Somewhat surprisingly excluded from the starting lineup for yesterday’s match against Greece (won 3-0), the England captain and centre-forward Harry Kane he was only able to set foot on the pitch in the 66th minute, once he replaced the scorer of the first goal Ollie Watkins. The interim technical commissioner of the Three Lions, Lee Carsleydoes not intend to create a case regarding the choice to leave the Bayern Munich striker on the bench from the start of the match and in today’s press conference, in view of the match against the Republic of Ireland, he explained the decision made: ” It was just about trying something different, giving experience to someone who hasn’t had many opportunities to do it yet. Nothing more.”
Announcing the ownership of Hurricane in the last match of the Nations League: “He will play on Sunday. Yes, he will start. He is the captain, he is very important for the team”, declared Carsley. Reacting against the criticism and the fuss raised in recent days: “I have absolutely not abandoned Harry Kane. He did well for me in all the games he played and was involved in. It wasn’t a question of abandonment, far from it, but of giving someone an opportunity.”
To Watkins, precisely, who with the Villains in the Premier League boasts a score of 5 goals and 3 assists in all competitions. An award for valor, in short: “Ollie is playing in the Champions League with Aston Villa and is doing very well, the same goes for Morgan Rogers. It’s fantastic that he scored a goal, it seems like a great decision, doesn’t it? Ultimately, he must draw great credit and trust from this evening (yesterday, ed.)”.