Steven Gerrard has endured being at the centre of a national debate about whether England’s two finest midfielders Gerrard and Frank Lampard are compatible. England has consecutively won last 5 Worldcup qualifiers in style with both midfielders playing for England Team.

Liverpool captain, who was speaking at a school visit organised by the England Team sponsors Nationwide Building Society, said, “Regarding me and Frank, I think you have to give credit to the manager. Capello, along with me and Frank, have proved all the critics wrong. We’ve played together in the last five qualifiers, and we’ve won all five, so people are starting to believe we can play together. In the right system we can play together. Maybe not as two centre midfielders, but we can certainly play well in the right team together.”

He added, “The thing that I have been impressed with since Capello joined is that all the players are on their toes, with no one expecting to start every game. Everyone has to be fit, perform well in training and in games to keep their place. I think that makes everyone perform better. ”

“It’s been difficult for me in an England shirt moving around and playing all different positions, but I’ve also got myself to blame for underperforming. For me the ambition is to play for England like I do for Liverpool. I feel that under Capello I will get the chance to play in that attacking role that I want. I’m trying to get the same understanding with Wayne Rooney as I have with Fernando Torres at Liverpool. My relationship with Wayne over the last three or four games has been really good and I think it has showed.”

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