Klinsmann wrote a column in The Sun discussing Kane’s value to the England national team. He believes that coaches don’t care how many touches a striker has in a game, and that England can’t drop Kane.
Klinsmann wrote. England’s first two games at this European Championship have been underwhelming. Kane has been criticized for his performances, but those obsessed with statistics will say. In the opening match, Kane had 24 touches and only one shot on target. In the second match, Kane only had one touch in the box. But that’s the role of a striker, sometimes in many matches you hardly get the ball, but you score two goals. Other times you have a lot of possession and don’t score. I’d rather a striker have fewer touches and score more goals, as long as the team wins.
I think all strikers would think the same. As a striker, you live to score. Scoring gives you energy and confidence to attack. Of course, this also depends on the kind of attention your opponents give you. If they send two players to mark you, you’ll have to drop back to the center circle to get involved. In the eyes of the coach, he cares about the player’s feeling on the field, whether he still has a connection with the rest of the team. If Kane can still help this team, coaches don’t care how many times he touches the ball.
Everyone should calm down about Kane. Some have even suggested that Kane should be benched, or rested for the final round. That’s absurd. If Southgate does that, he could ruin the whole team’s chemistry. You don’t want to mess with your star players in a tournament like this. Kane is the leader of this team, and without him, it only gives opponents more confidence. Admittedly, Kane isn’t at his peak, he’s carrying a back injury and he’s still trying to get back to his best. You can’t expect him to be on fire in every game of the seven games in the European Championship, he’ll have his off days too.
After England’s game against Denmark, Kane received a lot of criticism, which I was quite surprised by overall. Maybe people’s expectations of him are too high, so they are a little disappointed with the current situation. There are two stages in a major tournament. The first stage is the group stage, where England’s goal is to qualify for the knockout stage. The second stage is the knockout rounds, where they will face the same rollercoaster ride as in the group stage. For now, their fate is still in their own hands. They don’t have much time to reflect, they just have to focus on the next game.
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