Show You're Up for It ; Fabio Puts His Faith in Reserves of Strength
Daily Mail › November 18, 2008
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BEFORE Sven Goran Eriksson gave up trying to get the Premier League clubs on side, he gave up on November friendlies.
In a vain attempt to gain the full support of the leading managers, he announced in 2002 that there would simply be a get- together at Aylesbury. He called up Michael Dawson, then of Nottingham Forest, to make up the numbers, then staged a practice match that finished England 1 England 0 with a goal for Darius Vassell.See the full content of this document
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Show You're Up for It ; Fabio Puts His Faith in Reserves of Strength
It came at a time when relations between the FA and the top clubs were less than healthy.
Two months earlier, Eriksson had been humiliated when Sir Alex Ferguson withdrew Paul Scholes from the international squad only then to play him in front of the England coach at Old Trafford that evening. Rarely has the seductive Swede been emasculated, but he was on that occasion.Th...See the full content of this document
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