Gabriel Ugbonlahor The former elite blood striker advises Gareth Southgate The manager of the England national team must dare to give up Harry Kane The striker captains the team and gives Ivan Toney or Ollie Watkins a chance to prove their mettle at Euro 2024.
The 30-year-old “Southern Tiger” Bayern Munich star scored 63 goals for the “Roaring Lions” in a poor 1-0 loss against Serbia in their Group C debut on Sunday.
Kane was barely involved in that game. And there was a chance to score once but Bredak Ryković's save was made before the ball hit the crossbar. Also, the player did not help the team much but Southgate insisted him to play till the end of the match. Without refusing to change Toney or Watkins to change the game.
Ugbonlahor says the former Aston Villa and England striker thinks Southgate needs to change his approach and dares to drop or replace Kane if he doesn't perform well enough. There was a clamor to replace Watkins or Toney, especially Watkins and his pace.
“He (Ollie Watkins) has to play, Harry Kane is not 100 per cent fit. He doesn't need to play full-time every game, he[கரேத் சவுத்கேட்]Initially try to change it.
“We look at the game and say, -When you're winning you make substitutions.- Great managers make substitutions when you have a chance to win. Don't wait until your opponent scores a goal. Then you get nervous and – (Anthony) Gordon, Watkins, get ready to play. -“
“It doesn't make sense.[பில்]Foden didn't play. Nothing terrible at 55 minutes. Yes, he is the player of the season. (Premier League) But it doesn't matter. This is the England national team. We have a lot of good players,” Agbonlahor said.
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