Will Harry Kane lead England into EURO 2024 football play? Alan Shearer thinks so. Harry is among the six players Alan has named that could become starters for the England football team during EURO 2024 in the summer. This could mean a new role for Harry, a Spurs legend.
To be more specific, Harry Kane used to belong to Tottenham Hotspurs as the captain of the team. This summer, Alan projects about six players who are sure to become the Three Lions’ starters in the summer league.
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- The Formidable England’s Squad: England’s squad is one of the best in the world of football. They particularly pride themselves with the Arsenal golden pair of Declan Rise and Bukayo Saka. Alan also picked Ollie Watkins, Jude Bellingham, and Pho Foden along with Harry Kane as the six players set to play big starring roles in Germany.
- A New Position for Kane: While Harry Kane is the ex-captain of the Tottenham Hotspurs, Alan Shearer is an ex-England striker who figures that Kane will have to play a different position to belong with the new six starters.
- The Change of Roles for Watkins and Kane: Shearer proposes that Watkins end up with the No. 9 role while Kane gets the No. 10 role instead. This creates a new dynamic that allows the team to capitulate with the strengths and potential of both players, according to Alan.
- It Depends on Gareth’s Approach: There’s also been a buzz regarding how Ollie and Harry will manage to end up in Gareth Southgate’s first team thanks to his influence. Southgate might not go for the approach Alan is proposing, but there are situations where England might need to have Kane plane in a new role.
- The Key to His Success: The No. 10 position is the position Kane was in when he was serving as a key player or pillar of strength for his teams of Bayern Munich, Tottenham, and Team England. Meanwhile, Bellingham and Rice should take up deeper midfield positions as Saka and Foden cuts in from out wide.
- The No. 10 Position: Ex-captain Kane will benefit tremendously from the No. 10 position because he’s naturally inclined to that position and it has been part of his game throughout the years. It helped develop him as a player all this time so he knows the position instinctually, like it is second nature.
The position change would be a first for both Ollie and Harry because the pair have never shared an English pitch yet. Regardless, Watkins is expected to rise to the challenge as the most improved Premier League player while Kane goes back to familiar ground.