GERRARD EASES FITNESS CONCERNS
Steven Gerrard has insisted he'll be fit for England duty on Wednesday night despite being replaced after 70 minutes of yesterday's 3-0 victory over Israel.
The Liverpool skipper recovered from a broken toe in time to start for his country at Wembley and only came off late in the game because of cramp.
With Russia next on the agenda for Steve McClaren's men in midweek, Gerrard has insisted he'll have recovered in time to drive his country towards three more precious qualifying points.
"The toe is fine. All I had was a bit of cramp. I haven't trained much for the last two or three weeks," said Gerrard.
"I will be a lot stronger on Wednesday for getting that 70 minutes in.
"The toe is healing well and that is behind me now. I didn't need a painkiller.
"I've got a few knocks and bumps but nothing that won't be sorted by Wednesday."
He added: "We had to get this job done but now we have to forget about it and get the mindset on Wednesday because it will be slightly tougher.
"It will be hard but we are confident we can improve on our performance and may well have to." |
發表於 2007-9-9 09:39 PM
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