‘I don’t want to be a part of it’ says Joe Hart as ex-England goalkeeper makes passionate defence of Three Lions stars
JOE HART has jumped to the defence of Gareth Southgate and his England squad following Thursday's disappointing 1-1 draw with Denmark.
The Three Lions were held to a drab draw by the Danes after Harry Kane's opening goal was cancelled out by Morten Hjulmand.
England fans slammed the performance at full-time, with some even joking that Southgate used "Sunday league" tactics.
However, ex-England goalkeeper Hart has blamed a lack of "common sense" for the response.
The 37-year-old also insisted he "does not want to be a part of" the negative conversations surrounding the team.
Speaking as a pundit live on BBC One, Hart said: "I think common sense goes out of the window when it comes to England at tournaments.
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"I've been a child supporting England and every single emotion running through your body.
"I've been a player where you have to remove yourself from it and try and see what's exactly in front of you and try to look at it from a point of view like Kyle [Walker] tried to last night.
"Everyone accepted that it wasn't ideal but being this side of it now you do feel that people can't wait to point out why England are going to lose.
"I don't want to be a part of it, personally, I'm going to see the positives."
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Asked about his experience dealing with criticism from inside the England camp, he continued: "You hear it, you definitely hear it.
"But you're not here to be emotional. You're here to do a job, you're here to work hard.
"These guys are top of the game professionals who've heard it all. They've had every pat on the back and they've been slaughtered for things correctly, sometimes they don't deserve it but they don't care.
"They're there to do business, they're there to focus, they're there to get the best out of each other and they want to win this tournament.
"They're going to do everything they can, no matter whether the people are with them or against them."
A draw against Denmark was enough to see England remain at the top of Group C.
However, the Three Lions will need a win against Slovenia on Tuesday to go through as group winners.