Alan Shearer believes there is no excuse for England s lacklustre performance in their 1-1 draw against Denmark at Euro 2024.
England struggled to impose themselves in their second Group C outing in Germany after Harry Kane’s opener in Frankfurt was cancelled out by a fine strike from Morten Hjulmand.
Former England captain Shearer, working as a pundit for the BBC, said: “You can see players lying on their backs – they look absolutely shattered, the England players. There’s no excuse for that.
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“There was no energy, no pace to the game. We didn’t run in behind until the last 10 or 15 minutes, we got caught too many times on the ball, too many sloppy passes and in truth, Denmark were the better team and deserved to win.
“It was very poor, it wasn’t good enough. I wouldn’t say lack of effort, not trying, but there’s so much more to come from those players.”
Former England defender Rio Ferdinand bemoaned the tactics adopted by manager Gareth Southgate.
Asked about the performance, Ferdinand said: “Lacklustre, lacked any sort of direction in my eyes, tactically well below par – we were overshadowed tactically, I thought, by the Denmark team.
