Friday, June 18, 2004

MATCH 11 REVIEW : POINTS PLEASE ERIKSSON

Ten men
Bernt Haas's dismissal for two bookable offences early in the second half meant that Switzerland had to play with ten men for a long period for the second successive match, and certainly the absence of the suspended Johann Vogel here was significant as Jakob Kuhn's men failed to protect their back four as well as they might have.

Miracle required
After France's 2-2 draw against Croatia in tonight's late game, England will need just a point from their last match against Croatia, while Switzerland will need a miracle as they now have to beat France at this stadium on Monday.

Eriksson relieved
"A good job done," said England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson, clearly relieved after the shock of conceding two late goals to France. "When you lose a game as we lost on Sunday you never know the reaction. I always thought it would be very good and it was. I am very happy.

Heat a factor
"Rooney was fantastic, he scored two beautiful goals and worked very hard as well. He is only 18 and I hope he will do better and better. The heat affected both teams, they were all tired at the end but that's normal."

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