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Harry Kane’s off corners for England but it’s still weird

Published 14:17 16 Jun 2016 BST

Updated 14:41 16 Jun 2016 BST

Tom Victor
Harry Kane’s off corners for England but it’s still weird

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One of the bigger on-pitch stories of England's draw with Russia was the decision to put Harry Kane on corner duty.

The Tottenham striker is by no means terrible from dead-ball situations, but many felt his talents would have been better suited to the penalty area. Many were wondering whether we'd see a change for the meeting with Wales, and we didn't have long to wait. England won a corner within the opening five minutes, and Wayne Rooney, not Kane, jogged over to take the kick. https://twitter.com/br_uk/status/743429567088558081 https://twitter.com/SimonPeach/status/743429116024729600

Theories emerged as to why the change had been implemented.

https://twitter.com/Masters_JamesD/status/743429400948051968

Some were happy with the choice.

https://twitter.com/JohnBennettBBC/status/743429260573016064 https://twitter.com/GCIIMessi/status/743429169284022272

Not everyone was enamoured by the choice of Rooney to replace Kane in that department, though.

https://twitter.com/MundialMag/status/743429433781030912 https://twitter.com/BeechardRich/status/743429722315628544

Maybe some people are starting to regret not having Phil Jones' corner-taking ability in the squad.

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