Zenden confident

Last updated : 18 October 2006 By Adam Bryant
"Steven Gerrard is not here, there is nothing we can do about that," said the Dutchman. "We have players who can step into his roles whether it is in the centre of midfield or on the right, he has played both this season.

"But I have no doubt we have the quality in the squad to come in, if it is me then I am ready.

"Bordeaux have struggled a bit in their league this season, but they had a good win over Monaco at the weekend and that will give them confidence.

"As far as this group goes, this is a very important match. Bordeaux need a result after the way they have started. This is a difficult group with teams very strong at home, so the pressure is on Bordeaux to go for a victory.

"That may work for us because if they select an attacking system it could give us space to hit back on the break, and we also want to win to keep ourselves at the top of the group.

"So far I believe we have done a good job in this group, but there is a long way to go even if we are confident we can do the job."

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