Manchester City wideman James Milner believes Stuart Pearce could lead England into the Euro 2012 finals if chosen by the Football Association board. Pearce will be in charge for Wednesday's friendly international with Holland at Wembley and has indicated he would be willing to lead his country in Poland and Ukraine as Fabio Capello's replacement.

Milner said: "The timing is not as ideal as you would want, changing manager so close to a major tournament, but we will go in as well prepared as we can be.

"If Stuart Pearce is manager the Euros it is not a problem for me. He is a great manager, was a great player, and in the two Under-21 tournaments we were unlucky on both occasions.

"We should have won at least one at them but what I noticed was that in the tournaments I had under him, we went in very well prepared.

"He thinks about every aspect which could come up in a tournament, every eventuality, how we are going to have to play, and how to plan for combating certain teams.

"That's the most important thing going into a tournament; you want to feel you are ready and that it is not going to be a problem."

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