Gary Lineker has hit out a scared journalist for stirring the pot after Harry Kane was asked to respond to the BBC presenter s claim that England were sh*t in the draw with Denmark.
Lineker had earlier claimed that Kane himself has to do better and the Three Lions captain responded – having been asked about the comment in a press conference – by claiming the pundits should , adding that they didn t win anything in their time representing England.
Too scared to ask a question themselves
Speaking on his Rest is Football podcast on Monday, Lineker claimed journalists were stirring the pot” while fellow pundit Alan Shearer said England s best response would be on the pitch.
We ve been critical of England s performances, as has pretty much every journalist, but you know how it happens, said Lineker.
We ve talked about this a few times before, about journalists not being brave enough to ask their own questions.
I guarantee whoever that was was probably critical themselves. They do it a) to stir the pot and b) because they re too scared to ask a question from their own selves.
It puts Harry on the spot. I thought he answered it fine.
There 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.
Fine, he s 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.
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