maybe fine against the Croats who play a high line so would go tight to him, allowing the pacey runners in behind, I wouldn’t expect the same against Scotland.
I’m gonna have a tenner on him bagging a hatrick on Friday!
Harry’s run drew defenders out of position and opened the space for Phillips to run into and find Sterling for the goal.