Watkins And Toney Know They Have An Opportunity In Kane’s Absence – Southgate

England manager, Gareth Southgate has come out to say that Harry Kane’s absence is a chance for Ollie Watkins and Ivan Toney. He recently revealed that him being out is a brilliant opportunity for other strikers in the squad, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, Kane is extremely doubtful for the game vs Belgium, but he is grateful to have other strikers with slightly different attributes.

Southgate added that both Watkins and Toney are aware that the opportunity to shine in Harry’s absence is a big one.

His words, “I would say Cole [Palmer] and Hendo [Jordan Henderson] have a better chance for Belgium than Harry [Kane] – he’d be extremely doubtful for that. It’s a brilliant opportunity for other players.

That is a decision that we have to make. A nine is a specialist position but they have different attributes. It would depend a little bit on the injury status in other positions in the squad and also having perhaps players that can play more than one role. I think both of them are aware that the opportunity is a big one. But they’re both in good form, they’ve both had time with us. Ollie’s [Watkins] been with us more recently, of course, and has done well in the games he’s played. He’s had a fabulous season for his club. Ivan [Toney], since he’s come back into Brentford’s team, has had the impact we expected him to, so they are two very, very good players.”

WOW.

Harry Edward Kane MBE (born 28 July 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and captains the England national team. A prolific goalscorer with strong link play, Kane is regarded as one of the best strikers in the world.

He is both Tottenham Hotspur’s and England’s all-time highest goalscorer, as well as being the second-highest all-time goalscorer in the Premier League. Kane has scored over 350 goals for club and country.

Beginning his senior career with Tottenham Hotspur in 2009, Kane had loan spells out to clubs across the English football pyramid, including Leyton Orient, Millwall, Leicester City, and Norwich City. Kane’s involvement at Tottenham increased after Mauricio Pochettino became head coach in 2014, and in his first full season at the club he was named PFA Young Player of the Year. In the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons, Kane finished as the league’s top goalscorer.

Harry Edward Kane was born on 28 July 1993 in Walthamstow, London to Kim (née Hogg) and Patrick Kane and has one older brother, Charlie. He has Irish ancestry through his father, who is from Galway.