Announcing that he will unveil the World Cup Finals England squad during the last two warm-up friendlies, the Swedish manager praised the talent and abilities of the 17 years-old striker.

"There has been a lot of discussion about him and he has handled himself well," England's manager said.

"He did two or three things extremely well against Belarus and showed the pace he has is incredible... Two players were playing rugby against him to stop him."

"I have tried to give him the message he has nothing to lose and the only person who has something to lose is me. He is very calm, a little shy maybe, but I understand from Arsene Wenger he is like that at Arsenal," Eriksson added.

"I am not worried about him. He fits in very well and he is not in awe."

Meanwhile the Swedish coach announced that he will use his preferred team in the last two warm up friendlies, just days before the World Cup 2006 kicks-off in Germany.

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