Sport 30-08-2001 Gerrard Says Germans Are Scared who: Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard what: Says Liverpool`s victory over Bayern will have worried Germany`s manager when: Yesterday snippet: "Steven Greeard reckons Germany boss Rudi Voller is scared of England," says The Sun`s Mark Irwin as the Liverpool midfielder prepares for the vital World Cup qualifier on Saturday. 21-year-old Gerrard, who is determined to be fit to claim his sixth England cap, is "convinced Michael Owen and Emile Heskey have given Voller the jitters" when the UEFA Cup holders beat Champions` League winners Bayern Munich in the European Super Cup last Friday. "They will be more worried about this team than they were before the game at Wembley last year," Gerrard told the press. "We`re a lot stronger now and we`re playing much better. The Germans will be confident because of their record against us. But that is all in the past and this is about the future." A lot still depends on David Beckham`s fitness and if the England captain is not 100% (and Eriksson says he will accept nothing less), there will be a temptation to switch Gerrard from the middle to the right, where he has been playing this season for Liverpool. "But England coach Eriksson will resist that," says The Mirror, "as Gerrard is so crucial in the heart of midfield, particularly as that is the area the Germans plan to outnumber England." The Guardian`s Michael Walker reckons Nick Barmby and Steve McManaman "would be the most obvious right-sided replacements for Beckham". [... more]

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