Sven Eriksson
Sven Eriksson
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.
pick stage
I f we think that at some stage he could take part in the World Cup, then I will pick him.
arsenal basis concern hope injured puts regular regularly situation soon start wants
I hope he will soon start to play for Arsenal on a regular basis because that's a must if he wants to play at the World Cup. My only concern is that he's injured and not playing. It's the same with Woodgate and Dyer. If they don't play regularly that puts me in a situation because I'm responsible for the squad.
chances good michael sure target
He's a big target man, good header, and he will give Michael many chances to score. I'm sure about that.
absolutely best couple knew man player today
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.
beckham captain happened problem sent spoken
I don't have any problem with Beckham as captain. I have not spoken to him about the dismissal. I don't know what happened but you do get sent off in football. He is going to be captain in Germany.
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.
fitness sure time
He will be fit, I am sure about that. We will have time to get the fitness we want.
ashley month pull stress took
Ashley has had to pull out. He took a scan and has stress fracture and will be out for one month at least.
lost
I have lost the players? There is no chance.
hope tournament
I really, really hope we can do a big, big tournament in the summer.
criticize job
If you want to criticize me, do it. We did the job anyhow.
birmingham club convince england london sure wants
I know for sure he wants to come back to England. If it's a London club he will come tomorrow. And it's up to me to convince him that Birmingham is the right place to be.
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.