http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 captaincy for their friendly tie against the 2010 FIFA World Cup finalists Netherlands...
Liverpool’s winger Downing has come admitted that he thinks that Gerrard is the perfect choice to be the England captain for their tie against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Netherlands-c753 in the upcoming friendly match between the two European giants.
England and Netherlands will both use the friendly encounter to test out some of their fringe players for the upcoming European Championships in the summer of 2012, scheduled to take place in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ukraine-c3032.
Netherlands have done well since their drive to the 2010 FIFA World Cup final in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fabio-c13152 Capello
and the Football Association.
The Italian tactician resigned from his role as the English national team manager when F.A declared that they had stripped http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/John-Terry-c18895 of the English national team captaincy contrary to Capello’s wishes. Harry Redknapp is being
touted up as the man to replace Capello but the Tottenham manager has distanced himself from the England setup already by admitting that he is focused on his http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 at Tottenham.
Downing said, "Gerrard has captained http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 for many years and done very well and if picked for England would do that job well. He's a big player for Liverpool and England, has a great influence on England and drives teams
on so if he is given the captaincy then great."
He added, "He certainly has [a lot to offer]," he said. "I've not spoken to Steven about if he will retire after the tournament. I'll be selfish and hope he stays on. We've got a big tournament coming up in the summer."
England will hope that they can find a permanent coach as well as a suitable captain in time for the European Championships in the summer where they will try to aim for silverware once again, something that has eluded them since
the 1966 FIFA World Cup triumph at Wembley.
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