England star Harry Kane has admitted both himself and Jude Bellingham regret their flat showings at Euro 2024 so far as they prepare to face Slovakia on Sunday.
The pair both enjoyed terrific seasons for their clubs, with Kane blitzing the Bundesliga for Bayern Munich and Bellingham tearing up LaLiga for Real Madrid.
They are the only players to score for England at Euro 2024.
But both men have struggled during the Three Lions' three matches so far, with fans and pundits alike concerned about their lack of connection.
Euro 2024: England star Harry Kane has opened up ahead of his side's clash with Slovakia
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It has also emerged that Kane and Bellingham have passed to each other just twice this summer.
Yet though Kane admits to regrets over their flat showings out in Germany, he's adamant their partnership will improve.
“From a captain’s point of view, I am always talking to all of the players — and with Jude we are always talking about how we can improve," he said.
“We watched clips of the Denmark game to see how we can play better.
“We would have liked to have played better and had more of a connection. But I still feel like the movements are there.
“The relationship is still fairly new. Even though we have played a bit together, there’s still things we can both do better. We’re hoping that as the tournament goes on, we grow more and more.
“From Jude’s point of view, he just needs to keep doing what he’s doing.
“In the first game he was man of the match — and in the last couple of games none of us have reached the level we really wanted.
“It’s two games. It isn’t the end of the world.
"I know things are being heightened and there will be a lot of talk but that’s part and parcel of playing for England in a major tournament.
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“Jude has dealt with that unbelievably well for his age. He’s dealt really well with going to Real Madrid.
“So there’s no worries about Jude. He’s a great guy, he believes in himself 100 per cent.
“From both of our points of view, we want to go out there and start stepping up our levels.”
England are blessed with attacking talent.
In addition to Bellingham and Kane, they also boast top players in the likes of Phil Foden, Cole Palmer, Anthony Gordon, Ollie Watkins and Ivan Toney.
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Euro 2024: Harry Kane regrets his lack of connection with Jude Bellingham as England look to down Slovakia
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Yet with just two goals scored at Euro 2024 so far, there are concerns over whether they can go all the way.
In England's last match, they managed just four shots on target, despite having 74 per cent possession.
That led to renewed criticism of the side, with Gareth Southgate a man under pressure.
However, Kane insists England are improving as they look to put Slovakia to the sword.
“I’d say it is improving," added the former Tottenham star.
Euro 2024: Harry Kane insists England are improving ahead of Slovakia showdown
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"I’d say the last game was definitely our best even though it was 0-0.
“In the final third, it didn’t quite click for one reason or another but I think we got into good areas and on another day it could have been a 1-0 or 2-0 result.”