Gary & Alan Respond To Kane’s Comments On England Criticism | EURO 2024

Should Scotland have had a late penalty against Hungary? Was there any more Steve Clarke and the team could have done to reach the knockout stages? What did Gary and Alan make of Harry Kane’s response to the media criticism of the England team after their first two games?
Gary and Alan reflect on the latest headlines from Euro 2024, as well as the seriously worrying situation developing at Southend United.
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00:00 Intro
00:35 Gary shares update on Alan Hansen
02:05 Scotland crash out against Hungary
06:25 Germany draw with Switzerland
07:00 Gary’s day off
09:00 Gary and Alan respond to Kane’s comments
17:25 Lukaku on track for ‘VAR Golden Boot’
20:10 Southend United takeover latest
22:24 Outro

[@user-ub8ev3qf4i]

End of the day as fans we want to see pundits on TV say what we as a nation are feeling. When we're already annoyed at the performance the last thing we want is pundits blindly defending the team. The Denmark post match was refreshing and some of the best football coverage I've seen in a long time

[@jenileach6915]

Criticising them without showing any empathy at the same time never helped the two players above play any better and bring a trophy home when wearing an England shirt so dont be suprised if the current squad switches off too

[@ps5andstuffhere]

Yeah but the problem is the lineup really. The players definitely trying. Kane could never press also

[@waynemarshall8836]

I don’t 💯 agree with them. I think both bbc and itv are purposefully being disgustingly negative. People expect England to peak straight away is laughable. This is the best way to start a tournament

[@mechmoh1421]

Mate, lineker needs some consistency in his work as a pundit, what he says on live television isnt exactly the same as he says here.

[@Suroky232]

​@@waynemarshall8836 You must be Southgates PR man? you honestly think this is the best way to start a tournament? haha! Do you think pundits should lie and say all is perfect and wonderful just so they dont hurt the players feelings?

[@davidpearson6785]

1000% behind Alan and Gary's comments regarding England's performance against Denmark. Nothing disrespectful was said, at any time. And Alan Hansen well done sir keep getting well

[@TheAdArchive]

👏👏👏

[@robertwatson9940]

I can't remember what they said.BBC FAKE news channel.

[@JB-qm5wg]

Would love more consistency. If TAA played the way Jude did against Slovenia he'd be getting slaughtered. But no mention.

[@robertwatson9940]

@@JB-qm5wg Jude Bellingham is our best player he just won the Champions league.And Kane was in the semi final.The West Ham strikers won the Europa conference last year.They have not even been on the pitch yet.Bowen needs to come on and Palmer.Southgate getting all the stress .His team need to help him out by scoring a few goals.And not letting any in.We need to be confident against Slovakia.And play as a team. Not as individuals.

[@davidrobinson2776]

Lads, I love this podcast. I'm 55 years old, Geordie and don't get out much. I've got 3 boys, a wife and a Shih Tzu all of whom hate football. The missus tries but I'm feckin sick of telling her why Newcastle Utd aren't playing in the Euros. I think she's taking the mick to be honest. Anyway, I just want to say I've had some quite bad mental health issues and you three have helped me so much. Every episode is like seeing my mates. Thank you. PS. Please try and get Kevin Keegan on. I'd love it if you did that.

[@vomit6844]

I was talking about Kevin keegan few days ago. Haven’t seen him on tv for years. Do you remember when he got really worked up about utd and said he’d love it if they beat utd?

[@davidrobinson2776]

@@vomit6844 Kev was a force of nature. He gave me the best years being a Newcastle supporter. That rant he gave on Sky was directly from the heart and that's why I loved him. As a player, Keegan was genuinely world class. Every team he played for he made better. Thanks for replying. 👍

[@IanMalarkey-jd5ph]

Brilliant mate im working on the mental health stuff for everyone.....

[@larrysellers7891]

Fans and media - “We’re better than this!” England players - “We’re really not.” It’s been that way for over 55 years.

[@steveallen3434]

You are not wrong Larry Sellers, but English football fans live in hope

[@TC8787-yq7og]

England aren’t better than this to be fair. The issue is the media turning everyone against each other.

[@lukesenior4563]

Couldn't agree more. The delusions of England fans is incredible, even getting to the final last time is now talked about as a failure!?

[@Daniel-bb7rv]

​@@lukesenior4563 Its not delusion mate, the whole footballing world knows how good the players in this England team are, they are young and getting closer to a trophy. They are more than capable of winning this and the world cup, just because they don't doesn't mean anything, they aren't easy competitions to win.

[@lukesenior4563]

@Daniel-bb7rv I'm not saying we don't have top players. I'm some positions we have the best. I'm saying it's delusional to expect to do better than we have. We can hope, but we shouldn't expect

[@user-jj7pr2uv8b]

Great news about Alan Hansen, really happy for his family and the people that love him. 👏🏻👏🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿♥️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@mavlaw]

Gary was spot on and incredibly insightful. Kane and co are clearly deflecting from their incredibly sub-par performances and putting the blame on media folk. Gary stood for and spoke what most people all over the country were thinking. The reaction from Kane sums up and mirrors the weak mentality from the team that hasnt won anything and accepts failure

[@ps5andstuffhere]

Yeah but the problem is the lineup really. The players definitely trying. Kane could never press also

[@Nedchilvs]

Makes a change

[@1individeo]

And coming from someone who actually was in the same position as the players in the past ,takes "insightful" meaning to another level

[@FindingZeemo]

@@ps5andstuffherefor me it’s the front 4, it doesn’t complement the team, the players behind them, and most important player himself - Kane! All the players are players who wanna play in the areas that Kane is best at, suffocating our own team when on the pitch, Southgate not seeing this is crazy he’s so bad 😭😭

[@thomasfriis8106]

If Kane had cone out and said.. I agree with Gary Lineker. We were shite and we have to do a lot better if we want to win this tournament everything would be so much more real and Kane would have got lots of credit for this. I'm not even Englush but I always want England to do well. I'm Danish. Denmark has been shite for a while, but u guys made us look a decent team on the day. I believe both Engkand and Denmark will qualify for the last 16. England will win the group and Denmark will play Germany in the last 16. After watching the Germany v Switzerland game I still see a glimmer of hope.

