Sven Eriksson
Sven Eriksson
focused happy meet opponent pitch promise
If you meet an opponent not concentrated you are very happy -- that's sport -- but I can promise you that we will be very focused and concentrated on the pitch tomorrow.
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.
cup czech good meet republic sweden
It's the World Cup so you know you have to meet some very good teams. Holland, Portugal, Sweden and the Czech Republic are all good teams.
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.