Harry Kane: One-season wonder jibes put fire in my belly

If you were to put yourself in Roy Hodgson’s shoes, you might think the form of Harry Kane and Jamie Vardy has been a Godsend — but then you would remember the Wayne Rooney conundrum.

Kane won the Premier League’s Golden Boot with 25 goals, and Vardy was only one behind on 24, and the two of them are not only bang in form but champing at the bit to start for England at Euro 2016.

So where does that leave Rooney, England’s captain and all-time leading scorer with 52 goals? The striker has had to play in a deeper midfield role at Manchester United this season, and even though it is not his preferred or best position, it looks like he will have to do the same for his country.