HARRY’S
HARRY KANE goes into his first World Cup insisting that he can carry the burden of captaining England and still score the goals to make the nation proud.
During his failed battle to beat Liverpool’s Mo Salah to the Premier League Golden Boot, the Tottenham striker was lampooned for claiming a goal against Stoke last season that had been awarded to team-mate Christian Eriksen.
Kane maintains there is nothing wrong with being selfish when you’re trying to find the back of the net.
But he is adamant that his role as Three Lions talisman will not compromise his responsibility to the team.
Kane said: “Whatever anyone says, my game has always been about putting the team first.
“Obviously, as a striker, first and foremost you have to have that little bit of selfishness when you are in front of goal.
“But I would always say that if I had a team-mate in a better position, then I would give him the ball without fail.
“If I was one-on-one with the keeper, for example, and my teammate was next to me with an open goal then I would pass.
“For me, nothing changes whether I am captain or not.
“I make the best decision for the team – and hopefully it’s the right one.
“I feel exactly the same now as I did before I was captain. I don’t feel any extra pressure just