Former England captain Steven Gerrard is enjoying the Three Lions’ World Cup campaign and he backs them to go out and defeat Sweden.
Gerrard has moved to Scotland to take over as Rangers manager, but that hasn’t stopped him following England’s progress in Russia closely. He has watched as they have made their way to the quarter-finals, where they face Sweden on Saturday. The Liverpool legend is feeling positive.
“I am excited and confident they can go and deliver again,” he said of the Sweden clash. “I thought the mentality and the spirit they showed in the last game [against Colombia] was fantastic.”
He called on Gareth Southgate’s side to keep calm and ignore the mounting expectations on them. “They have got the country absolutely buzzing and now the pressure is starting to snowball,” he stated. “Now they have to stay calm and keep doing exactly what they’ve been doing because they look exciting and the dark horses in the competition.”
“They have got a hell of a chance and I don’t think us as a nation will get a better chance of going all the way to the final, so I hope they grasp it.”
“I wish them every bit of luck.”