Monday, January 01, 2007
Man of the year 2006 - Sven Goran Erikson
Establishing trust and confidence between his players, Erikson managed to forge a team from a mediocre and individualistic bunch, taking them into the last 8 of the World Cup. This achievement looks even more impressive when you consider that this was the second successive time he accomplished the feat - with a quarter-final place in the European cup in between, just for good measure.
So here we are, the 22nd biggest country in the world, but the 8th best at football. Congratulations, Sven.
China, India, USA, Indonesia - must try harder.
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Establishing trust and confidence between his players, Erikson managed to forge a team from a mediocre and individualistic bunch, taking them into the last 8 of the World Cup. This achievement looks even more impressive when you consider that this was the second successive time he accomplished the feat - with a quarter-final place in the European cup in between, just for good measure.
So here we are, the 22nd biggest country in the world, but the 8th best at football. Congratulations, Sven.
China, India, USA, Indonesia - must try harder.
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