In the match last night, Harry Kane almost ... stealth most of the time. The statistics show that he rarely even has the ball. Harry Kane's touches were 33, just over Pickford. The number of passes he made was 23, just over Raheem Sterling. Passmap after the match, Harry Kane is a tiny dot in the England squad.
Probably it was Gareth Southgate's calculation that he sent Kane to the opposing defenders to make room for his teammates. Unfortunately, Lingard, Sterling or Alli do not take advantage of the opportunity.
Then it was Kane who was the one to directly decide the match.
In England's last eighteen shots last night, Harry Kane contributed 3. And two of them were probably not in tactical calculations. The two balls that he came from the ground up, two balls that he showed the ability to choose the location of a killer as well as coast charm. Two of the ball has brought home victory.
Looking back a bit on Ronaldo's image in the draw between Portugal and Spain. There, CR7 did all the work from the ball, tectonic to scoring. At the time, he was considered a perfect model of the leader. And what about Harry Kane when he just did the right thing?
Harry Kane's first goal came in the midst of a constant attacking squad, with their attackers hitting the defenders of Tunisia. But every effort was missed by the phase finish ... extremely ungainly. His teammates are showing signs of inhibition, Kane immediately said.
On the second goal there is probably nothing to say much about the importance of it. The monk seemed to have been reconnected Kane continues to shine. A move to the ball full of ghosts and shakes the right qualities of a killer. He did what his team-mates could not do in the match: the brightest in the decisive moments. Such a character showed how fit he was with the tape in his hand.
England had a good performance at the opening game, and if they were drawn, it would really bring a psychological impact to the team. And Kane is the one who releases that psychology for everyone.
Seeing how the players lay on Harry Kane and yelling, they could see how much they loved the captain.
