Harry Kane Talks About Fitness Before England’s Match Against Slovenia in EURO 2024

Koln [Germany], June 23: Ahead of England’s clash against Slovenia in their upcoming Group C match of the EURO 2024, England’s captain Harry Kane discussed his fitness and the team’s performance.

In the ongoing EURO 2024, Kane started two matches for the Three Lions and scored one goal in their previous fixture against Denmark. England had a good start to the tournament by beating Serbia 1-0 with Jude Bellingham’s goal. However, they drew 1-1 with Denmark, with Kane scoring the only goal for England.

Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Kane said, “I physically feel fresh and fit. I know sometimes when I’ve had bad games, there’s always someone looking for a reason why. It’s a heightened environment in a tournament and there’s been more chatter, but I feel fit and ready and I’ll play for as long as the manager wants me to.”

He added that the team is trying to find some ‘fluidity’ in the squad. “Some games I will stay high, sometimes I’ll drop in. As a team we’re trying to find some fluidity, and we haven’t quite clicked right. But we’re all at a high level, that will come. Most importantly, with the ball we need to be better, keep the ball, play higher, and get in between the lines. That will come, but we need to go out and prove it,” he said.

Kane acknowledged that the team had not played as well as they wanted in the European Championship. “Momentum is the right word. Before the tournament, if you said we’d be in a position to qualify after two games, we’d have taken it. We can be honest and say we have not played the way we wanted to up to now. Tuesday is important for the feeling of the group, for an all-round better feeling coming off the pitch and take that into the rest of the tournament. We want to finish top,” he added.

Currently, England stands at the top of Group C with four points. The Three Lions will face Slovenia in Koln on Wednesday.