England coach, Gareth Southgate has confirmed that Tottenham striker Harry
Kane will captain England against Scotland in Saturday's World Cup
Qualifier. Southgate revealed Kane was chuffed
to be selected from a number of players who could have taken on the
responsibility from regular captain Wayne
Rooney and defended his side against suggestions the group lacks leaders.
While Southgate downplayed suggestions Kane was planning on
scoring a hat-trick at Hampden Park this weekend, the England boss admitted
goalscoring remains the player's priority despite the added duty of being
captain.
He said “People said to me there was a lack of leaders in this team and I don't
think that's the case. I felt it important to try and give people the
opportunity to lead in different ways. Everybody's different and has different
leadership styles, has a different impact around the hotel, training ground and
in meetings. Harry is one of a number of people I could have given that
opportunity to. A couple of the others have done it already and I wanted to
give him that boost for tomorrow. It's a great honour for any player and their
family. The significance wasn't lost on him that's for sure. A couple of goals
would be nice, it’s a good moment for him as a player, he finished the season
really well. He's a player we've worked with for a long time, we know his
mentality, we know he wants to be one of the best in the world. We've got a
team at the moment who aren't where they want to be individually or collectively
but they've got great potential. We're starting to tap into that.”
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