"England are very light up front. Eriksson's decision not to include Jermaine Defoe can be declared an error of judgment, regardless of Rooney's situation. The Swede should have forgone one of his nine midfield players; much will have to go wrong for Jermaine Jenas to get a game."

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Source: Speech to the National Press Club on Media and the Internet, delivered 2 June 1998

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