Fowler: ‘Call gone in’ for Eriksson to handle Liverpool charity sport
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Robbie Fowler has claimed that the ‘name has gone in’ for Sven-Goran Eriksson to take cost of Liverpool‘s charity legends match in opposition to Ajax in March.
Supporters have been asking for the previous England boss to be given the prospect to handle the membership he helps after revealing he has terminal pancreatic most cancers.
Eriksson mentioned he has ‘at finest’ a 12 months left to stay after his prognosis and that he ‘at all times wished’ to handle Liverpool.
Responding to a request to place Eriksson within the dugout for the legends sport in March, Fowler wrote on X: ‘name’s gone in mate’.
Fowler has beforehand been touted as a potential supervisor for the Reds within the match on March 23 alongside Ian Rush.
Ex-Liverpool ahead Robbie Fowler says the ‘name has gone in’ for Sven-Goran Eriksson to handle a Liverpool legends group in March
Eriksson revealed he wished to have managed Liverpool throughout his profession (pictured at Anfield forward of England’s match with Finland in 2001)
Ex-Liverpool star Luis Garcia had written that there was ‘nonetheless an opportunity’ of him being concerned, prompting former membership physio Andy Renshaw to tag Fowler.
The thought of Eriksson taking the reins within the annual charity match, which raises cash for the LFC basis, is gathering momentum amongst supporters.
Football YouTuber and Liverpool fan Douglas Horne wrote on X: ‘Let’s get Sven to handle the Liverpool legends v Ajax one final dream for him.’
He later advised Sky News: ‘The entire fanbase appears to be supporting this.’
Eriksson had advised the broadcaster of his long-held dream to educate Liverpool.
He mentioned: ‘My father continues to be a Liverpool supporter and I’m a Liverpool supporter too, at all times have been.
‘So I at all times wished to be the supervisor of Liverpool and that won’t occur, however I’m nonetheless a Liverpool fan.’
The 75-year-old revealed he has terminal most cancers and will have lower than a 12 months to stay, however he refuses to really feel sorry for himself
He admitted that each he and his father had been Liverpool supporters in an interview with Sky News
He additionally mentioned that his closing dream is to look at England play in opposition to Brazil at Wembley in March.
Eriksson led the Three Lions between 2001 and 2006, reaching the quarter-finals of three main tournaments.
He guided the so-called ‘golden era’ of stars together with David Beckham, Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard however by no means gained the key trophy that was anticipated.
In a glittering managerial profession Eriksson was boss of IFK Gothenburg, Benfica, Roma, Roma, Fiorentina, Sampdoria, Lazio, Manchester City and Leicester City.
He was additionally supervisor of Mexico, Ivory Coast and the Philippines.
Eriksson had most not too long ago been working as sporting director of Karlstad in his native Sweden, however his departure from the membership final 12 months ‘because of well being points that are below investigation’ prompted hypothesis.
He has since revealed he collapsed throughout a run final 12 months, at which level he was hit with the small print of his prognosis.
In an interview with Sweden’s P1 radio station, he mentioned he had been given ‘possibly at finest a 12 months, at worst rather less, or at finest possibly even longer. You cannot be completely positive. It is healthier not to consider it’.
Eriksson managed England between 2001 and 2006, nurturing among the group’s best-ever footballers however in the end failing to notch up worldwide success
He additionally advised BBC World Service’s Sporting Witness: ‘I believed I used to be absolutely wholesome, however all of a sudden I bought like a stroke, small strokes, so I fall.
‘My kids took me to the hospital and after in the future of examination they advised me that I bought 5 small strokes however that is okay they mentioned, no downside, you’ll recuperate 100 per cent from that.
‘But worse is that they mentioned you’ve gotten most cancers which we won’t function and we offers you therapy, drugs and you may stay so long as potential. But I’ve that prognosis they usually cannot function it.
‘When you get a message like that I feel you respect day-after-day and also you’re completely satisfied once you get up in morning and you are feeling okay. So that is what I’m doing.’
