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.
gone happened last talk wrong
I think if it is tactical things that have gone wrong then you talk about it. What happened last night, I don't think you talk about that. It happens, unfortunately.
balls beat busy countries deal difficult dream england expect james midfield northern talking
I expect a lot of long balls to James Quinn. They have a very busy midfield so I expect a difficult game. When we're talking about Wales, about Northern Ireland, it's a dream for those countries to beat England and we have to deal with that.
four past problem rather score small stuck talking three
Talking in general, all the strikers I've had in the past 20 years, it's always a problem if they don't score in three or four games. All of them make the same small mistake. They think they must score and are stuck mentally, rather than going out to play football.
agreed coach draw easy happy meet overall swedish talked
I talked to the Swedish coach before the draw and we agreed we did not want to meet at this World Cup. But overall we are happy with the draw, its not easy but it could have been worse.
campbell talked wants
I talked to Sol Campbell and he wants to be at the World Cup, that's for sure.
official pitch practice promised talked
I complained after each of the practice sessions we had at the stadium. I talked to the UEFA official responsible for the pitch and he promised it would be repaired before the game. I don't know if they did that.
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.