[@Luke-ms7if]

As fans we want pundits to tell the truth. They would be doing us a disservice if they were not transparent. Why would we expect there opinions to be watered down when critiquing England. Sums up the England squads weak mentality. Keep it going lads.

[@Ben-il3oc]

Seriously, it’s not like they are making stuff up. The game film don’t lie.

[@WOOOPdoctorFROGhere]

they mustn't have got that memo last night when they were doing the build up to the scotland game. They were chatting absolute wank about what a top player mctominay is

[@jamesm1579]

Lineker is a bit arrogant these days though isn't he.

[@AndryLomakcrypto]

lmao

[@alanc4407]

100% correct to call out the press coward for not asking a question from their own piece or view. The English press have done exactly the same for decades and the sooner that they are all replaced by either social media or A.I the better. Doesn't have the guts to say what pretty much all of us thought and ask a well planned or meaningful question, resorts to he said etc etc. Pathetic......

[@shadow_realm47]

The English press have this weird way of building up their guys and promoting them Way to much way too soon and then stabbing those same guys in the back when the opportunity presents itself in high pressure situations.

[@XBR4Da]

replaced by social media? where England players got racially abused for missing penalties at the last final?? the tabloids can be bad but they're more fair nowadays compared to the 90s/00s and nothing compared to the shite that gets put out on twitter. I like Kane but what the pundits on BBC and ITV said about England was more than fair.

[@scsutton1]

​@@shadow_realm47And not just with football.

[@lawrencebaker1811]

He was one of the biggest, pathetic, spineless cowards I've ever heard in a press conference. "My daddy said this about you oooo"

[@benfoley8174]

@@Matt-vt4wwI guess you didn’t listen to the podcast. Tory by any chance?

[@ryanleach9091]

Lineker and Shearer were bang on. Nice to see honest punditry instead of defending them

[@aha3885]

Holy shit, this guy is Alan Shearer!!?? Wow, I would've never recognized him...

[@fatbroccoli8]

@@torp7215yes he did

[@fatbroccoli8]

@@torp7215Shearer did

[@fatbroccoli8]

@@torp7215 ofc noy, you can't say that at that time on tv

[@billybatts8283]

Kane: "Do you have any idea how hard we work with all the photo shoots, sponsorships and media appearances we do!"

[@TheTTM1]

Should have told him to go and get his shinebox Billy

[@alaskanmalamute101]

in kane's defence he was setup by the guy askin loaded questions on something he hasnt seen

[@DerekLangdon]

I know…It’s fucking hard being a millionaire ain’t it.

[@stuartryan610]

Money isn't everything but it sure can ease the pain.

[@kernowchris]

@@DerekLangdon lineker, shearer, keane etc all millionaires worshipping at the alter of 'keeping me relevant' podcasts. f'em all.

[@Chev987]

First Mourinho, now Kane.. List of Linekar's enemies grows 😂.. I am with you Gary.. One of the reasons I love this is because of the honesty.. Long may it continue

[@96wtfomg]

This victim mentality from players is why England will never win anything. I'd like seeing Harry Kane having to deal with Spanish Media LMAO.

[@jackmullin8962]

Madrid / barca didn't want him though? They brought others in.

[@hellohi1445]

@@jackmullin8962Madrid defo wanted him last summer. It’s levy who they couldn’t be asked to deal with 😂

[@michaelthornhill9073]

Spain have a great team though, just no striker

[@Hari-ld3lc]

You clearly have no idea about Spanish media and the NT 😂🤦

[@user-si3rc4ut8s]

The media attention is why England will never win anything.

[@papanoel3999]

Brilliant news regarding Alan Hansen. Hope he continues to get better. All the very best to you Al.

[@TheFringeOfKuryakin]

Storm in a tea cup. Gary and co. were spot on with their critique and Kane answered as you would expect. Let's see how Harry gets on in a few years time when he's a pundit at an England game.

[@kevwatson4228]

Yea obviously 😂

[@class2ck]

Afraid Harry needs to learn to speak English before he gets a punditry job

[@darranwilkins4648]

kane a pundit he can barely speak as it is fs

[@glynmatthews678]

@@class2ck LOL Kane sounds like he's got a gob full of wine gums !

[@ps5andstuffhere]

Yeah but the problem is the lineup really. The players definitely trying. Kane could never press also

[@iBunZz360]

Alan Hansen was the face of MOTD for me as a kid, even as a NUFC and England fan, the respect I have for him as a player and a pundit is so high, he's a true legend of the game, so pleased to hear he's on the mend. God bless him.

[@izzie211107]

Agreed...

[@johnwilkes681]

Hope he could make a guest appearance on MOTD in the future.

[@andypalin3287]

Great news about Alan Hansen! So much more important than football!

[@peterblattner5985]

Gary, no need to apologize or explain. Keep doing what you are doing. Love it!

[@pensacola2015]

This was an England PR response, I don't think Kane listened to the podcast, judging by the way he responded.

[@johannesbauer7940]

Kane is just full of himself. When Gary and Allan speak, you sit down and listen.. even you are Ronaldo or Messi, let alone Henry Kane who has done anything really, who is just above average striker and who no where near Gary and Allan.

