Sven selected 26-year-old Carragher as a replacement for John Terry in Saturday's friendly against Iceland, and he could well figure against France on Sunday, should the Chelsea man fail to recover from his hamstring strain. 

""Jamie is an underestimated player. I'm glad we have him in the squad," said the Swede when he spoke to TheFA.com.

"After his injury he came back very quickly.  His ambition saw him go straight into team and he played every game, he played left back, right back and for the last two or three games he played at centre back too.

"He's a versatile player and very reliable and he'll become better and better."

You can see the full interview with Tord on England TV where he has been telling us about each member of England's Euro 2004 squad. 


Tord on Carragher