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.
Harry Kane
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.”