Kane was not at his best in the group stage, though England advanced as group winners by beating Croatia and the Czech Republic and drawing Scotland.
It’s isn’t the first time people have doubted in Harry Kane
Harry Kane has ignored the critics after going scoreless in England’s first three UEFA Euro 2020 matches, saying he is ready to play in the knockout stage when it counts. Kane was not at his best in the group stage, though England advanced as group winners by beating Croatia and the Czech Republic and drawing Scotland. Gareth Southgate’s team scored just two goals in those three games, leading to criticism of the team’s style and Kane’s individual displays. “It isn’t the first time people have doubted me in my career, that’s for sure,” Kane said.
“That’s part and parcel of it. I’ve said all along as a striker that you go through some great periods where you score every game and everything you touch turns into goals, and then there are some where things don’t fall your way, and that’s probably the way it’s gone in this tournament so far.”
Kane said that people are quick to change their minds, and it wasn’t too long ago when he won the Golden Boot, and he was the best player in the world; people were raving about him. But, according to Harry, you can’t get too high or too low, and you have to have that neutral mode. Self-belief is a huge thing, and he always believed in himself. He could get through 10, 15 games without scoring but give him a chance, and he would come back to score it. Kane admitted that it’s about trying to peak at the right time, and the right time in competition football is the knockout stages. The player hopes to be in top shape by Tuesday when England will host Germany at Wembley in a high-profile last-16 showdown.
England will be hoping for a reversal in fortunes from the recent major knockout stages of the tournament, eliminated by Germany at the 1990 World Cup, Euro 96 and 2010 World Cup.