Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Ten reasons to thank Sven
Thanks Sven, from every England and Charlton supporter in the land. Why? Here's ten reasons why we should all be thankful:1. Sven, you have managed to get England through to the World Cup finals in Germany next year; thanks Sven!
2. Sven, you even got England top of their qualifying group, which may give us a better seeding come the group stages allowing us to miss playing the best teams; thanks Sven!
3. Sven, you showed us that, even without some of our "superstars" - Beckham, Gerrard, Campbell, Cole (A), and Neville (G) - we are still good enough to beat top teams like Poland if you are allowed to pick the team you want; thanks Sven!
4. Sven, you have picked Luke Young at right back in six matches, that's more caps than any other English player in Charlton's history; thanks Sven!
5. Sven, you have Steve McLaren as your right hand man and Middlesboro have struggled without him - you could easily have chosen Alan Curbishley all those years ago and Charlton could now be struggling; thanks Sven!
6. Sven, you picked Jermaine Jenas in your squad for the last two matches and not Danny Murphy, leaving him fit, well, and determined to prove you wrong over the coming months; thanks Sven!
7. Sven, you showed Darren Bent that seven goals in seven Premiership games for Charlton is not enough to get into the England team and that he must score more if he wants a real England shirt; thanks Sven!
8. Sven, you showed the whole country that you are not just a sex-pot and do have some idea of what your job is by letting Frank Lampard play for England in the same way he does for Chelsea - with a defensive midfielder behind him; thanks Sven!
9. Sven, you showed the whole country in the last two matches how good Peter Crouch actually is and confirmed that any club who would pay over £6,000,000 for him must be daft; thanks Sven!
10. Sven, you have single-handedly saved Charlton £500,000 by not playing Darren Bent in a competitive England fixture so far, even though we begged you to give him a try out!
I guess your hand will be forced by sheer weight of goals come the end of the season and that we will have to pay Ipswich the extra money next summer once Dazza has played in the World Cup Finals, but we'll make a fair bit on interest on that half a million quid in the meantime; very many thanks Sven!
