Former England international and current Liverpool veteran defender, Jamie Carragher, insists that Gerrard deserves the captain’s armband ahead of any other player.
Newly appointed manager, Roy Hodgson, awarded Liverpool’s talismanic midfielder, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wayne-Bridge-c36733’s former girlfriend.
Terry was removed as captain only to reappointed by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 defender’s second appointment either as he was removed from the role following allegations of racism.
Stuart Pearce took over as caretaker manager of the national side and overlooked Gerrard when he appointed Tottenham Hotspur’s Scott Parker as the man to lead http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 in a host of friendlies.
With the appointment of former Liverpool and West Bromwich Albion manager, Roy Hodgson, the captaincy merry-go-round continued as Gerrard was tasked with leading the country into the Euros.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jamie-Carragher-c17728 believes that his teammate fully deserves the honour and should not be judged on what happened in a similar situation during the World Cup. He said, "At the last World Cup, although Stevie was captain throughout the tournament, behind the scenes you always felt Terry still felt like he was the real leader in the camp.”
Carragher went on to point on that things were different now, “There's justification for clear boundaries to be drawn now. Gerrard has the captaincy on merit and has no need to feel he is looking after the armband for someone else.”
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 defender also praised Gerrard’s ability to perform under pressure and hailed his vast and unrivalled experience on the international scene. “For his club, he has thrived on that kind of pressure. He is now approaching 100 caps for his country over the course of 12 years. That's some feat for any player.”
Gerrard led his side to a 1-1 draw against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 in their opening game of the Euros but believes that they can do better in the remaining two group fixtures and ensure qualification for the next round in the tournament.
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