Harry Kane has maintained that England will be aggressive and brave during this summer’s World Cup in Russia. Kane, who will captain his country at the tournament, acknowledged that England have been passive and have focused too much on avoiding defeat in previous tournaments. That approach has seen them fail to reach the quarter-finals of a major tournament since 2006, while they have not reached the last four since 1996.
Kane says the current squad will bring a fresh approach to this summer’s World Cup, though, saying: “The aim is to be aggressive and brave in possession. We want to take this tournament head on. There will be tough moments, and ups and downs. Sometimes going into a big tournament is about not losing and being passive but, for us, it’s about playing attacking football.”
The Tottenham forward has scored 13 goals in 24 appearances since breaking into the senior England side. However, he has not scored at a major tournament, having not found the net in any of his four appearances at Euro 2016. “Personally, that (scoring) record is something I want to change, and hopefully will this summer,” said Kane.