Ex-England captain David Beckham has advised Steven Gerrard to continue playing international football for as long as possible, despite England endurng an unsuccessful World Cup campaign under his leadership.
Gerrard is yet to make an announcement on his decision to continue playing for England after hier disastrous tournamentin Brazil, wanting time to reflect on the whole event. Beckham believes Gerrard still has a significant role to play alongside young starlets such as Ross Barkley, Raheem Sterling and Luke Shaw, and believes that it is vital Gerrard continues to set a good example by moving on from the World Cup disappoinment.
‘I think it would be great if Steven continues because it was a disappointing tournament for the whole team and the captain kind of takes the real kind of brunt of things,’ said Beckham.
‘But as a captain you feel a certain responsibility to lift the team. Stevie has done that for many years for Liverpool and for England. He has always been a real motivator, the way he plays and his passion that he shows on the pitch.
‘I would love to see Stevie continue because I think these young players need someone to look up to and a mentor – someone that has been there and done it – and I think that Steve is a great captain.
‘He doesn’t need my advice but one thing that I would say; that if you can play for England as long as you can, then do it.’
By Ben Kelly
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