[@Disabledpatriot4242]

Stones seems far more balanced than Kane. His response when asked was ‘I don’t read it and the little things I hear, I use as motivation’. That’s what I want to hear, not the victimhood vibe from Kane.

[@damienhurst3950]

@@Disabledpatriot4242partly why he has won fuck all

[@johnmichaelson9173]

Definitely so, he's been given the details by some England media beaut & trotted out the bs as ordered. It's a decent squad with a below par manager who has squandered his time with the players & once again we arrive at a tournament well off the pace & not even close to the tactical organisation of the other major teams. Trent is a really good player, as is Rice & Bellingham is World Class. I've never seen them look so bad as they did against Denmark & that's down to Southgate.

[@lepari9986]

​@johannesbauer7940 lol bad examples since Cristiano Ronaldo is or at least was literally mad at Lineker for his comments.

[@KlaudiaSymanska]

Certain members of the press don't like GL's politics and *REALLY* don't like the perceived influence he has. Any excuse to diminish it is seized upon - hence the comment "shouldn't he stick to selling crisps?".

[@Grandmastergav86]

I've not been impressed with our performances over the last three tournaments - we've just been so bloody lucky.

[@kristoferjefferson2058]

As is always the issue with stuff like this, England played shit, that’s the truth, regardless of result and our standing in the group, their performance against Denmark was garbage and there’s no getting around that. The question posed to Kane and how it was worded was done purely to try and create some drama and I commend both Kane and Lineker for dealing with it calmly and professionally.

[@iainchisholm17]

Imagine being on £250k per week and ‘focused’ on the biggest tournement of your career and giving a fuck what people say on podcasts. 😂

[@user-ll9ht7ni6m]

Harry's on 500 k in Germany

[@iainchisholm17]

@@user-ll9ht7ni6m ok, in that case hes fully justified to have a cry and not run in games.

[@Shsjier]

​@@iainchisholm17he was asked a question and he answered it. He just lives rent free. Clearly

[@Bladesmobile]

Why should his income have any bearing on how he reacts to what people are saying about him and his teammates Money don’t buy that

[@randomdaveUK]

He just answered the question that was asked, without having seen or heard the comments himself. Pretty crappy journalism by whoever asked the question. Rather than "Gary said this about how bad you played", the journalist should have the balls to ask "The performance didn't match expectations, is this something that's been addressed in training since?"

[@hyywe240]

Thank you so much for mentioning southend united! The club means so much to so many people

[@darrenwade3266]

Local here, absolutely buzzing they mentioned the situation.

[@jc8451]

Not a Southend fan but went to a game to just chuck a few quid. What an atmosphere! Wish you all the best.

[@hyywe240]

@@darrenwade3266 I couldn't believe it

[@hyywe240]

@jc8451 away end is awful but it's a huge club for us

[@jc8451]

@@hyywe240yeah, wasn’t being sarcastic mate. Sat with home fans as a neutral and it was good.

[@slumpage23]

We had Southgate wearing a bag on his head advertising pizza. Kane has gotten off lightly imo.

[@kernowchris]

utterly irrelevant.

[@2011hwalker]

Shearer never won anything for England , why is he lecturing *anyone* on international football?!?

[@joemahon3284]

We are winning group and not out of it yet, lol. Yeah, it's been proper boring, but wait till we get knocked out, surley ?

[@rc5759]

Possibly because if this was an essential criterion for punditry, we would all have to sit round a table touching hands and hoping to evoke the spirit world.

[@martinnash9900]

Kane is playing shit because he's not getting the service

[@VitoCorleone-tm2qc]

Thank you both for being so kind about the Scotland fans 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤ very much appreciated.

[@johnohare992]

It absolutely was NOT a penalty. Watch it at any speed you like but focus on Armstong. If you can do frame by frame it makes it much easier to see. He gets between number 6 and the ball, and there is considerable space between them, with 6 focussed on the ball the whole time. Armstrong jumps back into 6 while grabbing the front of 6's shirt with his left hand and then spins both of them to the ground. If you just focus on 6 all you see it that halfway through Armstong's judo roll, 6's right arm reaches across Armstrong. That arm did literally nothing to impede Armstrong nor bring both of them to the ground.

[@Paul-ts5qw]

He didn't jump into him, he just slowed down. The defender had his arm wrapped around Armstrong and took his legs away. His right knee went into Armstrongs left calf and buckled his leg. Definitely a penalty.

[@nikademus4203]

Tit

[@Jimboslice35]

Sweet Jesus 🙄 stay out of football comment sections John

[@Claudia-wq6fy]

if u have to explain it this much it’s probably a penalty

[@marlee2309]

He knee'd Armstrong in the back of the leg, 100% a penalty

[@dwyanewade3superstar]

I can understand where Kane is coming from, but it is also a pundits job to be honest. England's performances have honestly been quite shit considering the available talent

[@DerekLangdon]

Kane is a multi millionaire so why are you defending him?

[@dwyanewade3superstar]

@@DerekLangdon I'm not 'defending' him. Just saying how I understand that some of the (younger) lads might be affected by it and that playing in a major tournament is tough, basically what Kane said. Also, being rich doesn't make you immune to criticism, especially coming from players they probably looked up to. But then again, I agreed with Lineker and England have been shit but I can see what it is like for the players as well

[@steveallen3434]

@@dwyanewade3superstar But is this not what any top footballer wants is to play in big games and show the world they belong there

[@pvdppvdp6638]

If I get it right (I'm not British), the pundits are not allowed to say England plays bad according to Harry Kane? What a lot of bullsh*t is that.

