After Harry Kane issued a firm response to their criticism of his performance against Denmark, Alan Shearer and Gary Lineker have both reacted to the England captain's comments
Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer admitted they understand Harry Kane's response to their criticism - but they haven't backed down on their analysis of England's display against Denmark.
They also said that they hate criticising England, but were left with no other choice, such was the disjointedness of their performance. Lineker began on The Rest is Football : “We’ve talked about this a few times about journalists not being brave enough to ask their own questions. "I would’ve answered the question in exactly the same way as England captain as Harry did yesterday. He just said, 'They’re entitled to their opinion, I understand they also have a job to do’. And we do, we have to tell it how it is.”
Summing up both their points, Shearer finished by saying: "I think it's really important we never get personal, and that's the key. I think the simple and easiest thing is, did England play well in that game against Denmark? No, they were terrible, so we have to say that. If England are brilliant, we'll say they're brilliant, it's just the way it is. As a player you always get a right of reply on the pitch.
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