They are undoubtedly a clueless bunch of geriatric old duffers but they have been unwavering in the their support of Sven both during and since his reign as England coach ended. The players on the other hand backed him 100% before the WC but now it's too late seem to be coming out of the woodwork to stab him in the back.
This is a piece from the BBC after the Northern Ireland balls up: After England's World Cup qualifying defeat to Northern Ireland last month, Eriksson's man-management skills were called into question, particularly with regard to how much influence captain David Beckham wields in the dressing room. But Owen believes the England squad is fully behind Eriksson. Owen said:
"This is a tight squad, with a firm belief both in ourselves and in Sven-Goran Eriksson and the coaching staff. Team spirit will be important over the coming days. Rest buttured, it is as strong as ever. His record in competitive games is outstanding and people seem to have forgotten that the defeat against Northern Ireland was his first in a qualifier in over four years. Perhaps we have got used to a certain level of success under Sven. I have not changed my belief that he is the right man to lead us to Germany and achieve success there."
Zidane as good as Maradona and PeleMaradona is easily a better player than Zidane. ZZ is one of the best of all time, but he falls in the large category of players that comes after Maradona and Pele, which includes the...
So what happened Michael you gutless, brittle boned, useless little bastard??
