We need England fans to get behind us, says Steven Gerrard

Steven Gerrard says England need their supporters to get behind them if they are to continue their successful World Cup qualifying campaign. The Liverpool midfielder, speaking ahead of Wednesday's match with Belarus, defended the right of England supporters to voice their opinions as large sections of the Wembley crowd booed Ashley Cole after his mistake led to the only Kazakhstan goal on Saturday. However, Gerrard insisted the team now needed their wholehearted backing. "Any supporter, when you pay money, you deserve to voice your opinion," he said. "But we need their support. If we're going to be successful in the future, we need them with us. "It's not going to help Ashley and it's not going to help the team but the support we got was fantastic, they stayed with us throughout the game and I think the fans went away happy... [read full story]                    

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