06/01/2018 Football Focus

Goodbye for now.

That is absolutely brilliant.

This

is getting better and better.

A

transfer Cristiano Ronaldo.

History

boys, indeed. The biggest

celebration of the season.

It is a

hat-trick. He has scored.

No team

has won it more than Arsenal.

Good

afternoon and welcome to the third

round of the FA Cup. We have what we

think is the making of a classic

this afternoon. We are at the home

of the Cod Army. That is Fleetwood

Town. In the glorious Lancashire

Sunshine, they will be taking on a

team for the top division for the

first time in their history,

Leicester City. The man of the

moment is injured and not in the

squad, but we are still calling this

the Vardy derby.

Vardy, great

finish.

Jamie Vardy, what a goal.

Vardy, spectacular. And Vardy.

What a screamer. He into the area,

Vardy, he can finish it.

Vardy, yes.

Vardy to make it safe, and he does.

Jamie Vardy back on the ground where

he made his name in non-league

football before moving to Leicester

City. He was desperate to play

today, but the boss said no, because

of that groin strain. Claude Puel

will not want his team to slip up

against the side wealth in League

One. Fleetwood Town are side with

big ambitions. They talk about six

promotions in ten years. Jamie Vardy

is back but the Avenue striking hero

in that man, Devante Cole, as son of

Man United legend Andrew. In hedge

court -- in head coach Uwe Rosler,

the other man who is still fondly

remembered. Welcome to Highbury

Stadium on the windswept but

gorgeous Lancashire coast. We are

not of Blackpool, about eight miles

from the Tower of Power. We are

joined by Mark Schwarzer, Alex Scott

and Kevin Kilbane. Lovely to have

you with this. Let's talk about

Vardy. He will have been so keen to

play today against Fleetwood. He has

been on the pitch, welcoming the

fans. But he will disappear as she

will be disappointed not to be in

the squad?

Yes, you always love

playing against your old club. I

know he has hired a box for his

whole family. It would have been a

massive occasion for him to come out

and play against his old supporters.

Unfortunately he did not recover

from his groin injury.

From a

Fleetwood perspective, there is a

buzz around the place. It is not

because Jamie Vardy is back. It is

nice to see him again but they want

to make the fourth round against the

Premier League side?

Yes, it is a

massive game and the atmosphere is

building. Everyone will be watching.

The Fleetwood players want to show

everyone that they are great

players. Devante Cole, the

speculation about him moving on, the

players are unsure.

We will talk

about that later on and we will be

joined by Devante Cole. Use

Manchester United and derby County

last night. We'll also show you the

goals from the Mirror beside derby

later on. -- from the Merseyside

derby. All those sides make changes.

There have been changes for

Leicester today.

It is

understandable because of their

schedule. It has been difficult for

the teams, but Man United went with

a strong side last night. There were

lots of changes but it was still a

strong side, because they wanted to

get that game finished. There could

be difficulties for Leicester,

particularly with Fleetwood at home,

and the crowd behind them. Some new

players coming into the side that

might not necessarily find it easy

to play against this Fleetwood Town

team.

Three players making their

first starts. Jakupovic, bands, and

Adrien Silva. He signed from

sporting Lisbon. He is highly rated.

23 million. Interesting to see how

he will play. He came on against

Huddersfield. An interesting

introduction to the FA Cup, against

a team like Fleetwood.

He will not

have played many games like this at

this level. These are tough

fixtures. If you do not come with

the right mental approach you will

make it difficult. Fleetwood will be

up for this. The supporters and

players will be operated and

Leicester cannot afford to be

complacent.

In the last friendly

played Hereford. They were desperate

to make the third round to get the

big side. They have got that, the

first time they've taken on a side

from the top division in a

competitive game.

It feels like it

should be a big day. It is, it is

great. Sometimes being the underdog

gives you the extra incentive to

prove yourself. The

couple of played in for the national

team, England, I have wanted to show

everyone, I can win my individual

battles. That is what it is about

today. Everyone needs to win the

individual battles and progress and

build confidence.

