Harry Kane praises England's new generation after win against Republic of Ireland - 'They've shown why they are here'
Published 17/11/2024 at 21:18 GMT
Four players scored their first goals for England in a rampaging 5-0 victory against Republic of Ireland. Anthony Gordon, Conor Gallagher, Jarrod Bowen and Taylor Harwood-Bellis all found the back of the net, with veteran striker Harry Kane also getting on the scoresheet. The Bayern Munich star believes incoming England manager Thomas Tuchel has an exciting pool of players to pick from.
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Harry Kane believes Thomas Tuchel will be spoilt for choice when he becomes England manager after several young stars impressed in a 5-0 triumph over Republic of Ireland.
After a goalless first half, Jude Bellingham was fouled by Liam Scales inside the box, leading to a second yellow card and allowing Kane to open the scoring from the penalty spot.
The Three Lions then sealed promotion to the top tier of the Nations League with fine finishes from Anthony Gordon, Conor Gallagher, Jarrod Bowen and Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
Tuchel will take charge of the team on January 1, with qualification for the 2026 World Cup in Canada, the USA and Mexico set to be contested throughout 2025.
Kane believes Tuchel will have a sizeable pool of players to pick from after four young stars scored their first England goals in the victory.
"We spoke about new opportunities for new lads, and they've shown why they are here and a couple of good finishes," he told ITV.
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Kane continued: "It was nice for Jarrod too to come on and score straight away.
"Thomas has a lot of players to choose from.
"A lot of young players that have come in and done well and some more experienced players that are injured and will be looking to come back, so there's a good balance.
"I'm sure he [Tuchel] will be looking at everyone."
It was a fantastic end to Lee Carsley's time as interim England boss, and Kane was full of praise for his manager.
"He has been top drawer, him and all the staff," he said.
"After the Euros, it was never going to be easy to come and go straight into the Nations League and sometimes the motivation is a bit less.
"I'm really glad we won today and finished off on a high.A really important win for us.
"It has been a really good camp and two tough games. We got the job done in Greece and again here.
"It was a tough first half, but we came out with more energy, and we finished it off."
Greece's win over Finland meant England needed the victory to get promoted to the top tier of the competition, and Carsley admitted he was relieved to get the job done.
"We spoke about it at the first press conference about gaining promotion in the Nations League, and it was a relief if I'm honest," he told BBC Radio 5 Live.
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"I don't think you can ever get too excited, the performance against Greece was so good.
"For at least three minutes on the coach driving to the airport, I was excited, but then I was thinking we have got another game.
"I loved the reaction from the crowd at half-time. If they had got a bit nervy that would have transferred to the players.
"I think they could tell the players were playing with intent."
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