German fans revel in schadenfreude as they taunt Southgate's 'very average' England side after dire 1-1 draw with Denmark and insist 'we're not losing any sleep' Three Lions have so far failed to impress at Euro 2024 despite host of star names Gleeful Germans revelled in England's troubles and chastised their performance By James Fielding and Shekhar Bhatia Published: 11:45, 21 June 2024 | Updated: 11:53, 21 June 2024 e-mail View comments Jubilant Germans put the boot into England today and said: 'You're good on paper...
but football is played on grass' after Gareth Southgate 's side turned in a lacklustre performance against Denmark. Despite a host of star names, the Three Lions have so far failed to impress at Euro 2024 . And after their flat 1-1 draw with Denmark last night locals in Frankfurt were unable to hide their glee.
Fritz Decher, 69, joked: 'There's always been a healthy rivalry between Germany and England so when you're not doing well it's good for us. 'I remember 1966 and the goal that should have never been allowed. So the fact that England haven't impressed yet is not losing me any sleep.
' The German press seemed equally as satisfied by the poor English showing against the Danes, with BILD labelling Thursday night's outing as a 'Kane Crisis'. Fritz Decher, 69, joked: 'There's always been a healthy rivalry between Germany and England so when you're not doing well it's good for us' Soeren Stiefel, 40, said: 'Nobody can understand why England have started so badly.
