Sven, bad football and legacy
England coach Sven Goran Eriksson today said he wouldn’t mind playing bad football if that means winning the World Cup.
He said: “To win the World Cup, I am prepared to do whatever. If that means to play bad football all the way, okay, come on, who cares?”
His last remark is very telling. He is right. Who cares if at the end of the day England do win the World Cup, after 40 years? Surely the England fans will be in delirium with the victory that they are not going to talk about the manner the victory came about, or about how they played in the earlier matches.
The only ones to talk about it immediately will be the non-England fans. But then again, who cares about them?
Maybe in the future, people might talk about the boring England team which won the 2006 World Cup, but hey, who cares about that when your country’s name is etched in the famous trophy. These detractors are just jealous, the England fans will say.
Anyway Sven is adamant that he knows what he is doing, all in the effort to ensure England wins. He roars: “Don't tell me I don't know what to do. I know exactly what to do."
Who are we to question him then although we are perplexed by his team selection so far, making small tinkerings here and there, but then again, who cares, as long as his team is winning.
Sven stressed his attitude with examples as well. He pointed out that Ghana, Ivory Coast, Holland and Spain all played wonderful football but were still kicked out of the tournament.
So against Portugal this Saturday, Sven is again prepared to play bad to win this quarter finals. And at the rate his players are playing, they might just put the Portuguese players to sleep and then score a goal to win. Who cares right?
But one thing that Sven has overlooked is that people are talking about Ghana, Ivory Coast, Holland and Spain with admiration for the way they played, even when they looked to be on the way out. These teams have won the hearts of the neutrals. Many football fans were sad to see these teams going home.
However, for England, one more defeat will come with a chorus of ‘I told you so’ remarks with everyone giving their two cents worth of how they went wrong. The fingers will be pointed at Sven and I bet you no one will be sad to see them dumped out.
It takes so little for the England fans to turn around and start lambasting their team, especially in the face of a bad defeat. At least for this, Sven must ensure his team wins the tournament.
England coach Sven Goran Eriksson today said he wouldn’t mind playing bad football if that means winning the World Cup.
He said: “To win the World Cup, I am prepared to do whatever. If that means to play bad football all the way, okay, come on, who cares?”
His last remark is very telling. He is right. Who cares if at the end of the day England do win the World Cup, after 40 years? Surely the England fans will be in delirium with the victory that they are not going to talk about the manner the victory came about, or about how they played in the earlier matches.The only ones to talk about it immediately will be the non-England fans. But then again, who cares about them?
Maybe in the future, people might talk about the boring England team which won the 2006 World Cup, but hey, who cares about that when your country’s name is etched in the famous trophy. These detractors are just jealous, the England fans will say.
Anyway Sven is adamant that he knows what he is doing, all in the effort to ensure England wins. He roars: “Don't tell me I don't know what to do. I know exactly what to do."
Who are we to question him then although we are perplexed by his team selection so far, making small tinkerings here and there, but then again, who cares, as long as his team is winning.
Sven stressed his attitude with examples as well. He pointed out that Ghana, Ivory Coast, Holland and Spain all played wonderful football but were still kicked out of the tournament.
So against Portugal this Saturday, Sven is again prepared to play bad to win this quarter finals. And at the rate his players are playing, they might just put the Portuguese players to sleep and then score a goal to win. Who cares right?
But one thing that Sven has overlooked is that people are talking about Ghana, Ivory Coast, Holland and Spain with admiration for the way they played, even when they looked to be on the way out. These teams have won the hearts of the neutrals. Many football fans were sad to see these teams going home.
However, for England, one more defeat will come with a chorus of ‘I told you so’ remarks with everyone giving their two cents worth of how they went wrong. The fingers will be pointed at Sven and I bet you no one will be sad to see them dumped out.
It takes so little for the England fans to turn around and start lambasting their team, especially in the face of a bad defeat. At least for this, Sven must ensure his team wins the tournament.
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