Nicky Butt has picked up a knee injury and Paul Scholes is an injury doubt ahead of Thursday's game against Switzerland.

Steven Gerrard and Beckham also sat out training today.

At a press conference earlier today, Beckham said: "It's upsetting because having Nicky in the squad is very important - it's really sad for him.

"Some of the players have got blisters and three of us decided to sit out training today because they're quite sore.

"I decided the best thing was to go to the gym, on the bike and have a stretch and a massage.''

The manner of France's remarkable win on Sunday was a devastating way in which to lose a match but the whole England squad know that that is now in the past.

"My role as captain is to lift the players - but I'm lucky we've got a number of players in the team who can do that, as well as the manager.

"I'll carry on doing it up until the game on Thursday because it's important we lift ourselves.

"The players need to feel lifted and I can assure you they are all in good moods.''

"My mood is a lot better - we were all down as a team but it's my responsibility to walk round the hotel with a big smile on my face and not worry about the last game.''

Beckham now knows that the match against Switzerland is an even bigger game than the France match, with a positive result now an absolute must.

"If we don't get a result against Switzerland we need, we're out, the players know that. But the players can't actually wait to get this game started.

"From the word go we have to try and hit them as hard as we can and use the frustration from the other night.''