Compean has confidence in Sven

Mexican Football Federation president Justino Compean insists Sven-Goran Eriksson's job is not under threat. The former England coach has endured a difficult time of late, with Mexico making a disappointing start to the final stage of the CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying Zone.A recent 2-0 defeat against the United States stretched the Central American nation's winless run on their travels to four games.That result saw Eriksson come in for heavy criticism from the Mexican media and former players, but the Swede can still count on the full support of Compean."Sven cannot have a guillotine over his head," he said, with Eriksson having been linked with the Premier League vacancy at Portsmouth."He has to work with our confidence and we are giving it to him."We will not threaten him, but give him all the support and whatever he needs."FaithCompean is convinced that performances will improve in upcoming matches against Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras and Trinidad & Tobago and is backing Eriksson to guide Mexico to the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa."The road to the World Cup has 30 points to play for," he added."We lost the first three, but there are 27 left. I have no doubt we'll be playing at the World Cup."He knows how to count. He knows he must win 15 points at home and also collect some away to reach the 20-point mark and be confident."We want to qualify for the World Cup through this stage and not the play-off."We have appointed Sven to go to South Africa. We've chatted a lot with him. We talk constantly. We trust him. He was appointed to take us to the World Cup."

Source: SKY_Sports