Sven will be at the WC

[Scarby]

Former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson has been appointed to coach Ivory Coast at the World Cup in South Africa.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/8587871.stm

 

[fosseboy83]

thats a good appointment for them, interesting

 

[StyleZ]

Can't see them getting out there group even with Sven as manager.

 

[drummindefender]

Sven just seems to have this habit of falling on his feet and always finding big paying jobs!

Heard he will be paid around 600K for one months work at the World Cup!

 

[pork pie fox]

Sven just seems to have this habit of falling on his feet and always finding big paying jobs!

Heard he will be paid around 600K for one months work at the World Cup!

It could be quite a bit more, depending on how well they do:

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/30032010/58/world-cup-2010-poor-ivorians-find-money-sven.html

 

[Graz]

Can't see them getting out there group even with Sven as manager.

I think they'll get through instead of Portugal. They've got a good team (I'd say probably better than Portugal's anyway) and the climate should favour them

 

[OldGit]

I think they'll get through instead of Portugal. They've got a good team (I'd say probably better than Portugal's anyway) and the climate should favour them

I would have thought that the climate in South Africa is by and large much more like that in Portugal than in tropical West Africa

 

[Graz]

I would have thought that the climate in South Africa is by and large much more like that in Portugal than in tropical West Africa

Probably, I talk shit a lot.

Even so, Ivory Coast are better than Portugal I think. If Sven can get them organised, seeing as he's going to have to name his provisional World Cup squad without ever taking charge of a game I guess, then I can see them doing well.

Get rid of Ronaldo and Portugal aren't all that.

 

[Hazzman]

I would have thought that the climate in South Africa is by and large much more like that in Portugal than in tropical West Africa

It's not like them African's don't play in Europe these days either....

 

[Profondo Rosso]

Sven just seems to have this habit of falling on his feet and always finding big paying jobs!

Heard he will be paid around 600K for one months work at the World Cup!

Because he's a great manager?

 

[Hazzman]

Because he's a great manager?

He has had a great career but he's hardly achieved anything in his past four jobs.

 

[Profondo Rosso]

He has had a great career but he's hardly achieved anything in his past four jobs.

At Nazio he won shit loads, dunno how you can say he hardly achieved anything there.

A bit harsh to say he didn't achieve anything at England either, I think he did an excellent job for us. 4 straight quarter finals is unwarranted. Probably our most successful manager since Sir Alf.

He did an excellent job at ManCity too, until he got sacked because his chairman was nuts.

Mexico he didn't do well, I'll agree though.

 

[Hazzman]

A bit harsh to say he didn't achieve anything at England, I think he did an excellent job for us. 4 straight quarter finals is unwarranted. Probably our most successful manager since Sir Alf.

3 and one of the tournaments, you have a 50% chance of getting there.

 

[Profondo Rosso]

3 and one of the tournaments, you have a 50% chance of getting there.

Still more than anyone since Sir Alf, including Bobby Robson achieved though.

 

[Hazzman]

Still more than anyone since Sir Alf, including Bobby Robson achieved though.

Disagree....leaving out the Euro 88 farce.

Semi-finals and a quarter final at a World Cup.

 

[Profondo Rosso]

Disagree....leaving out the Euro 88 farce.

Semi-finals and a quarter final at a World Cup.

But the semi-finals were down to a lucky win against a shite Cameroon side. If Sven had got that instead of against Brazil and Portugal we would've gone through easy imo.

 

[drummindefender]

Get rid of Ronaldo and Portugal aren't all that.

4th best team in the world according to the ever reliable FIFA world rankings....