Sven Eriksson
Sven Eriksson
against ahead allow critical delighted games ourselves pleased quickly styles teams test
I'm delighted that we have been able to finalize these fixtures quickly and am very pleased with our opponents. These games will allow us to test ourselves against teams with very different styles of play, which is critical ahead of a World Cup.
aggressive early good handle hope less portugal start wait weather
I hope we can be very aggressive anyhow. Start early sometimes and wait sometimes because the heat. It's less humid in Portugal than it was in Japan. It's a big difference. The weather is good and it's not that humid so we will handle it I'm sure.
cup hope optimistic
I hope the World Cup is not over for Rooney. He's an optimistic young man, a fighter, so I hope he can take part.
defended half remember second
In the second half we defended brilliantly and I don't remember Austria having a chance.
focused happy meet opponent pitch promise
If you meet an opponent not concentrated you are very happy -- that's sport -- but I can promise you that we will be very focused and concentrated on the pitch tomorrow.
criticize job
If you want to criticize me, do it. We did the job anyhow.
brilliant chances created good half second
I know that we can play much better. They went out and did a job. We were brilliant sometimes and created good chances in the first half. They were brilliant in the second half defending. Austria had no good chances to score.
achieving committed full players stress success support
I know that I have the full support of the players and the FA and it is important to stress ... how committed I am to achieving success this summer.
achieving care committed full players stress success support
I know that I have the full support of the players and the FA, and it is important to stress to everyone just how committed I am to achieving success this summer. I care passionately about this job, and I want everyone to know that.
knew yesterday
I knew yesterday that he had more than one fracture. That's what I heard. I don't know what that means, but I'm not that pessimistic.
otherwise pick start
The first thing is that he must start to play ... otherwise I can't pick him. You can't gamble.
barrier fear greatest success
The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.
difficult fight game importance knew performance today wales win
The importance of this win is enormous. The performance today was up and down. We knew it would be a difficult game and that Wales would fight for every ball.
easy ended football nations played small
All the small football nations are getting better and better. When we played Macedonia everyone thought it was easy but it ended 2-2.