England finally delivered that Win Over A Big Nation but actually Italy aren’t all that. And besides, there is a bizarrely-timed Harry Kane question to ask.
That’s gotta be Kane
While most might choose to focus on the present and indulge in the glory of Harry Kane becoming England’s record goalscorer in an impressive win over Italy, some cannot help but put a negative slant on it all.
The morning after, the MailOnline burst those bubbles in a way only they can:
‘SAMI MOKBEL: England can’t rely on Harry Kane forever… so what is the succession plan? Natural heir Mason Greenwood’s chances look non-existent, Ivan Toney is 27 and faces a ban – so what next?’
A reminder that ‘natural heir’ Mason Greenwood’s entire England career consisted of three touches in 12 aimless minutes of a win over Iceland in September 2020, long before his prospects of replacing anyone were torched.
His name does not belong on such a feature, never mind placed so prominently. Way to bring down the mood.
Rash decision
Marcus Rashford is one such option to replace Kane which Mokbel dismisses because ‘he is excelling at Manchester United playing out wide, not through the middle’. And that is largely down to interpretation so fair enough.
But elsewhere in the Daily Mail, Mokbel offers more thoughts in THE NOTEBOOK:
‘Marcus Rashford took to social media on Thursday to reveal he is taking some ‘Downtime’ in the Big Apple.
‘The Manchester United forward is in the form of his life and would likely have started this game had he not withdrawn from the squad.
‘But the injury has not prevented Rashford from flying to New York.’
No, an issue which has pretty much only been described as ‘a knock’ by every outlet reporting on it ‘has not prevented’ the bloke from sitting on a plane for a bit. And why would or should it?
Italian slobs
Any fear that the goalposts might be moved as soon as Southgate delivered that elusive Win Over A Big Nation – because previous victories over Spain and Germany don’t count for whatever reason – were realised within a few paragraphs of Ian Ladyman’s article in the Daily Mail:
‘This was a night that should not have been this hard for England. This is not a good Italian side and had it not been for Harry Maguire’s error just before the hour, it’s quite possible that England would had won by more.’
There it is. Italy’s starting midfield was the same as it was in the Euro 2021 final, with Gianluigi…
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