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Wed 04 Apr 2003Ice-cool Swede in hot water if England fail
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP/England v Turkey: It is a small step from asking for a manager to change to wishing for a change of manager. Sven-Goran Eriksson is not cornered or desperate, but he did sound fatigued yesterday. Anyone might get tired when his personality becomes a target of protest.
It is too late for him to trade his character in and he needs to see England defeat Turkey this evening if he is to position himself in a kindlier light.
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