Sven set for the axe
Sven-Goran Eriksson will pick up his p45 at the en
Sven-Goran Eriksson will pick up his p45 at the end of the season but has he been unfairly treated?
Most pundits would say that his time in charge of the England national team was a disappointment. Three major championships and three defeats in quarter-finals. We expected more with what was called a ‘Golden Generation’ of players.
At Manchester City he inherited a threadbare squad and took them to a top-ten position. The chairman Thaksin Shinawatra agreed a five-year plan with his manager at the start of the season and that included a top-ten position in his first term and that is exactly what the Swede delivered.
However apparently that isn’t enough for the former Thai Prime Minister. He wants more despite it being their best season in a long time. When I woke up this morning and turned on Sky Sports News, City fan and presenter Mike Wedderburn was reading out e-mails on the subject from City fans and could not find one in support of axing Sven.
It looks set to happen but it is a terrible decision. Sven’s record in club management has been terrific. I know the second half of the season didn’t go as well as expected but to get the sack when you look at the campaign as a whole is pretty unfair to say the least.
I know Doctor Shinawatra owns the club and can do exactly what he likes with it, but if he wants success then maybe he should take a step back and not be trigger happy. We all know that changing managers left right and centre doesn’t help in the long term and sadly for City fans they’ll be right back to square one come June.
