Guest michaelfoster Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Sven-Goran Eriksson has been sacked as Mexico boss following Wednesday's World Cup qualifying defeat against Honduras. Mexico's 3-1 defeat to Honduras was their second in three qualifying matches and left them fourth in their six-team group. If they stay fourth they will face the fifth-placed team from South America for a place in next year's World Cup. The former England manager was hired in June following his sacking as Manchester City manager last season. "We could not take risks with qualification for the World Cup, and we could not rely solely on results at the Estadio Azteca," Mexican Football Federation president Justino Compean said. "We had a meeting with Mr Eriksson and - although it is a shame for me and a lot of people - we told Mr Eriksson that his spell with the national team was over. "Personally, I want to thank Mr Eriksson." Pressure on 61-year-old Eriksson had been lifted temporarily with a convincing 2-0 win over Costa Rica on Saturday but Wednesday's defeat resulted in his eight month reign being terminated. Eriksson was linked with a move back to English football in February following Tony Adams' sacking as Portsmouth coach. "I would think there will be plenty of offers for him," Eriksson's personal manager Athole Still told BBC Radio 5 Live. "He would love to work in England again, I know that for a fact. I would say yes, his first choice would be a good Premier League club in England where he has a challenge." Mexico's poor form in their latest World Cup qualifying group came off the back of some bad results in the first phase of qualifying. Mexico had won just once in seven matches following Wednesday's defeat to Honduras. In 2001 Eriksson became the first foreign manager to take charge of the England national team having previously coached club football in Italy and Portugal. He spent five years at the helm as England manager leading them to three quarter-finals at major competitions before leaving his post after the 2006 World Cup in Germany. After spending a year out of football he joined Manchester City in 2007 but spent just one season at the Premier League club. In June 2006 Eriksson replaced Hugo Sanchez in the Mexico job, the legendary striker having been sacked three months earlier. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDT Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Shearer out! (But aye, much better club manager than national team coach) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Awful manager, and im so happy i've been proved right once again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Awful manager, and im so happy i've been proved right once again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Bring him here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparta Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 if shearer dont want to stay, bring him... if he does.. dont Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lxsln Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Awful manager, and im so happy i've been proved right once again. Again? When was the first time? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenum Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Bring him here. No, we don´t want him! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
womblemaster Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 no thanks. he is no the type to work to small budget. IF he agreed to stick to transfer budget of 20m/yr and had shearer as a number 2, as he was under roeder. Then i would be more interested. CAnt see it happening. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobby_solano Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 if shearer dont want to stay, bring him... if he does.. dont sounds good to me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkhead Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 shut up Sven! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 I'd have him if Shearer don't want the job permanently. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 I'd have him if Shearer don't want the job permanently. This. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmk Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Haha Sven, always hated that twat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Haha Sven, always hated that t***. Why? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 I'd have him if Shearer don't want the job permanently. This. Thirded. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stephen927 Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Good manager, City should never have sacked him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2sheds Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Special 1 TV should be good this weekend on Setanta Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
afar Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 As a side note how fucking easy is it to qualify from Concaf, finish 4th and you still get a chance to qualify by beating some third rate south american team that finished 5th in their qualifying. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistle17 Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 I've always thought he's only a good manager when he has a truck load of money to spend- and he didn't have this at Mexico. City would in a better position atm if they'd of kept him, imo. He'd do pretty well with all that money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 As a side note how fucking easy is it to qualify from Concaf, finish 4th and you still get a chance to qualify by beating some third rate south american team that finished 5th in their qualifying. Argentina is looking good value for ending up fifth if they don't get their act together. And I'd not say they're third rate. They'll get their act together though, they're Argentina after all. But still. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
afar Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 As a side note how f***ing easy is it to qualify from Concaf, finish 4th and you still get a chance to qualify by beating some third rate south american team that finished 5th in their qualifying. Argentina is looking good value for ending up fifth if they don't get their act together. And I'd not say they're third rate. They'll get their act together though, they're Argentina after all. But still. Of course they will, Mexico will end up playing someone like Paraguay or something if they finish 4th. I'm sorry but it's just so much more easy for them than it is in Europe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thespence Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Linked with Sunderland Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest foreverer Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Linked with Sunderland Svenderland Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
silph Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Aguirre taking over Mexico. That's fast! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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