Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp believes Steven Gerrard should revert back to his favoured central midfield role if England are to progress at the World Cup.
The Three Lions slumped to a 0-0 draw against Algeria on Friday night, and their hopes of reaching the knockout stages of the competition are now hanging in the balance.
“Suddenly Joe Cole has become this big thing, everyone’s saying he has to be in the side,” Redknapp said. But he couldn’t get in Chelsea’s team for most of the year, with injuries and not simply getting picked, and they let him go when they could have kept him. It’s like Gareth Barry – suddenly he’s vital. He’s a decent player but you’re putting Steven Gerrard on the left and he’s a world-class central midfielder. Stevie needs to play centrally, and he needs to play in there ahead of Frank Lampard – but with a sitting midfielder. That means you need to play 4-3-3 with two wide of Wayne Rooney up there on his own, with maybe Joe Cole as one of them. That way you get the best out of Lampard – who plays in that formation every week at Chelsea and scores so many goals – and Gerrard, who can come up to support Wayne Rooney.”
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