Jamie Carragher hit out at the England players after their dull 0-0 draw with Slovenia and demanded they do more.
The Three Lions topped Group C with the point but produced another disappointing performance in Tuesday’s match, which followed a 1-0 win over Serbia and a 1-1 draw with Denmark.
The build-up to the match against Slovenia was dominated by the likes of Harry Kane and Declan Rice criticizing critical pundits, including Gary Lineker who described England’s performance against Denmark as ‘s***’.
And despite facing a team ranked 57th in the world, the Three Lions managed just four shots on target and were booed by supporters, with Gareth Southgate heavily criticized and pelted with plastic cups thrown at him by angry fans were thrown into the stands. .
However, Carragher sympathized with the England boss and claimed it was up to the players to go the extra mile if they wanted to win the tournament.
Jamie Carragher has hit out at the England players after their drab 0-0 draw against Slovenia
England put in another disappointing performance and came under heavy criticism
Gareth Southgate has faced many of those issues, but Carragher said the players need to do more
“The tactical decisions the manager has made so far are debatable,” he said The Telegraph. ‘There’s no doubt they need to change in the knockout stages, but they’ve hardly been outrageous.
‘Phil Foden has played wide at Manchester City for most of his career. He has played the same role for England for four years and has never adopted his club form.
‘Bellingham is playing for his country in this competition in the same position as he did all season for Real Madrid and won the Champions League. Let’s be honest. He was anonymous for the past two games.
‘Saka is excellent for Arsenal. He has had minimal impact over the last two and a half games. At what point do we step back and agree that the underperformance is as much about individuals as it is about tactics?”
The former Liverpool defender further discussed the problems faced by players playing for England and also called for major changes ahead of the last 16.
“With the exception of Trent Alexander-Arnold in the first two games (and Kieran Trippier due to the lack of fit left-backs) none of them are being asked to do anything so different to what they do for their clubs,” he says. added.
Carragher hit out at Jude Bellingham and said he had been ‘anonymous’ in the last two games
He also called for both Cole Palmer (left) and Anthony Gordon (right) to start in the last 16
‘The obvious inclusions for the round of 16 are Mainoo, Cole Palmer and Anthony Gordon. Like Mainoo, Palmer impressed as a substitute against Slovenia and the team is more balanced with Gordon’s pace.”
England will know their fate for the last 16 later tonight once the group stages have concluded.
They will face a third-place team from Group D, E or F, with the Netherlands, Slovakia and the Czech Republic currently occupying those spots, although that could all change depending on Wednesday night’s results.