Post by Taxigirl on Sept 8, 2004 7:37:55 GMT
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Michael Owen has stated no one in the England camp is panicking and that a win in Poland would give the team a good start to their World Cup qualifying campaign.
The Three Lions dropped two points in their opening clash against Austria in Vienna at the weekend, however a response against Poland would get them back on track.
Owen understands that their two away clashes to begin their qualifying campaign for the 2006 World Cup are probably the hardest games they will play in the group.
"We realise it's a big game. Not an ideal result the other night, getting one point when we should have got three," said Owen.
"Four points from the first two games wouldn't be a bad return. If we drew or got beat I could still believe we could advance.
"They are going to be a difficult team to beat. We've started off far worse in other competitions.
"A point wasn't perfect, but we could take a lot of positives from the game. One point away from home is not the end of the world.
"We're not panicking at all. If we get four points out of two very tough away games then we'll be happy. Ourselves and Poland have a long history together.
"I think we know each other quite well. Let's hope we can get one over them. I've been here in my earlier international days and it's not an easy place to come.
"When you have one bad result everything gets criticised. David Beckham doesn't become a bad player overnight. Sven Goran Eriksson doesn't become a bad manager overnight."
Michael Owen has stated no one in the England camp is panicking and that a win in Poland would give the team a good start to their World Cup qualifying campaign.
The Three Lions dropped two points in their opening clash against Austria in Vienna at the weekend, however a response against Poland would get them back on track.
Owen understands that their two away clashes to begin their qualifying campaign for the 2006 World Cup are probably the hardest games they will play in the group.
"We realise it's a big game. Not an ideal result the other night, getting one point when we should have got three," said Owen.
"Four points from the first two games wouldn't be a bad return. If we drew or got beat I could still believe we could advance.
"They are going to be a difficult team to beat. We've started off far worse in other competitions.
"A point wasn't perfect, but we could take a lot of positives from the game. One point away from home is not the end of the world.
"We're not panicking at all. If we get four points out of two very tough away games then we'll be happy. Ourselves and Poland have a long history together.
"I think we know each other quite well. Let's hope we can get one over them. I've been here in my earlier international days and it's not an easy place to come.
"When you have one bad result everything gets criticised. David Beckham doesn't become a bad player overnight. Sven Goran Eriksson doesn't become a bad manager overnight."