0:00:50 > 0:00:53# Live by faith # Keep believing
0:00:53 > 0:00:56# It is the season # Keep on dreaming
0:00:56 > 0:01:05# Keep on fighting # If my only fear is what might
0:01:05 > 0:01:09happen # I can find a way #
0:01:09 > 0:01:15That's fantastic eggs Willian rifles in. Mo Salah has scored! What a
0:01:15 > 0:01:24goal, Jesse Lingard! My goodness! Is there anything he can't do? Quality
0:01:24 > 0:01:36goal! What I hit?
0:01:36 > 0:01:42goal! What I hit? Wilfried Zaha still going. Newcastle lead!
0:01:42 > 0:01:52Unbelievable! Blackburn Rovers are champions. In for Cole who has
0:01:52 > 0:02:02scored. Hepeats West Bromwich Albion in the top-flight! Aguero! What a
0:02:02 > 0:02:04screamer!
0:02:07 > 0:02:09Yes, it's chilly but the warmest of welcomes to Football Focus -
0:02:09 > 0:02:13ten games to go in the Premier League.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15A lot to chat about this week so we've gone for
0:02:15 > 0:02:17a three-pronged attack.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19As you can see.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22Danny Murphy and Martin Keown are here and we are delighted to be
0:02:22 > 0:02:23joined by Ryan Mason too.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25Lovely to have you all with us.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27The cold snap is causing issues all over the UK.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30We'll give you details on that in a moment but grab a brew,
0:02:30 > 0:02:34sit tight and settle in for all this between now and 1pm.
0:02:34 > 0:02:39The world's most expensive defender on his Anfield awakening.
0:02:39 > 0:02:46I think everyday here is tough, we work very hard and we learn a lot.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48It's been quite a week for Manchester City.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50We'll catch up with lethal Leroy.
0:02:50 > 0:03:00It's a lot of fun to play with such players as Aguero, Raheem Sterling.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02Clem braves the beast on a visit to high flying Blackburn.
0:03:02 > 0:03:08I've come as an emissary for the players, with decided would like to
0:03:08 > 0:03:11train inside, possible?That is possible.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13And Phil Neville on England's camp America.
0:03:13 > 0:03:18If we want to win a World Cup we've got to beat USA, Germany, France,
0:03:18 > 0:03:21because these are our rivals.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24We'll also look back at the week's FA Cup action and World Indoor
0:03:24 > 0:03:26Pentathlon Champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson takes on Lawro in
0:03:26 > 0:03:29predictions. But first, let's bring you up to
0:03:29 > 0:03:31date.
0:03:31 > 0:03:39Full programme in the English Premier League, and the FA Cup draws
0:03:39 > 0:03:41have survived the beast from the East.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44The pest from the West - Mark Clemmit - is in the studio and,
0:03:44 > 0:03:45Clem, some signigicant disruption today.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47The football kind has been decimated this weekend.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51I'm afraid I'm the Grim Reaper when it comes to Tfl matches. Setting
0:03:51 > 0:03:55aside Middlesbrough's win over Leeds last night at the top of the
0:03:55 > 0:03:58Championship and Blackburn against Wigan at the top of League 1, of the
0:03:58 > 0:04:0234 matches due to take place this afternoon only ten survived and
0:04:02 > 0:04:06that's down to the hard work of the ground staff and also an army of
0:04:06 > 0:04:10volunteers who have been turning up with shovels and brushes and Verran
0:04:10 > 0:04:14wheelbarrows to clear the snow. This is the situation in the
0:04:14 > 0:04:20Championship, these are the games that are on, Bolton at Bristol City,
0:04:20 > 0:04:24Derby, Millwall, and Nottingham Forest. The Championship teams have
0:04:24 > 0:04:27undersoil heating service will undoubtably be due to concerns over
0:04:27 > 0:04:33safety in and around the stadium is. I should also say as well that the
0:04:33 > 0:04:36Ipswich- Hull game has already been rescheduled on our screens and it's
0:04:36 > 0:04:40one of the ones that has bitten the dust. In League 1 just three remain.
0:04:40 > 0:04:47MK Dons have undersoil heating. Scunthorpe and also Southend have
0:04:47 > 0:04:53made good use of state-of-the-art industrial sheeting to get their
0:04:53 > 0:04:56games on. Oxford against Fleetwood among the games that have gone. Just
0:04:56 > 0:05:04two remain in League 2. The leaders Luton's trip to Cambridge United and
0:05:04 > 0:05:06incredibly Carlisle, more on
0:05:06 > 0:05:06Luton's trip to Cambridge United and incredibly Carlisle, more on which
0:05:06 > 0:05:09in a minute. Coventry against Lincoln went this morning. If you
0:05:09 > 0:05:13think we have it tough this money, 1963, West Winter for a long time,
0:05:13 > 0:05:18FA Cup third round took 66 days to complete and a game between these
0:05:18 > 0:05:23two teams was postponed 15 times. Can you believe? Cheltenham against
0:05:23 > 0:05:29Notts County has bitten the dust. We have been asking for your photos,
0:05:29 > 0:05:32#bbcfootball. This has been a typical scene, this was at Crewe
0:05:32 > 0:05:38this week and there is the scene at Carlisle, eight inches of snow, they
0:05:38 > 0:05:43kept it on as long as possible to act as installation. The Duke team
0:05:43 > 0:05:46helping at Nottingham Forest. One beneficiary, Brentford giving away
0:05:46 > 0:05:51the food to a homeless shelter they would have used in today's match --
0:05:51 > 0:05:55the youth team. A lot of people say why don't you get on with it, it's
0:05:55 > 0:06:00only a bit of snow? That's what they did in Denmark this week on Thursday
0:06:00 > 0:06:03night. Nobody in the stands, the game going on, and suddenly you will
0:06:03 > 0:06:08notice three ladies in a hot tub with some mulled wine at the bottom.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12As I look at it one of the ladies doesn't seem to have any clothes on
0:06:12 > 0:06:16so I'm going to keep my hand on there and say if you are heading out
0:06:16 > 0:06:20to a game this afternoon stay safe, it's very dangerous out there.
0:06:20 > 0:06:21to a game this afternoon stay safe, it's very dangerous out there. Thank
0:06:21 > 0:06:26you for the pre-watershed report. These three warmed up for today.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29One game that does go ahead is a bit of a Premier League classic taking
0:06:29 > 0:06:31place this evening as Liverpool face Newcastle at Anfield.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35Juliette Ferrington this week went for a chat with a fella who cost £75
0:06:35 > 0:06:41million and certainly knows his numbers.
0:06:41 > 0:06:46Could you say a few words please? One, two, three, four, five, Virgil
0:06:46 > 0:06:53van Dijk on the microphone.Khaoui rewrite to your debut? COMMENTATOR:
0:06:53 > 0:06:58Virgil van Dijk on debut!I wasn't supposed to start the game but on
0:06:58 > 0:07:02match day the manager came to me and said I would start so I was
0:07:02 > 0:07:06definitely looking forward to it, I had a bit of excitement going on in
0:07:06 > 0:07:11my body. I wasn't nervous. Scoring the winner in this game was massive
0:07:11 > 0:07:19and it was a great introduction to my Liverpool career.You kind of
0:07:19 > 0:07:24take it all in your stride. You talk about being relaxed and laid back.
0:07:24 > 0:07:30Hadi hit fifth gear, sixth gear yet? I think it looks like it but
0:07:30 > 0:07:35definitely everyday here is tough, we work very hard, we run a lot and
0:07:35 > 0:07:40there is a big difference from what I've been used to. I need to step up
0:07:40 > 0:07:44my game and I think now it's getting better every day and I'm getting
0:07:44 > 0:07:49used to everything as well, the way we play, the intensity of our game
0:07:49 > 0:07:54because it's a lot higher to what I was used to.There seems to be a lot
0:07:54 > 0:07:58of unity amongst the squad and the group of players.The boys have been
0:07:58 > 0:08:02amazing to me, great guys, and I've got to know them pretty good. And if
0:08:02 > 0:08:08you win that helps even more. I think it's just a great group and a
0:08:08 > 0:08:11great environment to be in.How would you describe life on the
0:08:11 > 0:08:16Jurgen Klopp?I think he's very good and an amazing guy as well. All of
0:08:16 > 0:08:20the attributes he has got, that makes us achieve hopefully good
0:08:20 > 0:08:26things in the future. But you see how we play the games and how he is
0:08:26 > 0:08:30on the touchline. I think it motivates everyone to keep going.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33But also outside the pitch, the technical sessions we do, the
0:08:33 > 0:08:40analysis we have got on everything, it is perfect.With his character
0:08:40 > 0:08:43and his personality, is he your kind of guy to work for?Otherwise I'm
0:08:43 > 0:08:50not here! Definitely. I made the decision to come here based on
0:08:50 > 0:08:53everything. Obviously the manager plays a part in that as well.Mo
0:08:53 > 0:09:00Salah has got it into the net yet again! Mane. Four for Liverpool.Is
0:09:00 > 0:09:08the target second now? We want to achieve the maximum and I think City
0:09:08 > 0:09:12will stay at the top but you never know.Newcastle coming up this
0:09:12 > 0:09:17weekend, it has produced so much entertainment in the past.Barnes is
0:09:17 > 0:09:27there and this it up for Collymore! Miracle for Liverpool! My word.
