England manager, Gareth Southgate has tipped Harry Kane to break the England goals record after the captain’s hat-trick against Montenegro moved him to sixth on the all-time list.
Kane netted a first-half treble as the Three Lions eased to a 7-0 win at Wembley on Thursday in their 1000th match, securing qualification for Euro 2020 easily.
The Spurs striker increased his international tally to 31, moving him ahead of Alan Shearer, Tom Finney, and Nat Lofthouse – and getting him closer to Michael Owen, who has 40.
Wayne Rooney holds the England record, after scoring 53 times, but Kane is only 26 years old, so Gareth thinks he can easily surpass Rooney’s tally.
His words, “It’s an amazing feat [by Kane] when you’re talking about the names [Shearer, Finney and Lofthouse],”
“It’s lovely on a night like tonight that we can talk about those players.
“He is ruthless, he’s got the ability to do it, he’s got time. If everything falls into place for him, I’m sure he can do that.”
On his team, “We’re blessed,”
“With the likes of Harry, Raheem [Sterling], Marcus [Rashford] and then the younger ones that are coming into the mix as well, we’ve got incredible firepower.
“We always think we can score goals. We will always cause opponents problems.
“We’ve just got to make sure we get both ends of the pitch right if we’re going to be serious contenders.”
On if his team is stronger, “That’s a difficult balance.
“We’re fielding such a young team tonight, and we are young. We’re still a work in progress. We’re a hugely exciting attacking unit, but we’ve got a bit to learn about managing games.
“We’ve got to make sure we’re tighter with our defending as a team, but the future is very, very exciting.”
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