0:00:13 > 0:00:21Oh, it's absolutely brilliant!Oh, this is getting better and better!
0:00:21 > 0:00:29Chance for Cristiano Ronaldo! History boys, indeed!No team has
0:00:29 > 0:00:36won it more than Arsenal.A hat-trick!
0:00:38 > 0:00:44The biggest Chelsea celebration of the season.
0:00:44 > 0:00:48A match that can turn players into heroes, can spark a season into
0:00:48 > 0:00:55life. This is a derby watched the whole world over.Michael Owen to
0:00:55 > 0:00:59win it for Manchester United! Balotelli! Brilliant finish. That is
0:00:59 > 0:01:05a message for everyone.Oh, McAllister has scored a fantastic
0:01:05 > 0:01:15goal!Delight amongst the blue half of Merseyside.Aguero goes, still
0:01:15 > 0:01:22going, Aguero scores!Ferguson, can he turn?Steven Gerrard, it's in!
0:01:22 > 0:01:30It's brilliant!Rashford, a goal! Oh, that's amazing!At the very end,
0:01:30 > 0:01:38Van Persie.Kompany with a Captain's goal!That is absolutely fantastic!
0:01:40 > 0:01:41Yes, derby day is always special.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Plenty to look forward to tomorrow.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46We have a north London clash in the studio
0:01:46 > 0:01:48as Martin Keown and Jermaine Jenas go head to head.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51Keown has already put in a reducer in the green room.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55We have all this on the way between now and 1pm.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59Everton's Iceman cometh, but it's Fireman Sam bringing
0:01:59 > 0:02:04the heat.
0:02:04 > 0:02:09It does tend to happen when you get someone in, something happens, a bit
0:02:09 > 0:02:11of a spark.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15Dion explores shades of Gray.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19Definitely think I would have been in jail by now, it is only when
0:02:19 > 0:02:23people mention it to me that I actually reflect and look back and
0:02:23 > 0:02:24realise the road I've been on.
0:02:24 > 0:02:29Roy and Palace want some climbing boots for Christmas.
0:02:29 > 0:02:34We have dug quite a big hole for ourselves and found ourselves at the
0:02:34 > 0:02:35bottom of it.
0:02:35 > 0:02:40The Magpies' Merino on dark days with Dortmund.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44The bus started moving a little bit from the explosion. Everyone was
0:02:44 > 0:02:45screaming.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47And we have some Aussie Rules football
0:02:47 > 0:02:51as Schwarzer visits Crawley's Kewell.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55On match days, there will be no phones. If I see you on your phone,
0:02:55 > 0:02:58you know, you might as well just be on the bench straightaway, even if
0:02:58 > 0:03:04you are starting.You have been warned! No need to look at the
0:03:04 > 0:03:05fixtures on your phone.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09The weekend actually kicks off with another derby
0:03:09 > 0:03:11as Chelsea head to West Ham.
0:03:11 > 0:03:12Team news on that one shortly,
0:03:12 > 0:03:15and we'll be live at Huddersfield and high-flying Burnley as well.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17Two big games at the bottom at 3 o'clock,
0:03:17 > 0:03:19as Palace take on Bournemouth and Swansea face West Brom.
0:03:19 > 0:03:20It's a special day for Newcastle who celebrate
0:03:20 > 0:03:21It's a special day for Newcastle who celebrate
0:03:21 > 0:03:23their 125th anniversary ahead of the match with Leicester.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26Tomorrow sees a high noon showdown for Arsenal at Southampton,
0:03:26 > 0:03:27before those two whoppers in the North West.
0:03:29 > 0:03:30And that's where we begin.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33Boosted by back-to-back wins and the arrival of a new manager,
0:03:33 > 0:03:35Everton face their arch rivals in the 229th Merseyside derby.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37The rejuvenated Icelandic star Gylfi Sigurdsson has been
0:03:37 > 0:03:43talking to Steve Crossman.
0:03:51 > 0:04:00Scored by Gylfi Sigurdsson! Coolly finished.It is an absolutely
0:04:00 > 0:04:03sensational goal from Gylfi Sigurdsson!Back-to-back home wins,
0:04:03 > 0:04:09scoring plenty of goals, is this the best place you have felt you were
0:04:09 > 0:04:13--. Inevitably season but I think so, yeah, we were off to a slow
0:04:13 > 0:04:15start but hopefully things are turning now and after a couple of
0:04:15 > 0:04:18wins, there is more confidence in the team and more positivity around
0:04:18 > 0:04:26the place.Yeah, I think we are on the right track.Do you think it was
0:04:26 > 0:04:29removing the managerial situation? It is difficult to say exactly what
0:04:29 > 0:04:33it is but it tends to happen when you get someone in, something
0:04:33 > 0:04:40happens, a bit of a spark. For us as players, it is quite simple. We know
0:04:40 > 0:04:44when our next game is and we are doing our best to prepare for it. I
0:04:44 > 0:04:48think it would be an easy excuse for us to try to use that but it is nice
0:04:48 > 0:04:54that it is sorted now. We know where the club is going.Sam Allardyce got
0:04:54 > 0:04:56an incredibly good reception when he walked out just before kick-off.
0:04:56 > 0:05:01What has it been like with him so far?Yeah, it's good, we know what
0:05:01 > 0:05:11he wants and as a manager, he looks after the players really well. He's
0:05:11 > 0:05:14experienced, he's been a manager for a long time, and I think it will
0:05:14 > 0:05:16benefit us.He said the other day that he thought things had been
0:05:16 > 0:05:19difficult for you at the start of your Abdoun career. Can you put your
0:05:19 > 0:05:22finger on what was going wrong?I think it always comes in these kind
0:05:22 > 0:05:25of waves, where you get a few games were you score lots of goals and
0:05:25 > 0:05:28then you get games when you don't score. We were in a run of form
0:05:28 > 0:05:31where we were losing lots of games and probably not performing well.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35Did the price tag bother you?Not at all, it is out of my hands, nothing
0:05:35 > 0:05:39I can control. But I always put pressure on myself to perform for
0:05:39 > 0:05:44the team. It is very important for players to do that.Sigurdsson's
0:05:44 > 0:05:52corner. And the header from Williams is in!I've got a photograph to show
0:05:52 > 0:05:56you.I've seen that.Your brother posted that on social media and
0:05:56 > 0:06:01store your thunder a bit.He beat me to it. I asked him if he still had
0:06:01 > 0:06:05the picture. He sent it to me but on the day when I was signing and doing
0:06:05 > 0:06:09the medical, he had more time on social media than me and posted it.
0:06:09 > 0:06:14They offered me to be a ball boy for a game against West Ham, I think it
0:06:14 > 0:06:19was.Were you any good as a ball boy?I was actually quite good,
0:06:19 > 0:06:22yeah, I remember throwing the ball to Di Canio, and as a little kid,
0:06:22 > 0:06:27that made my day.Do you think you and Wayne Rooney can operate in the
0:06:27 > 0:06:31same team? People would say you are both natural number tens.I think
0:06:31 > 0:06:36so. I don't see why not. He is playing in a bit of a deeper role,
0:06:36 > 0:06:40it has worked in the last couple of games so hopefully it'll continue.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43Let's finish with the Merseyside derby, you've got some Anfield
0:06:43 > 0:06:47pedigree, the 2010 FA Cup, Reading at Anfield, 1-0 down, 94th minute
0:06:47 > 0:06:56penalty.You know, I did not feel nervous at all. We went on to win it
0:06:56 > 0:07:01in extra time to- one. That was probably one of my favourite moments
0:07:01 > 0:07:08in my career. -- 2-1.18 years since Everton one at Anfield, that is far
0:07:08 > 0:07:12too long.You are speaking to someone from Iceland, where you are
0:07:12 > 0:07:15probably the underdog in all of the games when you play for the national
0:07:15 > 0:07:19team. Personally, I know anything is possible in football. If you can
0:07:19 > 0:07:23carry on -- we can carry on what we have been doing in the last couple
0:07:23 > 0:07:28of games, we have a very good chance of getting a good result.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32Good to hear from him. A goal and an assist in each of the last four
0:07:32 > 0:07:35Premier League games and before that, nothing in the first ten games
0:07:35 > 0:07:39for Everton. As he found his mojo or is it the classic of a change, a
0:07:39 > 0:07:45little tinker and he has come back to where we expect him to be?He has
0:07:45 > 0:07:48got real quality. I think when you are in a struggling side, it does
0:07:48 > 0:07:52not matter how good you are, a lot of the time you have to sacrifice a
0:07:52 > 0:07:56lot of your game. The more they can get him into these kind of
0:07:56 > 0:07:59situations, I have played with Gylfi and he is one of the most gifted
0:07:59 > 0:08:04finish as I have come across, right foot, left foot, that was one of
0:08:04 > 0:08:08those snapshots. He can produce all of that. The problem is, I feel like
0:08:08 > 0:08:13he is having to and going to have to sacrifice that side of his game
0:08:13 > 0:08:16until Everton start to keep more clean sheets and then Sam Allardyce
0:08:16 > 0:08:21will start to, I think, exploit the attacking prowess they have.I think
0:08:21 > 0:08:27Sam has done that already will stop how has he died in another the back?