You have worked

with Kevin Kilbane before. We never

do again with him where he has not

got a family connection.

Your

brother used to play for them. Yes,

I went to school with a goalkeeping

coach as well. There is always a

connection in the north-west.

Did

Usain Eldin Jakupovic for Hull?

I

helped. He was playing on trial for

Olympiakos. We had him on trial and

he did well for my reserve team at

Hull.

We ended up signing him. He is

Mr football. You will be part of

commentary team with Jonathan Pearce

we will let you get with that. This

is the early FA Cup third round game

but plenty to

is the early FA Cup third round game

but plenty to follow this afternoon.

Middlesbrough against Sunderland is

the one o'clock kick-off. We will

also have the goals from last

night's matches shortly. We will be

live at Manchester City as they

prepare to face Burnley. Uwe Rosler

is still a fork hero at Manchester

City. We had a few

is still a fork hero at Manchester

City. We had a few words with him.

You have made a couple of changes.

Leicester have made eight changes.

How are you looking at this

third-round cup tie?

The distance

between the Premier League and the

lower leagues get bigger and bigger.

It is more and more unlikely, cup

upsets. Having said that, I've been

on the good end before in my career.

It is still possible. We want to

play fearlessly in this home game.

Attacking on the front foot. We also

know the threat that they possess.

An ambitious club. One of the things

that attracted you to Fleetwood was

the training facilities. There are

plans to make this not just a

Championship side, but have a great

run in the competition as well?

The

club is in the best position ever.

Now the business model has come into

play. The chairman is very keen. The

coaches and myself, we want to see

results in the league, but what we

can do with the FA Cup as well.

You

mentioned the chairman is very keen.

Not keen enough to be here today. He

is stuck on a cruise ship. He did

not get a flight back. What has he

said about this game?

Has he been in

contact? Everyday. I feel sorry for

him because it is the biggest game

in the history of our football club.

He is in the middle of the ocean,

but he will find a way to see the

game. I do not know how. He is very

positive and happy how everything

went. It is a massive occasion. We

have only been in the third round

three times. Last year we played

Bristol City, this time it is a

Premier League team who are eighth

in the league. That is the

experience a young team and

organisation needs.

If you're

watching, enjoy the game later. We

will do our best. You have mentioned

that you'll love this competition.

We've got pictures of you taking

Wigan to a semifinal few years ago.

You lost on penalties to Arsenal.

Have you thrown in any of that

personal experience with the players

in the build-up to this?

At have

been a coach for a while. Experience

helps. To be fair, I addressed that

game is normal, as I can. The

players are upbeat. I gave them two

days of last Monday. We played a

good game against Brentford. Two new

players came in on Thursday for

training so the whole atmosphere is

bubbly and positive.

Hopefully we

can bring that into the game. We

will speak to Devante Cole later on.

There are rumours about his future.

How important TPB for you today?

He

has made a big step this season, no

question. -- how important to Tibi

for your? He is very physical and he

scores goals. We are attracting

young players to this football club.

We promised them when the right

offer comes in and the chairman is

happy, we will not stand in their

way. At the moment we have concrete

bids for him. At the end of January,

I think he might leave.

Thank you

for your honesty. Thank you for

speaking to us. We will get a word

on that from the guys later.

Leicester are eighth in the Premier

League, and they have enjoyed a good

couple of months and is Claude Puel

took over from Craig Shakespeare.

That was back in a tall Brand I am

sure they remember what happened

That was back in a tall Brand I am

sure they remember what happened to

them in this competition last

season. Last February they came

unstuck against League One

opposition in the fifth round of the

FA Cup. Shaun Cummings of Millwall

scored the only goal of the match in

the last minute. That was at the new

Den. The boss wants three French

cups as a player at Monaco. Let's

see what he makes of the English

version. He has been speaking to

Jonathan Pearce.

How close was Jamie Vardy to

playing?

