Sven Eriksson
Sven Eriksson
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.
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.
armenia came england group poland
I thought England would be in Group A but Poland came up, so for England it was good. Going to Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Armenia is a long way.
difficult england groups happy man
I think England should be happy, there are groups much more difficult than England's. The man after me will be happy with this draw. It's very interesting and very good.
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.
asked australia avoid easy
It's not an easy group, but it could have been worse, much worse. I asked to avoid the Netherlands and we did that and I asked to avoid Australia and we did that as well.
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.
exactly knew tomorrow until wait
That it was more than one (bone) I knew yesterday. I have to wait until tomorrow to know exactly what is going on.
knew
That it was more than one (bone) I knew yesterday.
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.