Hodgson frets over Gerrard

Roy Hodgson admits Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is struggling to play this weekend with his hamstring injury.
Gerrard is closing in on full fitness and would provide a welcomed shot in the arm for Hodgson's under-fire team.
The England midfielder has not played for Liverpool since November 13th after he controversially picked up the injury while on international duty.
Hodgson had pencilled in his skipper for Saturday's game against his former club Fulham but he now appears unsure about naming his influential talisman.
"Steven Gerrard is not fit and will be touch and go for Fulham," he said.
"He is training every day and training harder than anyone and doing the work with the sports science and fitness people.
"If you look at the statistics after training every day as to who has done the most running it is probably Gerrard and Daniel Agger, as they are the two trying to get back fit.
"But they are doing it in a controlled circumstance; the sports science people are controlling their movements, their running, their turning and certainly their kicking.
"At the moment the sports science/conditioning people have not said to me 'You can have these two back in your training sessions' and I am still waiting for when that will happen.
"I am hoping against hope it will be towards the end of the week and they will be considered for the weekend, in particular Steven who is ahead of Daniel, but I don't know if that is the case."
Hodgson had indicated he had wanted Gerrard in full training by Thursday in order to give him a realistic chance of selection.
However, he is mindful of bringing the midfielder back too soon which might lead to a setback.
"We have to be careful there is no risk of the injury reoccurring and I am in the hands to some extent of the sports science people as to when he can come back," he added.
"I take their word for it and I can't really push the subject because I would be devastated if we brought him back too early.
"Wednesday is a day off for those who won't be playing against Utrecht and if he is going to start the game against Fulham I definitely want him back training with us on Thursday, that's for sure. That's the deadline."
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