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Iconic Alan Shearer phrase from 2019 gets a resurgence after the Newcastle hero brought it back in BBC commentary
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Alan Shearer is the undisputed king of penalties, still holding the record of being the most prolific penalty taker in Premier League history with 56 conversions from 67 attempts.

So when the Newcastle United hero talks about good penalties, you can be confident that the man knows what he's talking about.

Last night as England's young stars stepped up and put away five of the coolest penalties you're ever likely to see, Alan Shearer, who was on co-commentary duties for the BBC, spouted a line that has taken on a life of its own this morning across social media.

Cole Palmer, Jude Bellingham, Bukayo Saka, Ivan Toney and Trent Alexander-Arnold all stepped up and fired beyond Swiss 'keeper Yann Sommer with Jordan Pickford having saved Manuel Akanji's opening spot-kick to ensure The Three Lions roared on.

Pressure? What pressure?

When studying the replays shortly after, Alan Shearer noted the calmness that came over each penalty taker saying:

"Pressure? What pressure? Pressure is for tyres!"

As a Newcastle fan who remembers 2019, I was on the edge of my seat waiting for Shearer to spout that iconic phrase as it has been a part of the Geordie lexicon since Newcastle v Man City when Matt Ritchie stepped up in the 80th minute to fire home the spot kick that gave Newcastle a 2-1 victory.

He even wheeled it out last season on Match of the Day when talking about Cole Palmer.

England will face Holland on Wednesday night in the semi-final Regardless of whether it was the first or the fiftieth time he's said it, it's still an iconic line and hearing Shearer say it again on Saturday night after an England quarter-final victory just breathed new life into it.

England now face the Netherlands on Wednesday night in the semi-finals after the Dutch saw off the challenge of Turkey last night.

This will be by far England's toughest test and there's no way they can play like they have done so far in this tournament and come away with anything this time. It's time for the players to step up, it's time for Southgate to knock the negativity on the head and let these world-class players play their way.