Source: Daily_Mail
Steven Gerrard calls on England to show fans how much it means after World Cup flop
England captain Steven Gerrard has called on England to make a statement of intent in their opening Euro 2012 qualifier against Bulgaria.[LNB]Fabio Capello's side have still yet to shake off the lingering disappointment of their abject World Cup display but will improve their hopes of redemption with a good display in front of an expectant home crowd at Wembley.[LNB]Gerrard's two goals were the high point of last month's unconvincing friendly victory against Hungary in what was England's first outing since the World Cup, and the Liverpool midfielder concedes the pressure is on the players to prove that a corner has been turned.[LNB] Facing the music: England captain Steven Gerrard speaks to the TV and press[LNB]'The players and the manager realise that we are under pressure at the moment, which is normal after underperforming at the World Cup,' said Gerrard.[LNB]'It'll really help if we put in a good performance tomorrow and get the maximum points. [LNB]'Then we can obviously take the confidence from that into the Switzerland game on Tuesday. It's very important that we make a statement and show that we want to win the group and qualify comfortably.[LNB] Flying: Gerrard scored twice in the unconvincing victory over Hungary last month[LNB]'We qualified for the World Cup playing good, attacking football. Ifwe can perform at that level I'm sure we'll get out of this group insimilar fashion.[LNB]'The difficult thing is there's slightly more pressure on us thistime around and we have to cope with that. We've certainly got theexciting players in the squad to get off to a good start.'[LNB]VIDEO: Gerrard's rallying call... Wayne Rooney is back! Fabio Capello insists England talisman will dazzle BulgariaFabio Capello thwarted as Everton's Mikel Arteta will never be called up by England[LNB][LNB] [LNB]
