I still feel pain of '98 but this can be different for England - Shearer

I still feel pain of '98 but this can be different for England - Shearer Alan Shearer offered his perspective on England’s prospects against Argentina, speaking to BBC Sport’s Chris Bevan. "I don't deliberation Argentina person played large shot to get this far, but they person scored immoderate large goals. They are an experienced and streetwise team, and they are besides the defending champions." "They are not arsenic bully arsenic they were erstwhile they won it 4 years ago, but what they person been large astatine is ever uncovering immoderate mode to get a effect erstwhile they person needed it." "Having Messi up apical evidently helps. Everything Argentina bash goes done him, and they ever look for wherever helium is whenever they triumph the ball." "How bash you halt him? Well, utilizing idiosyncratic similar Djed Spence to people him man-to-man and way him wherever helium goes would beryllium 1 option, but I deliberation England volition instrumentality with the aforesaid signifier they person utilized successful their erstwhile six games." "So, alternatively of idiosyncratic focusing connected pursuing Messi, it volition astur apt beryllium a substance of 1 oregon 2 of our players getting crossed to him to bounds his abstraction whenever helium gets the ball." "There volition beryllium different battles going connected each implicit the transportation arsenic good so, for England to win, we volition person to bash much than conscionable support Messi quiet, but if we tin bash that past evidently we person got a overmuch amended chance." "Still, if I americium going to notation Messi, I person to talk astir our superstars too. Harry Kane has been brilliant, portion Jude Bellingham is having the tourney of his life." "Like Messi, Bellingham has won 4 man-of-the-match awards - oregon Superior Player of the Match arsenic Fifa likes to telephone them - truthful far, which is incredible." "They are some successful the speech for the subordinate of the tourney and they are some match-winners. You person to deliberation that, whoever goes done to the final, 1 of them volition play a immense part." "I americium backing England to marque it - I deliberation we volition person capable to bushed Argentina, due to the fact that we volition origin them much problems than they volition origin america - but determination is nary mode I americium expecting it to beryllium straightforward." "None of our games astatine this World Cup person been casual oregon adjacent comfy up until now, with possibly the objection of the 2nd fractional of our opening lucifer against Croatia, and I don't spot this 1 being immoderate different." "I volition bery determination again, co-commentating with Guy Mowbray and my connection to the viewers backmost location would beryllium strap yourself successful - it could beryllium a fantastic evening for america all, but it volition decidedly beryllium a bumpy ride." Alan Shearer was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan