Originally Posted by sherer

yes agree about faffing about in friendlies.. the sweden match was a prime example.. i knew as soon as i say the team that we would play sh*te.. everyone had been talking about playing Thomspon on the left and as usual Sven went with what press said but he played him in a team with about 8 other changes as well so he couldn't see how well he would perform with the proper side that would start in Euro 04..

I can only name one player he has actually brought into the England side who wasn't there when it took over and is Lampard and that's more because he's a classy player than anything Sven has done..