Lahm puts boot into England

Germany captain Philipp Lahm accused England of lacking respect following their World Cup exit.

England's World Cup campaign ended in total humiliation in the first knockout round as they suffered their worst-ever finals defeat, being comprehensively beaten 4-1 by Germany in Bloemfontein.

Two goals from Thomas Muller and further strikes from Miroslav Klose and Lukas Podolski sent the Three Lions packing and afterwards Lahm was not surprised by the outcome.

"Maybe England were not prepared for this game as they should be," said the Bayern Munich full-back.

"Maybe they underestimated us because our players are not as famous as the England players.

"The reason their defence could not handle our players was because we have very good strikers.

"We knew that we would have chances on the break if we let England attack.

"It was very important for us to be good on the defence because we always have the quality to get forward.

"We can play short, quick passes and we have a good team. It is a young team, but it is a good team."Subscribe to Football FanCast News Headlines by Email