DAVID BECKHAM warned Switzerland that England are ready to take out the anger and frustration from their defeat by France in tomorrow's clash to revive their Euro 2004 qualifying hopes.

England face the Swiss in Coimbra knowing that, although defeat would spell elimination after their 2-1 setback against France, victory could transform their group position.

While Nicky Butt has been ruled out of the tournament with a knee injury, Sven-Goran Eriksson is hopeful that Paul Scholes will recover in time from a twisted ankle to face the Swiss.

Having initially rated the midfielder as a 50-50 chance, the odds seem to have improved, even if a final decision will be left until after this evening's training session at the stadium.

"Scholes will play but I'm not sure. The decision will be taken after training tomorrow," revealed Eriksson last night.

While Owen Hargreaves is on standby, Eriksson needs his side to dig deep into their mental reserves to banish the memory of their dramatic defeat by France.

Beckham added: "We want to take the game to Switzerland. There's a lot of frustration from the game against the French and that will be taken out in this match. As soon as that whistle goes, we will be at them.

"It's not anger where we want to go out and kick players. It's anger where we want to go out and win games and make people believe in us.

"That's a great thing about being English. People get knocked down but, when they respond in the right way, English people respect that.

"If we can do that by winning this game, we will be loved even more than we are now and it'll be good for us in the future."

Then again, while Beckham believes England have the traditional qualities of passion and strength in adversity, Eriksson, left, has also imbued a sense of calmness under pressure.

"The English mentality has always been about wearing your heart on your shirt and that' not changed," added the England captain.

"But Mr Eriksson brings calmness to the team as well. The last thing he said to us the other night before going out was 'keep your heads'.

"Not many managers have probably said that over the years!

"All the players know that you have to stay concentrated for the whole 90 minutes - and more. It's a lesson for us, but a good lesson, as hopefully it won't happen again.''

John Terry is poised to return to the central defence after recovering from a hamstring injury, even though Ledley King performed superbly against France.

Beckham, meanwhile, has vowed to continue taking penalties for England.