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#3 Harry Kane fails to impress
A lot was expected of Harry Kane in this semifinal. England needed their talisman to fire on all cylinders to have a chance of fending off the Croatian challenge. But the reality is that Kane has not looked the same since picking up that knock against Colombia. He was poor against Sweden and was poor against Croatia too.
Kane often dropped deep to free up space and let Sterling run in the channels. Dejan Lovren was following him like a hawk and restricted his link-up play. The Spurs man had two glorious chances to get on the score sheet and guide England home but fluffed both of his attempts.
He shot his one on one effort straight at the keeper and later wasted a decent header chance. The captain looked a shadow of himself and never seemed like a threat. Kane may win the Golden Boot in the next few days but that will not take away the fact that his last two performances have been total stinkers.
