Friday, June 18, 2010

Gerrard: No excuses

England captain Steven Gerrard made no excuses for his side's performance in the goalless draw with Algeria.


An insipid display by Fabio Capello's side has left them needing to beat Slovenia in their final Group C match next Wednesday to be assured of qualification for knock-out stage of the tournament.

The Liverpool skipper told ITV1: "We're not happy with the performance, we need more.

"We want to stay in this tournament until the final stages.

"We were not good enough to make the breakthrough in the final third.

"We've not got any excuses, we know what we have to do. We have to win the final game which adds to the pressure but at this level you have to handle that pressure.

"We were not aggressive enough and didn't have the cutting edge in the final third.

"Give them (Algeria) credit but we have to look at ourselves."

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