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Sven-Goran Eriksson

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England prepared for Scolari the Third

Matthew Day looks at Sven Goran Eriksson’s third bite of the Scolari cherry, and whether England are good enough to progress past Portugal after a far from convincing second round victory.

No more than a slim chance

Can England go on like this? Another drab second half performance saw them come away with only a draw when three points looked highly probable and achievable, but the defence were out of sorts especially from set-pieces and all passing and crossing was neglected in the second period.
So what’s the diagnosis?

Individual Errors To Blame For England

Mike Martin on the worrying England performance against Sweden.
In all honesty, and with a bit of sober hindsight, there were some positives from England’s 2-2 draw with Sweden. They have a second round match against surely inferior opposition, Gerrard looks like the best player in the world and Joe Cole scored with the best […]