England interim supervisor Lee Carsley insists Harry Kane will “at all times rating objectives” amid criticism of the Bayern Munich striker following his final two outings.
Kane was accused by a Bild journalist of going lacking in huge video games within the wake of Bayern’s 1-1 draw with Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen on the weekend.
The German media got here for the England captain once more after Bayern have been crushed by Aston Villa within the Champions League on Wednesday evening, with the identical publication branding him ‘invisible’.
For context, Kane has managed 15 objective involvements in ten appearances throughout all competitions thus far this season, together with a four-goal haul in opposition to Dinamo Zagreb. Leverkusen and Villa are the primary two video games of 2024/25 wherein he hasn’t delivered not less than a objective or help, however they’ve additionally been probably the most excessive profile and hardest fixtures but for the Bundesliga leaders.
Carsley, taking cost of his second worldwide break as short-term England boss, is not involved.
“I watched the [Aston Villa] match final evening and it was an excellent recreation, actually excessive tempo. Harry Kane is necessary to us and he’ll at all times rating objectives,” he mentioned at Thursday afternoon’s press convention when saying England’s October squad.
“Centre-forwards are a simple goal for some, as you count on them to ship, however there are ten different gamers and he wants help and to have probabilities created for him and I feel he’s excellent. [Kane] was excellent in our final camp and is in place.”
Kane earned his a hundredth senior cap for England final month, scoring his 67th and 68th worldwide objectives throughout a 2-0 win over Finland within the UEFA Nations League. The Three Lions will host Greece at Wembley on 10 October, earlier than the return conflict with Finland in Helsinki three days later.
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