POLL OF THE DAY: Is Gary Lineker right to criticise 'abysmal' England? - YOUR VERDICT
Gary Lineker has criticised the England team's performances
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England managed to Slovakia in the Euro 2024 round of 16 tie on Sunday evening.
But the Three Lions' made a dramatic comeback, winning 2-1.
Although the England managed to top their group with five points, the team's performances and results have garnered Gareth Southgate and his players plenty of criticism.
That criticism has come not just from fans, but also from ex-players, such as Gary Lineker.
The BBC presenter branded the team as "s***" after the 1-1 draw with Denmark last week.
In an exclusive poll for GB News membership readers, 54 per cent of the 387 voters thought Lineker was wrong to criticise England, while 44 per cent thought he was right. Two per cent said they did not know.
Following the final group stage match against Slovenia, which ended 0-0, Lineker referred to England as "dreadful".
Speaking on The Rest is Football podcast, he said: “In the second half, I thought you could see that if this team continue to play a high press, chances will come.
"And we may have been playing that way because Slovenia knew that a draw would get them through.
"So they were cautious and sat back a little bit. I understand that. But I saw enough to suggest that England are improving slightly.
Gary Lineker has criticised the England team's performancesPA“Now, I think there were downsides but I think there were real positives, particularly, I thought, when Cole Palmer came on.
“We were still unbalanced on the left, no question about that, and I thought it was a little baffling that he waited so long for Anthony Gordon to come on, because I think [Phil] Foden was playing there but then he was switching with [Jude] Bellingham and I don’t think that really helped either of them in a way, because they were neither here nor there.
“I’m trying to put a positive spin on it.
"What I did see in the second half was energy and I haven’t seen energy, apart from the first half an hour of the first game, in the other performances.
“England have got through, they’ve won the group. they might play the Netherlands in the next round but they might not.
“So, I think there’s enough there in the second half, enough there just to make me think for the first time this England team has some energy, which they hadn’t before.”