Robert Wilson reflects on Sven-Goran Eriksson’s career

Robert J Wilson reflects on the life and times of the late England manager...

If Gareth Southgate was judged as a failure as England manager after failing to win a major trophy, where does that leave the late Sven-Goran Eriksson?
The country’s first foreign manager, appointed by a Scotsman, Adam Crozier, back in 2001, only managed to reach three quarter-finals, but his popularity never wavered with supporters.
The gentleman Swede may have arrived with a glittering CV at club level, but the selection of Kevin Keegan’s successor was controversial and immensely unpopular at the time.
After Kee...

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