Of course, he was not

available for this game. He cannot

come back on the training session

the last week. I hope he can make

some training sessions next week.

Before the game against Chelsea. Of

course, it is a disappointment for

him. He would like to play in this

game, but it is important to be

careful about his fitness level, and

also with his injury, it is a late

injury and it is important to be

careful.

You have other injuries as

well, you have made eight changes

today. IQ happy that the players are

bringing in a strong enough?

Yes, I

think I picked a team that can win

the game. I know the fitness levels

of my players. After the Christmas

period, a tough Christmas period,

with four games in ten days, it is

important to have some other

solution, but of course we want to

win this game. It is an important

competition. It is against a good

young team. They would like to make

sure, we know this. It is important

to have good for and concentration

on this game.

Good luck. Thank you

very much. Thank you. That was

Claude Puel speaking to Jonathan

Pearce. This is confirmation of that

Leicester City side he was talking

about. Eight changes in total from

their last match. The players

starting for the first time, Eldin

Jakupovic, Adrien Silva, £22 million

from sporting Lisbon, and Harvey

Barnes, on loan at Barnsley,

recalled on New Year's Day. Wes

Morgan missing with a hamstring.

Jamie Vardy has a groin injury water

-- which has ruled him

Jamie Vardy has a groin injury water

-- which has ruled him out. Big

opportunities for a number of

players. In terms of transfer

rumours, that is top of Islam

Slimani going to Besiktas seeing as

Cenk Tosun is going to Everton.

They

have had big-name signings over the

last couple of seasons that have not

lived up to expectations. Islam

Slimani is one of those players. I

am sure he will be itching to get a

move away from the club to find

first-team football. Jakupovic was a

bit of surprise. It is surprising he

has not played more up to this

point. With Claude Puel coming in as

manager, this is his first

opportunity to impress the manager.

Adrien Silva has squad number 14

today, because he missed the

transfer deadline by 14 seconds.

This is Islam Slimani scoring

against Huddersfield last time out.

Rumours of him going to Besiktas.

Also rumours in the French press,

Lee keeps saying a possibility of

Riyad Mahrez going to Liverpool.

This is the months of madness.

That

is January for you. It is a chance

Islam Slimani to show that they can

be the leading striker. Confidence

is a big thing for players. If he

gets a few goals today, that may

change.

What have you made of

Leicester under Puel. They have had

a decent start. Many people thought

he was not the right man for the

job.

When he went to Southampton

many people thought he was not the

right man for the job and that was a

surprise to many people. Leicester

have appointed many managers that

have surprise people. He has done a

good job, they are roundabout where

should be. Leicester had a tall

order to follow after winning the

Premier League title. The next

season was always going to be their

most difficult. Now they have a

manager with lots of experience.

He

Teddy Bishop. We have not mentioned

the FA Cup, then it is, gorgeous.

The Fleetwood players are making

their way back into the dressing

room for some final words from Uwe

Rosler. Leicester have gone in as

well. The horse prepared to face a

team that our -- that were left in

the Premier League title 18 months

ago. This is the first time the club

have played a competitive match

against the team in the top flight.

It is only 20 years since the club

were formed in their current guys.

The chairman is on a cruise and not

here today but he has put millions

into helping them to those six

promotions of the last ten years. We

grabbed a couple of the squad before

the warm up.

Joined by Devante Cole, the

Fleetwood leading record goal-scorer

this season and also record holder

Nathan Pond. This is a huge

opportunity for you at Fleetwood

this afternoon.

It's massive, for me

and the club, it's huge. We have got

to the third round and have

Leicester. The boys can't wait to go

out there and play.

In the last

round you took on Hereford. It

delighted to be in the second round

of the competition but there was the

feeling he wanted to play a big team

and now you have the opportunity in

front of the cameras as well.

That's

what everyone wants. When you get

the third-round com you hope to get

a Premier League team and we have

that with Leicester today.

Whenever

we talk about Fleetwood, Nathan, we

have to talk about the journey the

team has been on. You have been on

that journey, six promotions in ten

years. That world record we

mentioned, you have played in all

those seven divisions for the same

team. Remarkable.

