Harry Kane admits playing alongside Vrdy and Rooney is a work in progress

Harry Kane admits his side’s attack did not produce their best display, but feels they still need to be given time to gel.

England striker Harry Kane feels his side’s attack needs to be given time to gel after an unconvincing display alongside fellow forwards Jamie Vardy and Wayne Rooney.

The trio were fielded together on Thursday evening in the Three Lions’ narrow 1-0 victory over Portugal, with defender Chris Smalling netting the late winner to secure the friendly win.

Kane admits his side’s attack did not produce their best display, but feels they still need to be given time to gel.

“It’s one game – it isn’t going to happen overnight,” the Spurs forward said of his link-up play with Vardy and Rooney. “We’ve been asked to play with each other today and we won the game. We wanted a few more chances and a few more shots at goal but it’s something we’re working on. We can’t get too downhearted. It’s a positive performance and a positive result.”

The 22-year-old feels the trio’s performance together should not be judged on one game, insisting that such friendly encounters are used to try out what works best for the team.

“It’s difficult when you come away with England,” he continued. “You haven’t got a lot of time to prepare like you do with your clubs. We’re internationals, we’re going to have to cope with that. I don’t think you can judge it from one performance. We’ll see what the manager picks against Russia, what formation he goes with, and we’ll do our best like we did tonight.

“We’re still working on stuff. That’s what we had these three friendlies for – to prepare for the tournament, whether it’s tactics or set pieces or anything. We’re learning to see what works and what doesn’t and try to use that in the tournament. We’ll debrief the game after a few days off and see what worked.”

England face Russia in their Euro 2016 opener on 11 June. Kickoff.com