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Gerrard ready to fill Rooney void
07/05/2006: England midfielder Steven Gerrard believes he can fill the void if Wayne Rooney does not make the plane to Germany.
The 2006 PFA Player of the Year has been frustrated by his England career to date and feels he has been a victim of his own versatility.
He hinted that he would do a better job than Frank Lampard in an advanced role.
"I wouldn't say frustrating is the right word. Certain people have criticised me at international level, saying I haven't reproduced my Liverpool form for England, but the reason I'm playing so well for my club is because I'm playing in my favourite role, week in, week out," he told the Independent.
"I can find my confidence in that position. I have this belief: if he's playing in his strongest position, Steven Gerrard will play his best football."
"Obviously, Frank's doing a fantastic job for England in that position. But that's meant that, with England, my position's been changed about virtually every time I've played. But against Uruguay I got 45 minutes in my favourite position, how I play for Liverpool, and I enjoyed it."
Steven Gerrard won his first England cap against Ukraine in 2000, and has played over forty times for England, scoring 6 international goals.
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