Gleeful European press revel in England’s ‘crisis’ after Southgate’s Three Lions laboured to dismal 1-1 draw with Denmark
England have been criticized by foreign newspapers in the aftermath of their dismal 1-1 draw against Denmark, with one Spanish newspaper claiming the Three Lions ‘smell rotten’, while Germany’s Bild called it a ‘Kane Crisis’.
Gareth Southgate’s side, who sit at the top of Group C with four points heading into Tuesday’s match with Slovenia, have looked flat, listless and unconvincing so far at Euro 2024 despite traveling to Germany as one of the tournament favorites.
England, who were negative and rigid in their approach against Denmark, took the lead in the 18th minute through Harry Kane, before getting an excellent long-range effort from Morten Hjulmand to level at half-time.
In an attempt to rectify England’s dour and lackluster performance, Southgate replaced Kane, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Bukayo Saka and Phil Foden during the second half, but ultimately failed to discover the right attacking formula as he watched his side struggled to create chances for the opponent. the full-time whistle.
Spanish newspaper Marca criticized the Three Lions’ dismal performance on Friday morning, with the headline: ‘England smells rotten’.
The German Bild labeled yesterday’s performance in England as a ‘Kane Crisis’
Spanish newspaper Marca mocked a prediction by a psychic claiming to be related to Nostradamus, saying England ‘smells rotten’ and is a long way from winning the euro.
England have been criticized by foreign newspapers after the 1-1 draw against Denmark
England were largely outplayed by Denmark and were fortunate to earn a point in Germany
Italian media describe the English actions as chaos and offer a list of the guilty
The Danish press raved about their team’s performance and circulated a quote from a player about how they had ‘scared England’
Jude Bellingham was rated 4/10 by L’Equipe after England’s 1-1 draw against Denmark
Gareth Southgate and Trent Alexander-Arnold also achieved devastating 4/10 scores from L’Equipe
The outlet also wrote a separate piece ridiculing a prediction that England would win the European Championship, made ahead of the tournament by a psychic who claims to be related to Nostradamus.
“Nostradamus’ prediction about the European Championships sounds laughable at the moment,” read the mocking headline.
The Danish press was delighted with the result, with national news channel DR running a quote from defender Joakim Mæhle across its website saying: ‘We made one of the best teams in the world afraid of us’.
Meanwhile, the French media reported on the Three Lions in typical newspaper fashion L’Equipe England’s players are rated negatively on their post-match viewing figures.
It earned Jude Bellingham and Alexander-Arnold 4/10 after the pair struggled to make an impact in midfield.
Southgate was also rated 4/10 for struggling tactically throughout the match.
Alexander-Arnold and captain Kane, who were rated 5/10, were labeled as England’s flops by L’Equipe, who claimed the Liverpool star ‘lacked defensive accuracy’.
The French newspaper said: ‘The Liverpool full-back was quite convincing against Serbia in his new midfield role but honestly struggled this time.
‘He lost many balls (7) and recovered few (1), but above all, through his lack of defensive accuracy, he contributed to his team’s major collapse in the first period. Nevertheless, Alexander-Arnold delivered some beautiful long passes for Bukayo Saka.’
Their assessment of Kane’s performance was also critical.
‘Despite his numerous substitutions, Harry Kane ultimately had little influence on his side’s attacking play, leading to his substitution in the 69th minute by Ollie Watkins.’
Le Figaro said England ‘suffered against Denmark’ and wrote how they managed to ‘get a draw’.
And Le Parisien loved writing about how England got into trouble against Denmark, telling how the Three Lions were ‘kept under control by the Scandinavians’.
Southgate must find answers quickly after two faltering performances in Group C so far
The Spanish newspaper Marca mocked a prediction by a clairvoyant who claims to be related to Nostradamus
Le Figaro wrote that England ‘suffered’ against Denmark and were lucky to ‘get a draw’
BILD criticized Harry Kane for ‘never really getting involved’ in the match despite scoring
Liverpool star Alexander-Arnold was criticized by the foreign press after struggling in midfield
The Serbian newspaper Danas described England as ‘disappointing’ against the Danes on Thursday
German newspaper BILMeanwhile, their highlights package of the match was captioned ‘England must fear for round 16’.
The outlet also claimed Southgate was having a ‘Kane crisis’, calling the Bayern Munich superstar England’s ‘alleged leader’ and claiming he ‘never really got involved in the game’.
The opening of their scathing article read: ‘Tame lions! England seem miles away from being a potential European champion.’
Serbian newspaper Danas described England as ‘disappointing’ despite Aleksandar Mitrovic and Co failing to score anything against the Three Lions in their opening Euro 2024 match.
“The English also disappointed against Denmark, but reached the eighth finals,” read the headline.