[@James-st9uu]

Youre definitely not to say anything bad since your not English

[@_SIRenity_]

Not necessarily. (First off, please ignore the other idiotic reply above from whoever it was) I think they took humbrage with the word 'sh¡t' coming from a pundit. Soft if you aks me. Pundits and fans have always called out the team over the years when playing bad, so I don't see why the players responded, its nothing new. And it deserved criticism!

[@alexp7176]

England have been shit so far and it's not unreasonable to call it out in those terms bearing in mind how talented our players are supposed to be. Why do you spend so long defending yourselves?

[@IAMNationX]

Loving all the vids during the Euros! keep it up lads

[@gonnaw1n]

Not sure if you read the comments but you should check out Declan's interview with ITV.....He literally admits the tactic is a LOW BLOCK!!!! And that they were told stats about less goals and shots conceded or something....This is proof that we are defensively setup and Gareth is relying on the talent up top to get us out. He is petrified of losing than anything else!!!

[@Nr4747]

Which woud mean that Southgate was lying in his last presser after the Denmark game when he claimed that the low block was not an official tactic.

[@gonnaw1n]

@@Nr4747 well either he is lying or Declan is and why would Declan have a reason to lie

[@adamyeejy-sk9fh]

The players should just fuck the managers tactics off. If Southgate is willing to lie about tactics to take the blame off of himself, then why should the lads set up in a way which will on bring themselves criticism? Southgate will be gone in a few weeks anyway!

[@daviddrotos561]

Its obvious to everyone who has watched them play that those 2 midfielders have been told by the manager to not move, England effectively 4 centre backs, both games you can watch those midfielders stick on top of the defenders and refuse to move....... at this point anyone who believes southgate isnt telling them to play like this needs to check in at the doctors

[@bird__xyz9520]

You are making a ridiculous assumption that teams use exactly 1 tactic for 90 mins straight and do nothing else. Every team will low block and high press at different times, Rice said their low block had been one of the best in the tournament and they needed to bring that further forward, he said that their high press is going to be better. He didn't contradict anything Southgate said.

[@yfrontwonder7360]

Thanks for mentioning Southend United and let’s hope more publicity from similar platforms can help them survive.

[@jsyjay]

Worst game England have played since the 0-0 with Algeria in Cape Town and I should know, I flew 12,000 miles to watch it!

[@steventurner9949]

You were both one hundred spot on. England were shocking. 😢

[@briancuthbert4508]

I’m Scottish. Live in Denmark. There’s pitches and grass roots football all over the place. That’s why they produce good Danish teams🤷‍♂️

[@aunindosen1672]

This is becoming a KZbin war between England's 3 greatest strikers.

[@davelister2961]

Well, it's more entertaining than watching England games.

[@teddy1066]

Gary and Alan are saying what ALL England fans are thinking. The team deserve the criticism they receive. If they don’t like it - play better! Either that or replace them with mentally tougher players. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@thesmithsnerd]

Kane with the typical ‘woe-is-us’ mentality, and I like Kane, there’s no way on earth he should be dropped, just play Jude with Rice, Foden 10, Gordon left, perfect. But his response to Gary’s comments was weak

[@colezee7640]

Spurs mentality

[@Piqueblinders11]

It’s crazy how native players like Kane get so much stick. Lineker would never dream of ever saying Saka or Trent played shit…. Even when they do. I wonder why. Racism towards natives is at an all time high….

[@leeearp4918]

at this point, the only person that can't see this is the man in charge of picking the team

[@jbutfc]

@@Piqueblinders11rubbish! He’s the captain and is therefore held to a higher standard. It’s not like Saka, Rashford, Sancho and Sterling haven’t got stick before?!

[@Shsjier]

​@@Piqueblinders11white people are not oppressed. Stop it

[@londonseprimarypehealtha-it5ku]

Fabulous news regarding Alan Hansen's recovery and confirmation of convalescence at home - much praise to both Gary and Alan Sh. + MOTD staff for their earnest, touching best wishes to the Liverpool FC legend (and that's from a Palace fan)

[@ArchefluxxMusic]

I was totally surprised by the mention of Southend United. Thank you, chaps. It's been a torrid few years, and the club has been a merciful judge away from going extinct more than a few times. It's another story of poor ownership.

[@MarkP-td1wv]

Gary and Alan (and others) have gone up a huge amount in my estimation following the Denmark match. Thank you! Being honest, being relevant, saying what you see -- this is what every pundit should be doing. It is not a pundit's job to be a cheerleader, to drone on with platitudes, or to say nothing out of fear of upsetting their mates in the game. It was the same as Gary Neville talking about Ronaldo in his second stint at United. Ronaldo was upset (diddums) but it is a pundit's job to tell it as they see it. It's not personal. It was wonderful and refreshing to hear the discussions after the Denmark match because it was true and honest and needed to be said. Very disappointed in Kane trying to turn punditry into an old boys club and/or a psychological session for players. No, no, it is the manager's, coaches and team staff's job to deal with the players and ensure they are prepared and mentally healthy not a pundit's. If you can't take criticism then you are in the wrong job.

[@alistairsmith5389]

BREAKING: Southgate to name unchanged team tomorrow with the exception of Gallagher coming in for Trent. Southgate has definitely lost the plot. 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@kis005]

Please say you’re joking..

[@shadow_realm47]

They should play Gomez on the left and Eze as well.

[@user-zi8sz1ww2m]

Look at the midfielder for Portugal, the little fellow. Then Gallagher. Worlds apart.

[@virtualinsanity2457]

How much has Southgate been paid to think Gallagher is the answer? LMFAO

[@alistairsmith5389]

@@kis005 unfortunately not, no!

