'Terrible football' but 'world-class players' - rival fans on England

England were seconds distant from going retired of Euro 2024 but are now preparing for a quarter-final against Switzerland connected Saturday.

Jude Bellingham scored nan melodramatic equaliser successful stoppage clip against Slovakia, earlier skipper Harry Kane struck early successful other time.

But while England fans celebrated nan breathtaking quality of nan turnaround, those coming retired of nan Arena AufSchalke past Sunday were talking much of alleviation than a convincing win.

Gareth Southgate's broadside person yet to present a convincing triumph astatine nan tournament, but what do fans of guidance sides deliberation of nan Three Lions?

BBC Sport said to supporters from different countries successful Germany to find out.

Dimitris, Belgium fan

The Slovakia crippled was a reliable crippled for England. I deliberation everyone was expecting they would do amended than they did, but successful nan extremity they sewage done and that is what matters.

They person an easy measurement to nan last but that capacity wasn't very promising. Let's spot what happens against Switzerland.

They person Bellingham; he is 1 of nan champion players successful nan world and he tin ever make nan difference. He is England's Mbappe, truthful a large asset, but it is besides a squad crippled and nan squad has not played very well.

Sascha, Germany fan

England are playing unspeakable football. They tin do measurement better.

I don't cognize what they do connected nan pitch. I deliberation they are fortunate they person Jude Bellingham. They person Harry Kane of people but Bellingham is nan outstanding player. Without him they would not beryllium successful nan quarter-finals.

Antonia, Germany fan

If we faced them, Germany would win. Individually England are very good, but I deliberation location is thing missing successful their chemistry.

There is conscionable nary spark that should beryllium there. As a group location is thing missing.

Renato, Portugal fan

I'm a spot disappointed successful England. I thought they would beryllium a small better. Jude Bellingham was nan prima against Slovakia. He rescued nan English team. I deliberation that's nan cistron from Real Madrid because I support them, but nan adjacent crippled against Switzerland is going to beryllium tough. I deliberation England will triumph it connected penalties.

On if Portugal met England successful final:

I would beryllium very confident. I deliberation we tin triumph nan full tournament.

On Gareth Southgate:

He's nan incorrect feline for this job. I deliberation he needs to beryllium kicked off. In a protect and violative way, I deliberation it's nan incorrect head for England and location are truthful galore amended options.

David, France fan

England are a small spot boring for nan value they have.

They person a squad worthy millions of euros but it feels for illustration they person nary ideas aliases productivity connected nan pitch.

They are boring but tin beryllium truthful overmuch more. Really, really more.

France person besides been boring - they've scored 2 ain goals and a punishment only.

Like England they person truthful overmuch value but nan only subordinate to person shown their value is N'Golo Kante.

Max, Netherlands fan

England person a very bully team. However, if Southgate would beryllium a spot much violative they would beryllium truthful overmuch better.

They person world-class individuals, 1 of nan apical 5 teams successful nan world.

They person bully players and they would people much goals if they were much violative and would beryllium much, overmuch amended astatine this tournament.

David, Scotland fan

England person astir apt underachieved but they person managed to spell done yet truthful they person done thing right.

They haven't played very good but they are location – and Scotland are not.

England among favourites?

Not successful that form, no. But I deliberation they will apt get to nan last because of that broadside of nan draw. We talk astir it and I don't deliberation nan Swiss aliases possibly moreover nan Dutch will beryllium beardown enough. You person to fancy Spain aliases Germany to triumph nan full competition.

Wouldn't you fancy England against 1 of nan 'big dogs' successful nan final?

No, I don’t deliberation so. No. They mightiness triumph it but connected existent showing they person not been great.

Gareth Southgate?

It’s a reliable one. Again, you are based connected results, not connected really you play. He will beryllium judged connected results and successful that respect he's done good successful erstwhile tournaments and has qualified for nan quarter-finals here, albeit he hasn't sewage nan champion retired of nan players arsenic a team.

It's difficult for america to opportunity whether he should beryllium replaced aliases not, but I uncertainty he will beryllium retained aft this.