Sven Goran Eriksson
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.
England’s World Cup Chances: The Class of 2010 v The Golden Generation
Whilst we are used to (endlessly irritated by?) the hype surrounding every build-up to an England World Cup campaign, it’s fair to say that in 2006 much of the hype held water. Here was the ‘Golden Generation’; players who were worthy of standing shoulder to shoulder with the best that rocked-up in Germany. Yes, we…
The Biggest Losers of 2009: Ranieri, Referees, Ireland and More!
There are winners and there are losers in football and it’s time to weed out those who suffered in 2009. But losing is not a simple concept. Some are major contributors to their own downfall and deserve the brick bats that come their way, while others are victims of circumstances and probably deserve better…..and in…
League Two 2009/2010 Season Preview
Soccerlens continues its full season preview of the English Football League, as we move up from the Conference to League Two, which promises to be tighter than than Cheryl Cole‘s pert bottom in a pair of skimpy hotpants. Can Bury better themselves and go one goal better for promotion? Can Cheltenham and Crewe climb back…
Hope, Money and Sven – Tales From a Pre-Season Game Where the Result Mattered
The oldest league club in world languishing in the bottom division of the football league is taken over by a foreign consortium who hire one of the most recognisable names in the game to oversee operations promising to overhaul the team and the facilities of the club as a whole. Sounds like a pretty farfetched…
Terry commits to Chelsea, Fergie slaps City around as Gerrard and Eriksson brighten a slow week
Sir Alex Ferguson had had a quiet couple of weeks, all things considered. The furore over the futures of Cristiano Ronaldo & Carlos Tévez had long since died down, the modest signings of Antonio Valencia, Michael Owen & Gabriel Obertan had been completed with minimal fuss, and United’s tour of Asia was underway. But today,…
United pull an Arsenal, Gerrard case shines light on Liverpool fans and lots more
As we amble through the ‘most amazing transfer season ever’, drunk on the memories of the ‘closest title race ever’ from last season and looking forward to what surely must be ‘the most exciting Premier League season ever’, it’s easy to miss the trees for the forest – or the blinding neon light that is…
Sven checks in at Meadow Lane
Stereotypes are often harsh, but always fun. Especially in sport. And Sven-Göran Eriksson has experienced more than most the effects of such stereotypic nonsense. Whether it was as a cheque book manager, an untrustworthy one, a clever one, or a deviant one, Eriksson has always had his niche in the media. Despite protestations to the…
The perils of becoming part of a ‘football project’
It’s not often you feel sorry for footballers. After all, their heartache is pretty minimal when you hold it up against the light of the real world. Three weeks till payday and not a penny in the bank account? Well Carlos here never got a single text off Sir Alex in all the time he…
The transfer merry-go-round- somebody make it stop!
In life there are only a handful of things that are certain. You will watch Big Brother. It will irritate you. MPs will lie through their back teeth (and their front ones). Summer does make girls more attractive. And makes you feel less so. People who ring in radio stations with traffic updates are idiots….
Scolari Speaks, Chelsea Bleeds, Becks and Giggs Learn Their Fates and More!
Luiz Felipe Scolari shed some insight into his situation at Chelsea right before he was given the pink slip by Roman Abramovich on Monday. He admitted that he had no relationship with his players off the pitch, and took several players (their initials are D.D. and F.M.) to task for not playing well. Oh, and…
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