[@Peter-mw3wj]

I understand why Kane decided to bite back a bit but when I watched the Denmark game with four of my friends all of us were saying during the game the same as what the pundits did after the game. I know we’re all emotional because it’s England but I think it was completely fair what they said because we really shouldn’t be struggling this much in this group. Southgate also needs to get criticism because he gambled on TAA and Shaw and it honestly baffles me why he didn’t take another left back. Before the tournament Joe Gomes was rumoured to fill in for Shaw but he hasn’t had a look in and that position is really causing us problems.

[@GeoWizard]

All valid points but I was hoping you’d talk a bit more about the pressure that comes with wearing an England shirt which Kane alluded to being part of the problem. It’s easy to pin it all on Southgate or tactics but fear/nerves clearly played a part in the crap performance vs Denmark. Whether they should be able to handle the pressure is another question! let’s just hope they can overcome these mental hurdles and turn it around vs Slovenia. Come on England!

[@dave3124]

This isn’t only happening to Southgate’s England, it’s happened to every England team since I’ve been watching football when Don Revie was manager, every team & manager the same thing, & yet our press & media go on about us winning tournaments & games 3-0 & putting unnecessary pressure on our teams. It’s arrogant & something that they do all the time & they really need to stop making ridiculous predictions & stop underestimating good international opposition teams

[@DeanRTaylor]

Keep doing what you're doing, this is the only football podcast I watch every episode.

[@Jimboslice35]

Yeah that’s right, keep picking your nose every 30seconds; people will love that

[@totalsubmition]

Tbh it’s shit. But I watch it for Alan and his criticism of England.

[@kc8563]

Gary and Alan were spot on in their analysis. They say what they see and people watching at home value that.

[@dalebelfield3525]

England was amazing in 1990s best football ever

[@bonglesnodkins329]

92, 94? Graham Taylor? Fucking awful.

[@totalsubmition]

They didn’t even qualify in 94 WC mate. What you on about.

[@Jim1255783]

Still not good enough to win anything.

[@2011hwalker]

what are you on about. Shearer won nothing in an england shirt. Once he lost his pace post knee injury he was average at international football.

[@andrewherrity9574]

Whilst I think I know what you mean, Italia 90 euro 96 they had a lot of good players however there’s never a cohesion within the team always individualistic. We always have had good even great players but we can never get the system correct consistently in order to mount a challenge where top teams are scared to play us. We have weak spots tactics and defensively. But let’s stay positive we not been beat yet. Come on England.

[@matthewbryant958]

Kane should get a grip and start performing let’s be honest England have been absolutely shocking to watch for over a year now so so bad!! The euros was actually the first time I’ve watched a full 90 mins of England since the World Cup. It’s depressing the way we play. But mr Harry yeah obviously Kane needs to act like a captain and get these players playing

[@benculley4707]

Here we go been waiting on this!!

[@manyanyato]

Can't think of anyone more qualified to critique the current England number 9

[@Ben-il3oc]

If Alan and Linekar are critiquing me as a striker. I’d listen for feedback to improve my game.

[@2011hwalker]

@@Ben-il3oc Linekar maybe, remind me what shearer did in an england shirt apart from one good game versus Holland. Totally average international player.

[@manyanyato]

@2011hwalker a bit harsh no? 5th best scoring rate (0.48 goals/app) in the top 10 England all-time scorers as well as top scorer in Euro 96 which is one of England's best tournaments factoring both performance and results.

[@johnp8388]

@@2011hwalker To be fair, with your logic, ur opinion has no value bc u havent played professionally. Alan's is epl leading scorer- ridiculous not to listen. Game footage don't lie - Did the current england squad play amazing lol?

[@austinofessex]

Love this podcast.Thanks for mentioning the Shrimpers. Keep up the good work gents.

[@enemywithin1295]

Look at the difference between how the Scotland team (same number of goals as England by the way) reacted to their loss. Andy Robertson coming out right and saying they weren't good enough, and apologising to the country for letting them down. Compare that with the England, who have far more funding and talent, and it's a pity party. It's frankly embarrassing, and I sincerely hope Gary and Alan et al don't revert back to Good Bunch of Lads FC.

[@ynwa3476]

Scotland didn't win a game, and the goals were own goals. England has not been knocked out yet. You're comparing 2 completely different situations ! Not to mention the fact that England haven't lost yet.

[@enemywithin1295]

@@ynwa3476 Didn't realise you get more points if it's a goal or own goal. No, England haven't been knocked out yet. However, England are 5th in the FIFA World Rankings; whereas the mighty Serbia, who we managed to destroy with an amazing 1-0 are ranked 32nd, and the giants of Denmark who we managed to draw in a very exciting 1-1 are ranked 21st. Scotland, on the other hand, are ranked 39th. I would say they have far less expectation on their shoulders, yet when they do badly they own up to it. They know they could have played better, and they should have played better. But poor little me England with poor little me Harry Kane on 500k a week doesn't like it when ex-professionals dare criticise them, even in the most tame ways possible. If they think the way Gary and Alan described their performance is unkind, they should walk into any pub in England and see what fans are saying. I'm sick of this middle class pity party for people who earn more in a week than most people earn in a year. It's not good enough. And if these players can't handle being called out for crap performances then they're free to go home.

[@ynwa3476]

@enemywithin1295 I agree we are nowhere near good enough, and if we don't correct that, we will be going home in the last 16. The issue England has is our cowardly manager !

[@enemywithin1295]

@@ynwa3476 Couldn't agree more - I think Southgate is of the mindset that he'd rather win 1-0 than 5-3. Which ultimately leads to very boring football.

[@ynwa3476]

@@enemywithin1295 Exactly

[@GravelordWrust]

Ooooh, excited to hear what you have to say about Harry Kane's weak victim mentality. What a Captain.

