The splinters from Monday: Harry Kane criticized, Fabian Hürzeler not completely satisfied and France's players with praise back home.
Harry Kane "not useful"
Even though England are in the semi-finals, striker and captain Harry Kane would do well to stay away from the media. Even after the quarter-final against Switzerland, the Bundesliga's top scorer was not treated gently by the media. "That's not the Kane we know. He's immobile and can't develop freely," was the verdict of the Guardian. The specialist portal "Goal.com" categorized Kane as a "loser" after the quarter-final win: "The truth is that Kane hasn't been useful for a long time."
Fabian Hürzeler's criticism
Swiss-German coach Fabian Hürzeler, who will be coaching Brighton in the Premier League next season, gave an ambivalent assessment of the tournament after Germany's exit. "In sporting terms, it wasn't an outstanding tournament," he told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. "We didn't win against any of the top nations, but lost against the first top nation." The former St. Pauli coach criticized that "defensively we conceded a lot". On the other hand, there was praise for the team spirit and euphoria. Something had been "created".
Relief in the French camp
At the French European Championship camp in Paderborn, many players were relieved after the second round of the parliamentary elections in their home country. "Long live diversity, long live the Republic, long live France," wrote striker Marcus Thuram on Instagram after he became the first French national player to call for a vote against the right-wing nationalist party Rassemblement National a few weeks ago, which appeared to be the winner after the first round of voting. However, voters are now expected to downgrade it to the third strongest party on Sunday. "Congratulations to all French people who set out to ensure that this beautiful country that is France is not governed by the extreme right," said Jules Koundé on X.
