England boss Roy Hodgson hits back at critics as Gary Lineker blasts performance on Twitter England boss Roy Hodgson hit back at critics of his side’s performance in Ukraine last night including Match of the Day host Gary Lineker, who took to Twitter to bemoan their inability to keep possession. In one tweet, which was subsequently deleted, Lineker said: ‘Awful. What happens to some of these players when they pull on an England shirt?’ The Match of the Day host added; ‘We’re seeing a lot of one touch football. England have a touch, Ukraine have a touch, England have a touch… ‘When you see England pass it like they’ve never been introduced to each other, it does make you wonder why [Michael] Carrick doesn’t feature. ‘Good result for England…Brazil, Spain, Argentina et al, you’re in big trouble!’ Told of the criticism, Hodgson hit back saying: ‘I cannot comment on what people think at home. I don’t think that is a fair comment on our performance. ‘If the expectations upon us are so great we come to places like Ukraine and expected to roll teams over, it will be difficult for us to ever get good result. ‘Before coming here, the feeling amongst you people was that a draw would be a good result. ‘I’m surprised to hear people say what I thought was a good performance has become yet again underwhelming.’ It’s not the first time Lineker has taken to Twitter to express his dissatisfaction at an England performance. Following the 1-1 draw with the Republic of Ireland at Wembley in May he claimed English football was back in the ‘Dark Ages’.
Posted on: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 09:46:59 +0000