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Jamie Carragher questions Sven-Goran Eriksson on his England squad selection during his tenure as manager. Including Wayne Rooney & David Beckham after injury worries and the inclusion of Theo Walcott as a 17-year-old for the 2006 World Cup.
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Awful , awful decision 😕
Picked only 4 stikers – plays 2 up front – rooney 100% – never seen walcott play – utter madness
The problem wasnt picking Walcott as such, given the options. The problem was picking Walcott and then refusing to play him for the entirety of the tournament. Utterly mindboggling. If he had that little faith in Walcott why pick him?
1:39 “he was not regular” Defoe was getting FAR MORE MINUTES than Walcott bruhhhh
Utter madness. Just like playing Scholes on the left. Let's have it right, he destroyed the golden generation.
Utter madness. Just like playing Scholes on the left. Let's have it right, he destroyed the golden generation.
Should have picked defoe
Defoe should have gone!
Sven makes good point, had he not picked Owen & Rooney the amount of crap inflicted upon him would have been awful, arm chair fans and FA chiefs would have been on Sven's case no end, let the man do his job. Sven also makes good point in regard to Geoff Hurst & Jimmy Greaves, back in the 60s, even the 90s, there was a wider pool of top English players to choose from, unlike the Premier League in the 2000s, where you'd have one/two English players per team, not Svens fault when there isn't much option, even the World Cup winning manager would have struggled. Having said all this, taking Theo Walcott over Defoe was still a bad choice despite the problems above.
Rest in Peace Mr Eriksson
The host would have done a better job than Sven. Has more knowledge about England than Sven. Maybe Defoe.
It was a joke picking Walcott. Maradona wasn't picked for the 1978 World Cup as a 17 year old despite being a regular professional for 2 years.
Defoe was different gravy for me!! Prolific and dynamic goal scorer, with great pace. I for one would have loved him to go to Arsenal.
Imbecile
I used to criticise Sven but what other formation could he have played? Everyone goes on about our midfield but what about the striking options. Football was changing from the 4-4-2 to the 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 but if we changed to these tactics we needed a lone world class striker which we never had. If we played 4-2-3-1 we already have a problem with the CDM part probs drop Gerrard in there because out of Scholes and Lampard he’s the best all round midfielder, Rooney would have to drop into the number ten role so who do you play upfront? Michael Owen is not a lone striker and he was on his way out through constant injuries. The other options were Peter crouch, Emile Heskey or Darius Vassell? You need an Henry or Samuel Eto or Drogba at this time in football before it changed again to the fast paced 4-3-3.
The fact he didn’t even play him made picking him even more non-sensical.
Then Rooney later admitted that he injured himself kicking a ball during training at this World Cup and didn’t tell you Sven.
Should have taken Defoe. There was also Darren Bent around IIRC. Walcott had hardly played a senior game.
1:33 “Eeeerrrmm alternative was erm Defoe he was not regular at that time”
So he picked Theo 😅😂🤣
We went into that World Cup with only one uninjured, recognised striker who had scored a Premier League goal in 2006…and left Defoe and Bent at home. Neither Owen, Rooney or Walcott delivered so don't see how he cannot now say with hindsight that he got it wrong
Sven should of picked me ahead of Theo Walcott!! At the time I had no premier league experience but had a amazing scoring record in Sunday League 🤣🤣
Both Bent and Defoe were ahead of Theo Walcott in pecking order but no Sven wanted to pick "an exciting young who was going to come on as a substitute set the tournament alight". He did not even feature in a minute in the tournament. What's mind boggling is that he claims that the only thing he should have done differently was bringing in a "mental coach". Really? The only thing?? being adamant that both Lampard and Gerrard have to play together even if they unperformed or didn't suite the balance of team (take Fabregas's explain for Spain), not making Paul Scholes the focal point in midfield (even Capello realised this when he tried to change Scholesy's mind about retirement), overlooking players performances in the season; he must have thought both Rooney and Owen were 100% fit even that's being naive
When we listen to this stuff it makes me wonder how anyone can question Southgate on any devision he made.
It's fine that you pick Theo Walcott. But you didn't even play him once. What's the point?
Why did he pick Theo Walcott? Because he was an utter prat, that's why.
Darren Bent scored 18 goals that season. He was on fire. Sven must have thought he was Welsh
Well Sven's strategy of taking one for the future worked out. Theo Walcott went on to become one of the greatest strikers in an England shirt and played in lots of tournaments…..
Rooney and Beckham were negative players and did nothing to help the team. They should have been benched or dropped.
He should have taken defoe and Walcott we needed pace could have dropped Heskey or someone else
No Sven. You tried being clever, just like Pep does. How Defoe was left out in favour of Walcott was baffling !
Choosing Walcott was a bad decision and England are still choosing players way too young instead of playing them for the under 19 and under 20 where they can get experience of tournament foorball and build up a partnership with players from other clubs without the pressure of playing for the National side first. Skipping grades is never a good idea. Argentina did not take an 18 year old Maradona to the 1978 World Cup and won it so this idea that England have that their young players are gonna be some sort of Pele in 1958 is a stupid idea. Over the last 30 years only 2 players Owen and Rooney who have played for England before the age of 20 have been a success and Rooney only scored one goal in an international tournament.
These coaches don't anything….they don't pick top goalscorer and Brilliant in form players…. rather they go for some 16 year old's and ignore these 26 year old top assister or goalscorer and ruin Their career…..Same has happened with Lingard,Bamford,Ings in the recent Euro 2020 squad announcement…. Southgate is an idiot.
2:55, there you go S'Ralechs and Manchesterunitedfootballclubfans, watch England go now that we have finally got that miserable ABE soak away from the English game, good luck and good riddance, I hope we thrash the sweaties next month.
Again, Wenger effect!
I feel like they dont like eriksson very much, just me?
Defoe was more deserving
Really wasn't a good look this, he talked some absolute rubbish and probably lost any fondness England supporters had for him. Nice man, hopeless manager (least by that point).
I think the moderator was challenging Sven occasionally quite disrespectfully. I didn't like that. Carra on the other hand was honest but respectful. Because to be fair Sven did some daft things.
How I wish I could go back to 2002
In 2006 Rooney was the country's biggest player who scored a lot of club goals. It was no surprise that he was rushed back to play when he wasn't 100% fit.
Defoe should’ve went. Walcott wasn’t ready. Rooney wasn’t fully fit. Owen didn’t recover from the injury he had in New Year’s Day. Crouch was the only fit striker
It’s shocking how this guy was England manager for so long
Sven-Goran Eriksson was the worst coach in Mexican National Team history
Let's face it the FA was picking the team and the agents/scouts told them he's the next Thierry Henry superstar so he got a free pass.If a real manager,with actual authority was allowed to run things, lamps and Gerrard would never be picked at the same time and player would be safe for the cap
Rooney was always overated for me