Gary Neville had admitted he’s ‘completely gutted’ for Harry Kane after the England captain’s missed penalty proved pivotal within the Three Lions’ 2-1 quarter-final defeat to France.
Targets from Aurelien Tchouameni and Olivier Giroud gave France victory, with Kane having initially levelled from the penalty spot.
Kane’s had the chance to convey England degree for the second time on the night time, however blazed his second penalty over the crossbar.
Harry Kane’s missed penalty proved expensive as England fell to a 2-1 defeat to France
Neville claimed England’s gamers might be pleased with their efficiency regardless of the defeat
‘I am completely gutted for Harry Kane,’ Neville stated on ITV. ‘Gutted for the lads, they performed very well within the second half.
‘It was a 50/50 recreation that we simply got here out on the fallacious aspect of. You would not have needed anybody else to go and take that penalty, it could have made him England’s best ever goalscorer.’
Ian Wright echoed Neville’s ideas, with the previous England striker insisting Kane would nonetheless be participant to step ahead sooner or later.
Ian Wright insisted Kane was nonetheless the primary man for England regardless of the penalty miss
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‘You are disenchanted for Harry, our man, as he has missed a penalty,’ Wright stated. ‘However what are you able to say he is the person.
‘He has tried to verify it goes in there and it hasn’t labored out. It is disappointing.’
Wright additionally claimed choices had gone towards England through the 90 minutes with Brazilian referee Wilton Sampaio having didn’t award a penalty when Dayot Upamecano fouled Kane within the first half.
There was additionally a controversial choice to not award Bukayo Saka a foul within the build-up to Tchouameni’s opener within the first half.
‘I assumed the primary half did not go too properly for us,’ Wright stated. ‘We had a pair choices go towards us, we got here again properly from these and there was a interval there the place we have been throughout them.
‘I used to be very disenchanted to see Saka go off if I’m completely trustworthy with you. He had Hernandez in his pocket.’