0:08:27 > 0:08:30It was the game is in midfield, Rooney and babies either side and
0:08:30 > 0:08:35then Rooney is -- Gylfi Sigurdsson is higher up the pitch, his honesty
0:08:35 > 0:08:38was being taken advantage of, he covers lots of distance and is a
0:08:38 > 0:08:42hard worker, outstanding talent but now Sam is there, it is a better
0:08:42 > 0:08:46place for him to work and he will be a good talent.Are you convinced he
0:08:46 > 0:08:50has tightened it up?Almost overnight, the first match he was in
0:08:50 > 0:08:53charge, sitting in the stands for West Ham, he changed the personal,
0:08:53 > 0:09:01changed how Rooney was asked to play.You think he did it?The
0:09:01 > 0:09:03starting XI did not change the following week which is the
0:09:03 > 0:09:06indication and now they are playing more direct under some already.Big
0:09:06 > 0:09:12test of the organisation will be Liverpool's Fab four. Mo Salah,
0:09:12 > 0:09:16Mane, Vitinho and Firmino. Lots of goals mid week in the Champions
0:09:16 > 0:09:21League and they tore Brighton to bits last week. They are formidable.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24They really are, and brighter defensively are very organised and
0:09:24 > 0:09:28have been all season and they would have been taught a lesson -- would
0:09:28 > 0:09:32not have been taught a lesson as bad as this all season. They were
0:09:32 > 0:09:36emphatic on the counterattack. They pressed higher up the pitch.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40Liverpool had one defender.It was Dejan Lovren.Yes, the only
0:09:40 > 0:09:44centre-half, nice to see from Jurgen Klopp, but they were clinical,
0:09:44 > 0:09:47Coutinho with one of his best performances of the season. I don't
0:09:47 > 0:09:51see evidence tapping them.18 years since Everton won at Anfield, seven
0:09:51 > 0:10:04years since they have won derby, can use it?No, it's damage limitation
0:10:04 > 0:10:06for Everton. I've seen Williams and Keane on one-on-one situations,
0:10:06 > 0:10:09they've not covered themselves in glory and if these four are let
0:10:09 > 0:10:11loose on the evident events, they are in all kinds of trouble.They
0:10:11 > 0:10:15don't have a chance, in my eyes. Sorry, Everton fans! That kicks off
0:10:15 > 0:10:19at 2:15pm. At the other end of the East Lancs Road, it is the 175th
0:10:19 > 0:10:21staging of the Manchester version and despite all that history, they
0:10:21 > 0:10:27don't come much bigger than this one.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30Manchester United have beaten Arsenal 3-1, an extraordinary
0:10:30 > 0:10:36display.Manchester City are the kings of late goals! This really is
0:10:36 > 0:10:44becoming quite remarkable.Same city, different colours, even under
0:10:44 > 0:10:49the same roof in some families, they disagree on the passion for the
0:10:49 > 0:10:55colours. If taken in the right way, the derbies are beautiful things.I
0:10:55 > 0:11:02have said many times in Barcelona, Bayern Munich and now here, I am a
0:11:02 > 0:11:05manager to play with champions so I love to be there, to be part of
0:11:05 > 0:11:08them.After eight or nine games, everyone was saying we are going to
0:11:08 > 0:11:12win the league and now we have to keep going with the pressure. It is
0:11:12 > 0:11:19only us who can lose it. It is going to be a big game.We have a better
0:11:19 > 0:11:22team than last year, no doubt, I think City is also a better team
0:11:22 > 0:11:28than last season.They defend well, they create chances, so when they
0:11:28 > 0:11:30arrive with Martial, Rashford, Lukaku and Lingard, they are
0:11:30 > 0:11:35dangerous players. When you face the big teams, it is demanding a little
0:11:35 > 0:11:40more.They defend well, they react well, they have a good dynamic in
0:11:40 > 0:11:44attack, they have creative movements. If you ask me one thing
0:11:44 > 0:11:49that I don't like a lot is that they lose the balance very easily. A
0:11:49 > 0:11:53little bit of wind, and they fall.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06It is a juicy one. He can't resist a little day, saying they will lose
0:12:06 > 0:12:09their balance easily, a bit of winter they will fall over.He does
0:12:09 > 0:12:12that before all the big games, put something into the referee's mind
0:12:12 > 0:12:17and he may have a point but it is not necessarily about the managers.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21This is about two really good teams in good form and it's going to be a
0:12:21 > 0:12:25cracker.Let's talk about Paul Pogba, Manchester United with and
0:12:25 > 0:12:32without him, how big a mess will he be?It is the one Jose Mourinho will
0:12:32 > 0:12:35be looking at when he has gone to the tactical side of the game and
0:12:35 > 0:12:38feel sick to his stomach that he can't get out there this weekend
0:12:38 > 0:12:41because that energy that he brings and the link between midfield and
0:12:41 > 0:12:47the attacking side of Manchester United's game is phenomenal. I think
0:12:47 > 0:12:50also, people think they are going to sit off in this game against City
0:12:50 > 0:12:55and I feel the best way for them to win it is getting airbases, like
0:12:55 > 0:12:59against Arsenal.Let's have a look at the Arsenal game.They went to
0:12:59 > 0:13:01the Emirates and everyone thought they would set off but look at them
0:13:01 > 0:13:08in the early stages of the game. If it works...Is it refusing to
0:13:08 > 0:13:12respond?A bit temperament but Valencia, Lukaku and Martial high up
0:13:12 > 0:13:17the pitch and Paul Pogba are there as well. When you run it on, I felt
0:13:17 > 0:13:20like Arsenal were not ready for this. I felt they were ready to go
0:13:20 > 0:13:23into a game where they could pass it around and have a bit of time but
0:13:23 > 0:13:28wave after wave of attack happened -- without wave after wave of attack
0:13:28 > 0:13:33happening. It did happen at times. Lingard, even from Granit Xhaka to
0:13:33 > 0:13:37Mustafi, he releases himself from Mustafi as well, puts pressure on
0:13:37 > 0:13:42him, wins the ball back. I just think that against City, if you sit
0:13:42 > 0:13:46off, they will eventually pick you apart. Their worries are
0:13:46 > 0:13:51defensively, without John Stones, is mangler, if he's available, going to
0:13:51 > 0:13:56be good enough already? -- is Mangala. And this is the poor Bob a
0:13:56 > 0:13:59situation we are talking about, have United got any other player in
0:13:59 > 0:14:03midfield with the energy to break forward and create the link, like he
0:14:03 > 0:14:07does, breaking his neck here to support Jesse Lingard, within their
0:14:07 > 0:14:11ranks? I look at the Majher Matic, I have seen him do it in the past but
0:14:11 > 0:14:20what do you lose them from a defensive point of view? Can Ander
0:14:20 > 0:14:23Herrera do it? I'm not so sure and that is where Jose Mourinho will be
0:14:23 > 0:14:25looking at it and wishing that Paul Pogba was there.Manchester City
0:14:25 > 0:14:28have been playing Berlin stuff, they are on a fantastic run and everyone
0:14:28 > 0:14:30is wondering if they can go the season unbeaten and as one of the
0:14:30 > 0:14:33invincible is, you are not happy with us talking about that but if
0:14:33 > 0:14:37you are looking for a slight flaw, in the last three games they have
0:14:37 > 0:14:40conceded from set pieces and balls into the box, is there something
0:14:40 > 0:14:44United can work on here?May be some imagination, it did not come in
0:14:44 > 0:14:49straightaway and it looked like they switched West Ham. West Ham did very
0:14:49 > 0:14:53well on the night, another one, good movement in the near post and they
0:14:53 > 0:14:56are like statues which is where they can be exploited. I think Kompany
0:14:56 > 0:15:01has to play otherwise Lukaku will pinpoint him and the weakness in
0:15:01 > 0:15:06there. Recently it has started to slip a bit and the confidence can be
0:15:06 > 0:15:09brittle. Guardiola won't want to lose this match, for sure because it
0:15:09 > 0:15:13will start to change the picture in the players' minds.You were talking
0:15:13 > 0:15:16on the radio last night, an interesting statistic about shots
0:15:16 > 0:15:20saved and Ederson is only 20 in 15 games, where David de Gea has had 21
0:15:20 > 0:15:23in the last four games, is that because he is being protected so
0:15:23 > 0:15:30well by those in front of him?When you say in front of them, do you
0:15:30 > 0:15:33think the defence? I don't think it is those, it is in front of that,
0:15:33 > 0:15:36the front three, Leroy Sane, Jesus and Raheem Sterling, or maybe Aguero
0:15:36 > 0:15:40in the mix and with David Silva and Kevin De Bruyne, they are as close
0:15:40 > 0:15:43as we have seen in the Premier League to that Barcelona side that
0:15:43 > 0:15:48obviously saw Manchester United apart at Wembley in that magnificent
0:15:48 > 0:15:53European Cup final so it is, they press from the front, they make it
0:15:53 > 0:15:56difficult for you to get on the ball but I would not put it in the
0:15:56 > 0:16:03defensive line.
