The three lions of England will playing Greece without their goal machine Harry Kane due to injury. It is said that the player will not be fit to feature for England in their Nations League. The game will be played at Wembley and he is not the only to miss the game as Manchester City Jack Grealish will also miss it. This report was made known by the interim manager Lee Carsley.
Harry Kane Out due to Injury
England and Greece are both on six points from two games in Group B2, after beating the Republic of Ireland and Finland last month. Harry Kane who is the holder of England all time record goalscorer went off in Bayern Munich’s last game against Eintracht Frankfurt. The manager taking about Harry kane said: “Harry is nursing an injury – a small knock, something we won’t take a chance with.”
Carsley said Manchester City forward Grealish “picked up a slight knock” on Tuesday even England star had blasted the coach for not including him. He said: “They will be OK in a couple of days, so we are not going to take any gambles with them.” The head coach is expected to lead England for the six Nations League group games and =said Manchester City defender John Stones would captain the side at Wembley.
Manchester City defend John Stones will be the captain of the game. The player was very excited about him being the skipper said: “[It’s] definitely everything that I could have dreamed of as kid – for my family to see me walk out as England captain is a special moment.” He also said: “[It’s] one that I can’t thank Lee enough for. It was a great conversation we had last night and one that I was speechless in.”
Morgan Gibbs-White, Ezri Konsa and Kobbie Mainoo were ruled out on Tuesday, with Curtis Jones and Tino Livramento called up to replace them.
Carsley was asked about Chelsea forward Cole Palmer, who was recently named England’s player of the season – without having started a competitive game. He said whenever he picks a team, it’s important that they get the players doing things that they do at their clubs. He also said the combinations of players that play together is very good. He used Cole and Noni [Madueke] as an example and said they have a good relationship.
Greece Coach Comments on England Form
Greece coach Ivan Jovanovic says the game is like to be hard for them. Stating that England’s style has changed since their old coach is no longer there. He said: “Southgate did a lot for English football.” He also said: “However, the style has changed slightly under Lee Carsley.” “He has instilled a bit more of a possession-based style and the players have a bit more creative freedom.”
“Wembley is a symbol of world football. But the team is not here for tourism, they have a match to play. “England being one of the best teams in the world, it’s a good measuring stick to see how the team measures up compared to the teams we’ve already played.”
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