Harry Kane criticized his England teammates, saying that country should come before club following the withdrawal of nine players.
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Nine players withdraw from England
Nine players pulled out from England’s UEFA Nations League matches.
Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice, Manchester City’s Jack Grealish and Phil Foden, Chelsea’s Cole Palmer and Levi Colwill, Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold, and Southampton’s Aaron Ramsdale will not join the Three Lions for their two matches against Greece and the Republic of Ireland.
Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite, one of the replacement players called up, became the ninth player to withdraw from the squad.
Interim manager Lee Carsley will draft in Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers, Newcastle’s Tino Livramento, Burnley’s James Trafford, West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen, and Liverpool’s Jarell Quansah as replacements.
Carsley remains in charge of England as Gareth Southgate’s permanent successor, Thomas Tuchel, will only assume the role on January 1.
Kane: England before club
Kane, who is part of the squad, said that England should revive the joy of playing for the country, drawing inspiration from former manager Gareth Southgate.
“I think the joy to play for England. I think he brought that back, he said.
The Bayern Munich star emphasized that the country should come before their respective clubs.
“I think every camp people were excited to come, every camp people wanted to play for England and that’s the most important thing.
“I think England comes before anything. England comes before club.
“England is the most important thing you play as a professional footballer and Gareth was hot on that and he wasn’t afraid to make decisions if, you know, that started to drift from certain players.”
“It’s a shame this week obviously. Yeah, look, I think it’s a tough period of the season and maybe there’s been a taking advantage of that a little bit.
“I don’t really like it if I’m totally honest. I think, like I just said there, England comes before anything, any club situation.”