0:16:03 > 0:16:08I think that worked well.If he does that against Guardiola, he will get
0:16:08 > 0:16:13punished. There will be some different plan in mind. Jese
0:16:13 > 0:16:15Lingard, you shouldn't address McCourty depressing that ball. They
0:16:15 > 0:16:20will press high when they can and drop off deep.Here is the league
0:16:20 > 0:16:26table, the Manchester two at the top, Chelsea third.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28City's latest victims, West Ham, are back in London
0:16:28 > 0:16:30today for a capital clash with third-placed Chelsea.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32Let's get the team news from Jonathan Pearce.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35West Ham have been improving under David Moyes but without a league win
0:16:35 > 0:16:40in eight, they need points and to get anything from this tough ask,
0:16:40 > 0:16:43UNIX three changes after a decent performance at Manchester City. Joe
0:16:43 > 0:16:49Hart officially dropped, a greenback, and Mark Noble after five
0:16:49 > 0:16:54weeks out that it problem is back. Marko Arnautovic is pervading the
0:16:54 > 0:16:57attacking option alongside Lanzini and Antonia. Chelsea make three
0:16:57 > 0:17:02changes from the last league game, Zappacosta, Tim Kaine Hell and back
0:17:02 > 0:17:06if you go coming in. Ten of this I played against Atletico Madrid on
0:17:06 > 0:17:10Tuesday, Marcos Alonso is the exception. Looking for the ninth win
0:17:10 > 0:17:16in 12 games in all competitions. Confirmation of the starting
0:17:16 > 0:17:21line-ups for that game at the London Stadium. The goalkeeping situation
0:17:21 > 0:17:24is interesting. We can see the issues that Joe Hart has had
0:17:24 > 0:17:29recently. What do you think of the decision to put Adrien in a place of
0:17:29 > 0:17:35Joe Hart from David Moyes?I've seen a lot of West Ham this year. I
0:17:35 > 0:17:40wouldn't put their performances down the Joe Hart, for starters. He has
0:17:40 > 0:17:45made some mistakes along with some centre halves. This weakness people
0:17:45 > 0:17:49talk about on the left side, I suppose when you look at lots of
0:17:49 > 0:17:56these goals, especially this one, it does start to become highlighted. Is
0:17:56 > 0:18:00that change going to completely change their season, make them
0:18:00 > 0:18:04defensively stronger? I don't know. There are things may be happening in
0:18:04 > 0:18:07training that we don't see with form and so on that David Moyes has
0:18:07 > 0:18:14picked on and said, now is the time to make a change.Just keeping it
0:18:14 > 0:18:19simple, Adrian did well when West Ham beat Spurs in the League Cup. If
0:18:19 > 0:18:22you're not playing well and Joe Hart is not having a great season it is
0:18:22 > 0:18:26an easy change for the manager to make and it is about Adrian staying
0:18:26 > 0:18:31in, and can you do well?They've had some interesting results, are you
0:18:31 > 0:18:37seeing signs of improvement under David Moyes?They were very poor at
0:18:37 > 0:18:41Everton, better against Manchester City, but Chelsea, going really
0:18:41 > 0:18:44well, eight games now unbeaten, winning against Manchester United
0:18:44 > 0:18:50amongst that, slowly putting points on the board, the big games will
0:18:50 > 0:18:52help them because they expect everyone to drop points somewhere
0:18:52 > 0:18:58along the line, and they are moving along nicely, Chelsea.There is a
0:18:58 > 0:19:02bit of a swagger and a flow about the way they are playing,
0:19:02 > 0:19:07particularly this fellow.He's getting to full fitness and that is
0:19:07 > 0:19:11what it is down to. He was a slow starter with his ankle injury. The
0:19:11 > 0:19:16combination between him and Morata is becoming very special. He has
0:19:16 > 0:19:21adapted his formation by going with two up top and three in midfield,
0:19:21 > 0:19:26Antonio Conte. Chelsea fans should be happy with what they are seeing.
0:19:26 > 0:19:33They are slowly going about their business in the right way.Antonio
0:19:33 > 0:19:37Conte is asking, can they make it to the next step? The likes of Ronaldo
0:19:37 > 0:19:45and Lionel Messi have by in the belly.If Manchester United managed
0:19:45 > 0:19:48to beat Manchester City it will change the complexion at the top of
0:19:48 > 0:19:49the table, as well.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51Burnley play Watford this afternoon in a battle
0:19:51 > 0:19:53of this season's surprise packages.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55It means a return to Turf Moor for Watford's record
0:19:55 > 0:19:56signing Andre Gray.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59Dion Dublin has been talking to a man who had a long road
0:19:59 > 0:20:09to the bright lights of the Premier League.
0:20:10 > 0:20:18Nice to meet you, Andre.As far as the days when I was young, I went to
0:20:18 > 0:20:26the Wolves academy and then I was at my mums, and stuff, still. I'm
0:20:26 > 0:20:31getting caught up on things I should not have been caught up in.What
0:20:31 > 0:20:34made you different to everyone else? I'd imagine you would have people
0:20:34 > 0:20:40around you saying, come on, let's do this.I was never encouraged to do
0:20:40 > 0:20:46things, I had my own choice and I made my own choice.Did you get
0:20:46 > 0:20:50sucked into all of that gangland rubbish and you decided, I am not
0:20:50 > 0:20:58having it, I want out?Definitely. You have choices to make in life.
0:20:58 > 0:21:03And maybe if I retaliated at the time as it happened, I wouldn't be
0:21:03 > 0:21:06sitting here today.Do you believe you would have been in the same
0:21:06 > 0:21:12situation as your pals?I definitely think I would have been in jail by
0:21:12 > 0:21:17now. I've had people mention it to me that I reflect and look back and
0:21:17 > 0:21:26realise the world, the road I've been on. I think I always wanted to
0:21:26 > 0:21:32go to the top. But the steps I had to take and do that, and the first
0:21:32 > 0:21:34one was to get promoted into the Football League with Luton. Then
0:21:34 > 0:21:40give myself a chance that I didn't give myself when I was at Shrewsbury
0:21:40 > 0:21:45in League 2. Just went from there, really.What about your time at
0:21:45 > 0:21:48Burnley with Sean Dyche and the lads?Probably the best times of my
0:21:48 > 0:21:53career. Went there as their record fee and it was a big burden on me,
0:21:53 > 0:21:58apparently! COMMENTATOR: Here is Andre Gray,
0:21:58 > 0:22:07looking to turn inside!What attracted you to this club with so
0:22:07 > 0:22:12much history?A great opportunity, you know that it is the best feeling
0:22:12 > 0:22:16as a striker, to feel wanted. That is what I felt from the club and
0:22:16 > 0:22:26from the manager. I built like giving my utmost best, but at the
0:22:26 > 0:22:31end of the day, Watford, I feel like since coming here, I've had more
0:22:31 > 0:22:36better games than I've had worse, and as a striker, you'd rather score
0:22:36 > 0:22:46ten goals in ten games than not score in nine and play well in ten.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49COMMENTATOR: Great finish by Andre Gray, and that should finish this as
0:22:49 > 0:22:59a contest.And that this is your kind of music...I'm used to it now.
