The time has come for Steven Gerrard to inspire England in the way he inspires Liverpool week in and week out. Give him the armband and let him lead England to glory.
If you apply some sound common sense there can be only one solution.
In the past, my main criticism of Beckham has been his lack of mobility both offensively and defensively. In stark contrast, Gerrard is always on the move and his fitness and pace are nearing their peak. He is a well-oiled, ruthless midfield machine.
He falls into a rare breed of players who can lift sides, carry and inspire them.
Beckham is merely in the team these days for his delivery at set-pieces. His contribution outside of that is negligible.
But Gerrard, who has scored two goals in three games prior to the Ecuador clash, can not only provide a similar service in the same position he excels in for Liverpool, but a whole lot more besides.
To leave Beckham out now and play with a four-man midfield of Joe Cole, Owen Hargreaves, Lampard and Gerrard would bring balance, pace, excitement and goals to a dysfunctional area of the team.
Beckham's presence is merely preventing the fulfilment of England's potential. ..............Terry Butcher from The Sunday Mirror
All this we have known for a years, but this world cup has really shown how big the gap is between these 2 players. If England have any real hope of winning this cup it will only be with Gerrard wearing the captains armband.....they would still be a longshot but surly with Gerrard as a driving force there chances would be so much better.......so the question is has Sven got the balls........................................NO
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