I think so, miracles happen in life now and then.

He has suddenly become a mature player, which he may not have been before. He did what no one else could do (on the pitch), but he did it a little too often.

I’ve seen Kieran play on a number of occasions this season and there is no doubt he’s a tremendous young talent,

Thursday morning he is on the pitch again. Maybe it [right] is his best position.

I have always been very confident we can win the World Cup.

We must have a manager before the World Cup starts. If we wait until after, that’s too late.

I do not feel I have embarrassed the players.

The team is stronger and technically better and much more experienced. I have a confident team, much more confident than four years ago. They know they can beat any team.

From what I have read and heard, it could be that Owen is going to Manchester United.

If we keep this spirit and the quality it will be very difficult to beat us. We won the group, I am very happy for the team. They had one chance and they scored, but...

When they get to the finals they will be one of the teams capable of bringing the trophy home. This match is a hiccup for them.

I f we think that at some stage he could take part in the World Cup, then I will pick him.

I thought England would be in Group A but Poland came up, so for England it was good. Going to Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Armenia is a long way.

I have spoken to David James today and explained to him that, on this occasion, I think it’s best not to select him,

It’s an incredible team. Anyone in my position would like to manage this 11. Will they ever play together? I don’t know.

We have to try and win the ball early even the weather is a little bit against it. We have to be as motivated and concentrated as we were against France for 93 minutes if...

I know that I have the full support of the players and the FA, and it is important to stress to everyone just how committed I am to achieving success this summer. I care passionately...

People are always asking that a person should be perfect. Wayne is a genius as a player – he has everything – and he also has a temperament. But you can’t ask people to be...

It’s the right decision. We are one of the teams who have the potential to do very well in Germany and we have some of the best players in the world. Finishing top of our...

I’m delighted that we have been able to finalize these fixtures quickly and am very pleased with our opponents. These games will allow us to test ourselves against teams with very different styles of play,...

If you put the ball up there, he will win it,

I’m very excited because the big aim for us since two years ago has been to qualify for the World Cup and there were a lot of discussions about England not going, especially after the...

It’s the World Cup so you know you have to meet some very good teams. Holland, Portugal, Sweden and the Czech Republic are all good teams.

It’s very good because if you remember 3 1/2 years ago at the last World Cup, every second half we never scored a goal in five games. Now we are scoring goals in the second...

We learned that if we don’t stick together, if we don’t show up as a unit, a team, we are not that good.

Sack the clot

It’s the first time this season we are together, so that’s important. I am looking forward to seeing the players and preparing for September and October.

They had some great chances in the first half and David James saved us with two or three very, very good saves.

He was guilty of a stupid challenge and could have been sent off. He was booked in the 41st minute and after that we did not play well.

T he latest is that it shouldn’t be any problem at all and that’s good news.

The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.

If we go on like this, we will win the group.

We all have knives to our necks, if we want to play in the World Cup. I’m sure they and we will respond in a very positive way. I could not even dream of not...

It is a concern but you can’t worry about that because we have to beat Croatia or draw with them to go through. As a manager I can’t think about leaving Rooney out and hope...

You can’t argue with their choice. He is one of the most improved players I have seen in the last few years.

We are extremely disappointed that these allegations were ever brought into the public domain, particularly when they had been expressly contradicted by previous statements from Ms Alam.

I talked to the Swedish coach before the draw and we agreed we did not want to meet at this World Cup. But overall we are happy with the draw, its not easy but it...

I don’t remember anyone making such an impact on a tournament since Pele in the 1958 World Cup in Sweden,

We still have a very important match against Poland on Wednesday and we will now be focusing all our efforts on winning that match and finishing top of the group. But of course it is...

I’m sitting here with press clippings in front of me and they write that I’m considering the job, but it’s not true.

I don’t want any injuries. But if we want to give the players a fair chance to feel South American football we should meet these teams and not go into the World Cup playing only...

It is still a young squad. Those who were in Japan two years ago are more experienced and they should be better.

When it came to the last 10 minutes, I think we controlled it and they seemed to be out of ideas. Then, when we thought we won the game, it’s a bit of a delusion...

I spoke to Michael on Thursday and we talked for 10 minutes. He is worried about his club football but has even more worries about the national team in a World Cup year.

Suddenly, one free kick and one penalty destroyed the evening for us. Football is tough sometimes. We are a little bit down in the dressing room, but it is important tomorrow morning that we keep...

One of Beckham’s sons is in hospital and that was the reason he stayed in Madrid, … He will come here tomorrow afternoon.

I spoke to Michael today and he said he had some pain but he had a scan today and they said that’s normal. He was very optimistic, very confident that he’ll be okay.

I am delighted that we now know we will be taking part in the World Cup in Germany next year,

He was here this morning but we sent him home because he’s not ready. He will be out they think for at least four weeks,

I can’t understand why a player can’t play football until he’s charged.