Carragher: England fans right to boo

(GSM) – Jamie Carragher has defended England fans for their to criticism of the team after the national side’s disappointing performance against Algeria.

England’s World Cup future is hanging in the balance after a goalless draw in Cape Town, which has left them with no other option except to beat Slovenia on Wednesday.

The final whistle was greeted with boos from some sections of fans and this led to them being criticised by Rooney.

But Carragher feels they are entitled to air their opinions particularly after spending considerable amounts of money to follow the team to South Africa.

The Liverpool defender said: “I feel the supporters in the stadium were perfectly entitled to boo the team. I’ve never had a problem with that.

“I’ve always said fans should support during the game but, at the end, they’re right to let us know when they’re not happy.

“It’s not as if they’ve only travelled around the corner to watch us.

“We’re on the other side of the world and they’ve paid a lot of money and made a lot of effort to come and see us do well.

“We need to give them something to cheer about.

“I think we have to applaud the fans for the support they’ve given us and make sure we’re here a lot longer.”