It will be vital preparation, only a short time before our two away games, against Austria and Poland in September. |
It's a big blow, but we still have a very good team and a chance to do OK. When you pick, you pick a squad, and you have to have a plan B. |
It's a great partnership. Michael Owen will score goals for them and it's great that he can play together with Shearer, |
It's a great partnership. Michael Owen will score goals for them and it's great that he can play together with Shearer, ... He's a big target man, good header, and he will give Michael many chances to score. I'm sure about that. |
It's a ligament injury. They don't think it's very serious but they will do a scan tomorrow. |
It's a World Cup ticket we're talking about now - life or death. |
It's almost impossible to defend against him if the right ball comes in. |
It's an incredible team. Anyone in my position would like to manage this 11. Will they ever play together? I don't know. |
It's good to have these sort of problems. |
It's like he's going out on a school pitch and saying 'give me the ball and I will enjoy myself'. |
It's more important now to win and get the three points in Poland. |
It's not an easy group, but it could have been worse, much worse. I asked to avoid the Netherlands and we did that and I asked to avoid Australia and we did that as well. |
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. |
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 qualification group with the second-best record in the whole of Europe was a big achievement. |
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. |