Dan

Richard in Burnley

Blocking out the noise about your performances is even more difficult now than it was during my England days because of social media and the increased scrutiny the players are under.

Southgate has already spoken about it to his squad after the opening win over Serbia in Group C and explained how there are usually 20 Premier League teams to write or talk about, but now all eyes are on them.

He's right and, to deal with that, the players are better off staying in the bubble inside the camp. I always did.

Our manager Terry Venables [at Euro 1996] dealt with it brilliantly to take the pressure off us and made sure that, inside the England camp, it was still a positive place to be.

It is going to be down to Gareth Southgate to try to do the same in the coming days, because there is probably a barrage of criticism on the way.

The manager is going to bear the brunt it, because we are not seeing these players perform the same way for England as they do every week for their clubs.

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Gareth Southgate's management of the England team has rightly come under close scrutiny following underwhelming performances in their opening two matches of Euro 2024.

Alan Shearer believes his former Three Lions team-mate, who he played alongside at Euro 96, needs to now step forward and take the pressure off his players...

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England fan and Frankfurt resident Jon Walsh spoke to BBC Radio 5 Live about the experience of following Gareth Southgate's side in Frankfurt: “On the way to the game it was epic. There was huge pre-game optimism. The energy was massive. We got into the stadium and it felt very good. The tide turned pretty quickly."

On the game itself: “The performance was absolutely average."

On the atmosphere inside the stadium in Frankfurt: “I was completely surrounded by them [Danish fans] and covered in beer. I was there all the way through. I’m very fortunate, I live in Frankfurt. I’m really enjoying the way the city’s embracing the tournament."

On the England fans who'd had enough: "By the time the England team had their get-together in the centre circle and then went to see the England fans, 50% of them had gone already."

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One of the great things about Euro 2024 is the opportunity for over 1,100 children to be mascots.

Lidl teamed up with Uefa to randomly select children from 30 European countries to walk out alongside their stars for the matches.

It’s an all-expenses paid trip with a parent or guardian and the scheme tries to link the child with their country in the group stages.

For example, for the opening match, it was Scottish children alongside the Scotland team belting out the national anthem and likewise for Germany.

But in the knockout stages it will be a little different. Children from nations who did not qualify for the Euros, alongside a number of local German kids, will be chosen as mascots.

The official tournament mascot is Albärt the bear, continuing a tradition that has lasted since 1980 to showcase football for children.

Bärnardo, Bärnheart and Herzi von Bär (all puns on the German word for bear) were also shortlisted as names for this year’s mascot, but Albärt won with 32% of the vote.

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Ste from Liverpool

Right, let's have a recap.

England's performance in Thursday's 1-1 draw against Denmark has drawn plenty of criticism from all corners.

So far, this page has featured reaction from BBC's TV and radio pundits, as well as from journalists and supporters, many of whom gave their views on Nicky Campbell's 5 Live phone-in earlier.

There will be plenty more on this throughout the day, focusing on key areas of debate, including Gareth Southgate's management of the team, problem areas in the centre of midfield and at left-back, as well as the role of captain Harry Kane leading the line.

You can also expect the latest news from the Scotland camp and build-up to today's fixtures:

Group E

Slovakia v Ukraine (14:00)

Group D

Poland v Austria (17:00)

Netherlands v France (20:00)

Click on BBC Sport's Euro 2024 index for all the latest reports, video and analysis, plus group tables, fixtures and TV schedule.

Let's face it, England's draw with Denmark is almost certain to mean they reach the last 16 of Euro 2024. But they really could do with a victory in their final game against Slovenia to secure top spot in Group C.

That would mean a knockout round meeting with a third-placed team and confirm the first time they could possibly play a group winner would be in the semi-finals.

However, if they finish second in Group C, their last-16 encounter will be against the winners of Group A, which will almost certainly be hosts Germany.

Third place will mean a meeting with the winners of Group E or F, which have only played one match so far.

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Matt

Andy, Cheltenham

Speaking on the Football Daily podcast, former England defender Conor Coady said: "I think we look a little bit tired, a bit lethargic. It's full credit to Denmark by the way. They came and put in a performance, but I just think we look a little bit leggy."

Clock here to listen to the pod in full

There’s been lots of call for Newcastle winger Anthony Gordon to come into the team after last night’s match.

Former England striker Alan Shearer was critical of England’s performance last night and mentioned that Harry Kane needs pace around him.

Anthony Gordon would bring that to the team and maybe free up the other England attackers.

With Kieran Trippier playing left-back, Gordon’s natural way of running in behind and staying wide could allow the team to flourish.

Gordon is also renowned for his work-rate and could solve the problem England are having with pressing.

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After doing some warm-up drills, the England players are now doing a 'rondo', passing the ball around with manager Gareth Southgate taking a watching brief while his coaches chat to his players.

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England manager Gareth Southgate was also asked if he has been telling his players to drop deeper if/when they take the lead and not to press as much.

He responded with a little laugh before saying "no, I think we've played teams that are quite fluid in back threes and it's not easy to get pressure on them, but we've got to do that better than we have in these two matches. That's been part of the problem, but not keeping the ball has also been part of the problem".

Southgate said he replaced Trent Alexander-Arnold with Conor Gallagher because "we needed some energy, we needed to press better".

Denmark goalscorer Morten Hjulmand was already a man in demand this summer, even without his memorable effort against England.

Hjulmand moved to Sporting Lisbon from Lecce for 18m euros (£15.2m) last August.

Sporting are quite adept at selling players and they inserted an 80m euros (£67.6m) release clause into his contract, so interested clubs know what the fee would be.

At this point, he seems more likely to stay in Portugal but many more contributions like his goal in Frankfurt and that might change.

A total of 10 England players are out training today, including all of the substitutes who didn’t feature in Thursday's match against Denmark. Luke Shaw is continuing with his individual programme inside.

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'Keep calm and carry on' was the general message from England captain Harry Kane, although he did say "we've got levels we can reach" and "we know we can improve".

He also admitted that "we're struggling both with and without the ball. The pressure [on the opposition when they are in possession] hasn't been quite right and also with the ball, we haven't been good enough".

Asked whether it's on the players or manager Gareth Southgate on why the England team tends to drop deeper after they score, Kane replied: "I don't think it's just when we score. We are starting games well but in general, maybe when teams are dropping players deeper, we're not quite sure how to get the pressure on and who's the one supposed to be going.

"In the second half we tried to change it a bit with me and Jude [Bellingham] playing in front of their two [centre] midfielders and then trying to get up, but it was difficult."

The England players who did not take part in Thursday's match against Denmark are coming out for training shortly at their base.

You will be able to watch the opening part of the session in a live stream on this page.

Just click on the play icon.

Lee, London