0:09:27 > 0:09:33Robbie Fowler wins the game, surely, for Liverpool.Do you have any
0:09:33 > 0:09:39memories of the Liverpool - Newcastle games?Not really.Fine.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43For me it's going to be a good game again and a great atmosphere and we
0:09:43 > 0:09:47just want to keep going. We have a couple of good games played so far
0:09:47 > 0:09:53and we just want to keep going and the next weeks are going to be very
0:09:53 > 0:10:04important.Virgil van Dijk on the mic.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06He says there he's never worked as hard
0:10:06 > 0:10:08before and here's some numbers that might back him up.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12He's been running more. Why have you made of him since arriving at
0:10:12 > 0:10:17Anfield?He started really positively. Their recent run of form
0:10:17 > 0:10:20has helped him because settling into a side that is winning games and
0:10:20 > 0:10:26playing football is
0:10:26 > 0:10:29playing football is easier whatever position. He missed a few months not
0:10:29 > 0:10:33playing regularly and he's going to get better and better. I see him
0:10:33 > 0:10:37trying to organise and lead those around him, fantastic in both boxes
0:10:37 > 0:10:41aerially. We haven't seen his quality on free kicks yet and that
0:10:41 > 0:10:46will come as well. He deserves credit the way he conducted himself
0:10:46 > 0:10:48throughout the transfer process because it dragged out and we never
0:10:48 > 0:10:54saw him moaning in the press. He never once refused to play for
0:10:54 > 0:10:57Southampton. By all accounts the other lads spoke highly of him and
0:10:57 > 0:11:00the way he conducted himself during that period and that is credit to
0:11:00 > 0:11:03him and he will be a big player for Liverpool.He's part of the
0:11:03 > 0:11:09organisation Danny was talking about Mo Martin.I see him as the
0:11:09 > 0:11:15Rolls-Royce of central defenders. Important signing for Liverpool
0:11:15 > 0:11:18because if he'd come to City, look how well they are playing, they
0:11:18 > 0:11:23could perhaps win everything for the next ten years. Really important
0:11:23 > 0:11:26player for the Premier League.Ryan Bowman you've played against him.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30What's it like to come up against a player like that? In the peace we
0:11:30 > 0:11:35looked out there, is it as an organisational force and good in
0:11:35 > 0:11:38both boxes?Obviously, just physically to look at he is a beast.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42I've always felt that playing against him and watching him he's
0:11:42 > 0:11:46almost coasting through games, not that it is too easy but physically
0:11:46 > 0:11:50and technically he is at the highest sort of level. I know that going to
0:11:50 > 0:11:54Liverpool he is going to be demanded so much more week in and week out
0:11:54 > 0:11:57because playing for a top club like that you need to put it in on the
0:11:57 > 0:12:00training pitch and the levels of performance every week are demanded.
0:12:00 > 0:12:05I think he's going to improve as a player.Are Liverpool the
0:12:05 > 0:12:08second-best team in the league?They certainly are and it's unfortunate
0:12:08 > 0:12:12for them, they are brilliant at times, Mo Salah and Mane, the goals
0:12:12 > 0:12:16score and the football they play, the manager gets everyone to express
0:12:16 > 0:12:19themselves and I would love to play for him, must be fantastic, and that
0:12:19 > 0:12:24was a big influence in Van Dijk going to the football club. Mo Salah
0:12:24 > 0:12:27is being played on the right and looks inspired and he's much better
0:12:27 > 0:12:31when he comes on to the left foot. They are playing great football, we
0:12:31 > 0:12:35see it with City and Liverpool also and they might still win the
0:12:35 > 0:12:38Champions League, or do something bigger than City, everyone is
0:12:38 > 0:12:41talking about City but this is a good Liverpool team and they are
0:12:41 > 0:12:45purring. I think he is a player in the comfort zone and he came back
0:12:45 > 0:12:49from an injury that he had and was out for a long period and it might
0:12:49 > 0:12:53be that eventually there is a big game for him that he needs to show
0:12:53 > 0:12:55the fitness in.Interesting that Rafa Benitez has been battered
0:12:55 > 0:12:58Liverpool a number of times and has never lost with three different
0:12:58 > 0:13:04clubs playing against Liverpool and it takes Newcastle. Mac -- he takes
0:13:04 > 0:13:07Newcastle. How do you go about stopping the front three that Martin
0:13:07 > 0:13:11talked about that have caused so much damage to so many teams?It is
0:13:11 > 0:13:17difficult but you need to eliminate the space in behind. Mo Salah and
0:13:17 > 0:13:22Mane thrive on having space and the transitions from defence to attack
0:13:22 > 0:13:25sits Liverpool the most. That's probably why in recent games when
0:13:25 > 0:13:29they played the big boys like City and Tottenham is when they thrive.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33Rafa will go into the game and probably try and play on the
0:13:33 > 0:13:38counterattack, and like I say, eliminate the space.Keep the
0:13:38 > 0:13:45fingers crossed as well. Martin Putze but silverware this season. --
0:13:45 > 0:13:48Martin talked about silverware.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51Manchester City won the first trophy of the season at Wembley last
0:13:51 > 0:13:54weekend. Four days later they were facing Arsenal again. This time in
0:13:54 > 0:13:56the league. Would things end differently at a freezing cold
0:13:56 > 0:13:57Emirates?
0:13:59 > 0:14:02Here we are four days on from Manchester City's Trophy winning
0:14:02 > 0:14:11Sunday at Wembley. The final that Arsenal would rather forget. Here is
0:14:11 > 0:14:14Sane who skips away from two challenges and away from the third
0:14:14 > 0:14:18from the Xhaka and place it into Bernardo Silva, right side of the
0:14:18 > 0:14:23penalty area, the shot and it in and it's 1-0 to Manchester City and it's
0:14:23 > 0:14:28a superb finish from Bernardo Silva. Sane did all of the spadework.
0:14:28 > 0:14:33Brilliant play from the young German.Petr Cech has absolutely no
0:14:33 > 0:14:36chance, wonderful finish. It was a flash of brilliance from an
0:14:36 > 0:14:41outstanding team.Arsenal 0-1 Manchester City and the problems
0:14:41 > 0:14:47have begun for Arsenal. Here is David Silva on the left-hand
0:14:47 > 0:14:52side looking for Sane. Sane turns back on his left foot and then goes
0:14:52 > 0:14:58around the outside of Mustafi, pulls it across, Aguero, David Silva,
0:14:58 > 0:15:03lovely touch and lovely girl, touch with his right and finished with his
0:15:03 > 0:15:07left, 2-0 to Manchester City and it goes from bad to worse for Arsenal.
0:15:07 > 0:15:152-0 down.It is Sane again, and on a night when it is so cold he is white
0:15:15 > 0:15:19hot. He really is so pretty to watch. The movement, almost as if
0:15:19 > 0:15:25he's in his own back garden, it's so easy.Kompany passes it away towards
0:15:25 > 0:15:31David Sonboly, takes a touch and passes it to Bernardo Silva, the two
0:15:31 > 0:15:36goal-scorers together. Arsenal tried to press there.The touch is
0:15:36 > 0:15:40outstanding.Lovely touch as well, Aguero, squirt to De Bruyne, plays
0:15:40 > 0:15:44it into the penalty area, driven across, Sane almost walks it into
0:15:44 > 0:15:52the net to make it 3-0. Cut open again, Arsenal's defence, and
0:15:52 > 0:15:59Manchester City absolutely ruthless here. Its Arsenal 0-3 Manchester
0:15:59 > 0:16:03City.It's so easy now for City and now it is becoming embarrassing for
0:16:03 > 0:16:07Arsenal. We talk about leaders, where is the organisation in the
0:16:07 > 0:16:12Arsenal back four?
