Just Like Watching Brazil

Quite a good choice I think.
I still England would have been better with an Englishman or Martin O’Neill.

That dosent tell the whole story Owen. All England manager’s should have a good record in qualifying games since England are usually the Number 1 seed’s in their group, and are therefore playing against lesser seeded teams in qualifying games.

I’ve got a feeling this is gonna be England’s year in Eriksson’s last tournament. I dont think they’ll win it, but I think they’ll get to the final.
In fact my feeling’s so strong I’d stick a few quid on them getting to the final if I wasnt a proud English hating Scotsman. :D :wink:

the problem with a manager which we know very little about his history, is that the press will want to dig up his history, they want a story on the new man, and it will put him under pressure

but emply o’neil, alladyce or mcclaren, there is no history to dig up

england could find themself in the same position over and over again, if they are willing to face this, then why sack sven?

The press decided, the sheep followed! :(

I think Sven should go – he has, through his tactical blunders, been the cause of most of Englands most painful defeats – think of games against France, Brazil and Portugal: all key games which England managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory by deciding to shut up shop and try to hold onto a lead. That might have worked in Italian league football but England players simply don’t know how to do this – he didn’t learn and probably never will. England could win this World Cup (God forbid!) but not if they try to sit back and defend against technically superior teams.