Sven Goran Eriksson was England manager from 2001 to 2006, leading them to 3 major quarter-finals and managing to lose all 3 of them when they had a decent chance of winning them.
That may be a damning criticism of Eriksson, but he was a solid manager who knew the value of match-winners. He might have lacked a bit in terms of strategic innovation or man-management, but after seeing what McClaren managed in the year after him, Eriksson wasn’t that bad after all.
Even Thaksin Shinawatra’s ego wouldn’t go so far as to proclaim himself the Messiah, yet for a brief period he was held in such regard at Eastlands.
His takeover of the club last summer, coupled with a supposedly huge cash injection...
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Written by Gary Andrews. 9 comments
After Manchester City’s catastrophic 8-1 reverse at Middlesbrough on the final day of the 2007-8 season, Sven Goran-Eriksson, and a substantial proportion of the club’s supporters, wanted a quick decision on the Swede’s future.
Eriksson’s...
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Written by Anthony. 4 comments
When they finally pulled the trigger, it came as a relief – finally things could move forward at Eastlands and the preparations for next season could begin. The new manager might even be able to keep Dunne onside, although that depends a lot...
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Manchester City have qualified to play in the UEFA Cup next season through the Premier League’s fair play table.
The Premier League came top of UEFA’s fair play table (I guess fewer fouls are given in England than anywhere else?)...
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Looking through the Soccerlens postbag this week we found a letter from a man much in the news at the moment. He has written for our help as he feels he is simply misunderstood:
Dear Soccerlens,
I have...
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Written by Graham Fisher. 8 comments
It be foolhardy to suggest that Thaksin Shinawatra knows more than the average football fan. He might know how to make money, and avoid going to jail, but in terms of pure footballing knowledge he would be more Macca than Rafa, if you catch my drift.
Written by Ahmed Bilal. 2 comments
Roy Keane insists that Sunderland haven’t yet secured their Premier League future.
A fourth consecutive win for the Black Cats at home to Manchester City on Saturday will all but see the north-east club safe.
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Manchester City manager Sven Goran Eriksson still believes that Manchester City can make it into Europe this season. I’m not going to argue with him (or other Manchester City fans) but I’d just point at their recent run in the league and...
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Written by Ahmed Bilal. 3 comments
I’m sure many of you would never have given Millwall manager Kenny Jackett a second thought. His team currently sit in 18th place in English League One. He has never held down a really high profile job and to my knowledge has...
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Written by Graham Fisher. 6 comments
When Sven-Goran Eriksson reflected on Manchester City’s surprise derby win at Old Trafford yesterday, he could have been forgiven for concentrating only on the goalscorers who had ensured the club’s first league double over their near neighbours...
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Written by Neil Jones. 6 comments
