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| England’s captain, Steven Gerrard, insists he needs time before making a decision over his international future. | England’s captain, Steven Gerrard, insists he needs time before making a decision over his international future. |
| The Liverpool midfielder, 34, will mull over whether to announce his international retirement after Roy Hodgson’s side crashed out of the World Cup at the group stage. | The Liverpool midfielder, 34, will mull over whether to announce his international retirement after Roy Hodgson’s side crashed out of the World Cup at the group stage. |
| He said: “There’s no truth that I’ll be making any announcement within a week. I think I need more time. | He said: “There’s no truth that I’ll be making any announcement within a week. I think I need more time. |
| “I am still hurting very bad, I’m broken from what’s gone on over the last couple of weeks. I need to clear my head before I make that big decision.” | “I am still hurting very bad, I’m broken from what’s gone on over the last couple of weeks. I need to clear my head before I make that big decision.” |
| Asked if he had a hunch what his decision would be, Gerrard said: “Not at the moment, I need time. I’ve agreed with the manager I’m going to speak to him in a few weeks’ time.” | Asked if he had a hunch what his decision would be, Gerrard said: “Not at the moment, I need time. I’ve agreed with the manager I’m going to speak to him in a few weeks’ time.” |
| Hodgson has received the backing from Football Association chairman, Greg Dyke. The manager said: “I am very pleased of course that Greg and the board have come out and backed me to continue. | Hodgson has received the backing from Football Association chairman, Greg Dyke. The manager said: “I am very pleased of course that Greg and the board have come out and backed me to continue. |
| “We are midway through a term, there’s lot of work to be done, but I think we are on a good path. I am very pleased I am going to be the man leading [the team].” | “We are midway through a term, there’s lot of work to be done, but I think we are on a good path. I am very pleased I am going to be the man leading [the team].” |
| He added: “It means a lot because the job means a lot to me. It’s a fantastic job, it’s a privilege to have it. I am very pleased to have had that backing. Scapegoats are always necessary in times of failure, one understands that. But one would like to think the work that you do is judged over a long period of time.” | He added: “It means a lot because the job means a lot to me. It’s a fantastic job, it’s a privilege to have it. I am very pleased to have had that backing. Scapegoats are always necessary in times of failure, one understands that. But one would like to think the work that you do is judged over a long period of time.” |
| Hodgson said it would be “absolutely the wrong time” to talk about his future after 2016. “I am recovering from a very bitter experience, a very raw experience,” he said. | Hodgson said it would be “absolutely the wrong time” to talk about his future after 2016. “I am recovering from a very bitter experience, a very raw experience,” he said. |
| England have one game to go, against Costa Rica, who are already through, on Tuesday, and Hodgson said he would make sure those players in the squad yet to feature would get some game time. “I shall be changing the team,” he said. | England have one game to go, against Costa Rica, who are already through, on Tuesday, and Hodgson said he would make sure those players in the squad yet to feature would get some game time. “I shall be changing the team,” he said. |
| Gerrard said England needed to “toughen up as a group” but claimed they did have talent at their disposal. “I think we have got world-class players here, I agree with the manager when he says there are potential world-class players here as well,” he said. | Gerrard said England needed to “toughen up as a group” but claimed they did have talent at their disposal. “I think we have got world-class players here, I agree with the manager when he says there are potential world-class players here as well,” he said. |