0:22:59 > 0:23:07It is growing on me!Mass of bands for the lads.Luckily there is not
0:23:07 > 0:23:13much TV, here, but when I was Burnley I would have it popping up
0:23:13 > 0:23:19and I would have to put my head down.Pass this your lovely partner.
0:23:19 > 0:23:28A set of Shakers! All right? Please pass them on.Year, I will.Good
0:23:28 > 0:23:39luckthank you. Let's keep an eye out for Leanne from Little Mix with
0:23:39 > 0:23:44those on stage! What do you think you would like to see more from
0:23:44 > 0:23:49Andre Gray, that is lacking from his game at the moment?He says he needs
0:23:49 > 0:23:54to improve and that there is more to come. I see that in his game. The
0:23:54 > 0:23:57physical attributes are there, strength, pace and power, he strikes
0:23:57 > 0:24:04fear into defenders. When you're right up top, the hold-up play,
0:24:04 > 0:24:07bringing people into the game, and that clinical nature, that he needs
0:24:07 > 0:24:11to get more into his game. He's had a decent start to his Watford
0:24:11 > 0:24:16career, but he's missing too many chances, for me.In that game he had
0:24:16 > 0:24:21a glaring miss as well. He's got to get in there and score the goals. A
0:24:21 > 0:24:26massive move, £80 million. In there to replace Troy Deeney, they see him
0:24:26 > 0:24:30in that mould. Great pace, he's just got to improve his finishing, simple
0:24:30 > 0:24:41as that.We been talking about Sam Allardyce, comparing, he's 63, I'm
0:24:41 > 0:24:4940.I don't understand where he's coming from. He wants to be looked
0:24:49 > 0:24:54at what he has achieved so far. He's a young manager and they are all
0:24:54 > 0:24:57looking at him in England and looking him as the next Pochettino,
0:24:57 > 0:25:03to an extent. Probably, he has a day turbulence couple of months, getting
0:25:03 > 0:25:11linked with other jobs.Last season at Hull, we took notice of what he
0:25:11 > 0:25:15achieved. People now want him and he is in demand. He has got to
0:25:15 > 0:25:20concentrate on getting Watford up the table again.Watford fans will
0:25:20 > 0:25:24be happy to keep hold of him.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27So a return to Turf Moor for Gray with Watford this
0:25:27 > 0:25:31afternoon to face Burnley.
0:25:31 > 0:25:36Look at these two, with their brolly up, in the snow. Those are the
0:25:36 > 0:25:39delights of Turf Moor.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42Steve Wilson is there for us and has a guest.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46Burnley and Watford have been doing well, but bad news about the injury
0:25:46 > 0:25:51to Robbie Brady and bad news that we have also lost Steve Wilson!There
0:25:51 > 0:25:57is keen golfing, and there is ridiculous. It is snowing!They are
0:25:57 > 0:26:02hardy perennials! With this injury to Robbie Brady, that is a big blow.
0:26:02 > 0:26:09He's a very key player for Burnley. Without doubt. We know the quality
0:26:09 > 0:26:13he has got. Steve Wilson has probably been out doing a 10k run
0:26:13 > 0:26:16this morning, knowing Steve. He will be out of running somewhere, never
0:26:16 > 0:26:21mind golf. Burnley this season have been absolutely fantastic. Unlucky
0:26:21 > 0:26:24to lose against Arsenal recently. That story just gets better and
0:26:24 > 0:26:26better.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28Well, it was at Watford last Saturday that Tottenham's
0:26:28 > 0:26:29winless run continued.
0:26:29 > 0:26:39It's been a bad month for Spurs that has left Pochettino perplexed.
0:26:40 > 0:26:47Sanchez! Salomon Rondon, and West Brom have scored and Spurs receiver
0:26:47 > 0:26:52shot.At Wembley they have not got the results they would have had at
0:26:52 > 0:26:57White Hart Lane.Morrissey Pochettino's team are in big trouble
0:26:57 > 0:27:05now. My word!Howdy Christian Eriksen miss from their? We must
0:27:05 > 0:27:12compete, we must fight. Today, Leicester showed more than us.The
0:27:12 > 0:27:16Spurs defenders just looking at each other. This is a very difficult time
0:27:16 > 0:27:22for Tottenham.You can't just turn up for the big game, and that's why
0:27:22 > 0:27:30Tottenham won't win the league.Zero wins in four, concerns over the
0:27:30 > 0:27:36fitness of Harry Kane, they are missing Kyle Walker and Danny Rose
0:27:36 > 0:27:43of last season. As a combination of those problems, do you think?The
0:27:43 > 0:27:49manager said that the title was gone. And I think this group had
0:27:49 > 0:27:51been harbouring a belief that they could be champions and when things
0:27:51 > 0:27:55do not happen for them things go radically wrong. Two seasons ago
0:27:55 > 0:27:59they were brilliant but they managed to let Arsenal leapfrog them. This
0:27:59 > 0:28:02year when their manager has announced that they cannot be
0:28:02 > 0:28:05champions, they have imploded, from the standards they set themselves at
0:28:05 > 0:28:10the start of the season.I watched you talking about the increased
0:28:10 > 0:28:14passing they are doing in the game on Match of the Day 2 also they have
0:28:14 > 0:28:17still got really good full-backs, but they lack the pace that Walker
0:28:17 > 0:28:24had with them and Danny Rose playing so well.I think Kieran Trippier is
0:28:24 > 0:28:28brilliant, but it is more about the dynamic of the way they play. They
0:28:28 > 0:28:32have technically gifted footballers who can pass and move the ball very
0:28:32 > 0:28:36well, but the impact that Danny Rose and Kyle Walker had on the
0:28:36 > 0:28:39opposition by facing them up and saying, I'm going to go past you,
0:28:39 > 0:28:43that then has an impact on the back three. If it was like West Brom last
0:28:43 > 0:28:47week. They just camped in. One of the three centre halves has to come
0:28:47 > 0:28:51out and have an impact on that. They are almost passing it too much, just
0:28:51 > 0:28:55for the sake of passing it. Not having enough of an impact on
0:28:55 > 0:28:59defenders. And they are lacking a huge amount of pace in that side. I
0:28:59 > 0:29:04just feel that they are struggling to break teams down.They are doing
0:29:04 > 0:29:10so well in Europe, one of five teams have gone through.Think about that
0:29:10 > 0:29:15Real Madrid result, magnificent. Pochettino has spoken about the new
0:29:15 > 0:29:19summer signings not coming in early enough. If they are going to do
0:29:19 > 0:29:22business in future they want them in the door early so that he can work
0:29:22 > 0:29:26with the players. It tells you about him as a coach. He wants to get hold
0:29:26 > 0:29:33of players and make the changes.On Europe, Real Madrid come to town,
0:29:33 > 0:29:37they come to play. There are spaces. If you look at the goals against
0:29:37 > 0:29:44Real Madrid and Dortmund, they are breaking, on the run, there is
0:29:44 > 0:29:47space, against Burnley, West Brom, you name it, that space is not
0:29:47 > 0:29:52there.It is a problem for them playing at home at Wembley.You
0:29:52 > 0:29:59don't need to rub it in. You see Ronaldo winning his tenth Ballon
0:29:59 > 0:30:05D'Or. We are blessed to live in an age with Ronaldo and with Lionel
0:30:05 > 0:30:09Messi. It is amazing to get to watch football that quality week in, week
0:30:09 > 0:30:13out.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17We asked about the burning desire on Antonio Conte asking if Eden Hazard
0:30:17 > 0:30:22can get it, this guy epitomises that, the need to improve every
0:30:22 > 0:30:26single year and be the best, it is scary.Is it ten hour, five each,
0:30:26 > 0:30:29they are dominating world football for the last ten years, quite
0:30:29 > 0:30:34remarkable, there will probably do it for another five.Seven meals a
0:30:34 > 0:30:36day, apparently, I've been trying that for a while but slightly
0:30:36 > 0:30:37differently!
