GordonS Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 7 hours ago, ICTChris said: That was a fairly hilarious f**k up, IIRC Beckham had been touted for that deep lying playmaker/quarterback role in the media for a while and when they tried it it was probably the worst loss a England have had in many years, even if they still qualified. SGE was an elite manager though, he won the UEFA cup with IFK Gothenburg, won the Portuguese and Italian leagues, won European trophies with Lazio and got Benfica to the European cup final. I suppose it depends on your definition of the word elite. I don't think Sven belongs in the same bracket as the elite managers of his time - Ferguson, Mourinho, Lippi, Scolari, Guardiola, Ancelotti, Capello, del Bosque, Cruyff, Sacchi, van Gaal etc, so he's in a category below elite. His time with Sampdoria and Lazio was good, sometimes very good, but no huge overachievements. He took over England at the age of 53 and from then on I'd say he achieved nothing in football at all. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 2 hours ago, scottsdad said: When you look back at that England team, we should be grateful for Eriksson. They were far, far better man-for-man than they are now. The "Golden generation" indeed had some tremendous players. With a decent international manager they might have won something. Thankfully he just couldn't handle the international game as well as he could a club game and was overwhelmed by the celebrity thing. I think it was more to do with being forced into playing 4-4-2 and use a specific core of players to do it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venti Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 Crazy that he was a mad shagger despite looking like Mr Burns with glasses. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbaxters Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 Why was there a minutes silence before the. CL game Salzburg v Dinamo Kiev? Was he involved with one of them or is it a blanket CL initiative? Seems weird. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 The coverage was ridiculous yesterday, no doubt about that I was reading comments suggesting he took England to the brink of glory. They didn't get beyond a quarter finals when he was in charge 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozam76 Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 (edited) Watched the Amazon film this afternoon. Seemed a genuinely nice, humble guy. I knew little of his early accomplishments, but had no idea just how successful he was. What wasn’t refreshing to watch was the bilious, xenophobic commentary of the English press and former professionals, both when he was appointed and when his private life “mysteriously” became public. Absolute f**king vermin. Edited August 27 by mozam76 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 Gets diagnosed with a terminal illness and then launches a grand tour of Europe so men of all nations can pay tribute. He seemed pretty cool. My hot take is England's golden generation also happened to run into a golden generation of European football. Early 2000s Italy,France, Portugal and maybe even Netherlands would all hose international tournaments today. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 Man dies. People spend their time on an anonymous football forum saying he wasn't that good at his job. What a world. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 ^^^ Helen Lovejoy ^^^ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentGuerin Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 I always liked Sven. He was clearly an excellent coach, utter madness to look at his record and suggest anything else, but the main thing is he always seemed like he was just doing what he wanted to and enjoying life. Fair f**ks to him. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 On 27/08/2024 at 08:34, throbber said: It’s nice that he did a wee farewell tour before dying. I can’t remember anyone ever doing that in such a way. Rangers, Season 2011-12... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Kite Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 The FA were far too uptight about a bit of shagging, in my opinion. Mark Palios was a smart lad and returned to Tranmere Rovers and took over the ownership. Sven was cool. If you have seen Beckham playing live and seen how good his crossing was, then he can sod off with any ideas of playing in the middle. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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