Imagine the horror of the men/women of Thailand, as Sven Goran Eriksson emerged from the door of the plane like a flasher’s secret weapon.
Imagine the horror of the men/women of Thailand, as Sven Goran Eriksson emerged from the door of the plane like a flasher’s secret weapon.
Sven has taken the reigns at BEC Tero Sasana, who are two-time Thai Champions. Perhaps Sven heard this and got the wrong end of the stick (no innuendo). After all, he is quoted in Dietmar Hamann’s autobiography as saying about Thailand: ‘I think I will manage for another five years and come back here and live with two women.’
You can see why Sasana, then, have attracted the managerial expert. It takes a lot of determination and resolve to become the champions of two-time in Thailand. Sven is already a renowned two-time champion throughout Europe, and will obviously not be happy until he has conquered the world. And he has wasted no time in getting to know the players and, as you can see in the picture above, even explaining to one the art of the ‘dutch rudder.’
I reckon Tero Sasana’s next opponents will arrive at the ground only to find Eriksson has turned it into a seedy vice hangout. The stadium will be a bit like the film ‘The Beach’ only way more cheap and sleazy; Eriksson sliming around with a big grin, saying: ‘To hell with the match lads, lets get straight to the showers! Last one there is probably a lady boy!’
It will get really tedious for the rest of the club after a while, as Sven insists on throwing in as many little winks and innuendos as his mind can muster, his face melting with content every time someone mentions improving the team’s position on the table. If I was a fan of Tero Sasana, I would be worried about the fact that my clubs stadium is now at risk of becoming more popular as a stag-do destination than the home of professional sport.
What impact could Eriksson possibly have in Thai football? His experience is as good as anyone, but after such managerial success stories as his time at Leicester, you wonder if he still has what it takes, especially considering he is ‘technical director’ and not manager. It feels a bit like he negotiated this job on Thomas Cook.
Regardless, it is probably not the most promising of starts when he says in his first press conference ‘What other people think isn’t important to me anymore.’ In other words: ‘I’m here for the pus-say, get over it.’
