Sven Eriksson
Sven Eriksson
against argentina best confidence england fans football game gives good hope meeting next teams
We are meeting one of the best teams in the world. It's important for our confidence that we do well in this game and important for the England fans as well. If they see we can play good football against Argentina it gives us more hope for next summer.
beat confident four stronger team
The team is stronger and technically better and much more experienced. I have a confident team, much more confident than four years ago. They know they can beat any team.
best chance extremely players small
He's extremely important as a captain, and one of the best players in the world today. If it's only a small chance that he can play, you should take it.
birmingham club convince england london sure wants
I know for sure he wants to come back to England. If it's a London club he will come tomorrow. And it's up to me to convince him that Birmingham is the right place to be.
arsenal basis concern hope injured puts regular regularly situation soon start wants
I hope he will soon start to play for Arsenal on a regular basis because that's a must if he wants to play at the World Cup. My only concern is that he's injured and not playing. It's the same with Woodgate and Dyer. If they don't play regularly that puts me in a situation because I'm responsible for the squad.
hope tournament
I really, really hope we can do a big, big tournament in the summer.
cup england fingers great players
I really hope, fingers crossed, there will be no injuries, because I always said England will have a great World Cup if all the players are fit.
defended half remember second
In the second half we defended brilliantly and I don't remember Austria having a chance.
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.
aim cup detail england excited fans involved ireland northern players prepare qualify since supported thank
I'm very excited because the big aim for us since two years ago has been to qualify for the World Cup and there were a lot of discussions about England not going, especially after the Northern Ireland game. Now the big aim is to prepare everything in detail for the World Cup. I should like to thank all the players who have been involved and all the fans who have supported us, they've been fantastic.
best pick
I'm very open-minded. What is important is that I pick the 23 best players.
best check defenders injury rule time wait
I'm told it's not the same injury as before but I haven't been able to check it out yet. But I can say that we will wait a long time to rule him out because he is one of the best defenders in the world today.