‘Never want to be disrespectful’: Kane fires back at England greats amid legends’ stinging criticism…

England captain Harry Kane said there was no need to panic over the Three Lions slow start to Euro 2024 as he rounded on critics back home of their performances in Germany.

Gareth Southgate’s men have taken four points from their opening two games, but have not lived up to their billing as pre-tournament favourites.

 

Kane scored in Thursday’s disappointing 1-1 draw against Denmark after an edgy 1-0 win over Serbia and will round out their Group C fixtures with a clash against Slovenia on Wednesday (AEST).

However, the Bayern Munich striker was one of several England players on the end of a barrage of personal criticism from former England strikers Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer as the Three Lions’ performance against Denmark was lambasted in the media.

“I mean, you can think of all sorts of words and expletives if you like, but it was s**t,” Lineker said on The Rest is Football podcast.

Among Lineker’s other brutal calls was that England was “tactically inept”, with a game plan that was, at times, “inexplicable”.

Shearer was also pointed in his criticism of Southgate, saying: “Gareth is not getting the best out of England’s best players.