Sven Eriksson
Sven Eriksson
club cup football michael national spoke talked team thursday worried worries
I spoke to Michael on Thursday and we talked for 10 minutes. He is worried about his club football but has even more worries about the national team in a World Cup year.
club england fantastic fitness follow hope michael progress returns soon
Michael is a fantastic striker and very important for his club and for England. I hope he returns to fitness as soon as possible, and I will follow his progress closely.
club england good great happy michael newcastle news
As long as it makes Michael Owen happy then it is good news for England. Newcastle is a great club and he will get to play a lot.
club england good great happy madrid michael regularly
As long as it makes Michael Owen happy it is good for me and England. It is a great club and he will play more regularly than he did at Real Madrid and he is happy.
club david expected madrid respect spanish train understand until view wants
Real Madrid wants David to train with the club this week. We never expected David to be with us for the first game, and I understand and respect their view that they want him with them until the end of the Spanish season.
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.
example principle priority
The priority is a sage, inspiring, leader-by-example who is unyielding in principle and valor.
doubt number occasions season seen tremendous
I've seen Kieran play on a number of occasions this season and there is no doubt he's a tremendous young talent,
confident michael pain spoke today
I spoke to Michael today and he said he had some pain but he had a scan today and they said that's normal. He was very optimistic, very confident that he'll be okay.
asked english exactly fantastic forward game happy knowing last minutes played playing three
I should be happy if we can go on playing like we did, I think we played a fantastic game yesterday. If you take away the last three minutes of extra-time, they did exactly what we asked them to do. Knowing the English mentality, I think they will look forward to Thursday.
football france game monday played time tough win
Every time France doesn't win a football game it is a surprise. I think they (Croatia) played very, very well and it will be a tough game on Monday for us.
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.
fit five players teams win
I've always said we're one of five teams that can win it and if all our players are fit and healthy, I think we'll do very well.
depends door fit injuries open quite sure
Everything depends on how many injuries we have. The door is open to everyone but if everyone is fit then I'm quite sure of 19 or 20 at least.