Sven Eriksson
Sven Eriksson
against avoid counting despite england hoped since sweden won
I had hoped to avoid Sweden. Here in England everyone is counting on a win, despite not having won against Sweden since 1968.
lost
I have lost the players? There is no chance.
beautiful family few funeral george respect shed tears
I have never been to a funeral like that before. It was beautiful and George and his family got the respect he deserved. I shed a few tears myself.
goal michael past played together tournament worried
Together they have played well in the past and I think they are doing well. Michael Owen has not scored a goal in this tournament yet, but he will score. I'm not worried about that.
countries difficult week
To have the same preparation as all the other countries is important. It would have been very difficult to have one week less.
absolutely attention deserves front pages wayne
What can I say about him that has not been said? He was absolutely fantastic. Wayne deserves all the attention and front and back pages for what he is doing here.
achieve atmosphere games home hopefully hotel launch pad prepare success
This will be the players' home and set the atmosphere as we prepare for all of our games. Hopefully this hotel will be the launch pad for us to achieve success in Germany.
england knocking saw sure twice
Well, he's one of those knocking on the door. He's doing better and better. I saw him twice and went to see him again. He's knocking on the door. He's young, if he's not going to the World Cup, I'm sure he will play for England one day.
doubts dream good knives players positive respond sure win
We all have knives to our necks, if we want to play in the World Cup. I'm sure they and we will respond in a very positive way. I could not even dream of not qualifying for the World Cup. We have to win those two games. I have no doubts that the players are good enough.
performed season
This season we haven't performed as we should do, and we have to do that tomorrow.
both countries group last meet next round time until
This time we don't meet until the last group match. Hopefully, both countries will be through to the next round by then.
learned stick
We learned that if we don't stick together, if we don't show up as a unit, a team, we are not that good.
points three win
It's more important now to win and get the three points in Poland.
best europe finishing germany group players potential record teams top
It's the right decision. We are one of the teams who have the potential to do very well in Germany and we have some of the best players in the world. Finishing top of our qualification group with the second-best record in the whole of Europe was a big achievement.