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Former Premier League star outlines England's 'Ronaldo' problem
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Jamie O'Hara has huge concerns about England's attack ahead of their semi-final clash with the Netherlands at Euro 2024.
Harry Kane has scored twice for the Three Lions at the tournament, but has come under fire for his all-round performances in Germany.
Talking to Grosvenor Sport, O'Hara said he thinks there should be a conversation about not starting the England captain and compared his inclusion to Portugal prevailing with Cristiano Ronaldo despite not impressing this summer.
“England had more problems with Harry Kane upfront against Switzerland,” he said.
“He was non-existent. It’s like having Cristiano Ronaldo in the team – he’s only there because of his name. Gareth Southgate will never take him off because he thinks he might score – and he has scored a couple in this tournament – but he’s miles off the pace at the moment.
“You can say what you want about his overall game and what he brings to the team, but he hasn’t been good enough. Either of Ivan Toney or Ollie Watkins probably deserve to start or at least get some minutes. England don’t need to keep Kane on the pitch anymore – the whole point of doing that was because he could still take penalties, but England have top penalty takers now.
“There has to be a conversation about him not playing against the Netherlands – he looks laboured, lazy, he’s not making runs into the box and he’s not busting a gut to score goals anymore.”
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