Gerrard dismayed at Danish drubbing

STEVEN GERRARD has described England’s performance in Denmark as ‘a shambles’ and urged manager Sven-Goran Eriksson to call an emergency meeting to discuss problems arising from an embarrassing 4-1 defeat.

Gerrard believes it is time for England’s highly-paid superstars to talk through the Copenhagen disaster in a serious heart-to-heart ahead of crucial World Cup qualifiers against Wales and Northern Ireland next month.

England travel to Cardiff on September 3 and Belfast on September 7 and they could hardly be in worse shape following a dismal performance in midweek - their worst defeat in 25 years.