[@Luke_-_]

😂😂😂 he’s past it, only does it for his club but this tournament he’s been utter shite. He plays in germany yet can’t get going. That’s very odd. Just like Haaland phenomenal goalscorer but a farce

[@billybaker7010]

Really appreciate you guys mentioning Southend 🙏

[@16Sprake]

You don’t need to defend yourselves guys. They were s**t. You’re reflecting the views of the nation. Keep at it 👊🏼

[@TheAdArchive]

FACT. After Scotland's exit we now have the worst XG in the tournament Gareth. Well done. You won something.

[@fatbroccoli8]

And they played Germany

[@dravendean8710]

Oh well we might as well give up and go home then hey😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@fatbroccoli8]

@@dravendean8710 they already gave up, they don't even want to be there

[@dravendean8710]

@@fatbroccoli8 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣righto whatever you say 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@JBMountainSkills]

Crap fact though isn’t it, England have another game to play.

[@mohammednoor5589]

Why wont the pundits properly call out Southgate who they played international football with?

[@DavyRo]

Thank You Gents for telling the truth of what we all could see. Being a Sunderland fan you have no idea how hard it is for me to agree with & respect anything Shearer says, yous really dont. But I'd like to think I'm man enough to admit he was 100% right & I couldn't agree with him or Lineker more than I did. Well done to both of yous for being truthful & giving your honest opinion. It's what most listen to yous for. Being 2 respected England strikers yourselves, makes yous more qualified than anyone tyo say it how it was. Jesus Christ I've just praised Shearer up, no way will I let my bairns read this, if any of my mates see this I'll get tortured I hope you realise what I've done here.

[@TahmidHO]

Hey there boys, i rarely do this but it seems you guys acrually read rhese commenrs so i want to just take a moment and give my appreciation for what you guys do. I have a lot of stress in my life (nothing I cant handle thankfully) but you guys make the days easier to bare. When I struggle to sleep I usually listen to the podcast to help calm me down. Thank you all.

[@Dan-mm1yl]

They didn't read this comment

[@darrylpetersen4738]

That collection of wine bottles over Gaz's shoulder is piling up nicely 😂

[@chrisstones3488]

Real men drink beer 😉

[@david83ryan]

​@@chrisstones3488real men don't wink

[@chrisstones3488]

@@david83ryan Real men do wink, but we only wink at ladies 😜

[@Dronefromsector7-fz3ek]

Speaking as non-English, England have the worst supporters in Europe. get behind your team instead of constant criticism.

[@Tom-ws2zx]

Thank you so much for the SUFC Shoutout support 💙

[@everycloud7144]

The fans said get Southgate out a while back and these two defended him, it's not Southgate fault it's the FA and pundits that supported him.

[@pauljackson7915]

Armstrong grabbed his opponents shirt as the tackle was made and pulled him to the ground with himself, so no penalty.

[@sweatyhaggis4303]

Difference between Scotland and Croatia is the weather. Kids in Scotland don’t wanna go out to play in the pissing cold rain

[@kwameowusu-apenteng1303]

Reason why the Icelanders invested in indoor pitches. Did it work for them?

[@alexojideagu]

@@kwameowusu-apenteng1303 For a 300,000 population yes it did. That's fewer people than a borough in London.

[@wiseonwords]

@@kwameowusu-apenteng1303 - Yes, it did! Just ask the England players who've had their butts kicked by the Icelanders a couple of times already!

[@geraldbutler5484]

Tell that to Dennis Law who said they played in all weather, all the time.

[@sweatyhaggis4303]

@@geraldbutler5484 do you think I’m referring to kids from the 50s? Also Dennis Law is one of our greatest ever players which kind of just proves my point

[@writtenalphabeticallypoetr6997]

The thing is with whomever gives an opinion, there still should be sound reasoning behind. Taking all angles into account. If you can back up what you say with sound reasoning. Then there is no issue in my opinion. great show

[@leejohnson3068]

As a city fan...glad Alan Hansen is out of hospital...hope he's out of danger...legend of the game.

[@OfficialFingazMC]

How it wasn't a penalty for Scotland I do not know! Hope the Hungarian lad is okay after his seizures too. And unless we (England) put in a shift against Slovenia, I'm not holding out hope!

[@Cincinnatus-C]

That could have been the third penalty of the game. Two for Hungary previously (one with a red) and the Armstrong one. But it was by far the least obvious one of the three.

[@jdogg448]

Because instead of having a shot the Scotland played jumped into the Hungarian defender trying to buy a penalty. Never a penalty we've seen these happen all the time and we'll done referee for spotting it.

[@Gfresh844]

Armstrong grabbed his shirt, which led to them both falling... Definitely not a penalty.

[@trevorsaunders580]

As far as I'm concerned there is only one man left in this Country ,who can criticise modern day England players for not playing well enough to win a Football Tournament, and it's not Lineker and Shearer. That Man is Geoff Hurst.

[@Pantsman1973]

Nobody was panicking about England not qualifying from the group. But if you want to send a message that England will be serious contenders to win the competition, England have so far failed to do so.

[@davewood1982]

It's pure PR spin from the FA circling the wagons around Southgate, This is what happens when you have an England team run by PR and are more interested in image/social media/having footage of them playing pub games and doing those stupid interviews, andy robertson took accountability at the end of the scotland game like a true professional - why can't our captain take the same level of responsibility

[@ryuhayabaker]

It's not like they've won something From serial winner Harry Kane. Taking his side to a glorious and triumphant 3rd in the Bundesliga this season.

[@christopher1956]

Embarrassing themselves with the comments about Scotland, the Scottish team were shocking in all three games and no way was that a penalty last night.

