Not any longer. After a disappointing Euro 2004 - a quarter-final place was the minimum requirement - one or two bad results are all that will be needed for Eriksson's job to be seriously threatened.
He still has significant support within the FA and, importantly, retains the backing of his players.
But that could easily change when England play four critical qualifying ties in the space of five weeks - Austria (away), Poland (away), Wales (home) and Azerbaijan (away) - early in the new season.
When the FA extended his contract and gave him a £1million-a-year pay rise to keep him out of the clutches of Chelsea, they were well aware of his Casanova reputation.
But they considered him the best man for the job for sound football reasons. They still do. But his behaviour is undermining the FA's reputation as one of world sport's most prestigious governing bodies.
He is under growing pressure and a couple of defeats this autumn would provide the FA with the excuse to get him out.