A remarkable

journey. Every step of the way with

the same club. It's an amazing time,

starting in 2003, and I'm still

going now. Like Devante touched on

it, we are a football league club

now, get to the third round and get

a Premier League side. In non-league

days we had to qualify before we

even got to the first round. It's a

good occasion for the club.

How have

things changed in that time, can you

give us an idea?

Same place, but new

stadium. The training ground, it's

one of the very best in the league.

A different calibre of player, top

players like Conor McAleny and

Devante. The players and training

ground facilities, it's all changed

to the good.

You were part-time when

you started. It must feel like a

world away.

I went full-time in

about 2012 when we won the

Conference. We went full-time that

season. To go to full-time was a

lifetime dream.

I understand you're

still WhatsApp friends with Jamie

Vardy. Have you talked about the

game today?

I haven't chatted to

him, but when he gets to the

stadium, I will speak to him.

We've

had some banter in the last week. He

has come to do a job and we will do

ours as well. We wish him all the

best.

Devante, we don't want to talk

specifically about your future, but

Uwe Rosler said earlier that Jamie

Vardy should be an inspiration to

you at Fleetwood. It's an

opportunity for you to show what you

can do.

I feel like we have a lot of

boys in there who are looking to

move on in the future. But for me,

and them, it's a massive opportunity

to show what we can do.

Great to

talk to you. Enjoy the game and

enjoy playing in the sunshine.

It is gorgeous here this afternoon.

The crowd building up nicely inside

the stadium. A full house of a

little over 5000 expected this

afternoon. Time to bring you

up-to-date with the two games that

kicked off the FA Cup third round

last night, and the

kicked off the FA Cup third round

last night, and the cup winners of

two seasons ago, Manchester United,

at home to Derby County. And it's

another great goal from Jesse

Lingard. They left it late, but a

real cracker. Eight goals in his

last ten games for Lingard. That was

in the last ten minutes of the

match. And Lukaku got a second. He

had gone four games without a goal

over Christmas, but was back on the

scoresheet. One of those trademark

Lukaku runs, helps a little by

Martial. 2-0 to Manchester United.

And there was also a rather feisty

Merseyside derby. COMMENTATOR: Not a

bad way to start the FA Cup weekend.

Out into the superb noise at

Anfield. Liverpool looking to make

it a record 16 Derbys unbeaten

against their blue neighbours.

Lallana waits for Mane. The penalty

is given. James Milner, the

Liverpool captain tonight, and

Liverpool goal-scorer tonight. The

first strike of the FA Cup third

round goes to Jurgen Klopp's Reds.

The first flash point of this

Merseyside derby. Lookman gets it

over. Jagielka plays it back and

Sigurdsson scores. Van Dijk did it!

Virgil van Dijk on debut for

Liverpool.

We will talk about those games

later. The first thing to clear up,

Virgil van Dijk, scoring a winner on

his debut in the Merseyside derby.

Brilliant stuff. Header at the back,

domineering. A player Liverpool

haven't had in a last couple of

seasons. They have missed that type

of player and he will be a fantastic

asset. And he can put his head on

the end of the ball at the other end

to score. In the end it was the

winner.

The game at Old Trafford, a

lot of talk from Jose Mourinho

popping at Antonio Conte. Mourinho

said after the game last night, the

only thing I want to say to end the

story, yes, I have made mistakes in

the past on the touchline. What will

never happen to me is the suspended

for match fixing. That's a reference

to Antonio Conte receiving a

four-month suspension in 2012-13

four failure to report match fixing

when he was in charge of Siena.

A

lot of accusations flying around

both ways. They are both trying to

upset each other, particularly

Mourinho, and we know what he's

like, trying to upset opposing

managers and direct competition,

hoping it will affect the team

performances. I think that last

comment might have been a bit too

low.

