'Even more motivated' - Kane on new England start under Carsley

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England skipper  Harry Kane speaks to the media earlier  the crippled  with the Republic of Ireland.Image source, PA

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Harry Kane volition triumph his 99th headdress for England erstwhile helium captain's them against the Republic of Ireland

Harry Kane says helium is carrying the wounded of England's Euro 2024 last decision into the commencement of Lee Carsley's spell arsenic interim brag - and motivated much than ever to assistance them triumph a large tournament.

Carsley takes complaint of England for the archetypal clip erstwhile they look the Republic of Ireland successful Dublin successful the Uefa Nations League connected Saturday (17:00 BST).

Speaking connected Friday, Three Lions skipper Kane said helium had not afloat got implicit the symptom of the 2-1 decision to Spain successful the last successful Berlin connected 14 July.

"It's pugnacious whenever you get truthful adjacent to reaching 1 of pinnacles of vocation and it's taken away," added the Bayern Munich striker, who is acceptable to triumph his 99th headdress for his country.

"It makes maine adjacent much motivated. It puts the occurrence successful the belly to effort and get there. Our task is to get better."

'We're successful a beardown position'

Carsley, who played 40 times for the Republic of Ireland arsenic a player, has been fixed 2 games arsenic interim boss, but could get much arsenic the Football Association hunt for a imperishable replacement for Gareth Southgate.

Southgate resigned 2 days aft the decision to Spain.

A triumph against the Republic of Ireland followed by triumph implicit Finland, besides successful the Nations League, connected Tuesday astatine Wembley could good assistance Carsley's origin of landing the occupation full-time.

The adjacent England manager volition not lone beryllium expected to instrumentality the squad to the 2026 World Cup but charged with winning it.

Carsley insisted helium was not taking implicit a squad debased successful confidence.

"I decidedly don't spot this arsenic a caller start," helium said. "I judge we're successful a beardown position. They [England] were successful a debased presumption erstwhile Gareth Southgate took over. It's wholly antithetic now.

"Standards are truthful high. Hopefully they tin spell that 1 measurement further [to winning something]. That past propulsion is the hardest thing."

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Lee Carsley played 40 times for the Republic of Ireland

'It felt strange'

Kane described the commencement of Carsley's interim spell successful complaint arsenic "another breathtaking section successful my England career".

Asked if it felt similar a caller era, the 31-year-old added: "It felt a small spot unusual erstwhile we archetypal came into camp.

"The brag has his ain ideas and identity. We did a batch of bully things with Gareth but yet the caller manager has caller ideas. It's been good."

There are 4 uncapped players successful the squad including Newcastle defender Tino Livramento, Lille's Angel Gomes, Nottingham Forest midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White and Chelsea guardant Noni Madueke.

"There are a batch of young players excited to beryllium present and explicit themselves," said Kane, who revealed helium had spoken to Southgate since the manager stood down.

"It's large for the experienced players arsenic well, I person been playing for 9 years for England now. I inactive retrieve that excitement from the archetypal camp."

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