The Liverpool talisman is now the England national team captain under Roy Hodgson and this renewed responsibility has given him increased motivation and drive to make things happen for the Three Lions in the centre of midfield
at the European Championships....
Steven Gerrard’s club team mate http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Glen-Johnson-c15050 has revealed that the English midfielder has shown a renewed sense of responsibility and drive after being handed the England national team arm-band under Roy Hodgson’s reign. Hodgson
has appointed Gerrard as the national team captain and the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 man has not disappointed in the least.
Gerrard has been at the centre of England’s EURO 2012 campaign which has seen them qualify for the quarterfinals of the European Championships by topping their group and defeating http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sweden-c3015 and Ukraine in the process whilst drawing
with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 are now set to face Italy in the quarterfinals, a tie that will see them tested to their limits and an encounter which might bring the best out of Gerrard once again.
The Liverpool midfielder has already notched up three assists as he has played a part in three of the five goals, England have scored so far in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ukraine-c3032. Not only that, his unrelenting determination from central midfield
has also meant that England have had a dynamic engine of energy in their midfield core of Parker and Gerrard.
Johnson elaborated, "Stevie has been a fantastic player for many, many years but with the armband I think he feels like he needs to step up just that tiny bit more and I think he's done that more than anyone so far."
He also spoke about what went wrong for the Three Lions two years ago in the FIFA 2010 World Cup in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/South-Africa-c757, as he said, "It's a bit difficult to put your finger on. Obviously it's a different environment, with different members
of staff.”
Johnson and Gerrard both will now shift their focus to Sunday’s monumental tie against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Greece-c2908 depending on which one of the two teams
wins the quarterfinal match on Friday.
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