0:30:37 > 0:30:40You can keep tabs on Spurs' game with Stoke on Final Score.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43Martin and Kevin Kilbane will be back there that with Jason. Jermaine
0:30:43 > 0:30:49is also working a double shift today. With the highlights on Match
0:30:49 > 0:30:53of the Day with Phil Neville and Gary Bull. Match of the Day to
0:30:53 > 0:30:55extra, Mark Chapman joined by Alan Shearer and Danny Murphy for all of
0:30:55 > 0:31:00the Derby Day action a little later tomorrow.
0:31:00 > 0:31:01Still to come today...
0:31:01 > 0:31:06Newcastle's Mikel Merino on his dark day with Dortmund.
0:31:07 > 0:31:15Mark Schwarzer pulls back the curtain on Crawley's Wizard of Oz.
0:31:15 > 0:31:20It takes time. You know, you can't expect just one manager to come in
0:31:20 > 0:31:25and go, wave his little ones and say, "It is fixed Rosberg.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28And Pointless co-host Richard Osman tackles predictions.
0:31:28 > 0:31:32We now know that England will start their World Cup campaign
0:31:32 > 0:31:37against Tunisia next summer, a match you can see live on the BBC.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39That is our first plug for the World Cup!
0:31:39 > 0:31:40Their last tournament ended against Iceland
0:31:40 > 0:31:42and led to the departure of Roy Hodgson.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45He's been talking to Mark Clemmit about that, and his new seat
0:31:45 > 0:31:50on the Palace throne.
0:31:51 > 0:31:56And it is helped across goal and Iceland are level! It has come to
0:31:56 > 0:32:01Sigthorsson! Iceland have turned it around to lead! England are out of
0:32:01 > 0:32:06the European Championship. This is surely as bad as it has ever been
0:32:06 > 0:32:15for England. He looks a lonely man down there.Roy, did you need a year
0:32:15 > 0:32:20out and was there any danger that we might have lost you?I don't think I
0:32:20 > 0:32:25really needed a year out, I needed some time out, it was an intensive
0:32:25 > 0:32:28period. Working for England is very intensive even though people might
0:32:28 > 0:32:31not imagine it to be so but it is because of the weight of the
0:32:31 > 0:32:35response of the U bear on your shoulders but I would say since just
0:32:35 > 0:32:39before Christmas, I have really been ready to return. -- of the weight
0:32:39 > 0:32:44you bear on your shoulders.To put a lid on England, do you process the
0:32:44 > 0:32:48things quickly, put them in a box or do you ruminate over the details?
0:32:48 > 0:32:57There's not much to do moreover, I thought the four years were actually
0:32:57 > 0:32:59quite good apart from the fact we had unfortunate results,
0:32:59 > 0:33:01particularly in the Euros in the last one, it was not really a
0:33:01 > 0:33:04culmination of poor performances or not doing the right type of work
0:33:04 > 0:33:07bringing the right kind of players through. It was the fact we did not
0:33:07 > 0:33:12play as well as we should have done in the game. I have certainly done
0:33:12 > 0:33:15the grieving that everyone would do. The England time was a time I am
0:33:15 > 0:33:19proud of and when I was really honoured to be doing the job and
0:33:19 > 0:33:22then it was time to concentrate with the same degree of intensity and the
0:33:22 > 0:33:29same degree of energy on a club job. He's back in management and Roy
0:33:29 > 0:33:31Hodgson has set his sights on keeping Crystal Palace in the
0:33:31 > 0:33:36Premier League.So come on, share with us what you found because those
0:33:36 > 0:33:41players have been passed from pillar to post.What I found was a group of
0:33:41 > 0:33:45players who were very attentive, very receptive to the ideas and the
0:33:45 > 0:33:48work that we have tried to suggest to them is the right work to bring
0:33:48 > 0:33:53us forward. A very professional group of players. A good balance in
0:33:53 > 0:33:58the squad between some experienced ones and some very talented young
0:33:58 > 0:34:04ones.I've got to mention the name Ruben Loftus-Cheek. What a season!
0:34:04 > 0:34:08Absolutely, for him, it was a question of one-day coming to a club
0:34:08 > 0:34:12where he had a good chance of breaking into first 11 and making
0:34:12 > 0:34:16the first 11 spot his own. When he has been available, of course, I
0:34:16 > 0:34:20have selected him and with every passing game, I think he has got
0:34:20 > 0:34:24stronger, more assured. I don't think he has ever doubted his own
0:34:24 > 0:34:28ability. I don't think that the people who worked with him have
0:34:28 > 0:34:31doubted his ability either but it was a question of when will he get
0:34:31 > 0:34:36the chance to be one of the main men and play every week?I've got to ask
0:34:36 > 0:34:41about your overall career because we are into 40 plus years, now. How
0:34:41 > 0:34:45have you had to adapt over that time? Or do you feel you haven't,
0:34:45 > 0:34:49that the game is essentially the same?Know, the game changes, you've
0:34:49 > 0:34:56got to run with it, no question of that. People change, we were working
0:34:56 > 0:34:59with players who were essentially part-time in the Swedish division in
0:34:59 > 0:35:041976, to working with the players I work with today. I can't adapt
0:35:04 > 0:35:07necessarily and change my music taste to soothe theirs and I can't
0:35:07 > 0:35:11wear the same clothes as they do. I can't be anywhere near as good as
0:35:11 > 0:35:16they are with their mobile phones but I can move with it and I can
0:35:16 > 0:35:23understand it. All the players here, they want to win matches, too. They
0:35:23 > 0:35:28want to climb up the table. So there is no dichotomy between what we are
0:35:28 > 0:35:31wanting and expecting from them and what they actually want themselves.
0:35:31 > 0:35:37Is one of your big challenges now to keep reiterating to the players that
0:35:37 > 0:35:41yes, movement has started, yes, you are starting to get points but I
0:35:41 > 0:35:44mean, look at the next four games alone, absolutely crucial, aren't
0:35:44 > 0:35:51they?We are not there yet, we have done quite a big hole for ourselves
0:35:51 > 0:35:55and found ourselves at the bottom of it and it's going to take a while to
0:35:55 > 0:35:58get out of it and the climb will never be easy I want the things that
0:35:58 > 0:36:02could get in our way might be starting to believe that with a win
0:36:02 > 0:36:06or two, or a good draw or two, suddenly we are not in trouble any
0:36:06 > 0:36:09more. We are in trouble and we shall be in trouble until the relegation
0:36:09 > 0:36:14battle for us is over and the threat of relegation is nothing but a
0:36:14 > 0:36:18distant memory and we are a long, long way from that.Well, I'm
0:36:18 > 0:36:26enjoying the twinkle in your eyes. Thanks, Mark!
0:36:26 > 0:36:30Very interesting stuff, talking about climbing out of a hole, maybe
0:36:30 > 0:36:33this will help, they announce plans about the redevelopment Selhurst
0:36:33 > 0:36:37Park this week to take the capacity beyond 30 4000. For those of you who
0:36:37 > 0:36:40have been to Selhurst Park, you might be wondering where it would
0:36:40 > 0:36:44fit! But it looks rather impressive. We will get to the club side in a
0:36:44 > 0:36:48moment. Martin, he spoke about the grieving process from an England
0:36:48 > 0:36:51boss perspective. It seems strange to say that a man who is in his 70s
0:36:51 > 0:36:54and has been in football for such a long time felt he had to prove
0:36:54 > 0:37:01himself again a bit.Well, his pride was hurt, wasn't it? We were all at
0:37:01 > 0:37:08the Iceland match, England were totally devoid of any real
0:37:08 > 0:37:11confidence. It was a nightmare for him. He seemed like he could not
0:37:11 > 0:37:14make a decision, Rashford went on very late and it was kind of obvious
0:37:14 > 0:37:16he should have gone on way before but I think he's done a brilliant
0:37:16 > 0:37:19job at Palace. When you think of the trouble they were in.Lost their
0:37:19 > 0:37:22first seven games of the season.The win against Chelsea and this is a
0:37:22 > 0:37:25great game today against Bournemouth and if they can win it, they go
0:37:25 > 0:37:28within a couple of points of Bournemouth who have not had a
0:37:28 > 0:37:30brilliant season themselves. He has steadied the ship and now it's time
0:37:30 > 0:37:34to stop winning games.He talked about adapting his style for the
0:37:34 > 0:37:37various generations of players he's got coming through and he's got some
0:37:37 > 0:37:40interesting quality. He talked a bit about Loftus-Cheek, and we have seen
0:37:40 > 0:37:44for club and country this season, what a player he could develop into.
