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Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer have defended their criticism of Harry Kane and England\u2019s performance in their\u00a01-1 Euro 2024 draw with Denmark.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Three Lions captain Kane said the former England internationals who are now pundits should\u00a0\u201cremember what it\u2019s like to wear the shirt\u201d\u00a0before they criticise Gareth Southgate\u2019s side.<\/p>\n

Kane was one of a number of players who were criticised for their performances in the match that left England on four points after two games in Group C.<\/p>\n

Former England strikers Lineker and Shearer analysed the performance on the BBC\u2019s coverage before Lineker later used an expletive to describe the team\u2019s performance on his Rest is Football podcast.<\/p>\n

Speaking on the podcast on Monday, Lineker claimed journalists were \u201cstirring the pot\u201d while Shearer said England\u2019s best response would be on the pitch.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been critical of England\u2019s performances, as has pretty much every journalist, but you know how it happens,\u201d said Lineker.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve talked about this a few times before, about journalists not being brave enough to ask their own questions.<\/p>\n

\u201cI guarantee whoever that was was probably critical themselves. They do it a) to stir the pot and b) because they\u2019re too scared to ask a question from their own selves.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt puts Harry on the spot. I thought he answered it fine.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was one bit there where he says that we have responsibilities as ex-England players, that we should know better and that we never won anything or words to that effect.<\/p>\n

\u201cFine, he\u2019s absolutely right. But I will say one thing. The last thing in the world we want to be is downbeat and critical. We want the England team to perform well on the pitch. The best punditry of all is when England play well.\u201d<\/p>\n

hearer added: \u201cIt\u2019s important we never get personal. That\u2019s the most important thing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were terrible and we have to say that. If England were brilliant we\u2019d say they were brilliant, that\u2019s the way it is.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a player you always get the right of reply on the pitch. I have no problem what we said, I wouldn\u2019t take anything back we said.<\/p>\n

\u201cEngland were really poor. I think the vast majority of the country, and even the boys in the squad, will know they were awful against Denmark. There were hardly any positives.\u201d<\/p>\n

England play Slovenia in their final game in Group C in Cologne on Tuesday (20:00 BST).<\/p>\n

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