Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer responded to Harry Kane's sniping.

"Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer have responded to Harry Kane's criticism of England's performance at Euro 2024," British media outlet Sports Bible reported on Thursday (KST).

England played a frustrating 1-1 draw against Denmark in their Euro 2024 Group C second leg at the Frankfurt Arena in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on June 21 (ET).

Harry Kane's opener gave England an early lead, but the Three Lions were held at bay by the Danes. England's number one shooter failed to capitalize as Denmark's Morten Hjulman equalized with a stunning mid-range strike.

England's performance in the first two games of the tournament can only be described as abysmal, with England's captain Harry Kane taking the brunt of the criticism. Former England striker and current pundit Gary Lineker was particularly critical of Kane.

"If you want to press as a team, you have to start pressing the striker first. In the first half, Kane didn't press at all, he barely moved, and then as the team dropped lower and lower, he dropped even lower. So when he got the ball, he had nowhere to send it because there was no one up front to receive it. I don't understand it," he said.

Lineker continued: "To be honest, Kane needs to do a lot better. His movement was too limited. He's not a player who penetrates a lot, but he didn't move backwards. Even when he comes down to receive the ball, he comes down lethargically and slowly. That's not 스포츠토토 helpful," he added.

After hearing the criticism, Kane addressed his England seniors, saying: "I would never want to be disrespectful to any England player, especially one who knows what it's like to wear the England shirt and play for England. I always think I have a responsibility to them, I know they have to be honest in their opinions but they have a responsibility to be an ex-England player."

Shearer and Lineker were quick to respond to Kane's sniping remarks with clarifications. "We've both been in front of the media as England captains, when England haven't played well at all, or when we haven't played well as individuals," Shearer said.

"And I would have answered that question in exactly the same way as England captain as Kane did yesterday. He just said that they are entitled to their own opinion. I understand that they have a job to do. And we have to say it," he added.

Shearer continued, "Can you imagine if we kept saying, 'Actually, I thought they did a really good job'? ' We'd be lying, because they didn't do well. And Kane knows they didn't do well."

Shearer concluded: "Let me just say one thing, the last thing we want to do in the world is be pessimistic and critical. We want the England team to do well on the pitch."

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