I think the fans must have had a very hard time choosing because we are lucky enough to have a number of really outstanding individual players.

I knew yesterday that he had more than one fracture. That’s what I heard. I don’t know what that means, but I’m not that pessimistic.

I am very pleased that we won and are starting to play football with the right spirit again.

We suffered, but we did it together as a real football team.

Many times the words I say don’t come out in the papers. I could have as many examples as you want.

We are meeting one of the best teams in the world. It’s important for our confidence that we do well in this game and important for the England fans as well. If they see we...

Everything depends on how many injuries we have. The door is open to everyone but if everyone is fit then I’m quite sure of 19 or 20 at least.

I will not rule him out until the doctors tell me there is no chance. No one wants that to happen. Everyone hopes he can take part in the World Cup at some stage.

Michael is a fantastic striker and very important for his club and for England. I hope he returns to fitness as soon as possible, and I will follow his progress closely.

His ability was an inspiration to everyone who loves football.

My dream is the same as your dream, and all the fans and the players – to win a big tournament. We’ve gone out of two tournaments on marginal, almost nothing. In eight months, we...

To have the same preparation as all the other countries is important. It would have been very difficult to have one week less.

I always said we have to do better than we did in Japan, and that was the quarter-finals, but I also said if we had the players who are fit I think we have a...

If you are a Swede living in Sweden, Portugal and Italy you don’t know much about cricket. We don’t understand, we have never played it. If you live in England, you should go to see...

Of course they are a pack of lies.

It’s like he’s going out on a school pitch and saying ‘give me the ball and I will enjoy myself’.

I am quite sure they are a little bit angry, they want revenge. I think they’ve wanted that since Monday morning. They look forward to the game, they’ve been waiting several days now so the...

I was disappointed it wasn’t reported that I said Rio Ferdinand was the best defender in the world and that Wayne Rooney was the best footballer in the world.

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.