England skipper Harry Kane has hit out at his teammates over their Withdrawal from national team duty. Eight of the players called by interim manag
England skipper Harry Kane has hit out at his teammates over their Withdrawal from national team duty.
Eight of the players called by interim manager Lee Carsely for the November international break decided to withdraw from the Three Lions squad, stating injuries as the reason why, but it is far beyond that.
Aaron Ramsdale, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Levi Colwill, Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, Cole Palmer, Jack Grealish and Phil Foden all declined the opportunity to represent England in the upcoming UEFA Nations League games against Greece and Ireland.
Speaking ahead of the fixture against Greece in Athens on Thursday night, the Bayern Munich striker told ITV, “The joy to play for England – he (Gareth Southgate) brought that back”.
“Every camp, people were excited to come; every camp, people wanted to play for England. That’s the most important thing. England comes before anything. England comes before the club. England is the most important thing you play as a professional footballer. Gareth was hot on that.
“He wasn’t afraid to make decisions if that started to drift from certain players. It’s a shame this week. It’s a tough period of the season. Maybe there’s been a little taking advantage of that. I don’t like it if I’m totally honest. England comes before anything, before any club situation,” the captain concluded.
Harry Kane’s words show he is very disappointed with his teammates who have decided to choose their clubs ahead of the national team.
Players withdrawing or rejecting call-ups to the national team is becoming a huge problem in the world of football as it is little by little becoming the order of the day.
Cameroon, Ghana and France have all been facing this issue recently and England has joined the list.
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