LET ME LEAD THREE LIONS BEGS HARRY
Harry: I’ll lead troops
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“I’m only 23 but there are a lot of younger players in the team compared to me and I have a good relationship with them.
“I have a good relationship with all the players, the older, the younger and there are quite a few Spurs boys as well.
“It helps as we play with each other, train with each other day in, day out, so we know each other very well on the pitch but off the pitch also.”
The England squad had a different kind of get together over the weekend after Southgate arranged a trip to the Royal Marines’ Commando Training Centre.
Players and staff were whisked away to the base in Devon on Friday and spent the next 48 hours in army fatigues completing a series of exercises designed for marine recruits, including a night camping under the stars on Woodbury Common.
Southgate said: “These guys represent Queen and country, and we do too, but the consequences of failure for the Royal Marines are far higher. That gives us a good context and comparison.
“We wanted to put the guys into a different environment, something they weren’t expecting.
“The Marines talk about a dislocated expectation, and that was part of the theme of the camp – how will we be adaptable in moments of difficulty for us as a team?
“There were some team objectives around pushing themselves beyond where they thought they could go.
“We wanted to expose the guys to an elite environment with one of the elite forces in the world. We wanted them to see that there’s another world out there.”
HARRY KANE insists he has what it takes to replace Wayne Rooney as England skipper.
Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate is without a permanent captain after axeing Rooney from his squad.
England take on Scotland in a World Cup qualifier on Saturday and then have a friendly against France in Paris next Tuesday.
And Tottenham hotshot Kane, who spent the weekend being put through his paces by the Royal Marines alongside his England team-mates, is on a mission to show Southgate he can be the man to lead the Three Lions.
“I see myself as one of the leaders now in the team and I’m looking forward to it,” said Kane, who was speaking at a school event in Walthamstow