2024-07-12 14:22:29
Sweden’s Sven-Goran Eriksson has wished England success in the Euro 2024 final against Spain.
The former England manager will support England in the decider against La Furia on July 14 in Berlin.
“Managing England comes with a lot of pressure. You hear so much about 1966 and what Sir Alf Ramsey’s team did and you understand how much is expected of everyone to end all those years of suffering. I felt it personally. Sir Bobby Robson too felt it. Every one of the 13 managers since Sir Alf has felt it. None of us have come close to it but the current manager Gareth Southgate,” said Eriksson, who managed England between 2001 and 2006 year.
“Gareth is without a doubt the best manager since Sir Alf. If he wins in Berlin on Sunday he will be considered the best. He has learned from our mistakes, especially on a psychological level when taking penalties. He has gone further than anyone from us. Now he, his players and the whole nation must know that England can win. If you believe in something, it can happen and that includes beating Spain in the final,” said the 76-year-old Swedish specialist, who at the beginning of the year he admitted that he had cancer and that he had a few months to live.
“If they win I don’t think it will be unusual. The final on Sunday will be an open game and England definitely have a great chance. I haven’t been feeling too well lately but I’ll be watching the game at home. I’d like to see England win. So does every manager who has tried and failed to win a major trophy since 1966. Come on, Gareth. Do what we couldn’t,” the former England manager wrote in his column in The Telegraph newspaper.
England have not won a single major championship trophy since 1966, when they won the world title.