A global journey…
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After shocking the world yesterday with his ballsy/mental [delete as appropriate] World Cup squad selection, Sven-Goran Eriksson sat himself in front of a PC at FA headquarters and answered fans questions in a live webchat. You can read the complete thing here, or read on for edited highlights…
Best Question:
Chris in Lancashire asked "Why was Owen Hargreaves selected?"
Why indeed. The answer, according to Sven is that Hargreaves is "versatile". which I'm not sure I agree with.
Worst Question:
Someone known only as 'lutonfan' actually asked "What I want to know is did you ever consider young talented players?"
Was 'lutonfan' not watching?
Most Ethically Unsound Question:
Ian from Harrogate asked "Would you consider a tactical result to avoid meeting certain teams in later knock out matches – Brazil or Germany for example?"
The answer was of course, no.
Some useful info garnered from Sven's answers:
- Defoe and SWP were the hardest to leave out.
- Downing impressed Sven by setting up 3 goals in Middlesbrough's legendary UEFA Cup semi-final second leg.
- ivory Coast will be the surprise of the World Cup.
- He's been thinking abou Walcott for the last couple of months
- Anton Ferdinand was considered as a standby player
- Robbie Fowler was never really considered.
- If there are any problems with the central defenders, Sven will check in on Ledley King in early June.
- Playing Gerrard in the hole behind a striker is "certainly an option we are thinking about.
- A Chelsea style 4-3-3 with Crouch flanked by two wingers (Walcott and Lennon?) is a tactical possibility should both Owen and Rooney be unfit.
- The decision to take Lennon over SWP is based on recent form (though I'll bet Ian Wright's big gob helped swing it.)
- Walcott's best position is "in the hole" says Sven
- We actually have 5 strikers, if you count Joe Cole. I don't.
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