Pundits must remember tournaments are tough - Kane

Harry Kane says that erstwhile England internationals who are now pundits should "remember what it’s for illustration to deterioration nan shirt" earlier they criticise Gareth Southgate’s side.

England skipper Kane was 1 of a number of players who were criticised for their capacity successful nan 1-1 tie pinch Denmark astatine Euro 2024 by a number of pundits, including ex-England internationals Alan Shearer and Gary Lineker.

When asked astir nan critics connected television, Kane said they should retrieve really "tough" it is to execute successful a awesome tournament.

“I would ne'er want to beryllium disrespectful to immoderate player, particularly a subordinate who has worn nan garment and knows what it is for illustration to play for England," Kane said.

"But what ex-players now person sewage to realise is it is very difficult not to perceive to it now, particularly for immoderate players who are not utilized to it aliases immoderate players who are caller to nan environment.”

Kane believes erstwhile Three Lions players person "a responsibility" because their words transportation truthful overmuch weight pinch shot fans.

"I cognize they person sewage to beryllium honorable and springiness their opinion, but besides they person a work of being an ex-England subordinate that a batch of players look up to and group do perceive to them and group do attraction what they say," said Kane.

"The bottommost statement is we haven't won thing arsenic a federation for a long, agelong clip and a batch of these players were portion of that arsenic good and they cognize really reliable it is. So it is not digging anyone out, it is conscionable nan reality that they do cognize it is reliable to play successful these awesome tournaments and reliable to play for England."

The Bayern Munich striker added that: "Being arsenic adjuvant arsenic they tin and building nan lads up pinch assurance would beryllium a overmuch amended measurement of going astir it".

Kane, who scored England's extremity against Denmark, was substituted erstwhile it was 1-1 and his fittingness levels person besides been questioned.

Manager Gareth Southgate besides said nan squad aren’t successful nan beingness information to "press" nan force really they would like.

"If I'm honorable pinch myself … person I played nan champion that I cognize I can? No. But I didn’t people successful nan group shape astatine nan World Cup, I didn’t people successful nan group shape astatine nan Euros," said Kane, England's grounds goalscorer.

"So from my constituent of view, it’s a prize to beryllium 1 extremity ahead. I’d ever judge myself first and I cognize I tin play amended and I cognize a batch of players successful nan squad deliberation nan aforesaid – that we tin each play a small spot better.

"I don't panic. I don’t get excessively precocious aliases excessively low. I’ll support doing what I do and conscionable spell onto nan adjacent one.”

England are successful power of Group C and avoiding conclusion against Slovenia connected Tuesday (kick-off 20:00 BST) will guarantee progression to nan past 16.

Kane said England would person taken this script earlier nan tourney "for sure" pinch their 4 points almost definite to beryllium capable for 1 of nan champion third-placed spots should they suffer to Slovenia and Denmark hit Serbia.

“We tin beryllium honorable pinch ourselves that we haven't played nan measurement we want to play but nan bully point is we person still sewage results without doing that,” Kane said.

“But Tuesday is important for nan emotion of nan group, we want to decorativeness apical and return nan momentum into nan knockout stages and conscionable each information person a amended emotion coming disconnected nan transportation and return that into nan remainder of nan tournament.”