Eriksson must rebuild diamond

SVEN-GORAN ERIKSSON must rebuild his midfield diamond virtually from scratch for this weekend’s Euro 2004 qualifier in Macedonia as his preparations have been hit by a damaging raft of injuries.
Eriksson must rebuild diamond

Steven Gerrard and Trevor Sinclair have joined Paul Scholes on the injury list, while Nicky Butt and Kieron Dyer also have concerns over their match-fitness.

With David Beckham facing Villarreal last night, Eriksson effectively has just one confirmed midfield starter Frank Lampard, who did not even feature in the starting line-up against Croatia last month.

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