[@jonasranson7677]

Bless you Gary for highlighting Southend Utd current plight. I remember when I was an art student in the town in the mid 1980’s, and on the way to college walking past Bobby Moore on Victoria Avenue, he being manager of the side then... but yea absolute thrill and honour to have seen him then, and even more reason, what with his connection to the club, to resolve the situation they have there.

[@njm20music]

fantastic news, all the very best Alan.

[@beecee2205]

Kane is your typical footballer, not exactly the sharpest tool in the box, so its quite easy for him to get confused.

[@Lilzigzz]

What a bizarre comment.

[@Dina21754]

Typical footballer? Come on

[@beecee2205]

@@Dina21754 whats unusual about him then ? apart from his goal scoring record ?

[@paulroper1729]

Kane's response was from a question he was asked directly - it would not have been mentioned otherwise, and his response was right and respectful itself.

[@akakedi9061]

They are feeling the heat! They rode on the false wave of insulting ETH and now tables have turned.

[@tonyshortland8812]

Gary is really comedian.. "Croatia never had a team to go, long, in a tournament" .. can't he remember the last world cup? When they knocked England out, and got to the final!!!

[@steroe7965]

He was talking about Scotland

[@jayb8298]

Please someone give Gary a tissue......

[@Jimboslice35]

Every single episode, every 30seconds, the dirtbird doesn’t do it on live tv because he’s been warned obviously

[@rtoobe2]

The reason I am watching this is for the none sugar-coated opinions. We all know what we expect from this England team , and it just wasn't good enough

[@BohemianRaichu]

I'm a big fan of this podcast, but I don't think you needed to respond to Kane's comments. You reacted to the Denmark game, Kane answered a direct question. That should have been the end of it.

[@retroshane8844]

Completely agree

[@shozltn2376]

No, kane dug him out linekar was right to respond. Be weird if he left it at that

[@BohemianRaichu]

@@shozltn2376 The question put to him was specifically about Lineker.

[@hifyn]

All feels a bit like everyone is milking the negative press, which is so sad and reductive

[@user-cb7ru4yh9x]

Never a pen. Rid the game of this deliberate contact initiation or the game is gone.

[@jackhatley328]

I was born and raised in Southend-On-sea. My first ever introduction to live football was my dad taking me to Root's Hall in the early 90s as a kid. Those memories have stuck with me all these years. I remember the buzz and excitement in my school when we got promoted to the championship, I remember the mood of the town after that historic FA cup win against Man United and the Freddie Eastwood free-kick! Southend is more than just a football club, it's history is woven into the fabric of that town, and it offers something beyond the material. Growing up in a poor family, getting bullied, walking down a high street that felt drab and neglected, it was hard to feel any sense of aspiration. Football has the power to bring a sense of community and togetherness to places like this that desperately need it. These are moments that the young impressionable me would have never experienced if it wasn't for that club. I'm praying for a good outcome.

[@filmonberhane4255]

"Scotland had better players these previous whole years" yet their history is still the same "Group stage exit" these pundits man 😂😂

[@benjaminsmith6806]

They should listen to Declan and respond to that, it's a very good interview BUT it could so easily come back to haunt him. They should really name the pundits they are having issues with because when you listen to Gary and Alan, yes they are critical but they are not ripping them apart and offer positive constructive feedback, would be nice to see the full picture.

[@andrewherbert7108]

I've never seen such a great England squad, full of individual talent, from teams playing awesome league games, play so woefully and uninspiring. They play like they are scared to lose. And I believe that is the mentality of the manager. Pretty sure the boys could lock him in the dressing room, sort a plan of attack and implement it. Also, they'd be better off listening to the pundits than the manager.

[@the0nlytrueprophet942]

How old are you? This is England 101, we have reverted back if anything

[@roryanaughe5217]

Sounds like this is the first time you ever watched England

[@andrewherbert7108]

@@the0nlytrueprophet942 old enough to know better and still young enough to be pissed at another crappy performance. Yeah, it's the same story, but these players, in my opinion are the best we've had in a long time. They should do better.

[@andrewherbert7108]

@@roryanaughe5217 far from it. What's your point Capt Obvious?

[@philipritson8821]

At Italia 90 England had Lineker, Waddle, Barnes, Beardsley, Gascoigne, Robson and Platt. There is no way this current squad is the best England squad ever.

[@richardowen4936]

Keep doing what you do guys. Honest opinions and knowledgeable chat. Long May it continue

[@pr9601]

Gary don't listen to any criticism and just keep doing what you're doing, you're excellent!!

[@Jimboslice35]

Picking his nose?

[@iainfenton4671]

Love working on my own website business whilst I have podcasts like this in the background. Cheers guys.

[@R-E-X-]

🎶🎶Oooooooh Kevin Csoboth, Oooooooh Kevin Csoboth, Oooooooh Kevin Csoboth, HE PUT THE JOCK’S RIGHT OUT!! OUT!! OUT!!🎶🎶

[@andrewharrison7767]

yes, I did love the irony that the Scottish fans, who were lauding Maradona, were knocked out, partly by an Argentinian ref

[@R-E-X-]

@@andrewharrison7767 what goes around comes around! 😂😂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@tomthetit2419]

Kane coming out and complaining about the pundits' constructive criticism just highlights how weak we are as a team. He might be one of the greatest finishers, but he's not captain material. If Southgate wants any chance of salvaging something from this tournament, he needs to be brave, bench Kane, and shake things up. Maybe that will get the team playing better and show them who's boss. Honestly, I think the damage was done years ago, and we've never looked like a team that other countries fear. I hope the FA finally steps up and hires a manager who isn't just a yes man!

