Alan Shearer and Gary Lineker have defended comments they made regarding England's sluggish start at Euro 2024 this summer. Three Lions captain Harry Kane was asked himself what he made of the remarks in a recent England press conference to preview Tuesday's clash with Slovenia, admitting the negative noise from back home doesn't help when trying to build momentum at a major tournament.
Sheare and Lineker, who feature heavily on the BBC following their retirements, believe the remarks they made were fair and came from the right place, insisting they are only replicating what every other media outlet has done over the past few weeks. Speaking on Monday's episode of the Rest is Football podcast, Lineker began by clearing up what he meant by using the word s*** to describe England's performance against Denmark in Frankfurt.
"We've been critical of England's performances, as has pretty much every journalist, but you know how it happens," said Lineker. "We've talked about this a few times before, about journalists not being brave enough to ask their own questions.
