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LONDON - England captain Steven Gerrard insists his side'shard-fought 1-0 win over Belgium was the perfect preparation fortheir Euro 2012 opener against France. Roy Hodgson's side had to withstand some robust challenges from aphysical Belgian outfit as well as coping with the superiortechnique of Marc Wilmots' side. Gary Cahill came off with a potentially fractured jaw, while JohnTerry faces a scan on a hamstring problem at the end of a bruisingencounter that must have had England coach Roy Hodgson wincing ashe contemplated an ever-increasing injury list. Yet Gerrard believes the gruelling examination at Wembley was muchmore useful than a heavy win over lesser opposition as it shouldgive England confidence they can cope with even sterner testsahead. "I think it's good. It's the test we needed," Gerrard said. "Wehave got over a week now to dust ourselves down, recover and getourselves ready for France. "I think France is going to be similar to that. It will be a verytough test. We will need a performance like tonight, if not a bitlittle better." Perspiration rather than inspiration has been the definingcharacteristic of England's two 1-0 wins under new boss Hodgson. But Liverpool midfielder Gerrard is confident the combination ofobdurate defending and incisive counter-attacking that saw offBelgium can be repeated with success in the Euros. "We limited Belgium to very few chances," Gerrard said. The managerwants us to dispossess the opposition in dangerous areas and that'swhat we did for the goal. "I got a chance in central midfield to bite. It's important insituations like that and we are pleased with the goal coming fromthat." With Frank Lampard and Gareth Barry already ruled out throughinjuries, Gerrard caused a few palpitations on the England benchwhen he came off with a limp in the closing stages, but he wasquick to insist it was only a touch of cramp. "It was just a bit of cramp. I will be fine for France. It'snothing to worry about," he added. But Gerrard was more concerned with injury updates on Chelseacentre-back Cahill, who had to wait until Sunday to discover ifscans on his jaw would rule him out of the tournament. "Gary has been playing really well for Chelsea and we are allkeeping our fingers crossed that he is ok," Gerrard said. "He was one of the main reasons we were able to keep Belgium at bayso hopefully his injury isn't serious.". The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as Drilling Accessories , China Waterwell Drilling Rig, and more. For more , please visit drilling rigs suppliers today!
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