Kieran Trippier insists England will not be overly reliant on his Tottenham team-mate Harry Kane at the World Cup.
Kane has been appointed England captain and goes into the Group G opener against Tunisia on the back of scoring 30 Premier League goals for Spurs last season.[phone]
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Attention is understandably trained on England’s focal point but Trippier believes their group rivals would be unwise to underestimate the side as a whole.
The defender said at a news conference: “Everybody knows what Harry Kane’s all about, he’s a goalscorer and a great professional.
“But if you look all around our team we’ve got winners, we’ve got goals all around the pitch.
“It’s not just Harry, we’ve got a strong forward line, a lot of pace, youth and I know the boys are looking forward to getting on with it now.”
Trippier, who is seemingly vying with Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold for the right wing-back position, accepts that a gung-ho approach could backfire against Monday’s opponents Tunisia.
He said: “We’ll have to be patient, we know it’s going to be a tough game. We’ve analysed their strengths and weaknesses and how to exploit them. It’ll be tough but we’re looking forward to it.”
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