Sven Eriksson
Sven Eriksson
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.
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.
again certain fantastic february game played portugal
You tell him certain things and he does them. The game he played in Portugal for us in February was fantastic and he did well again on Sunday.
excellent football game needed serious stuff tonight
That is the serious stuff but tonight was an excellent football game and that is what we needed at this moment.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.