Nerveless Defoe Revives Eriksson ; England Back On Course As New Boy Takes Heat Off Sven

Daily Mail › September 09, 2004

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AN ambulance parked briefly in front of the England bench last nightbut it was not for a coach who went perilously close to joining a long list of managerial casualties.

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Nerveless Defoe Revives Eriksson ; England Back On Course As New Boy Takes Heat Off Sven

Sven Goran Eriksson has been moved off football's critical list. For now, at least.

The decision to select Jermain Defoe, one that the England players were told about only a few hours before kick-off, reflected well on Eriksson.

Tottenham's young striker was excellent on his competitive international debut, scoring a goal that proved to Eriksson's employers that some of the changes he makes stil...

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