We live at Fleetwood today the

League 1 side are taking on Premier

League Leicester City in the third

round of the FA Cup. The first time

Fleetwood have ever played a

competitive match against a team

from the Premier League. Alex Scott

is with some rather happy firms.

Godfrey, it was your birthday

yesterday. The first time Fleetwood

have played top-flight side. How are

you feeling ahead of the game?

Absolutely great. We played the

Leicester City under 23 side and

beat them. It's no different for me!

Carolyn, no Jamie Vardy starting and

not in the squad.

It's a shame. I

would have liked to have seen him. A

lot of us would have loved to have

seen him, even just for ten or 15

minutes. We loved him when he was a

year and we still do!

Rob, your home

form has been suspect this season.

Does that worry you or does it go

out the window?

Everything worries

me about this club! I have watched

them for so many years, ups and

downs. Today is something different.

We can relax a bit. As far as I'm

concerned, the main thing is

Blackpool lose today because it will

affect us in league. That will do

me, thank you!

Hope you all enjoy

the game.

Proper fans. Not about

just what your team do but what the

team you don't like do as well. We

have the director of football at

Fleetwood, Greta. We spoke to you a

few weeks ago before the second

round. A lovely atmosphere today, a

real bounce, and the Fleetwood fans

expect they can do something today

against Leicester.

That's always the

case in the FA Cup. Everybody wants

to do well. It's a beautiful day on

the Fylde coast. It's as romantic as

it can be with Jamie Vardy and

Leicester kicking off Fleetwood

Town's recent past.

We were hoping

to grab a word with Jamie Vardy, but

I think he is genuinely annoyed that

he is kept out today with a groin

strain. But he has been spending

time with fans and speaking to the

kit man. But you will play a side of

Premier League quality today, and

hopefully and expecting to make a

place in the fourth round of the FA

Cup.

The first 25 minutes will be

very important. It's a very athletic

team they have put out today.

Hopefully the boys can show what

they are made of. Hopefully for

everyone watching at home and in the

stadium, they will have a great game

to watch.

It's such a mental game.

Mark mentioned earlier, three

Leicester players making their first

start for the side. Eight changes,

so they could be nerves from the

Premier League perspective as well.

I think so. These games are tough to

play in. If you don't have the right

mental approach from the off then

the opposition can hurt you, doesn't

matter what level of competition

they are from. They want to prove

all the critics wrong, here at home.

They have nothing to lose, and as

the favourites come you have to be

switched on from the off.

We have

been on both sides. We have been the

underdog and the favourites. It's

very tough to be the favourite,

especially in the first few minutes,

if the team comes right in your face

and presses everything, chasing you

down. Anything is possible.

Fleetwood are taking time to get

into the tunnel. Leicester have been

there for a while. Uwe Rosler, it

says in the stands behind us, the

football Meister. What experience

will he bring today?

Looking at the

last few weeks, the staff and club

has been waiting for this. He has

prepared them well. I am so pleased

that he has given us a lift. It's a

fantastic opportunity to show the

town of and what it's all about.

You

played in the FA Cup in the later

stages. It's great to play in in a

semifinal.

It's the most well-known

competition in the world. It gets

the juices flowing. This game will

be live all around the world. Where

else can Fleetwood Town be live all

around the world except in the FA

Cup?

Still no Fleetwood Town in the

tunnel! Leicester have been there

two or three minutes. I think

Fleetwood might be coming round the

corner. The beautiful red lights of

the Fleetwood tunnel. The club

sponsor, they have offered

goalkeeper Chris Neal, they are a

pizza company, and if he keeps a

clean sheet for the full 90 minutes,

you will get a years supply of

pizza! We have a supply of ham and

pineapple for Mark Schwarzer. You

are Australian commies so you will

take pineapple on everything. -- you

are Australian, so you will.

It's

good marketing on all side but at

the same time I think my

nutritionist and sports scientist

might keep an eye on Chris over the

next year if he does well today!

We'll see how that goes.

Is one

thing but we have a football match

to get on with. Fleetwood against

Leicester City