Sven Eriksson
Sven Eriksson
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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.
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I have spoken with the players concerned today and I have been very pleased with their reaction and am confident my relationship with them has not been damaged in any way. I would like to assure everyone, especially the fans, that I'm 100 percent committed to the England job.
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I have spoken to David James today and explained to him that, on this occasion, I think it's best not to select him,
believe fit four players squad today win
I always said we have to do better than we did in Japan, and that was the quarter-finals, but I also said if we had the players who are fit I think we have a squad who can win the World Cup. I think we are that good, I believe it and the important thing is the players believe it, they believe it much more today than four years ago.
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He was absolutely fantastic. The development of that player - a couple of years ago you knew he would be that good. But today he was very good. I think he was our best man today.
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John Terry will be there. Yesterday he did everything and today he did everything. He looked fit and sharp.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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That is the serious stuff but tonight was an excellent football game and that is what we needed at this moment.
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That it was more than one (bone) I knew yesterday. I have to wait until tomorrow to know exactly what is going on.