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'I thought his podcast might be more PG!' - Jarrod Bowen stunned by Gary Lineker's expletive-laden criticism of England's performance against Denmark

The Three Lions have <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/declan-rice-desperation-pressure-addresses-england-s-underwhelming-start-at-euro-2024/blt84b8004468a82324" target="_blank">received heavy criticism from all quarters</a> after subpar performances in their first two matches of Euro 2024. England picked up a narrow win over Serbia followed by a 1-1 draw against Denmark in their second group game.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Former England and Tottenham Hotspur forward <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/gary-lineker-scathing-assessment-england-euro-2024-questions-kalvin-phillips-claim-gareth-southgate/blt342ade66c2ca6708#csed1195e9781e6c36" target="_blank">Gary Lineker joined the bandwagon</a> after the clash against the Danes and launched a scathing attack on the team on his podcast, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/disappointing-england-the-harry-kane-conundrum-being/id1701022490?i=1000659694600" target="_blank">The Rest Is Football </a>where he called their performance 'sh*t'.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Now West Ham winger Bowen, who made his tournament debut against Serbia after replacing Bukayo Saka in the second half, has reacted to the England legend's criticism as he told reporters, "I didn’t know it was as strong as that. I thought his podcast might be a little bit more PG. But they’re more than entitled to speak about the games. They’ve played for their country and they’ve played at a high level."I think the sign of a really good side is when you’re not playing as well as you know you can, but you make sure you don’t lose the game."We’re sat here with four points. There’s a lot of noise, a lot of uproar, as if we’re sat here with two defeats and the bottom of the table. But the reality is we’re top of the table with lots of confidence going into the last group game, where we know we need to win. We look forward to that challenge on Tuesday night."He added, "Of course you see it, but there’s only so much you want to read before you either end up replying or saying something you don’t want to say. So you’re controlling what you want to see because it can affect your mood and put a negative spin on it when you’re sat here after two games, undefeated and in a really good position. We know what we have and what we can do going forward. We know we can be better."

WHAT JARROD BOWEN SAID

Harry Kane and Co will hope to silence the naysayers with a stellar performance in their final group game against Slovenia on Tuesday to book a round of 16 berth as group toppers.

WHAT NEXT FOR ENGLAND?

'I thought his podcast might be more PG!' - Jarrod Bowen stunned by Gary Lineker's expletive-laden criticism of England's performance against Denmark | Goal.com India

Jarrod Bowen was surprised by Gary Lineker&apos;s scathing attack on the England team after Denmark clash.

&apos;I thought his podcast might be more PG!&apos; - Jarrod Bowen stunned by Gary Lineker&apos;s expletive-laden criticism of England&apos;s performance against Denmark