0:37:44 > 0:37:49He is a real talent. I suppose it was just time for him to get out and
0:37:49 > 0:37:53show us all, even at youth level and any time he showed a glimpse at
0:37:53 > 0:37:56Chelsea, you could see he had the quality and now he is starting to
0:37:56 > 0:38:00deliver for Roy and starting to become one of the go to men. He will
0:38:00 > 0:38:03really enjoy that. One of the biggest compliments you can give Roy
0:38:03 > 0:38:06Hodgson is that you look at gritter Palace and even though they are in
0:38:06 > 0:38:09the bottom two as it stands I don't see them going down, I think they
0:38:09 > 0:38:12have got enough to stay up. Other teams are starting to slip and they
0:38:12 > 0:38:15are going the other way.You say that but you
0:38:15 > 0:38:17are going the other way.You say that but you look at their pictures,
0:38:17 > 0:38:22the next four are quite good this time of year, Bournemouth, Watford,
0:38:22 > 0:38:25Leicester, Swansea, which adds a bit more weight to the point you are
0:38:25 > 0:38:27making, if they can get some points, they put themselves in a great
0:38:27 > 0:38:29they put themselves in a great position going into the New Year.
0:38:29 > 0:38:34They have got goals and at the back he has started to shore things up,
0:38:34 > 0:38:37they got dangerous players, Zaha and Townsend, I look at them and think
0:38:37 > 0:38:40they will be all right and I suppose that is testament to the job he has
0:38:40 > 0:38:46done.Was the 2-0 down at one stage back in the day at Fulham and he
0:38:46 > 0:38:51managed to wriggle out of trouble. If anyone can do it, he will.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53So a crunch home game for Palace today with Bournemouth.
0:38:53 > 0:38:59Simon Brotherton is at Selhurst Park for us.
0:38:59 > 0:39:03He can tell us more about the wayside, Bournemouth, because after
0:39:03 > 0:39:06produced sticky start to the season, they have found more consistency. --
0:39:06 > 0:39:11a bit of a sticky start.They have, a very sticky start, losing each of
0:39:11 > 0:39:14their opening four matches of the seasons are not quite as bad as
0:39:14 > 0:39:18Palace but not far off. That was a bit of a surprise, I think, at the
0:39:18 > 0:39:21start because when you look at the signings made in the summer, they
0:39:21 > 0:39:25did quite well last year, Begovic coming in at goalkeeper, solid,
0:39:25 > 0:39:29Nathan Ake's deal becoming permanent, a good young player and
0:39:29 > 0:39:32also Jermain Defoe, if there is one thing Jermain Defoe has done
0:39:32 > 0:39:35everywhere he has gone, it is score goals but that has not happened for
0:39:35 > 0:39:38Bournemouth this season, he has not scored lots of goals, I think he's
0:39:38 > 0:39:41only got one so far. That has been one of the key areas where they have
0:39:41 > 0:39:46needed to improve. It is important for them that Callum Wilson have
0:39:46 > 0:39:50come back recently from his ACL, he had been out since every, got a
0:39:50 > 0:39:53hat-trick against Huddersfield recently. He can play a key role
0:39:53 > 0:39:56going forward and another positive thing, going on from what you are
0:39:56 > 0:39:59talking about a couple of minutes ago with Ruben Loftus-Cheek, one of
0:39:59 > 0:40:02the players doing very well for Palace, getting an opportunity for
0:40:02 > 0:40:05first team Premier League football, for Bournemouth, the same can be
0:40:05 > 0:40:13said of Lewis Gregory midfield this season. I think he's really
0:40:13 > 0:40:15developing and establishing himself. -- Lewis Cook in midfield. They have
0:40:15 > 0:40:18improved, winning two of the last three away games but it does not get
0:40:18 > 0:40:21any easier after today, they have got a difficult spell in December up
0:40:21 > 0:40:25until the New Year. The next six Premier League matches include trips
0:40:25 > 0:40:29to both Manchester clubs and a home game with Liverpool. They, like
0:40:29 > 0:40:33Palace, will be desperate to get something today.Simon, thank you.
0:40:33 > 0:40:39More from Simon on Final Score And Match Of The Day Later.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41Newcastle will mark their 125th anniversary this evening
0:40:41 > 0:40:43when they take on Leicester at St James' Park.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45Juliette Ferrington spent some time this week with Mikel Merino
0:40:45 > 0:40:47who is particularly thankful to be there.
0:40:54 > 0:41:00Year, It Was Difficult For Us To Leave That. It Was A Tough Day
0:41:00 > 0:41:06Because Of All That Happened.The bombing was potentially deadly,
0:41:06 > 0:41:09shattering windows of the coach. It was only a matter of luck that no
0:41:09 > 0:41:14one was killed.This was, police believe, a targeted attack on the
0:41:14 > 0:41:20Dortmund team.I was on the bus with my headphones turned on, with the
0:41:20 > 0:41:28volume up. Then I heard an incredible noise that was
0:41:28 > 0:41:32petrifying. The bus started moving a little bit from the explosion and
0:41:32 > 0:41:37everybody was screaming and frightened.Incredible to think that
0:41:37 > 0:41:41all you were thinking about was the Monaco game in the immediate
0:41:41 > 0:41:45aftermath of that explosion and then the shock did not kick in until a
0:41:45 > 0:41:50couple of days later.In the moment, it was shocking for us and we had to
0:41:50 > 0:41:58play there the next day so it was so hard for us, imagining that, for
0:41:58 > 0:42:02example, someone went to hospital and the next day, everyone had to go
0:42:02 > 0:42:05to the stadium and play the quarterfinal game. We were not
0:42:05 > 0:42:11prepared mentally to do that game. It was hard. But the worst part for
0:42:11 > 0:42:16me was the next day, the next two or three days, because we did not know
0:42:16 > 0:42:20exact you what happened, who did it and why. It was a little bit
0:42:20 > 0:42:22scarring.
0:42:26 > 0:42:31What was it about Newcastle, what is it about Newcastle? Why did you want
0:42:31 > 0:42:34to come here?Well, the main thing was the good atmosphere I heard that
0:42:34 > 0:42:40this club had. And the way the coach, Rafa, is working with the
0:42:40 > 0:42:44team. That was the main reason, of course, playing in a Premier League,
0:42:44 > 0:42:48one of the best leagues in the world and against all of these huge teams.
0:42:48 > 0:42:53For me, it was a huge step and I think it was the right decision.You
0:42:53 > 0:42:56didn't think England would be as friendly as it has been to you?
0:42:56 > 0:43:01Year.We are nice people!Yes, you are nice people and it surprised me
0:43:01 > 0:43:04because the thoughts I had at the beginning wasn't that and when I
0:43:04 > 0:43:09came to Newcastle, I saw that all the people were really kind, really
0:43:09 > 0:43:12familiar with us and I am really happy because here, the people treat
0:43:12 > 0:43:19me with all their love and I appreciate it too much.Merino has
0:43:19 > 0:43:26put them in front! Mikel Merino with the header.What kind of things do
0:43:26 > 0:43:31you do outside of football, away from St James' Park?I love to play
0:43:31 > 0:43:35basketball, it is my second love after football. I love to watch
0:43:35 > 0:43:40films, go to the cinema, even here in England, when I don't really
0:43:40 > 0:43:43understand the films well, but the only type of films I don't like
0:43:43 > 0:43:48scary movies because I'm a little bit of a coward. These kind of
0:43:48 > 0:43:52movies are kind of horrid. But superhero movies or action movies,
0:43:52 > 0:43:58does not matter, any type of movie for me.With the dip in form the
0:43:58 > 0:44:02team are in right now, how would you sum up the dressing room spirit?
0:44:02 > 0:44:06Well, the spirit of the team is great. We are a dressing room of
0:44:06 > 0:44:09young players. We know we have a lot of things to improve and we are
0:44:09 > 0:44:15capable of improving it. This is the main thing for us, to improve
0:44:15 > 0:44:17ourselves and each game and in training and I think we are doing
0:44:17 > 0:44:20it.
