World Cup: Steven Gerrard urges Fabio Capello to stay
SKIPPER Steven Gerrard expects there to be changes in the England squad for the Euro 2012 campaign but he has urged Fabio Capello to stay.
The chances of the so-called ‘Golden Generation’ to win a major tournament may have ended after yesterday’s defeat.
The likes of Gerrard, John Terry, Frank Lampard and Emile Heskey are already over 30 while David James will be 40 in August.
Gerrard said: “Everyone in the dressing room is hurting, the coaching staff and the players.
“We’ll go away in the summer and analyse things personally and the team. We’ll have to see what the future holds. We’ve got an experienced team and players who are getting on.
“I’m sure there will be changes by the time the next tournament comes around.”
As for Capello’s future, Gerrard said: “I’d like him to stay as I think he’s a fantastic manager.”
Gerrard refused to lay the blame for England’s failure down to the match officials not allowing a 38th-minute equaliser when Frank Lampard’s shot had clearly crossed the line.
He said: “If you look at the game as a whole we’ve been beaten by the better team. At 2-1 if Frank’s goal would have counted it could have been a turning point in the game, but we can’t use that as an excuse. They’ve scored four goals and we only got one, which tells its own story.’’
