Micah Richards lets it rip as 6 England pundits go from 'how great art thou' to exploding with frustration - Euro 2024 TV watch

The game was on the BBC again. Gary Lineker presented, fresh from a scandal over him wearing his Next range of shirts. Like anyone cares, except a few right wing loons who, for some reason, are driven to distraction by Lineker and feel he embodies everything that’s wrong with the world.

Once again Rio Ferdinand, Micah Richards and Brentford’s manager Thomas Frank were there to say things that were fairly obvious. The opening package of past action with a Led Zeppelin soundtrack was welcome. John Stones was interviewed and may have just been hit by a bus. He seemed dazed. Rio tried to say something interesting before the game but failed. Micah wants England to play higher up the pitch. Franks, who is Danish and speaks in his second language but seems far more intelligent in comparison

England dropping deep and losing control is an issue, says Rio, ever was it thus. He could have said that for the last 20 years or more. Is there anyone who doesn’t know? There’s some old film of Rio scoring against Denmark and having what appeared to be a fit in celebration. Footage of Denmark’s win in the 1992 tournament, including England’s defeat reminds us that they’ve played poorly before and also had terrible haircuts before. Also punditry featuring Terry Venables or Jimmy Hill wasn’t exactly a golden age.

There’s an interview with Southgate where he looks like a branch manager of the Halifax. Frank is good about shutting out the noise if you’re the manager. He talks well and has some original thoughts. In an interview with the Danish manager, he looks like a downtrodden detective in a Scandi noir drama. Micah says what we can plainly see for the Christian Eriksen goal in their previous game.

Ellen White was pitchside to enrage