Gareth Southgate has revealed that he turned down a request from Harry Kane during England’s win over Bosnia-Herzegovina
The Three Lions played the first of two warm-up matches ahead of Euro 2024, winning 3-0 at St James’ Park
Cole Palmer opened the scoring from the penalty spot for his first goal for England, before Trent Alexander-Arnold and Kane added highlights to the victory
With players still returning from injury and a long season, the starting line-up is no longer England’s first choice
Ezra Konsa, Lewis Dunk, Marc Guehi, Jarrod Bowen, Ebere Eze and Ollie Watkins all received the nod from the start
Captain and top scorer Kane came off the bench but was only on the field for a short 30 minutes
He came on just seconds after Chelsea star Palmer opened the scoring from the penalty spot
Marc Guehi is fouled in the box and a VAR review shows the referee awards a penalty
Palmer, who had a perfect 12-yard record for Chelsea, was responsible
But Kane, England’s regular penalty taker, struggled to take it according to Southgate
“Our plan today was half an hour and it will start on Friday
He had the audacity to ask to come on and score a goal, which would never have happened
Good thing we overcame got through the last few minutes and days without any more problems,” Southgate told Radio 5 Live, according to The Mirror
“It’s really important
We have to get through these first games to see things more clearly
The guys in rehabilitation have done a great job
[Bosnia] are a tenacious and determined opponent
” Bayern Munich star Kane will lead the attack against Iceland at Wembley on Friday as England step up their preparations for the Euros
They take on Serbia at Gelsenkirchen on 16 June in the opening match of Group C
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