England skipper http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 in their opening match, and was eager to silence the critics by
beating Laurent Blanc’s side.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sweden-c3015 will also be seen in action on the same day.
The Three Lions, who are currently ranked 6th in the FIFA rankings, have not beaten a major football nation in any tournament since their 1-0 win against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Japan-c2928 and South Korea.
However, the 32-year old midfielder refused to be let down by England’s horrific stats in the major competitions, and believed that his side have got a great opportunity to silence the critics by securing a win in their opening match.
He told the reporters, “It's too long, especially for the standard of players we've had over the last 10 years. That's an extra motivation going into the game and we are really looking forward to it.”
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 ace admitted that France are one of the favourites to win the tournament, but given his side are able to get the better of them, it will serve as a confidence booster for the entire squad and will change the current pessimistic mood in England.
When asked what he thought was the reason behind England’s failure to meet the expectations at grand events, Gerrard responded by saying that they have remained a victim of bad fortune in the past, but one good day could change things around for them.
The Three Lions lost the quarterfinals of Euro 2004 and World Cup 2006, both to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Portugal-c2984 on penalty shootouts.
Gerrard said: “Three times we have been a penalty kick away from getting to the last four. If we had done, people's perceptions would have been a lot different. In one tournament very soon it will click, we will get that bit of luck and prove an awful lot
of people wrong.”
He went on to say that his side were not worried about by the exorbitant temperatures at http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Poland-c2983 and Ukraine, and had put their focus solely on football.
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