0:44:20 > 0:44:23Still incredible to think that Dortmund game was actually played
0:44:23 > 0:44:26the day after, in the Champions League. A really fascinating take on
0:44:26 > 0:44:29that and what the players went through as well. Newcastle
0:44:29 > 0:44:33themselves this time around, one point from a team and actually, the
0:44:33 > 0:44:37start of that run coincided with him being out injured. What do you like
0:44:37 > 0:44:42about Mikel Merino?He's a very good footballer, lovely left foot. He
0:44:42 > 0:44:45plays in midfield and likes to control the tempo of the game, nice
0:44:45 > 0:44:50touch, can find good passes. They have missed him and Jamar Loza else
0:44:50 > 0:44:55usually. Joe Marler scale has been an even bigger mess -- Jamaal
0:44:55 > 0:44:59Lascelles has been an even bigger mess. He's a big addition. Newcastle
0:44:59 > 0:45:02are struggling with a balance between defending and being very
0:45:02 > 0:45:07difficult to beat and then opening up and scoring goals. They are a
0:45:07 > 0:45:11young team, a very young side and I personally think they are almost
0:45:11 > 0:45:14overachieving in the position they are in. That is the message Rafa
0:45:14 > 0:45:20Benitez is trying to put to a band. -- to the fans.
0:45:25 > 0:45:30Off the pitch there is all this stuff about ownership going on and
0:45:30 > 0:45:37Rafa Benitez had said something about investment in January.The
0:45:37 > 0:45:41asset has to be protected. They have got to start and stay in the Premier
0:45:41 > 0:45:46League. There is no real Premier League experience in the team, said
0:45:46 > 0:45:51that will be interesting, but I do not think Mike Ashley will enjoy
0:45:51 > 0:45:58hearing his managers say we need to spend more money.West Ham is 1-0 up
0:45:58 > 0:46:04against Chelsea. Continue to follow that on five live and you can get
0:46:04 > 0:46:06the news on Final Score later on.
0:46:06 > 0:46:07the news on Final Score later on.
0:46:07 > 0:46:10So Newcastle readjusting to life in the top flight,
0:46:10 > 0:46:12and what of the two teams promoted with them last May?
0:46:12 > 0:46:14Premier League new boys Huddersfield and Brighton meet today.
0:46:14 > 0:46:18And Guy Mowbray is already at the John Smith's Stadium.
0:46:18 > 0:46:23What delights do we have before us today?I think we could have a
0:46:23 > 0:46:27really good game. It might not register away from the good folk of
0:46:27 > 0:46:31West Yorkshire and Sussex, but we have a game that is a bit like a cup
0:46:31 > 0:46:39tie. Both teams have got to go for it. Mid-term report I would give
0:46:39 > 0:46:41Huddersfield C+, they are five points off the bottom three,
0:46:41 > 0:46:46although they could do better. They are in danger of getting sucked into
0:46:46 > 0:46:54it after four defeats in a row. Brighton I would give B minus. They
0:46:54 > 0:46:57have 14 of eight played an Huddersfield have won three of seven
0:46:57 > 0:47:03plate. They have both done OK in the games they have had to win. But it
0:47:03 > 0:47:08is this sort of game that they have to win. They had Chelsea at home
0:47:08 > 0:47:14here in midweek. I hope they really go for it today. At Everton last
0:47:14 > 0:47:18week they were disappointing in the final third. They offered nothing in
0:47:18 > 0:47:22attack. They have to go for it against Brighton. Brighton similarly
0:47:22 > 0:47:26have to score more goals to be comfortable. I agree with what
0:47:26 > 0:47:29Jermaine was saying earlier. I fancy Crystal Palace to get out of the
0:47:29 > 0:47:34hole they are in. The onus is on Huddersfield to have a real go at
0:47:34 > 0:47:41Brighton. If they win, that would put the Terriers amongst the sequel.
0:47:41 > 0:47:46A lovely metaphor. I enjoyed that midfield mid-term report.
0:47:46 > 0:47:47I enjoyed that midfield mid-term report.
0:47:47 > 0:47:50Another big game today at the wrong end of the table
0:47:50 > 0:47:51sees Swansea host West Brom.
0:47:51 > 0:47:55A run of just one point from seven games has left the Swans bottom
0:47:55 > 0:47:58and head coach Paul Clement under increasing pressure.
0:47:58 > 0:48:02Internally everyone is working in the same direction. If there is any
0:48:02 > 0:48:06pressure and talk of, know I am not going to be here, it is from
0:48:06 > 0:48:12external forces, it is not from within. I had a positive
0:48:12 > 0:48:14conversation last night with Steve and was on the phone for about an
0:48:14 > 0:48:19hour and a half and we were talking about previous games, upcoming
0:48:19 > 0:48:23games, the window. The communication lines are open. We know we are in a
0:48:23 > 0:48:25difficult position but we are working together to make it work.
0:48:25 > 0:48:29working together to make it work.
0:48:29 > 0:48:33He is doing his best to plan long time and has played down divisions
0:48:33 > 0:48:37in the dressing room saying it was a healthy dressing room discussion. At
0:48:37 > 0:48:42what point does that turn into losing the dressing room? What is
0:48:42 > 0:48:46the fine line?The voice everyone listens to at the end of that is the
0:48:46 > 0:48:49manager's and there has to be a clear direction where they are
0:48:49 > 0:48:56heading. It is alarming they have only had 27 shots. Is this a coach
0:48:56 > 0:49:00that is not really a manager?Is that the tactical issue or is it
0:49:00 > 0:49:06personnel?We all do these training sessions every week that every
0:49:06 > 0:49:12football club.We get the chance to shoot and do something relative to
0:49:12 > 0:49:17the match at the weekend. If you are not taking any shots at goal, what
0:49:17 > 0:49:22is going on? It is simple. I know they have lost big players like
0:49:22 > 0:49:29Sigurdsson and Llorente. But how about shooting? Four in four games
0:49:29 > 0:49:34they have not even registered a shot on target. You are not going to win
0:49:34 > 0:49:40many matches if that is the style of play?They were only go down, it is
0:49:40 > 0:49:43as simple as that. One of the biggest reason I say teams are going
0:49:43 > 0:49:49down is because they do not score goals. 27 shots in all the games
0:49:49 > 0:49:52tells you everything you know. I am stuck, I do not know what they are
0:49:52 > 0:49:57any more. They are possession -based team? They are too easy to play
0:49:57 > 0:50:01against and when they are not scoring goals on top of that it all
0:50:01 > 0:50:03adds up to one horrible thing for the Swansea fans unfortunately.
0:50:03 > 0:50:04the Swansea fans unfortunately.
0:50:04 > 0:50:07Now, the last of the FA Cup second round ties
0:50:07 > 0:50:08was played on Monday night.
0:50:08 > 0:50:11And Rochdale made light of a potential banana skin
0:50:11 > 0:50:12at seventh-tier Slough.
0:50:12 > 0:50:14Calvin Andrew gave the visitors an early lead.
0:50:14 > 0:50:17Both sides hit the woodwork before Callum Camps' free kick
0:50:17 > 0:50:20doubled the advantage.
0:50:20 > 0:50:24Skipper Ian Henderson put the game beyond doubt in the 89th minute,
0:50:24 > 0:50:29and it was truly job done in added time as Matt Done made it four.
0:50:29 > 0:50:33Keith Hill's men now head over the Pennines
0:50:33 > 0:50:38to fellow League 1 side Doncaster in January.
0:50:38 > 0:50:39That is if the snow has gone!
0:50:39 > 0:50:41That is if the snow has gone!
0:50:41 > 0:50:44And our bumper third round coverage will kick off on Friday 5th January
0:50:44 > 0:50:46with that mouth-watering Merseyside derby.
0:50:46 > 0:50:49The satnav will be taking us either back to Fleetwood or to non-league
0:50:49 > 0:50:52Hereford on the Saturday lunchtime as Leicester try to avoid an upset.
0:50:52 > 0:50:55And on the Sunday, we'll be live at the New Meadow
0:50:55 > 0:50:57as David Moyes returns to Shrewsbury with West Ham.
0:50:57 > 0:51:01As for this Sunday...
0:51:01 > 0:51:02The best music in sport.
0:51:02 > 0:51:04The best music in sport.
0:51:04 > 0:51:11MUSIC: Ski Sunday theme.
0:51:11 > 0:51:15It is back, the theme tune, the mountain vistas, the action and
0:51:15 > 0:51:24adrenaline head of the Winter Olympics. This Sunday on BBC Two.
