Friday, June 24, 2016

Kane looking to emerge from scoring slump at Euro 2016 (The Associated Press)

Englands Harry Kane speaks during a press conference at Les Fontaines in Chantilly, France, Friday, June 24, 2016. England will face Iceland in a Euro 2016 round of 16 soccer match in Nice on Monday, June 27. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Some of the continent's top strikers are finding it tough at the low-scoring European Championship, stifled by so-called weaker teams employing defensive tactics to grind out points. England striker Harry Kane might know this better than anyone. The leading scorer in last season's English Premier League with 25 goals for Tottenham, Kane didn't score in the group stage and barely even had a sight of goal up against the deep, packed defenses of Russia, Wales and - as a second-half substitute - Slovakia.


No comments:

Post a Comment

Featured Post

Carlos Vela's future is among the 14 roster riddles LAFC is trying to solve

LAFC general manager John Thorrington has just six weeks to rebuild a roster that has lost 18 players, and it's unclear if Carlos Vela...

Popular Posts