Pain of Euros final defeat no easier second time around – Harry Kane

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy England captain Harry Kane has admitted the pain of European Championship final defeat was no easier second time around. “It puts the fire in the belly to try to get back there again in a major tournament, try to get back there in a World Cup and have a different outcome next time.” England, who launch their Nations League campaign against the Republic of Ireland in Dublin on Saturday evening, struggled to reach their fluent best during the tournament in Germany, where they were eventually undone by Mikel Oyarzabal’s 86th-minute strike in the final. As a team, we can take a lot of positives from the summer, a lot of positives from the last four years especially England captain Harry Kane “It wasn’t an easy tournament. “But ultimately, it’s about improving and there are areas that we can improve, especially in the games when we look back at the summer, so that’s now our task as players, to try to get better and these games in the next few days are a great opportunity to do that.” The final proved to be manager Gareth Southgate’s last game in charge and caretaker Lee Carsley, a former Ireland international, will be in the dug-out at the Aviva Stadium.