Alan Shearer’s England World Cup Fears Are Confusing

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Published: August 12, 2013

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Alan Shearer helped himself to 30 goals in England colours, which places him inside the top 10 of scorers for the national side.

Coupled with his achievements at club level—he is the leading marksman in Premier League history with 260 goals—the Newcastle legend is well informed to offer an opinion on the national side.

And in his column in The Sun (subscription) on Monday, ahead of the Three Lions’ clash with Scotland on Wednesday, Shearer has expressed fears that any England fans who have booked their passage to Rio for next year’s World Cup may be left with no team to watch.

I’ve got to admit I’m worried it (a fine summer of sport) could end on a low this autumn with England failing to qualify for the World Cup.

Am I confident we will be in Brazil next summer? No. Am I hopeful, of course I am.

Everyone keeps saying we’ll be okay because three of those matches are at home. But I’ve seen nothing in our displays at Wembley during this campaign to make me so sure we’ll be heading for Rio in 10 months’ time.

Unless Shearer has taken up part-time work at The Sun’s Wapping HQ, he is not responsible for the headline which read “I fear our footballers will ruin a fantastic summer.”

But Shearer did provide the ammunition by writing:

Although I was injured at the time, I was part of the England squad who missed out on USA 94 and—believe me—we don’t want to experience that feeling again.

It promises to be such a wonderful tournament in Brazil, so for us to be on the outside looking in would be heartbreaking.

Now Shearer is entitled to his opinion, he is highly likely to be well remunerated by The Sun for offering his opinion. Blunt talking is absolutely fine and if Shearer is concerned, then he is right to express it.

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