– Without a doubt, he has not been close to his best, says news’s football expert Kristoffer Løkberg about Kane. England thus had to once again lose in the EC final, for the second time in a row. It happened after an impressive Spain became too strong and won 2–1 in the end. Kane went off the pitch without a goal and was then substituted unusually early. The high-scorer was taken off the court after just over an hour of play. It was the second game in a row that he was not allowed to finish the game. This causes experts to react, but they do not necessarily believe that it was the performances that were the reason why he was not trusted until the end of the match. – It is connected to the fact that the team does not play well offensively. Kane, like the rest, depends on the team performing. And then it is not to be overlooked that it looks like he has struggled with something during the championship, Løkberg believes. Statistics suggest that EC finals are not Kane’s best friend. Opta write that the 30-year-old only had one touch in the opponent’s penalty area during both finals, against Italy and Spain. Photo: Kai Pfaffenbach / NTB – Miles away It must be said that the Bayern striker did something of himself during the championship. He scored three times for England, where two of the goals were from penalties. – For the first time in the tournament I thought, “you are miles away”. He played as if he didn’t want to get hurt. It was like playing with ten men, Talksports expert Stuart Pearce said of Kane during the final. The experts are speculating that it is an injury from the end of the season that is part of the problem for the England striker. – I think maybe he has a problem that I don’t know about. I don’t think he would have been taken off under normal circumstances. Maybe he is injured, says Åge Hareide. He missed a couple of Bayern Munich games as a result of a back injury. – Wondering if there is any information I haven’t received about his back. It may be that he has been plagued by him more than they have said publicly, says news’s football expert Andrine Hegerberg. Admits Kane problem Southgate admits there have been problems with players like Kane. – There is no denying that we have had many problems going into this championship. Me have managed to make the best of it and got Luke Shaw ready for tonight. All in all, I fell short. Photo: Martin Meissner / AP He thinks there was a lot of pressure on Kane’s shoulders, especially after a couple of absences from the squad. – He comes with an injury from the end of the season. He has played many minutes and I have tried to handle it as best I can. He has led the team incredibly well, and we have been missing leadership figures such as Jordan Henderson and Harry Maguire. There has been a lot of pressure on his shoulders and he has done exceptionally well, says Southgate. The Guardian: – An elephant in the room He was also the talk of the British media both during and after the match. The rapid change took many to bed. – There was an elephant in the room, and England’s supporters reacted to it in the 57th minute by shouting loudly for Ollie Watkins. Nevertheless, Southgate’s quick response came as a shock, writes The Guardian writer Nick Ames. He is not kind to the England profile. – The movements of the captain made more sense when he was replaced than at any other time during the match, writes Ames. With the final loss on Sunday, Kane is still without a trophy in his senior career. Among other things, he has played in the Champions League final with Tottenham and he has now lost two EC finals with England. He was also close to the final in the football World Cup in 2018, where they surprisingly went out in favor of Croatia in the semi-finals. Published 15.07.2024, at 19.02
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– He is miles away – Football European Championship 2024
