'What England don't need are cheerleaders'published at 10:46 British Summer Time 24 June
England v Slovenia (Tue, 20:00 BST)
BBC Radio 5 Live
Football journalist Henry Winter has been speaking about England not needing "cheerleaders" this morning as part of Nicky Campbell's phone-in on BBC Radio 5 Live.
The phone-in was in response to comments made by Harry Kane about the criticism the team has faced while they have been out in Germany.
"You don't want bland pundits, you want people giving the truth," said Winter.
"What England don't need, and there are one or two of them out there, are cheerleaders. That doesn't help.
"Southgate's got his supporters. Trent Alexander-Arnold, I'm a huge admirer of him as a player and so maybe when I write about him.
"I need to take a step back and think, don't be a cheerleader, be a bit more even handed. Perspective is the first casualty of war and it's certainly the first casualty of tournaments."