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\n GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) \u2014 Gareth Southgate said he knew it was coming. He was right.Negativity surrounds the England team \u2014 despite leading its group after two games at Euro 2024 and likely to advance to the knockout phase.After Thursday\u2019s uninspiring 1-1 draw with Denmark, the coach acknowledged \u201cwe understand what that will mean for the next few days.\u201dIndeed, it has fueled concern among fans, English media and former players.\u201cWe have to reflect the mood of the nation,\u201d former England captain Gary Lineker said on his podcast, The Rest is Football. \u201cI can\u2019t imagine anybody, who is English, that would have enjoyed England\u2019s performance because it was lethargic, it was dour…\u201cYou can think of all sorts of words and expletives if you like,\u201d he added, before using one himself.Lineker\u2019s political opinions have upset the U.K. government in the recent past \u2014 now he has delivered a brutal assessment of the England team.<\/p>\n
His comments about England appear to have summed up the mood of many fans.Southgate\u2019s team was a pre-tournament favorite and a beaten finalist at the last Euros.BBC pundit Alan Shearer described the second half against Denmark as \u201cawful.\u201d<\/p>\n
Southgate\u2019s handling of a squad that includes Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden has been brought into question.\u201cWe have world class players so it\u2019s the manager\u2019s job to get the best out of those players,\u201d said Shearer, a former England striker.<\/p>\n
Southgate has transformed England\u2019s fortunes since he was appointed in 2016 \u2014 leading the the country to the semifinals of the World Cup in 2018.England missed out on a first trophy since winning the 1966 World Cup when it lost on penalties to Italy in the final of the last Euros three years ago.The 2022 World Cup was England\u2019s worst performance under Southgate when it lost to defending champion France in the quarterfinals.England was unconvincing in its opener \u2014 a 1-0 win over Serbia \u2014 and has a few days off before its final Group C game Tuesday against Slovenia.<\/p>\n
So what has gone wrong in Germany?ExpectationIt has been a longstanding complaint that too much is expected of England at international tournaments. Despite having the most popular league in the world \u2014 the Premier League \u2014 and some of the most successful clubs, England\u2019s sole success on the international stage remains the World Cup it won in 1966. The last Euros was England\u2019s best performance at any tournament since then when finishing runner-up.SouthgateAhead of the tournament, Southgate said this would likely be his last in charge of England if he failed to deliver a trophy.\u201cI\u2019ve been here for almost eight years now and we\u2019ve come close. So, I know that you can\u2019t keep standing in front of the public and saying \u2018please do a little more\u2019, because at some point people will lose faith in your message,\u201d he said before the Euros began.No left sideThe England team is looking unbalanced because it essentially has no left side. Luke Shaw is the only designated left back in the squad but he is still not fully fit after a long-term injury, leaving Kieran Trippier \u2014 a right back \u2014 to play on the left. Foden is playing as a nominal left winger but he prefers to drift inside. England is essentially attacking down the right or down the middle, hugely restricting its options and making the team easier to defend against.<\/p>\n
Midfield dilemmaEngland\u2019s longtime midfield issue has not gone away. In fact, it might be worse than ever. Southgate has admitted to doing an \u201cexperiment\u201d by selecting right back Trent Alexander-Arnold as a central midfielder alongside Declan Rice. Alexander-Arnold was substituted early in both games. Quite apart from the oddness of Southgate experimenting in such a key position at a major tournament, he is also overlooking three midfielders who finished the English domestic season strongly \u2014 Kobbie Mainoo, Adam Wharton and Conor Gallagher.___James Robson is at https:\/\/twitter.com\/jamesalanrobson___AP Euro 2024: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/euro-2024<\/p>\n
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