0:51:24 > 0:51:26This Sunday on BBC Two.
0:51:26 > 0:51:28When former Leeds and Liverpool forward Harry Kewell was appointed
0:51:28 > 0:51:30Crawley Town boss last May, he became the first Australian
0:51:30 > 0:51:33to manage in England's professional leagues.
0:51:33 > 0:51:39We sent fellow Socceroo, Mark Schwarzer, for a bit of a yabber.
0:51:46 > 0:51:54Harry Kewell. What a goal! When you became a manager, was it a surprise?
0:51:54 > 0:52:00As a player you were so focused on being a player. Was it something you
0:52:00 > 0:52:04always thought about doing or is it something you came along and fell in
0:52:04 > 0:52:10love with afterwards?100% right. I would never have seen myself as a
0:52:10 > 0:52:14coach because I loved playing football and for me I could never do
0:52:14 > 0:52:18two things at once. I only concentrated on one job and once I
0:52:18 > 0:52:22finished I thought about going into coaching and I did my badges and I
0:52:22 > 0:52:28absolutely loved it. You know when you played and that little flame
0:52:28 > 0:52:33clicks. That is what it was, it clicked. One player pulled me aside
0:52:33 > 0:52:41and said, I should play for you. That just sparked it.Why was it
0:52:41 > 0:52:48crawly you decided on?First and foremost they offered me a job!
0:52:48 > 0:52:52Again it is about getting your foot in the door. I did my homework on
0:52:52 > 0:52:57all the players and I knew exactly what I was dealt with, I watched all
0:52:57 > 0:53:01the games from last season, so I knew what they were capable of
0:53:01 > 0:53:06doing. A lot of people confuse this game and say it is hard, it is not.
0:53:06 > 0:53:11It is very simple if you keep it simple. If you pass, move, top and
0:53:11 > 0:53:14communicate, not with your phones, but with your voice, you can make a
0:53:14 > 0:53:21difference.A few band phones in the dressing room?I have learnt a bit
0:53:21 > 0:53:25of leeway. I cannot be strict on everything because you end up
0:53:25 > 0:53:28getting them against you, so you have to give them that
0:53:28 > 0:53:32responsibility as well. On match days there will be no phones. If I
0:53:32 > 0:53:36see you on your phone, you might as well just be on the bench
0:53:36 > 0:53:42straightaway even if you are starting.Before the game they will
0:53:42 > 0:53:50not play?Yes, I will not stand for it.How far can you take Rory?It is
0:53:50 > 0:53:55the million-dollar question and $1 million can go a long way. The last
0:53:55 > 0:53:59season was difficult. They have been hovering around that relegation
0:53:59 > 0:54:04zone. It takes time. You cannot expect a manager to come in and wave
0:54:04 > 0:54:09his little wand and go, it is fixed. We have had a few injuries, we had
0:54:09 > 0:54:14missed opportunities. I sound like every other manager. It has not gone
0:54:14 > 0:54:19our way, but we are trying to change. You have to be patient.That
0:54:19 > 0:54:23is the biggest challenge, pacifying the crowd.I am not worried about
0:54:23 > 0:54:28that. I am worried about my players performing. We can go out there and
0:54:28 > 0:54:32play the way I want them to play and we can lose. I will say, we gave it
0:54:32 > 0:54:37our all. But if we do not go out there and do not play the way we
0:54:37 > 0:54:42want to, we will hit the raft.Do you kick and scream and throw things
0:54:42 > 0:54:49around?It is very truthful. The other day we played the game and we
0:54:49 > 0:54:53were not at it and I asked them, who gave their all? One person put their
0:54:53 > 0:55:00hand up. I said, how are we supposed to win again? There is no excuse.
0:55:00 > 0:55:04You can run, you can cause other teams problems by having a good
0:55:04 > 0:55:09attitude. If you have that attitude, then that can build something in a
0:55:09 > 0:55:14game and change momentum in the game.Dan Walker is a massive
0:55:14 > 0:55:19Crawley Town fan.What message would you give him? How many games has he
0:55:19 > 0:55:24come to see?That is a good question.You say you are a massive
0:55:24 > 0:55:31fan, but how many games have you come to this year? Excuse me?Sorry.
0:55:31 > 0:55:40I have got a Saturday job, Harry. You two are a disgrace.You agree
0:55:40 > 0:55:46with him, phones on match day.In any workplace. If you cannot come
0:55:46 > 0:55:49into a building and leave your phone in the car and focus on the players
0:55:49 > 0:55:59and what is on store. He did not use the chance to promote his players.
0:55:59 > 0:56:03It is about the players and what you get from them.You were ranting
0:56:03 > 0:56:09during that piece. What was the story about Leicester?When I first
0:56:09 > 0:56:16went to Leicester nine players were on the telephone. How did I react to
0:56:16 > 0:56:24that?We saw a very good goal for Harry Kewell. I know you want to
0:56:24 > 0:56:35have a look at this.
0:56:38 > 0:56:45I think I was slowing up, I was 36, 30 seven.He was a great player, no
0:56:45 > 0:56:51doubt.Not consistent. Crawley are 17th and they take on Mansfield
0:56:51 > 0:56:56today. A big game at the top of the league where Luton take on Notts
0:56:56 > 0:57:01County. And one result in the Championship. Bristol City go up to
0:57:01 > 0:57:11third. Back on Harry Kewell, the way he talks about his players. I know
0:57:11 > 0:57:15he said he wanted to shine light on his players. He is so candid and
0:57:15 > 0:57:20honest and that can get reaction sometimes.It can go both ways. He
0:57:20 > 0:57:26is new to it. It is great he has got his foot in the door.I want to see
0:57:26 > 0:57:29good former players doing well in management, so we wish him well.
0:57:29 > 0:57:31management, so we wish him well.
0:57:31 > 0:57:32That's all for this week.
0:57:32 > 0:57:34Thanks to Martin and Jermaine.
0:57:34 > 0:57:37Remember, if you missed anything, then Focus is on the iPlayer.
0:57:37 > 0:57:38See you next Saturday at midday.
0:57:38 > 0:57:41We shall leave you with the predictions of Richard Osman,
0:57:41 > 0:57:42the world's tallest Fulham fan,
0:57:42 > 0:57:44author of The World Cup of Everything and TV's Mr Pointless.
0:57:44 > 0:57:48Goodbye.
0:57:48 > 0:57:52I'm a Fulham fan, for my sins.
0:57:52 > 0:57:54We had a lovely season last season.
0:57:54 > 0:57:56Got through to the play-offs.
0:57:56 > 0:57:58It's a bit of a lottery.
0:57:58 > 0:58:00Hoping we were going to do the same this year.
0:58:00 > 0:58:01I suspect we're not.
0:58:01 > 0:58:03We're not having a brilliant season.
0:58:03 > 0:58:06But Tom Cairney, our captain, seems to be back to full fitness,
0:58:06 > 0:58:08so hopefully something good is going to happen in the New Year.
0:58:08 > 0:58:11I was watching the World Cup draw very carefully.
0:58:11 > 0:58:13I think it's not a bad draw for England.
0:58:13 > 0:58:15Certainly, Panama is a very nice draw for us.
0:58:15 > 0:58:21But Belgium are one of those teams, they don't signed like they're very
0:58:21 > 0:58:28good, but of course they are one of the best teams in the world.
0:58:28 > 0:58:31I would rather have had Argentina, who are not playing great.
0:58:31 > 0:58:33Belgium, I think, is a big issue for us.
0:58:33 > 0:58:34The best player?
0:58:34 > 0:58:36The player who made the most impact at the World Cup?
0:58:36 > 0:58:39I love it when someone comes along that you didn't know before.
0:58:39 > 0:58:40So, someone like Toto Schillaci.
0:58:40 > 0:58:42The Italian striker.
0:58:42 > 0:58:44When someone comes out of nowhere, that's always my favourite
0:58:44 > 0:58:46thing in the World Cup.
0:58:46 > 0:58:48Chelsea are hitting a rich vein of form.
0:58:48 > 0:58:54I think this is going to be a tough one for West Ham.
0:58:54 > 0:59:04West Ham nil, Chelsea three.
0:59:10 > 0:59:13Manchester City look unstoppable. If anyone can stop them it is Jose
0:59:13 > 0:59:14Mourinho.