0:16:13 > 0:16:18Now the ball from the right-hand side. Inside the penalty area,
0:16:18 > 0:16:23Mkhitaryan, he has fouled him. The challenge on Mkhitaryan who went
0:16:23 > 0:16:30down, it is a penalty to Arsenal. Hands on his hips. Ederson to beat.
0:16:30 > 0:16:38So up he comes and he has saved it. Ederson leaping to his left.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42Athletically so, parries the ball away and now Arsenal have missed a
0:16:42 > 0:16:46penalty. These are low timers for Arsenal and Arsene Wenger and for
0:16:46 > 0:16:51the second time in the space of a few days Arsenal have been
0:16:51 > 0:16:51outclassed
0:16:51 > 0:16:55few days Arsenal have been outclassed by Manchester CityWe
0:16:55 > 0:16:58were clinical in front, it is an amazing result for us.I feel we put
0:16:58 > 0:17:03a lot of effort in tonight, you know. It is physically our highest
0:17:03 > 0:17:09game of the season and them as well. We played with low confidence, and
0:17:09 > 0:17:15we lost against a team, the best in the country at the moment.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19We will get to Manchester City in a moment when we hear from Lee row
0:17:19 > 0:17:23Sane. You have had a few days for that result to settle in. The
0:17:23 > 0:17:26manager talking about low on confidence. It is probably right to
0:17:26 > 0:17:30say they have played the best team in the country in the space of a few
0:17:30 > 0:17:35days, and that maybe doesn't help, but how bad are place are Arsenal
0:17:35 > 0:17:42in?It is as low as I can remember it for a number of year, and there
0:17:42 > 0:17:46is a lifeline in the Europa League cup to win that, but it is the poor
0:17:46 > 0:17:53performance, the way that City over two games I suppose last year it was
0:17:53 > 0:17:57Bayern Munich, the difference in quality between the two team, they
0:17:57 > 0:18:02went toe to toe with City midweek in their own backyard and were found
0:18:02 > 0:18:07wanting. Every compartment of the team looks as if there is no real
0:18:07 > 0:18:11partnership, you are looking at Mkhitaryan and Obiang, there is no
0:18:11 > 0:18:16link up there. Ozil, he is not turning up in the big games and the
0:18:16 > 0:18:20leadership at the back, they are all over the place. City are brilliant,
0:18:20 > 0:18:26there is no doubt. But Arsenal could have made a better fist of it.The
0:18:26 > 0:18:30manager says players are low on confidence. How do you turn that
0:18:30 > 0:18:33round when people are screaming there needs to be a change? Can they
0:18:33 > 0:18:38bring themselves out of this rut, do you think? AIt is difficult. They
0:18:38 > 0:18:41need to start winning games but if the manager is saying they are low
0:18:41 > 0:18:45on confidence, it will be difficult for the players in the dressing room
0:18:45 > 0:18:50to change that, you know, because like Martin said, they have come up
0:18:50 > 0:18:52against a City team that are unbelievable. They are best in the
0:18:52 > 0:18:57country by a mile. It wasn't just losing the game, it was the manner
0:18:57 > 0:19:01in which they lost, they didn't look like an Arsenal team, they had no
0:19:01 > 0:19:05method, in and out of possession, I thought they looked a bit lost.It
0:19:05 > 0:19:10is the 3rd March. They have lost seven games this year, they are
0:19:10 > 0:19:15closer to West Brom in the division, at the bottom than to Manchester
0:19:15 > 0:19:19City at the top. As Martin says this is the worst situation Arsenal have
0:19:19 > 0:19:24been in in some year, what do you think is the way out?Well, I mean,
0:19:24 > 0:19:28the way out is change. They have to change the manager and the
0:19:28 > 0:19:30structure, and the philosophy of the way the team play. You talk about
0:19:30 > 0:19:34getting results and the way you get results is digging in and having a
0:19:34 > 0:19:37fight and scrap and playing percentages, they don't know how do
0:19:37 > 0:19:42that very well. They haven't got the personnel or the coach that sets up
0:19:42 > 0:19:46that way but their problems aren't about the last two games where they
0:19:46 > 0:19:51are been beaten by the best side in Europe. Bournemouth, Tottenham, how
0:19:51 > 0:19:55many games where they haven't turned up, shown fight. It is the manner in
0:19:55 > 0:20:00which you lose matches, the players are so flat at the moment, that, the
0:20:00 > 0:20:03manager can only do so much. They have to take some responsibility.
0:20:03 > 0:20:09But they are flat because of the way the manager has managed them, for
0:20:09 > 0:20:12however long it has been like this. He can't get a tune out of them. You
0:20:12 > 0:20:16have to change it. Do you change it now? I don't think they will but the
0:20:16 > 0:20:20summer there has to be a change.We are close to change now, it is a
0:20:20 > 0:20:26defining moment of the game, the players he sold in the transfer
0:20:26 > 0:20:31window, he played 11 players in 90 minute, how does he turn to? It is a
0:20:31 > 0:20:35problem of his own making, they play Brighton tomorrow, we can't be sure
0:20:35 > 0:20:39Arsenal will get any points, if they lose that, the game in the Europa
0:20:39 > 0:20:43League is bigger and the pressure is coming on to Arsene Wenger now.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46#12k3Milan to come next week. Let us hear from the man of match.
0:20:46 > 0:20:55Scored one, a hand in the other two. Leroy Sane.
0:20:57 > 0:21:04It is a brilliant one. Curling shot, it's in. Lovely touch, lovely ball.
