Harry Kane holds private meeting with England players, harshly responds to 'Three Lions' legends

According to British media, Harry Kane and his teammates at the England team bypassed coach Southgate to hold a private meeting. The England team captain also spoke out harshly to the legends of the 'Three Lions' for recent criticism.

Captain's impressive speech

After 2 matches at EURO 2024, the England team has not shown the appearance of the number 1 candidate for the championship. On the opening day, the "Three Lions" won Serbia 1-0 by luck. After Jude Bellingham scored an early goal, the England team retreated deep, completely giving the game to the opponent. If it were not for the lack of luck of the Serbian strikers, goalkeeper Jordan Pickford's net would have shaken. In the match against Denmark, things were even worse for the England team. Coach Southgate's students only got 1 point in a game that was completely inferior in both ball possession time and number of dangerous opportunities.

England team has not shown its true ability after 2 matches at EURO 2024

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Pragmatic football is what England fans do not want to see from their players. Boos and whistles were heard continuously in the match against Denmark. England legends such as Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Rio Ferdinand criticized the performance of the England team. Meanwhile, coach Southgate's conservatism was once again criticized by the British media. "An ugly, bland and ineffective England team is appearing in Germany. For football lovers, that is unacceptable. The England team has players good enough to play offensively and win. It is far from the image that coach Southgate is building. He has always been a coach famous for his conservatism. That is maintained and if it does not change and improve, the England team with billion-pound stars may leave the tournament early," the British Daily Mail commented. Two unconvincing matches also greatly affected the spirit of the England players. The Sun also revealed that Harry Kane had a private meeting with 25 other England players to talk. Notably, this meeting did not include coach Gareth Southgate or any member of the Three Lions coaching staff. “Harry Kane is a natural leader and he wanted the players to be more excited after the draw with Denmark. It was a match that left the whole of England feeling deadlocked and bored. Harry Kane wanted to remind his teammates how good they were. He urged them to stick together, to be more cohesive, to express themselves. They are world-class players, they don't really need reminding about that but everyone needs encouragement sometimes. It was a really exciting speech from Harry Kane,” The Sun reported.

Harry Kane (left) responds to criticism of the England team

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After the meeting, Harry Kane also spoke out harshly against the legends who criticized the England team. Harry Kane said: “I never want to be disrespectful to any player, especially a player who has played for England and knows what it feels like to play for England. But what these people (England legends) have done is really unimaginable. The bottom line is that England have been without a trophy for a long time, it affects the players' mentality and they know how difficult it is. Now is the time to encourage, not to criticize the whole team. In my opinion, the important thing is for England to try to be in the knockout stages and fight for the title.”

Harry Kane also called on England fans to stop criticizing coach Southgate.

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Call for support for coach Southgate

At the end of his speech, Harry Kane also mentioned coach Southgate, who has been constantly criticized. Harry Kane believes that the England coach has some problems but hopes that fans can support Mr. Southgate. "Maybe coach Southgate is still suitable to lead the England team. I think being the England coach is a really difficult job, he knows that and we know that too. There will always be critics or doubters but Southgate's achievements so far are very good. Coach Southgate will do what is best for the England team and the players. All I will say is to support him and give the whole team more strength," Harry Kane added. In the final match, the England team will face Slovakia - the opponent considered the weakest in Group C. Therefore, this is a better opportunity for the "Three Lions" to win the match as well as perform beautiful attacking football, "pulling" back the trust of the home fans.

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