Should England drop Kane?

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<p>England are through to the semi-final at Euro 2024 after seeing off Switzerland on penalties. Yet for Gareth Southgate’s side there were familiar problems in Dusseldorf with Harry Kane again struggling to make an impact.</p><p>No doubt he’ll start Wednesday’s semi-final against the Netherlands but should he? </p><p>Ayo Akinwolere is joined by The Athletic's senior football writer Oli Kay as well as Jacob Whitehead to discuss Kane's role ahead of Wednesday's meeting in Dortmund.</p><p>Football tactics writer Ahmed Walid also drops in to join in the conversation around the rest of the semi-finalists leading forwards while Pol Ballus explains the importance of Alvaro Morata to Spain both on and off the pitch.</p><p>Host: Ayo Akinwolere</p><p>With: Oli Kay, Jacob Whitehead and Ahmed Walid</p><p>Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead</p><p>Producer: Guy Clarke</p><p>Related articles</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5621106/2024/07/08/harry-kane-england-euro-2024-cristiano-ronaldo/">Is Harry Kane in danger of becoming England’s Cristiano Ronaldo?</a> - The Athletic</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5599620/2024/06/29/netherlands-striker-options-euro-2024-depay-weghorst/">Memphis Depay vs Wout Weghorst: The striker debate which cuts to the heart of Dutch football</a> - The Athletic</p><p> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>