="Left">He would have encouraged a siege mentality and told his men to go and ram the bile back down their critics' throats.</p><p class="add-linkout"></p><p class="add-linkout" ALIGN="Left">It's why, like Fergie, the players trust and respect Eriksson. Because he stands by them and rarely chops and changes to suit public taste.</p><p class="add-linkout"></p><p class="add-linkout" ALIGN="Left">Sir Alf Ramsey was like that, which was how he bred an awesome team spirit that took his England all the way.</p><p