Steven Gerrard claims he is ready to produce his Liverpool form
for England.
Gerrard and co take on Kazakhstan in a World Cup qualifier on
Saturday afternoon before hosting Andorra at Wembley on Wednesday
night.
The Reds No.8 wants the opportunity to play in attack with Wayne
Rooney and recreate the partnership he has at club level with
Fernando Torres.
"My ambition is to play for England like I do for Liverpool," said
Gerrard.
"It's been difficult at times for me with England because I've
played in different positions, but I've also got myself to blame
for under-performing.
"I feel that under Capello I will get the chance to play in that
attacking role.
"I'm trying to get the same understanding with Wayne as I have with
Torres. It's easy to play with good players and Wayne is certainly
on Fernando's level.
"My relationship with Wayne over the last three or four games has
been really good and I think that has showed.
"We are starting to play without fear for England. Capello is
instilling a winning mentality into the team and you can see that
in our performances.
"In the past there's been so much expectation and it weighed
heavy.
"We don't want expectations for next year's World Cup finals to
turn into a negative pressure as it has done before.
"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. That makes everyone perform better.
"The confidence in the squad is definitely strong now, though."