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There is a tale of two strikers in tonight's clash at Wembley. Harry Kane and Patrik Schick have both faced Croatia and Scotland at Euro 2020 but the England striker is lagging behind the Czech.
Kane has not had a single shot on target while Schick has managed six, one of which was that remarkable 50-yard wonder-strike against the Scots. With three goals, Schick is a contender for the Golden Boot and we assumed Kane would be another.
Scotland's defenders will have enjoyed seeing England's No 9 dropping ever deeper against them. Grant Hanley was able to follow him out of the back three with the security of two centre halves covering behind.
Harry Kane has come off in both England's Euro 2020 games and is yet to have a shot on target
Patrik Schick is joint-top scorer along with Cristiano Ronaldo and Georginio Wijnaldum
Andrew Robertson provided a much greater attacking threat than Reece James or Luke Shaw
It's natural for a striker to be tempted to come short if he's frustrated and isn't seeing enough of the ball.
Part of the problem is Kane hasn't had much to attack in the box. Only Hungary and Ukraine produced fewer crosses than England in the opening two group games.
Luke Shaw and Reece James have reputations for being attacking full backs but they only produced one cross apiece against Scotland. Andy Robertson, by contrast, produced seven crosses.
If you create chances for Kane, he'll score them. He has shown that in the Premier League for years.
England must move ball quicker and change play
Scotland tried the physical approach when they hosted the Czechs at Hampden Park but that didn't work.