0:21:04 > 0:21:10Sane is there. The Premier League title, how close
0:21:10 > 0:21:17does it feel?Yes, it feels of course that it's like it is getting
0:21:17 > 0:21:21closer and closer but we always say we want to go step by step, from
0:21:21 > 0:21:25game to gameOf course Manchester City now have quality all over the
0:21:25 > 0:21:30pitch, but what it is like to play in that front three, how does Pep
0:21:30 > 0:21:37Guardiola get the best out of you? Makes it a lot of fun to play with
0:21:37 > 0:21:42such players like Sterling, Gabi, you can enjoy to play with them, the
0:21:42 > 0:21:49coach tries always to get the best out of us and help us like how we
0:21:49 > 0:21:53find the space behind the defender, in front of them, give us advice,
0:21:53 > 0:21:58how we should play, and yes, we can also go back to that what he is say,
0:21:58 > 0:22:03and it helps us a lot.Considering the way he is, is it possible to
0:22:03 > 0:22:11please Pep Guardiola?He is a really good coach. I think he does a really
0:22:11 > 0:22:15good job with us, and yes, I am really happy, I think the other
0:22:15 > 0:22:21players are happy we have hip him as a coach. Everyone can see we
0:22:21 > 0:22:28improved a lot with him.Kyle Walker is coming on and Sane is coming off.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32There was reports of an incident after the Wigan FA Cup game about
0:22:32 > 0:22:37him not being happy with you particularly, can I ask you what was
0:22:37 > 0:22:41said?This what, the newspaper, I don't know who was saying this, but
0:22:41 > 0:22:49that he was saying that isn't true, like, it wasn't the reason, it was a
0:22:49 > 0:22:53tactical thing, anything else stays in the dressing room.Off the pitch,
0:22:53 > 0:22:58how far does it go, what you eat, what you do at night, he is not
0:22:58 > 0:23:02telling you which music to listen to?I listen to my own music.Is
0:23:02 > 0:23:08that the only thing you can decide with him?No, it's not the only
0:23:08 > 0:23:17thing.Sane is taken out.When you suffered the injury in the FA Cup
0:23:17 > 0:23:21against Cardiff, did you fear the worst?Yes, of course, I was just
0:23:21 > 0:23:30hoping that I'm not like out like for months, and that my injuries not
0:23:30 > 0:23:34so bad, how it looked like also, and how it felt. Yes I was kind of
0:23:34 > 0:23:38lucky.How did you return so quickly? Even your manager expected
0:23:38 > 0:23:44a period of six to seven weeks out? Yes, after the scan the doctor say
0:23:44 > 0:23:48you count for a certain time, but like it depends on you, how you
0:23:48 > 0:23:53recover, how your ankle is recovering and from this day I just,
0:23:53 > 0:23:59I tried to do so much treatment, and to do all the stuff what is good for
0:23:59 > 0:24:04my ankle where I can recover really quick.Finally, I read in a recent
0:24:04 > 0:24:07interview, that if you win the Premier League Champions League and
0:24:07 > 0:24:13World Cup you would retire, were you serious?No, I wasn't serious, in
0:24:13 > 0:24:19the first, they knew it was just a joke, and with 22 to retire, I think
0:24:19 > 0:24:28makes no sense. I would not retire if it happened. I want to keep
0:24:28 > 0:24:34playing and to win more trophies. I think he will be round for a
0:24:34 > 0:24:40while. Only De Bruyne, Messi and Neymar have more assists, there was
0:24:40 > 0:24:43an interesting debate on 5 Live where they were arguing that Pep
0:24:43 > 0:24:47Guardiola has tried a number of players on the lnds, De Bruyne has
0:24:47 > 0:24:51played out there. Sterling, Silva, but Sane gives themselves a good
0:24:51 > 0:24:55balance across the middle because of the way he approaches the game and
0:24:55 > 0:25:01the way he integrates in that side. Definitely. They tend to like come
0:25:01 > 0:25:06in inside the field and get in the pocket, Sane, he is almost old
0:25:06 > 0:25:09school, he stays wide and he can take them from defence to attack in
0:25:09 > 0:25:13a matter of seconds, he is a special player, I think a lot of players,
0:25:13 > 0:25:17that have that amount of pace, technically they don't tend to have
0:25:17 > 0:25:21it, but he has got everything.They can do everything at pace. Let us
0:25:21 > 0:25:25see the footage from midweek, Martin, where he is frightening to
0:25:25 > 0:25:27watch this.It is the
0:25:27 > 0:25:27Martin, where he is frightening to watch this.It is the change of
0:25:27 > 0:25:32pace. Look at the defenders round him. He floats across the ground. He
0:25:32 > 0:25:36picks a pass at the end of it. That is a wonderful goal here, Arsenal
0:25:36 > 0:25:40should have depended it better but he is now, you are talking about how
0:25:40 > 0:25:45good is he going to be in the future? Can he become like a
0:25:45 > 0:25:48Ronaldo, Messi, maybe he needs a big moment in the Champions League
0:25:48 > 0:25:54final. A lot are assists, the next step is for him to score more goals,
0:25:54 > 0:25:59he plays wide, Sterling usually plays on the other side. He pins
0:25:59 > 0:26:05full Babs backs and gets his goal. -- full-backs. I think he was wrong
0:26:05 > 0:26:09to take him off against Wigan. He is that good now, he has to play in
0:26:09 > 0:26:13that team.I know you want to talk about somebody else, more generally,
0:26:13 > 0:26:18are they the best we have seen in the Premier League this... I know
0:26:18 > 0:26:23they haven't won much, are they the best we have seen in terms of the
0:26:23 > 0:26:29football they are playing. Aesthetically they are the best. I
0:26:29 > 0:26:33love watching them play. It is like watching Barca without Messi in
0:26:33 > 0:26:37effect. To compare them to the United teams of the past, the
0:26:37 > 0:26:42Arsenal teams of the past, they need more success because that is the
0:26:42 > 0:26:46only way to judge. Don't get me wrong, the Arsenal side and United
0:26:46 > 0:26:49side at its best was playing wonderful stuff, but not like this,
0:26:49 > 0:26:54and the one thing I think with this Manchester City side, we talk about
0:26:54 > 0:26:58Sane, we talk about Sterling, nearly 20 goal, Silva, incredible season.
0:26:58 > 0:27:03De Bruyne. It doesn't matter which one is not at it, one of the others
0:27:03 > 0:27:06turn up. Their variation and the amount of individuals they have got
0:27:06 > 0:27:13who can hurt you is unbelievable.To play like that four days after
0:27:13 > 0:27:16winning a Cup Final, is that testament to the manager or the
0:27:16 > 0:27:21players other both?I think both. When you play in a team like that,
0:27:21 > 0:27:25that dominates football match, I think it would have been more
0:27:25 > 0:27:29difficult for Arsenal to go up against them again after chasing the
0:27:29 > 0:27:32ball for 90 minutes at Wembley. They dominate matches. It is brilliant to
0:27:32 > 0:27:33watch.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36dominate matches. It is brilliant to watch.What is interesting is them
0:27:36 > 0:27:42coming up against Chelsea, a defining moment, Conte, he is a
0:27:42 > 0:27:46great tactician, he was pragmatic, won 30 games, I felt that the
0:27:46 > 0:27:50manager who had the artistic ability, the bit of freedom. It
0:27:50 > 0:27:54would take longer,er when it came it would be a greater success, they
0:27:54 > 0:28:00have to keep winning trophies and that is, they have one in the bag,
0:28:00 > 0:28:02Guardiola didn't win anything last year, he is in the mood to do it. We
0:28:02 > 0:28:07could sigh the best team we have ever seen. I would say the 99
0:28:07 > 0:28:11Manchester United team was slightly better, to be honest.That is a
0:28:11 > 0:28:17debate we can have for a while.They won three Premier Leagues on the
0:28:17 > 0:28:21bounce. I thought we we are better than them but recordses will say
0:28:21 > 0:28:26otherwise.We speak to the pun dis in the week and we rang Martin and
0:28:26 > 0:28:30he was an hour on the phone because he wanted to talk about Ederson, you
0:28:30 > 0:28:35think what he gives to that side is huge.He hardly has to do anything.
0:28:35 > 0:28:39It is such a remarkable team but what he does he makes it count. I
0:28:39 > 0:28:45thought maybe that he had got this wrong, but came out, he is positive,
0:28:45 > 0:28:49and He his ability, this, he rang Martin and he was an hour on the
0:28:49 > 0:28:52phone because he wanted to talk about Ederson, you think what he
0:28:52 > 0:28:54gives to that side is huge. He hardly has to do anything. It is
0:28:54 > 0:28:57such a remarkable team but what he does he makes it count. I thought
0:28:57 > 0:29:00maybe that he had got this wrong, but came out, he is positive, and He
0:29:00 > 0:29:03his ability, this, he doesn't want a wall. Rang Martin and he was an hour
0:29:03 > 0:29:03his ability, this, he doesn't want a wall. Rang Martin and he was an hour
0:29:03 > 0:29:06on the phone because he wanted to talk about Ederson, you think what
0:29:06 > 0:29:09he gives to that side is huge. He hardly has to do anything. It is
0:29:09 > 0:29:12such a remarkable team but what he does he makes it count. I thought
0:29:12 > 0:29:15maybe that he had got this wrong, but came out, he is positive, and He
0:29:15 > 0:29:17his ability, this, he doesn't want a wall. "I'm in charge of this, I'll
0:29:17 > 0:29:20take the shot on, whatever is in front of me." He is brave. We saw
0:29:20 > 0:29:23that when Mane nearly took his had off at the start of the season. --
0:29:23 > 0:29:27head off. He gets back on his feet and he has one thing in his mind. He
0:29:27 > 0:29:30has the technique. Look at this for a punt up pitch. Aguero, maybe a bad
0:29:30 > 0:29:33touch, lets him down and they can't say that very often. He just, look
0:29:33 > 0:29:36at this one, he is saying here I'm coming for this, I don't care who is
0:29:36 > 0:29:39in front of me. Pick yourself up because I'm coming for this.I have
0:29:39 > 0:29:41been so impressed with them. His decision making and distribution,
0:29:41 > 0:29:43sometimes he wants to play out all the time. There is times when there
0:29:43 > 0:29:46is pressure and he will go long, ultimately, in some of the games I
0:29:46 > 0:29:49have seen recently, really good saves which is what he is there for,
0:29:49 > 0:29:50he seems like the full package and
0:29:50 > 0:29:50saves which is what he is there for, he seems like the full package and
0:29:50 > 0:29:53he is young. You are talking about possibly, he could be there for
0:29:53 > 0:30:01years ahead.They would wrap up the earliest Premier League title. It
0:30:01 > 0:30:04could, I know Danny talked about the Champions League, they have one
0:30:04 > 0:30:09trophy, it could be an incredible season. Season.Like you say they
0:30:09 > 0:30:13could break every record. Pep don't seem the sort of manager to take his
0:30:13 > 0:30:18foot off the pedal if they wrap it it up early. You can't see anyone
0:30:18 > 0:30:21stopping them.It will be fascinating to see what happens
0:30:21 > 0:30:25against Chelsea tomorrow. The weather has been wreaking havoc
0:30:25 > 0:30:28across football this weekend but the lunchtime kick off between Burnley
0:30:28 > 0:30:32and Everton is on. Guy Mowbray has made it to Turf Moor and bring us
0:30:32 > 0:30:42the team news.Good afternoon from Burnley where the emphasis is on the
0:30:42 > 0:30:47brrr but we can see the lush green turf of Turf Moor where both teams
0:30:47 > 0:30:50will have targeted a much-needed win.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53James Tarkowski replaces Kevin Long at the back for Burnley while there
0:30:53 > 0:30:57is a first game for Everton since leaving them for Aaron Lennon.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01Michael Keane is in the Everton side to face his old club in a side
0:31:01 > 0:31:05changed by three. Seamus Coleman fit again to take over from Jonjoe Kenny
0:31:05 > 0:31:07at right back and after Sam Allardyce at Watford last week they
0:31:07 > 0:31:12had someone who could finish and we didn't, he has left out of money as
0:31:12 > 0:31:16and Wayne Rooney. They are substitutes with stats for Dominic
0:31:16 > 0:31:22Calvert-Lewin and Cenk Tosun. It was 12 cold long weekends ago since
0:31:22 > 0:31:26Burnley last won and since Everton last won away.He was on the problem
0:31:26 > 0:31:29last week saying how much of it needed to improve their away form,
0:31:29 > 0:31:30Wayne Rooney.
