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Friday, 16 June 2006 |
Steven Gerrard thinks England need to improve a lot to win World Cup
Steven Gerrard thinks England need to improve fast or they have no chance of winning the World Cup if they carry on playing as they did against Paraguay and Trinidad and Tobago.
England started out as one of the favourites, but Steven Gerrard admits that is no longer the case.
"No, I don't think so - our form as a team has got to improve," the Liverpool midfielder said.
"We need to hit top form pretty quickly. There are still a couple of gears to go into."
However, Steven Gerrard said the most important thing was that England had qualified for the knockout stages of the World Cup with their 2-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday.
"It's pleasing to be in the last 16," said Steven Gerrard, who scored England's second goal in their win.
"It was really difficult out there for an hour and we were finding them really difficult to break down. They got a lot of luck on the night."
England next play against Sweden on Tuesday and it is not sure whether Steven Gerrard will play or not.
Steven Gerrard was booked against Paraguay and would miss England's second-round match if shown another yellow card. But he insists he wants to start.
Steven Gerrard said: "I think I should. I want to play in every game but I would have to be sensible.
"It's a question (if he starts or not) that you would have to ask Sven-Goran Eriksson."
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