Group G (Brazil, Ivory Coast, North Korea, Portugal)

[Fernandinho]

haha i didnt either. just saying if that was really how u felt...

[MrsB]

Disliking someone because of their deep religious beliefs is a bit harsh, no? It's not as if it affects you.

Well no, it doesn't really affect me, but I find his propaganda annoying.

[Fernandinho]

haha such intelligent propoganda with hidden meanings and all nonetheless he is kinda throwing it in our faces

[Darkon]

What a game by the brazilians last night, really got themselves in to the tournament there!

But a disgrace of a red card to Kaka, and to bad that Fabiano used his hands at the second goal, it looked good otherwise.

Also Eriksson keeps up his incredible management record post Lazio **** me I would cry if he became Liverpool manager.

[Reece]

Also Eriksson keeps up his incredible management record post Lazio **** me I would cry if he became Liverpool manager.

As it stands, I think a lot of England fans would gladly take him back - he never really had a problem getting out of the group stages

[Darkon]

it's funny cause it's true

[Fernandinho]

idk if i misunderstood the commentary during the Brazil game last night but I thought I heard the commentator say that Sven only lost 4 games as coach of england?

[Reece]

Not sure. 4 competitive games perhaps?

[MrsB]

Notable feats as England manager

* Germany 1–5 England World Cup qualifier 2001
* England 1–0 Argentina 2002 World Cup

(highest ranking No.4 during World Cup 2006)

* Managed to reach the quarter final in three consecutive tournaments (WC 2002, Euro 2004, WC 2006). No other European country achieved this during this period, and on an international level only Brazil. England was also, apart from Sweden, the only European country that did not suffer elimination from group play or failure to qualify during this time (2001–2006). Coincidentally, the same manager Luiz Felipe Scolari knocked England out of all three of these tournaments, first with Brazil and then twice with Portugal.
* Achieved the highest point percentage in Major Tournament Matches of all time for an England manager.[11]
* Lost only 3 full-time competitive games and achieved top qualifying place in all three International tournaments during his five and a half years as England manager.
* Rated by the FA as England's 2nd most successful Manager after Alf Ramsey.

Eriksson is the only England manager never to have led an England team out at their permanent home venue of the old Wembley Stadium or the new Wembley Stadium. Wembley was closed for redevelopment the same month that the FA asked him to take over, October 2000, and he resigned before the new Wembley Stadium was opened. Note that he didn't begin duties until January 2001.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sven-G%C3%B6ran_Eriksson

[Fernandinho]

im not sure, it was 5 am and i hadnt gone to bed yet so i was hardly in a rational state of mind

[Fernandinho]

thankyou Madam B

[MrsB]

Wrong thread

[Fernandinho]

what we are talking about? eriksson is ivory coast manager and i heard it during that game so i thought it was applicable?

[MrsB]

Yes, yes it is.

I just think my paragraph about England looks a bit out of place.

[Fernandinho]

ahh okay, well nonetheless thankyou. but the facts do say a lot, i bet england fans would take sven back if things were to continue