0:31:30 > 0:31:34They've won just one of their past 22 away games and lost at Watford
0:31:34 > 0:31:36last week where a late Troy Deeney goal moved Javi Gracia's side
0:31:36 > 0:31:38up into the top half.
0:31:38 > 0:31:39Here it is for you.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42The visitors to Vicarage Road this afternoon are West Bromwich Albion,
0:31:42 > 0:31:44who are now seven points from safety after a fourth straight
0:31:44 > 0:31:46league defeat against Huddersfield last week.
0:31:46 > 0:31:49Steve Wilson is at this one for us.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52Steve, Alan Pardew has had another one of those weeks where the
0:31:52 > 0:31:56pressure is on and he has had to defend what's going on inside the
0:31:56 > 0:31:59club again.Yes, hello. He has. You wouldn't expect anything else from
0:31:59 > 0:32:04Alan Pardew Alsop he's been a manager for 20 years and he will not
0:32:04 > 0:32:08just roll over and throw in the towel. It's not like West Bromwich
0:32:08 > 0:32:13Albion suddenly went off the rails when Pardew arrived. He has not led
0:32:13 > 0:32:17them out of the promised land into some era of famine and pestilence,
0:32:17 > 0:32:21has he? We won't know what would have happened if they had stuck with
0:32:21 > 0:32:24Tony Pulis, of course, we will never know that because they didn't. It's
0:32:24 > 0:32:28very easy to say they shouldn't have sacked Tony Pulis. The fact of the
0:32:28 > 0:32:35matter is Pulis had lost his last four league games and taken four
0:32:35 > 0:32:38points from his last ten league games when he was sacked. Alan
0:32:38 > 0:32:40Pardew has lost his last four league games currently undertaken six
0:32:40 > 0:32:43points from his last ten in the Premier League. There has not been
0:32:43 > 0:32:47abounds with the change of manager, that much is for certain, but it
0:32:47 > 0:32:51wasn't going very well before Alan Pardew either. Gary Megson in his
0:32:51 > 0:32:54two games as caretaker did pretty well, perhaps he was the one they
0:32:54 > 0:32:58should have stuck with but who knows? What I would say is history
0:32:58 > 0:33:02suggests if you sack two managers in the same season you are almost
0:33:02 > 0:33:06certainly going to go down. The only incident I can find the Premier
0:33:06 > 0:33:09League team going through two managers and the third manager
0:33:09 > 0:33:14keeping them up was your guest on the last week Paul Clement who did
0:33:14 > 0:33:19that last season for Swansea City. It needs a drastic turnaround for
0:33:19 > 0:33:23West Bromwich Albion. They really need a win as soon as possible. It's
0:33:23 > 0:33:27not impossible but it is unlikely that West Brom will stay up. Whether
0:33:27 > 0:33:31they stick with Pardew or not only time will tell.Thank you very much,
0:33:31 > 0:33:36Steve. A brief word on a couple of the teams above West Brom,
0:33:36 > 0:33:39Southampton against second bottom Stoke. Southampton actually, only
0:33:39 > 0:33:44one defeat in nine games under Mauricio Pellegrino so they are
0:33:44 > 0:33:47finding that form and Stoke have picked up, Shaqiri scoring a few as
0:33:47 > 0:33:52well. Can you see one or both of them surviving at the moment, Danny?
0:33:52 > 0:33:59I don't know!Come on, you are a pundit!It's fascinating, Swansea
0:33:59 > 0:34:07winning the last four home games and Stoke picking up. I think Stoke have
0:34:07 > 0:34:11been the surprise for me, a lot of draws, played some good stuff but
0:34:11 > 0:34:17didn't quite have the points to match their performances. I would
0:34:17 > 0:34:20say Southampton for sure. Stoke are still in it for me.It's the most
0:34:20 > 0:34:26difficult ever to read. Look at Burnley, 11 games without a win, 36
0:34:26 > 0:34:30points, they are looking over their shoulder.West Ham could get dragged
0:34:30 > 0:34:35back into it.They could. West Brom looked doomed, Watford could make
0:34:35 > 0:34:41sure of their safety today and it is really how you view it, there are so
0:34:41 > 0:34:44many teams involved.Incredible. You can follow the events in the Premier
0:34:44 > 0:34:53League and keep up-to-date with final school at 2:30pm.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56Then watch the action on Match of the Day this evening.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58Match of the Day 2 Extra is back tomorrow before highlights
0:34:58 > 0:35:01of Sunday's games at 10:30pm. And make sure you don't
0:35:01 > 0:35:03miss the return of the Premier League Show on Thursday.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05Plenty still to come on Football Focus including goals
0:35:05 > 0:35:08from the midweek cup ties. It's great to have Ryan
0:35:08 > 0:35:10with us this week. For those who might have
0:35:10 > 0:35:12missed the news, Ryan announced his retirement
0:35:12 > 0:35:15from football last month at the age of 26 after medical advice
0:35:15 > 0:35:17following a fractured skull from a game against
0:35:17 > 0:35:23Chelsea last January.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26Many people have followed what has happened to you over the last year
0:35:26 > 0:35:30or so and you had to make this announcement at the age of 26. How
0:35:30 > 0:35:34has life been since you've come to that huge life decision?Obviously
0:35:34 > 0:35:38it's a big change. I moved out of home at the age of 16 and I've
0:35:38 > 0:35:42travelled all over the country to pursue my career. Obviously, like
0:35:42 > 0:35:47you say, I had to put a stop to that. I'm back at home with my
0:35:47 > 0:35:52family, which is a bit strange. It's nice to be around everyone and to be
0:35:52 > 0:35:55able to see my friends and my family. It's been pretty nonstop
0:35:55 > 0:36:01since I did announce the retirement. But I'm excited, it's a new chapter
0:36:01 > 0:36:05in my career.Well, you've got your whole life ahead of you. I can only
0:36:05 > 0:36:10imagine what it must feel like. It's really good that Pochettino has
0:36:10 > 0:36:14offered you help back into the game and that's what we need really, so
0:36:14 > 0:36:17that you can still have a great career, maybe as a manager and a
0:36:17 > 0:36:21coach but to lose your career like that, and to be honest it happens so
0:36:21 > 0:36:25rarely, a head injury of that type, the odds of that happening, it is
0:36:25 > 0:36:29really very sad.This was a picture
0:36:29 > 0:36:29the odds of that happening, it is really very sad.This was a picture
0:36:29 > 0:36:34that you put up a while ago, after the operation itself. In terms of
0:36:34 > 0:36:35the help you have had from the
0:36:35 > 0:36:36the operation itself. In terms of the help you have had from the
0:36:36 > 0:36:39football family, has that encouraged you to go down the coaching road?
