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> [My role as Manchester City manager was different to being manager of clubs in other countries. You share responsibility more in other European countries. You have the last word, though, in who to buy and who plays and things like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sven-goran-eriksson/my-role-as-manchester-city-manager-was-different-to-being-manager-of/)

[Sven-Goran Eriksson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sven-goran-eriksson/)

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## More by Sven-Goran Eriksson

> [Premier League is one thing. World Cup is totally different.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sven-goran-eriksson/premier-league-is-one-thing-world-cup-is-totally-different/)

[Sven-Goran Eriksson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sven-goran-eriksson/)

> [My private life has absolutely nothing to do with my football.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sven-goran-eriksson/my-private-life-has-absolutely-nothing-to-do-with-my-football/)

[Sven-Goran Eriksson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sven-goran-eriksson/)

> [Yes, England lost to Iceland at Euro 2016 but you need to look at what Iceland had, as well as what England didn't. Maybe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sven-goran-eriksson/yes-england-lost-to-iceland-at-euro-2016-but-you-need-to-look-at-what/)

[Sven-Goran Eriksson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sven-goran-eriksson/)

> [The player picked as No 23 in the squad will not win the World Cup for you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sven-goran-eriksson/the-player-picked-as-no-23-in-the-squad-will-not-win-the-world-cup/)

[Sven-Goran Eriksson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sven-goran-eriksson/)

> [It is more difficult for any coach to work in the Premier League than any other league. You can lose or win against any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sven-goran-eriksson/it-is-more-difficult-for-any-coach-to-work-in-the-premier-league-than/)

[Sven-Goran Eriksson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sven-goran-eriksson/)

> [Sometimes things go wrong in 'football. You can lose games, own-goals, you can buy the wrong players. But you do it in the right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sven-goran-eriksson/sometimes-things-go-wrong-in-football-you-can-lose-games-own-goals/)

[Sven-Goran Eriksson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sven-goran-eriksson/)

> [My private life, I prefer to have that private.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sven-goran-eriksson/my-private-life-i-prefer-to-have-that-private/)

[Sven-Goran Eriksson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sven-goran-eriksson/)

> [My second year in Rome was very good. Back then, a striker was a striker. Strikers scored goals; they didn't defend. Today this is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sven-goran-eriksson/my-second-year-in-rome-was-very-good-back-then-a-striker-was-a/)

[Sven-Goran Eriksson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sven-goran-eriksson/)

> [I didn't care: if I liked a woman and wanted to meet her, why shouldn't I be able to?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sven-goran-eriksson/i-didn-t-care-if-i-liked-a-woman-and-wanted-to-meet-her-why-shouldn-t/)

[Sven-Goran Eriksson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sven-goran-eriksson/)

> [The first time I met Faria Alam was at the Football Association offices in London.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sven-goran-eriksson/the-first-time-i-met-faria-alam-was-at-the-football-association/)

[Sven-Goran Eriksson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sven-goran-eriksson/)

> [I'd won three cups with Lazio - then, against the odds, we won Serie A, the Italian equivalent of the Premier League. Rome went…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sven-goran-eriksson/i-d-won-three-cups-with-lazio-then-against-the-odds-we-won-serie-a/)

[Sven-Goran Eriksson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sven-goran-eriksson/)

> [David Beckham deserves all the respect you can give to him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sven-goran-eriksson/david-beckham-deserves-all-the-respect-you-can-give-to-him/)

[Sven-Goran Eriksson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sven-goran-eriksson/)

> [Maybe I trust people too much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sven-goran-eriksson/maybe-i-trust-people-too-much/)

[Sven-Goran Eriksson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sven-goran-eriksson/)

> [I loved managing England more than anything but there were times during those five years when I thought, 'Why did I leave Italy?' because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sven-goran-eriksson/i-loved-managing-england-more-than-anything-but-there-were-times/)

[Sven-Goran Eriksson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sven-goran-eriksson/)

> [Many clubs use sports psychologists today. But you have to work with a mental coach for months. You can't just start when you are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sven-goran-eriksson/many-clubs-use-sports-psychologists-today-but-you-have-to-work-with-a/)

[Sven-Goran Eriksson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sven-goran-eriksson/)

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