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LONDON (AFP) – England captain Harry Kane said the Three Lions group was too tight to be divided by the tension of club rivalry around the Premier League race. next matches of the Champions League.
Four English teams have reached the last eight games of the Champions League for the first time in ten years. Tottenham striker Kane is expected to face a host of international teammates who will play Manchester City three times next month in the quarter-finals and vital match of the Premier League.
City and Liverpool are contending for the Premier League title, while the Spurs face Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea to be in the top four.
However, unlike former English camps where rivalry between clubs has resulted in the formation of international factions, Kane thinks Gareth Southgate's team will not be distracted before the Euro 2020 qualifiers against the Czech Republic on Friday. and in Montenegro on Monday.
"We've put that aside, even the guys from Liverpool and City, when we're here we're 100% in England and when we come back, I'm sure there will be a lot of SMS and group messages going on," he said. Kane Tuesday. (March 19)
"We have a very good connection here and at the end of the day we are good friends.
"Whether we play for one club or another, when we come here, we get along very well.
"Of course, when we're back in our clubs, we try to beat 110 per cent, but we respect each other so we can talk and be friends afterwards."
After a run to the last four World Cups last summer and a qualification for the upcoming Nations League semi – finals in June, England is one of the favorites to win the championships of Europe next year.
Wembley will host the semi-finals and final of this tournament, while England will also play her home group matches if she qualifies.
And Kane admitted that it was an additional motivation for the qualifying campaign that will start on Friday.
"It's a great motivation to have the opportunity to participate in a European Championship where we could have several games at Wembley," he added.
"It's exciting, people expect us to qualify and think it will be an easy group but it's never so easy."
"We have to go and be professional, of course we are doing it ourselves, but we have to do it, and it is important to start well and hopefully to continue this momentum."
At age 25, Kane is a key member of the Southgate team. Declan Rice and Callum Hudson-Odoi won their first participation to strengthen the talent pool.
Rice changed allegiance for the country of her birth after playing three times for the Republic of Ireland in friendly matches.
Kane also had the chance to represent Ireland via his paternal grandparents, but said that he had never considered anything other than playing for England.
However, he thinks no one can blame the West Ham midfielder for his decision.
"I'm sure the decision was difficult," Kane said.
"He looks like a big boy and loves to play football." He had a good season.
"I'm sure he took his time and the decision he made is what he thought was best for his future and no one can blame him."
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