0:36:39 > 0:36:43What are you thinking with regards to that at the moment, or are you
0:36:43 > 0:36:46going to do something completely different?It is still so early but
0:36:46 > 0:36:51like Martin said the gaffer at Spurs has out and offered help and I have
0:36:51 > 0:36:54some people there I have got on with so well over the years, I was at the
0:36:54 > 0:36:58club for 18 years. I think I'd be silly not to go down that road. It
0:36:58 > 0:37:01has always been my club and I think in the near future that hopefully
0:37:01 > 0:37:06will happen.Don't let alone get you involved in looking after the
0:37:06 > 0:37:13younger players and staff.That's his job!What was the point? Was
0:37:13 > 0:37:16there one time when a surgeon or a doctor said to you, Ryan, you can't
0:37:16 > 0:37:20do this any more and you made the decision, or did it take a long time
0:37:20 > 0:37:28to come to terms with it?I touched upon it and spoke
0:37:28 > 0:37:31upon it and spoke about it in the last few weeks, the surgeon fact
0:37:31 > 0:37:34that some issues with the brain, before it was just about the skull
0:37:34 > 0:37:38but when the brain came into it it made the decision a lot easier.
0:37:38 > 0:37:43There wasn't a decision to make to be honest.I'm reliably informed you
0:37:43 > 0:37:51have taken up the piano.I said that confidentially!That's really
0:37:51 > 0:37:54interesting. You've become a bit obsessed with playing the piano
0:37:54 > 0:37:59because you need something else in your life.For my brain, for the
0:37:59 > 0:38:03pathways, to keep challenging it.I didn't realise it was a big secret!
0:38:03 > 0:38:07You cannot tell down anything!I was planning to give it a year and
0:38:07 > 0:38:16surprise everyone.It's interesting, channelling your brain, and time to
0:38:16 > 0:38:20something, any different way when you retire from football, we got
0:38:20 > 0:38:23extra time, Martin and I, in terms of having a longer career but you
0:38:23 > 0:38:28still have the same problems when you finish. OK, we have come into
0:38:28 > 0:38:31the media a little bit but I used to laugh at people who played golf but
0:38:31 > 0:38:36I became obsessed with it. I channelled so many hours and energy,
0:38:36 > 0:38:40because I needed something, because I spent 20 years having to focus on
0:38:40 > 0:38:43something. Otherwise, you can find yourself in areas you don't want to
0:38:43 > 0:38:47be at so it is great you are doing something like that.What we hope is
0:38:47 > 0:38:50that somebody who has been a great player when it's cut short as you
0:38:50 > 0:38:53channel the energy into being a great manager. Very often managers
0:38:53 > 0:38:59and players who cut short do something else. Playing until 38 or
0:38:59 > 0:39:0240, this may inspire you to go on and do some thing special, because
0:39:02 > 0:39:06why not? You've got the education and there may be a platform for you
0:39:06 > 0:39:11at Tottenham and I'd love to see you do it.That's for sure, Cheers.At
0:39:11 > 0:39:14the age of 26 you could take a bit of time and then decide what you
0:39:14 > 0:39:19want to do.I think that's the key. Like I say, I have a head start on
0:39:19 > 0:39:24everyone is retiring, lots of people retire at 35 but I'm retiring ten
0:39:24 > 0:39:27years earlier than everyone else so the education I can get on the
0:39:27 > 0:39:34coaching side, I'm keen to make the most of it.Referee?Presenting? You
0:39:34 > 0:39:41could freshen up this show.I'll behave or ten years and you can take
0:39:41 > 0:39:43over. Thanks, Danny!
0:39:43 > 0:39:45Ryan's former club Spurs were in action in midweek
0:39:45 > 0:39:47as Rochdale visited Wembley for a snowy FA
0:39:47 > 0:39:50Cup fifth round replay.
0:39:54 > 0:40:00COMMENTATOR: We do have VAR tonight, what could possibly go wrong? Son.
0:40:00 > 0:40:05Llorente went for it. Lamela with a tap in, Tottenham Hotspur go in
0:40:05 > 0:40:10front. Now, the celebrations have been stilled for a moment.There was
0:40:10 > 0:40:22no filed -- foul by Llorente. Rochdale have won the ultimate. Son,
0:40:22 > 0:40:28goes on and on and nobody is arguing about that one.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32# Too many people making too many problems #
0:40:32 > 0:40:38It continued in the box. # Can't you see this as a realm of
0:40:38 > 0:40:43confusion # Tick tock tick tock.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46This is where the criticism will come, it is getting ridiculous.
0:40:46 > 0:40:54Penalty. Josh Lillis went right. But he is
0:40:54 > 0:41:03getting a yellow card for hesitating on his runner-up. He gets it under
0:41:03 > 0:41:07control and tucks it home. Rochdale have levelled at Wembley.This is
0:41:07 > 0:41:11the most bizarre first half I've ever seen in my life.The flag has
0:41:11 > 0:41:17stayed down and the red tape at last has got his FA Cup goal. -- you rent
0:41:17 > 0:41:27a. This is lovely from Tottenham and now Llorente makes it a 3-1 lead and
0:41:27 > 0:41:32Llorente has a hat-trick in the FA Cup. Thomson gets a run out at
0:41:32 > 0:41:39Wembley, this young man who has twice had treatment for cancer.
0:41:39 > 0:41:45Lamela, brilliant ball in, tapped in by Son who is on a hat-trick as
0:41:45 > 0:41:51well. Walker-Peters. Tottenham's six, Rochdale's remarkable adventure
0:41:51 > 0:41:53comes to an end in round five.
0:41:53 > 0:41:55six, Rochdale's remarkable adventure comes to an end in round five. Here
0:41:55 > 0:42:01we go, VAR, take 300. By the way, football's authorities have paved
0:42:01 > 0:42:04the way for VAR to be used at the World Cup so certainly not going
0:42:04 > 0:42:12away. What is that face all about? There is the tweet put out just now
0:42:12 > 0:42:18by IFAB, historic decision. Let's look at those incidents, I want you
0:42:18 > 0:42:20to discuss them and what you think generally about VAR because it's a
0:42:20 > 0:42:25big topic for the fans. Yes, decisions are being made but it is
0:42:25 > 0:42:28not being communicated to those watching in the stadium and it is
0:42:28 > 0:42:34removing fans from the game.There is lots of points for VAR and I was
0:42:34 > 0:42:38for it initially and I'm going the opposite way now. The reason is, why
0:42:38 > 0:42:42do you go and watch football is a supporter? Why do I go? The euphoria
0:42:42 > 0:42:46of seeing your team score a goal. Too often the goals are being pulled
0:42:46 > 0:42:50back to see if there was an incident, offside, foul, and that is
0:42:50 > 0:42:56taking away from the supporters' enjoyment.The long waits like this?
0:42:56 > 0:42:59The long wait is fine if you are trying to get to the right decision
0:42:59 > 0:43:02based on the decision being made. If a linesman gives offside, or a
0:43:02 > 0:43:07referee gives a penalty, fine, check it but if you want to pull a goal
0:43:07 > 0:43:12back to check if there was a target or offside or whatever, you take
0:43:12 > 0:43:15away the euphoric moment supporters go and watch football for so it
0:43:15 > 0:43:21can't work.It is not working at the moment. He makes the decision
0:43:21 > 0:43:25himself without VAR, probably the only one he made on the night and I
0:43:25 > 0:43:29think the players were losing respect. Lamela were struggling to
0:43:29 > 0:43:34stay on the pitch. Tapping on the air, he looked like a traffic
0:43:34 > 0:43:38warden, didn't look like a referee, was he refereeing the game or not?
