Spain are above England’s level, says goal-shy Kane
'It will be a tough game, but these are the experiences you want to be in,' says England's Harry Kane
Harry Kane admitted England are not on the same level as pass masters Spain ahead of their Nations League encounter on Monday, as he batted away doubts about his own potency since winning the World Cup’s Golden Boot in July. “We’re not quite there in the way they keep the ball,” said Kane of their opponents who have scored 10 goals in their past two games. “We’ve got different qualities. We’ve got great pace in the team, great one-against-one ability, and that’s what we’ve got to try to exploit when we play them. “It will be a tough game, but these are the experiences you want to be in.” England have just one point from their opening two games in Group 4 and lost to Spain 2-1 at Wembley earlier this month when Saul Niguez and Rodrigo scored to cancel out Marcus Rashford’s opener. England's captain has faced criticism after scoring six times in 13 games for club and country since the summer, sometimes struggling to reproduce the form that made him one of Europe's most lethal strikers...
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