[@BohemianRaichu]

He was asked a direct question.

[@FastCheetah-oq6kj]

Germany were brave and they sacked Hansi Flick and brought Nagelsmann in and now its paying off. Why cant the FA be brave and sack Southgate now!

[@tomthetit2419]

⁠​⁠@@FastCheetah-oq6kjBecause they’re a bunch of yes men too! Guaranteed they’ll bring Brucey after Southgate!

[@DavidMeggers]

As the pods progress the selection of wine behind Gary seems to get bigger. Love this and everything you have to say, keep it coming.

[@tarquinbullocks1703]

Will no one address the fact that Shankland has been a prolific scorer for Hearts and has been given nearly no playing time and Forrest has been banging them in for Celtic but remains on the bench? Scotland has proven goalscorers and Clarke won't use them.

[@Nr4747]

As a German football fan: Which player wouldn't be confused when your team is playing with 3 right-backs and no left-backs because your manager forgot to nominate more than 1 left-back ? And the rest of the tactics are complete trash aswell. Who is playing 4-4-2 with a talented squad in 2024 ? If Georgia were to play against Spain that way, I would understand it somewhat, but England vs. Denmark ? Why are several players playing completely out of position when you could quite easily play them where they're best (especially Trent, Bellingham and Foden) ? I can't really judge other aspects of Southgate's managing style, but in terms of tactics, I'm sorry, but I'm giving him an F so far in this tournament.

[@UnboxRacing]

Yup, he's messed up on the left-hand side. Shaw isn't fit, so who can play the left side and get to the line for a cross? Nobody has done so far. If this was the “plan”, it needed redundancy, but he cut Grealish and Rashford. Now England is utterly predictable, feeding Saka all the time. Having to hit balls right and nothing cross field, its not easy. Good strategy and tactics are UNEXPECTED, not wholly predictable.

[@sparkycjs]

Well we play 4-2-3-1 but yes, players are being played out of position. Everyone can see it. Trent should be dropped, Jude next to Rice, Foden in the middle then Gordon on the left.

[@fugaziishime]

Harry kane spouting that hot garbage is the reason why he was able to go trophyless at BAYERN!

[@jamesgolightly5320]

Did u see his goal tally 🤦

[@FastCheetah-oq6kj]

Is it Kanes fault that Leverkusen went on a 35 game unbeaten run and Xabi Alonso was performing miracles. Bayern have been poor for the past few years, last year they shouldve gone trophyless but Dortmund choked the league on the final day and that papered over the cracks.

[@fugaziishime]

@@FastCheetah-oq6kj nah but its kanes fault that he couldnt do what lookman did to leverkusen. Is it too much of an ask from your 100 mil world class striker to win or even draw you a game? Or harry kane is not that?

[@hellohi1445]

⁠@@fugaziishimeso lookman was the only guy? So ederson koopmeiners didn’t dominate the whole game? Scalvini didn’t defend? Also that Levurkusen game didn’t matter much because Levurkusen won the league by like 10 points! They were just far more consistent. This is just forced hate on Kane cause I don’t understand what more he should’ve done. He also scored against Levurkusen but u don’t like to talk about that. U only wanna talk about his bad games.

[@aaronhuggett1893]

@@fugaziishimedude said it before, Leverkusen went unbeaten, so even if Bayern won both games against Leverkusen it Bayern wouldn’t have won the league

[@kendrickpatrick]

Gary, journalists putting quotes to players from ex-pros is not cowardly or mischievous. It’s a way of avoiding footballers replying saying, “who are you? What makes you qualified to comment etc?”. It in some ways legitimises their question

[@jim9301]

No issue with what Lineker and Shearer have said about England and Kane... and no issue with his response. Let's just hope for a big performance from the lads tonight!!

[@ryannightingale3022]

No wine? Lol

[@StephenCarrIsBald]

Probs get Muslims moaning about it

[@thesmithsnerd]

Was 100% a pen, no debate, but it’s poetic & karma that they got knocked out for playing the way they did. You have one game, to win, to get you through to the knockouts, and you shat it. They couldn’t have handpicked a weaker side to play, what more do you want? Hungary looked petrified, they showed zero ambition besides hoping to snatch something on the breakaway, yet Scotland don’t manage a single shot on target, don’t muster a shot at all until the 60th minute, and even that was skied over by Adams. I’m English, but I was willing them on before the game, but by the 20th minute of the first half, I couldn’t have been more ambivalent, just pathetic.

[@tobygriggs5633]

On the flip side. I think Germany would have beaten anyone on that opening day. Tough group for the Scots.

[@thesmithsnerd]

@@tobygriggs5633 No one expected them to beat Germany, the best they could’ve hoped for was to get a win vs Hungary to get out the group, and they got that chance… they got the best possible scenario, against a side that I reckon wouldn’t have beat any of the other 22 teams in the competition. Hungary wouldn’t have even beat Georgia or Albania. It’s was pathetic from Scotland

[@GravelordWrust]

@@thesmithsnerd "the best they could’ve hoped for was to get a win vs Hungary to get out the group, and that’s what they got…" No, they didn't. They lost.

[@Kabia11]

@@thesmithsnerdHungary smashed England 4-0, then beat them again 1-0.

[@thesmithsnerd]

@@GravelordWrustthe best they could’ve hoped for was the chance to win, stop being tedious

[@chrismiller6317]

Gary please pass on my very best wishes to Alan Hansen I genuinely welled up when I heard the news of him returning home fantastic news puts football into prospective,fought his illness like he played football and what a player he was,I was more than privileged to watch that Liverpool side In the 70s /80s🙏🙏👏👏 From Chris The Gooner