0:43:38 > 0:43:42We do it a disservice, we have great supporters, I was watching at home
0:43:42 > 0:43:45and as a viewer at home I didn't know what was going on and nobody
0:43:45 > 0:43:48knew. They are not sharing the workings out, we must see the
0:43:48 > 0:43:51pictures.Is it a good system that being poorly applied because it
0:43:51 > 0:43:55works on other sport, or is it peculiar to football?Like Danny
0:43:55 > 0:44:00said the emotion gets taken away from the game, if your team scores
0:44:00 > 0:44:02and you are in the stands waiting for a decision to be made it doesn't
0:44:02 > 0:44:10feel like football.It's not good enough.It is almost embarrassed at
0:44:10 > 0:44:13the moment, making a mockery of the game, there are so many teething
0:44:13 > 0:44:17problems almost as if they are testing it out.The time thing, if
0:44:17 > 0:44:21it's about the time thing, let the guy with the replays take more
0:44:21 > 0:44:24control and tell the referee what position is. Who doesn't need to go
0:44:24 > 0:44:27and see it because the referee on the pitch. The good thing about that
0:44:27 > 0:44:32is the players will then stop going up to the referee on the pitch and
0:44:32 > 0:44:35crucifying him because it's not actually his decision. He can say, I
0:44:35 > 0:44:40will tell him later because he's the one. He doesn't have to walk across
0:44:40 > 0:44:45the pitch, Liverpool against West Brom, perfect example, should review
0:44:45 > 0:44:47it, walks over and looks at the screen and it goes on for ever and
0:44:47 > 0:44:51the fans go, what's going on was at the time is not the issue, it's the
0:44:51 > 0:44:55fans' enjoyment because without the fans we have nothing.It's not right
0:44:55 > 0:44:59we are taking so long to get it right, it's taking something away
0:44:59 > 0:45:03from the game. Four goals in the first half were chalked off but
0:45:03 > 0:45:07after that every other goal the referee was tapping his ear to say,
0:45:07 > 0:45:12can we celebrate the goal or can't we?We have found out you don't like
0:45:12 > 0:45:16a traffic warden, Martin. We have to ask about Spurs who face
0:45:16 > 0:45:19Huddersfield this afternoon and Juventus next week, we talked about
0:45:19 > 0:45:22Manchester City and trophies, could this be a season with trophies at
0:45:22 > 0:45:27last for Spurs?You look at the FA Cup and they've come into the data
0:45:27 > 0:45:32form. They've only lost one in their last 16, I think, and they look
0:45:32 > 0:45:36strong and very good. The Juventus game is massive, that's going to be
0:45:36 > 0:45:39difficult. But for me the FA Cup, they have got Chelsea and Man United
0:45:39 > 0:45:43still in it. I look at Tottenham in that and on current form I'd say
0:45:43 > 0:45:47they are probably favourites for that so hopefully for the club they
0:45:47 > 0:45:50can get some silverware.In effect they are playing at home as well if
0:45:50 > 0:45:55they get through. I know that sounds unusual but it is a bit of an
0:45:55 > 0:45:59advantage.After that they will definitely give you a job, Ryan.
0:45:59 > 0:46:03Swansea were also trying to make the last eight of the FA Cup and it was
0:46:03 > 0:46:06another chilly night in South Wales as they faced Sheffield Wednesday in
0:46:06 > 0:46:10a replay. Following a cagey first off Jordan Ayew scored the opener
0:46:10 > 0:46:13after Tom Carroll's strike came back off both posts and Nathan Dyer added
0:46:13 > 0:46:17the second ten minutes from time to set up a quarterfinal meeting with
0:46:17 > 0:46:22Spurs at
0:46:22 > 0:46:26John, we know that South Wales had a red weather warning but the good
0:46:26 > 0:46:30news is the game goes on. Absolutely. The weather here, it is
0:46:30 > 0:46:34very chilly but there is not a lot of snow round the Swansea area.
0:46:34 > 0:46:38Round Cardiff and the M4 it is tricky. We had to come through from
0:46:38 > 0:46:41the Severn Bridge all the way about 40mph which is the advised speed
0:46:41 > 0:46:46limit. There is to problems here at the liberty for what is a crucial
0:46:46 > 0:46:50match. Swansea three points behind West Ham. Swansea unbeaten in six,
0:46:50 > 0:46:54six wins in a row here, including three in the FA Cup. They are up
0:46:54 > 0:46:58against a West Ham team who have scored in the last 11 Premier League
0:46:58 > 0:47:03games, just three points ahead of Swansea, Swansea could move above
0:47:03 > 0:47:10West Ham if they get an emphatic result. I am kept piecing for Marty
0:47:10 > 0:47:15off the substitutes bench. West Ham will become the tenth team
0:47:15 > 0:47:21to score 1,000 Premier League goals, if they score here this afternoon.
0:47:21 > 0:47:29Thank you. So Swansea into the last eight of the FA Cup for the first
0:47:29 > 0:47:34time since 1964. And England's women got their second win ore France in
0:47:34 > 0:47:4044 year, they did it in style with a 4-1 in the first game of the She
0:47:40 > 0:47:47Believes Cup. Tony Duggan opening the scoring. Scoring. Scoring. Jill
0:47:47 > 0:47:51Scott doubled the advantage, Duggan set up Fran Kirby for the fourth in
0:47:51 > 0:47:56a convincing start to Phil Neville's reign add head coach. Jo curry has
0:47:56 > 0:48:03been to see the first England training camp.
0:48:04 > 0:48:09Columbus Ohio, a city named after Cristopher Columbus, the man
0:48:09 > 0:48:14attributed with finding the Americaser. It is fitting that
0:48:14 > 0:48:17England's women's footballers are here as they embark on their own
0:48:17 > 0:48:21journey of discovery. We had a meeting where I set the
0:48:21 > 0:48:26tone, the type of manager I would be, the standard and discipline I
0:48:26 > 0:48:30expect and they took it onboard really well. They have an
0:48:30 > 0:48:33unbelievable thirst for learning, they have surprised me in terms of
0:48:33 > 0:48:38the questions asked. If you have players that are self driven it's
0:48:38 > 0:48:43the best place you can be as a manager.He wants us to do
0:48:43 > 0:48:46everything together. Discipline, respect, the girls do as they are
0:48:46 > 0:48:51told, he is coming in, making sure we do everything how it should be
0:48:51 > 0:48:56done. I think it is great. It is the little things that are going to help
0:48:56 > 0:49:02you win World Cups. Last month Casey Stoney, capped 140
0:49:02 > 0:49:06times for England announced her retirement from playing to take up a
0:49:06 > 0:49:11new role as Anelka assistant.This opportunity came up and you can't
0:49:11 > 0:49:17turn it down. Phil Neville spoke to me, asked me if I would be
0:49:17 > 0:49:21interested and work alongside him. That for me was incredible because
0:49:21 > 0:49:26the thought of retiring frightened the life out of me.The respect she
0:49:26 > 0:49:30has is phenomenal. She is the link between me and the team. She is an
0:49:30 > 0:49:35outstanding young coach. Driven at types, you have to pull her back a
0:49:35 > 0:49:40bit, because she, she reminds me of myself when I joined David Moyes's
0:49:40 > 0:49:43staff where you want to do everything yesterday rather than
0:49:43 > 0:49:48keep going, she is doing fantastic. We shouldn't come to this tournament
0:49:48 > 0:49:53with any fears we can't compete or win, what I have challenged the team
0:49:53 > 0:49:57is, look let's win all three game, and looking at the record in past
0:49:57 > 0:50:04tournament, we have only won one, if we want to win a World Cup, we have
0:50:04 > 0:50:08to beat USA, Germany, France, these are our rivals.
0:50:08 > 0:50:15Is that new era for the Lionesses?I feel like it is. We have been to two
0:50:15 > 0:50:18semifinals. Phil Neville wouldn't have took this job if he didn't
0:50:18 > 0:50:21think he could be successful. Success is going further than that,
0:50:21 > 0:50:28so it is a few era, we are looking forward, we are massively about
0:50:28 > 0:50:33qualifying for the World Cup, doing well in this tournament. You know
0:50:33 > 0:50:38and see what the rest holds.What does a lioness's team look like
0:50:38 > 0:50:42under Phil Neville?I wanted us to play with style but retain the
0:50:42 > 0:50:45characteristics that are here already, there is a great spirit and
0:50:45 > 0:50:49togetherness, regardless of what has happened over the last 12 months,
0:50:49 > 0:50:53and we need to keep those, those found tastings strong and just build
0:50:53 > 0:51:00on that, and that is the challenge -- foundations. Some people are
0:51:00 > 0:51:04scared of challenge, I'm not.The She Believes Cup continue tonnes BBC
0:51:04 > 0:51:10in the coming days with England set to faces Germany and the USA on BBC
0:51:10 > 0:51:15Two on Wednesday night. Watching that, you two, Martin and
0:51:15 > 0:51:19Danny, you have both known Phil Neville a long time. It is
0:51:19 > 0:51:24interesting the player, the sta and he himself talks about the regime he
0:51:24 > 0:51:27has brought in to England's women's set up. It is a great result against
0:51:27 > 0:51:32France to start things off.Very good. It is important to get result,
0:51:32 > 0:51:37to back up what he want, he set out his goal, the Nevilles have been
0:51:37 > 0:51:41professional, they are in bed at 9.00. I remember knocking on Phil's
0:51:41 > 0:51:46door one night, fast asleep, with Paul Schole, they were so
0:51:46 > 0:51:51professional.What did you want?I was returning something back to his
0:51:51 > 0:51:55room. They virtually knocked themselves out, they were that
0:51:55 > 0:52:00professional. They did everything by the book. Applying thats a a
0:52:00 > 0:52:05manager, Casey Stoney, don't estimate her, she has a big future.
