Soccer: Smith told to get a grip

Sven-Goran Eriksson will warn striker Alan Smith to control his temperament if he is called into the England squad tomorrow - but will not attempt to remove all the aggression from the heart of his game.

Soccer: Smith told to get a grip

Sven-Goran Eriksson will warn striker Alan Smith to control his temperament if he is called into the England squad tomorrow - but will not attempt to remove all the aggression from the heart of his game.

Smith’s reckless dismissal in the final minute of Leeds’ Champions League defeat in Valencia does not appear to have harmed his chances of returning to the senior set-up.

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