Carragher on Kane ....

The longer England are in with a chance of winning it, the more Southgate has to find an answer to the Kane problem.
Anyone who says it was eradicated after Kane scoring in the final moments must know that camouflaged the flaws of the previous 86 minutes.
Kane’s late goal gave the result a polish. Alan Shearer, Gary Lineker and Jurgen Klinsmann spoke afterwards about what a goal does for a striker. They know what they are talking about and I hope they are right and Kane is re-energised. It is going to be difficult for England to end the 55-year wait for silverware if he isn’t.
My concerns about Kane have nothing to do with his goal return. He has not been contributing enough in general play. Germany’s Mats Hummels, a centre-back in the twilight of his career, had his easiest game of the tournament, Kane’s lack of movement or physical presence making him a passenger when the game could still have gone either way.
Nobody analysing the match can fail to see it was the dynamism offered by Sterling, helped by the connection with Saka and then Grealish, which supplied England with the best, and ultimately decisive moments. From the first whistle, Sterling was England’s leader, urging Luke Shaw to help press the German defence.

Posted By: paulg, Jun 30, 10:49:09