0:52:05 > 0:52:12I think, the good thing is, when he came into the cob, he got grief for
0:52:12 > 0:52:17things he said in the past. -- job. He faced it head on, and, now, he
0:52:17 > 0:52:21has come to a situation where he knows he will be tested on result,
0:52:21 > 0:52:26so it is a great way for him and the team to start things off with a win
0:52:26 > 0:52:30over France, a team they have struggled against in the past.One
0:52:30 > 0:52:34thing he doesn't need to do is justify himself, to whoever. Get on
0:52:34 > 0:52:39with the job, he is a good coach, he is stickler for detail, he will do a
0:52:39 > 0:52:44good job. He doesn't need to respond to negativity, show it on the pitch,
0:52:44 > 0:52:47he will over time. That was a great start for him.. I am pleased for
0:52:47 > 0:52:53him.From America's mid west to the north-west, where there is a large
0:52:53 > 0:52:57League One encounter taking place. Blackburn host Wigan and Clem put on
0:52:57 > 0:53:06his thermals to pay them a visit.
0:53:06 > 0:53:11I've come as an emmisery on behalf of the players, we would like to
0:53:11 > 0:53:15train inside today, is that possible?That is possible, yes.I
0:53:15 > 0:53:19am guessing training inside is something you would frown upon, from
0:53:19 > 0:53:23where you come from you would want to be out there on the ice?No
0:53:23 > 0:53:31chance.Really? OK.I'm waiting for my boots to warm up.I'm waiting for
0:53:31 > 0:53:39my boots to warm up. Good Lord.Only took 38 games.
0:53:39 > 0:53:42I can already smell the vibe round the place, much different to last
0:53:42 > 0:53:49season.Any, the spirit is good, the place is bouncing a bit. The players
0:53:49 > 0:53:54are having fun, laughing. Since the Gaffer came in we started to see
0:53:54 > 0:54:00signs of what we could do, we have carried that over, he has made good
0:54:00 > 0:54:02signings in the summer and January. Things are starting to look
0:54:02 > 0:54:06positive.It is always Danny Graham, he is climbing on top of something,
0:54:06 > 0:54:14he is pulling some face. In a perverse sort of way, might
0:54:14 > 0:54:19relegation turn out to be a long-term benefit?I'm not sure, I'm
0:54:19 > 0:54:24not sure relegation is ever good. I think the form last year, the last
0:54:24 > 0:54:2915 games, only three defeats in 15 games, it was about trying to change
0:54:29 > 0:54:35the mentality.Change the mentality, what did you do?The team gets used
0:54:35 > 0:54:39to losing games and almost an acceptance of losing it, and yes,
0:54:39 > 0:54:46you have to get a winning mentality back in the group. It is
0:54:46 > 0:54:50unacceptable not to work hard.Is the thing you are most proud of,
0:54:50 > 0:54:54that you have given a bit of soul back to the club?I just do the same
0:54:54 > 0:54:59I do at every club. I bring my personality, it might seem dour to
0:54:59 > 0:55:04people in front of the cameras, that is...Don't do yourself down. For
0:55:04 > 0:55:07all you had a great season with Gillingham last year, do you feel as
0:55:07 > 0:55:12though you have gone up a level? You only have to look at the poster
0:55:12 > 0:55:17behind you to see the club you have joinedIt is a massive club. It has
0:55:17 > 0:55:22helped me play with top player, I feel like I am going to score every
0:55:22 > 0:55:27time.That must be a lovely place to be.It's a good feeling. I couldn't
0:55:27 > 0:55:33do it without my team-mates.You need a raw hunger.I have a set way
0:55:33 > 0:55:40of doing thing, my first job at Hibernian, not just guys going out
0:55:40 > 0:55:44on Tuesday night, watching on at the back of the stand, young lads
0:55:44 > 0:55:51watching game after game, we are trying to put the foundations of a
0:55:51 > 0:55:56strong club moving for -- forward. Hopefully we will be hard to stop
0:55:56 > 0:55:59There is a good feel-good factor round the club at the minute. It is
0:55:59 > 0:56:04a joy to play football.Sunday is a big game for us, we are hugely
0:56:04 > 0:56:08looking forward to. It is against a team we are competing with at the
0:56:08 > 0:56:14top end of the table. The last time was Shrewsbury Town. We would hope
0:56:14 > 0:56:19for more of the same against wig.I think the last time I was in here
0:56:19 > 0:56:23Owen Coyle left some sweets in here, no? OK.
0:56:23 > 0:56:28I am sure he took those with him. Thanks for your hard work Clem.
0:56:28 > 0:56:31Ryan, I know Blackburn and Wigan trying to get into the Championship,
0:56:31 > 0:56:37one of your former teams Hull are trying to stay in, they picked up,
0:56:37 > 0:56:40beat Sheffield Wednesday, drew with Barnsley, do you think they are
0:56:40 > 0:56:44turning the ship round a bit?I hope so, their home form, they are
0:56:44 > 0:56:48unbeaten at six or seven at home. He stopped them conceding goals and if
0:56:48 > 0:56:53you look at the goal difference, it is better than everyone below them,
0:56:53 > 0:56:56that counts for an extra point.I have had loads of comments about you
0:56:56 > 0:56:59coming on the programme. Many wishes you all the west best for the
0:56:59 > 0:57:06future. You play the piano, Martin, do you play any musical instruments
0:57:06 > 0:57:15No.DannySix guitar lessons is and couldn't do it.Is Ryan inspiring
0:57:15 > 0:57:23youMaybe.What are you going to play, a tuba?No idea.Wish you all
0:57:23 > 0:57:24the best for the future.
0:57:24 > 0:57:27Wish you all the best for the future.
0:57:27 > 0:57:29That's all we've got time for on Football Focus today,
0:57:29 > 0:57:30but plenty more sport in store.
0:57:30 > 0:57:33World Triathlon series follows us after the news on BBC 1,
0:57:33 > 0:57:35and a reminder you can watch the World Indoor Athletics
0:57:35 > 0:57:40Championships over on BBC 2.
0:57:40 > 0:57:42We leave you this week with the predictions of the newly
0:57:42 > 0:57:44crowned World Pentathlon Champion and Liverpool fan,
0:57:44 > 0:57:47Katarina Johnson Thompson.
0:57:47 > 0:57:55Goodbye.
0:57:57 > 0:58:03My grandad is a huge Liverpool fan, and we didn't have a choice. I had
0:58:03 > 0:58:06trialled for Everton and turned them down because I was such a Liverpool
0:58:06 > 0:58:16fan, they wanted me to go in goal, I didn't want to be in goal.
0:58:16 > 0:58:23I remember my grandad, he was, we went 3-0 down, he was laid on the
0:58:23 > 0:58:28couch and looked sad. After one goal he had his head up and two goals he
0:58:28 > 0:58:33sat up on his bellow and after three he was screaming ready to go, and I
0:58:33 > 0:58:38think that affected me as a person so much, and I think I've said it in
0:58:38 > 0:58:44the past, it is why I never give up. Liverpool and Newcastle, sorry for
0:58:44 > 0:58:53all the Geordies but I believe that Liverpool will win 3-0.
0:58:53 > 0:58:58Manchester City Chelsea. Good game, sometimes overhyped so maybe
0:58:58 > 0:58:59Manchester City will win