Football World Cup 2002: Teddy praises `respect'.TEDDY Sheringham Edward Paul "Teddy" Sheringham MBE (born April 2, 1966 in Highams Park, London) is a veteran English professional footballer currently playing for Colchester United. Sheringham plays as a striker, and has had an exceptionally successful career at club level, winning almost every has hailed the impact of SvenGoran Eriksson on England's bid for World Cup glory - and praised the Swede swede: see turnip. for treating the squad like adults. The Tottenham star believes Eriksson's positive approach was a key factor in picking up the players after the opening 1-1 draw with Sweden. And he feels that the trust he has shown in the 23-man squad has helped create a healthy respect between both parties which can only benefit England, who play Denmark in a second-phase match in Niigata tomorrow. Sheringham said: ``I think one good thing that comes from the manager is that he treats you like men and lets you be what you are. ``It's not like a clamping down on you, keeping an eye on you 24 hours a day situation - which is good. We are grown men. We know what's good for us. ``We need to be led as footballers because we don't know everything, but you do know what's best for you - and for him to have that respect for us is great. It is a two-way thing because we have it for him.'' Defender Sol Campbell Sulzeer Jeremiah "Sol" Campbell (born 18 September 1974 in Plaistow, London) is an English footballer. He is a defender for the English national team and is captain of Portsmouth in the English Premiership, having previously played for Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal. echoed Sheringham's comments about Eriksson and said: ``He knows what he is doing. He knows what he wants but he doesn't rant and rave about it.'' |
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