0:00:40 > 0:00:43Welcome to Football Focus - back in the studio after our cup
0:00:43 > 0:00:51travels and looking forward to a bumper Premier League Saturday.
0:00:51 > 0:00:56We have all this on the show for you.
0:00:56 > 0:01:01Manchester City's Kyle Walker on getting to know Sergio.
0:01:01 > 0:01:06URL little bit starstruck, you think, I have played with you on
0:01:06 > 0:01:08Fifa, now I am playing with you in real life.
0:01:08 > 0:01:09Playing the West Ham way?
0:01:09 > 0:01:11David Moyes has other inspirations in mind.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15I want is to play like Tottenham Chelsea, say we are having a game
0:01:15 > 0:01:18with you and see if we can beat you.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22Huddersfield's Mathias Jorgensen on when Zanka Claus came to town.
0:01:22 > 0:01:27I thought, OK, it would be nice to show that we appreciate them. What
0:01:27 > 0:01:29would be better than buying everybody a drink?
0:01:29 > 0:01:31And when the Newport County manager
0:01:31 > 0:01:32is being interviewed on the training
0:01:32 > 0:01:35ground but just can't help himself.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39When they keep giving me the efforts they are giving me, I can't praise
0:01:39 > 0:01:46them highly enough. What a finish that is!Plenty more
0:01:46 > 0:01:48from South Wales later.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50And we've a couple of big dogs in the studio -
0:01:50 > 0:01:53Joleon Lescott and Martin Keown are here to provide some
0:01:53 > 0:01:54defensive solidity.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57After last weekend's FA Cup third round, it's back to a packed
0:01:57 > 0:01:58Premier League this weekend.
0:01:58 > 0:01:59No early game today.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02We'll be live at Stamford Bridge to look ahead to Chelsea against
0:02:02 > 0:02:03Leicester with Motty shortly.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05And we'll be live at Palace against Burnley too.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07Bottom of the table Swansea travel to Newcastle,
0:02:07 > 0:02:10whilst West Brom will be desperate for a first league win under
0:02:10 > 0:02:11Alan Pardew against Brighton.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13The late game is Tottenham home to Everton.
0:02:13 > 0:02:14Tomorrow Bournemouth are home to Arsenal,
0:02:14 > 0:02:16while Stoke are Hughes-less as they go to Old
0:02:16 > 0:02:17Trafford on Monday.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19We start with that cracker at Anfield tomorrow, though,
0:02:19 > 0:02:22as Liverpool try to dent Manchester City's march to the title.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24The City full back Kyle Walker has been speaking to
0:02:24 > 0:02:27Juliette Ferrington.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37MUSIC PLAYS
0:02:43 > 0:02:495-0 last time out here, it will be a different proposition going into
0:02:49 > 0:02:52Anfield on Sunday? As a defender, if we go to Anfield
0:02:52 > 0:02:56and keep a clean sheet, I will be over the moon. It is something we
0:02:56 > 0:02:59are working hard on in training to try and stamp on their striking
0:02:59 > 0:03:06force, really. Their home record is pretty
0:03:06 > 0:03:10phenomenal this season. Manchester City's record at Anfield is not that
0:03:10 > 0:03:13great? We have been told, the manager has
0:03:13 > 0:03:16said numerous times in the meetings that we need to change history,
0:03:16 > 0:03:21really. We have not had a good result at Anfield in a number of
0:03:21 > 0:03:24years. Hopefully we are the team to put that right and get the victory
0:03:24 > 0:03:28we want. I am liking what you are saying, the
0:03:28 > 0:03:36manager wanting to change his to be, I guess that
0:03:36 > 0:03:38I guess that is a reason that you came up north?
0:03:38 > 0:03:40The manager, what he has won and how he coaches people speaks for itself.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43What he has done for me as an individual bit season, it has
0:03:43 > 0:03:46improved my game and hopefully I can keep improving under him.
0:03:46 > 0:03:51With the players I have managed, to have to of my heroes, it was a bit
0:03:51 > 0:03:56nervous for me to come here and work underneath him. But I had to take it
0:03:56 > 0:04:00in my stride. I knew he would improve me as a player and I was
0:04:00 > 0:04:09eager to learn and start the season. Why nervous?With the move, I have
0:04:09 > 0:04:14been somewhere for nine years. I was part of the furniture, as they say.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18I was not in my comfort zone, but I knew the place inside and out. So
0:04:18 > 0:04:23coming to a new team is like starting a new job, I didn't know
0:04:23 > 0:04:27anybody really except the England lads. I was a little bit nervous,
0:04:27 > 0:04:33but excited as well. What was a lie, the Aguero movement,
0:04:33 > 0:04:40first time? Nervous excitement? -- what was it like?You are a bit
0:04:40 > 0:04:43starstruck, you think, normally I play Fifa with you but I am kicking
0:04:43 > 0:04:49a ball around with you on a Monday morning.Who is Baghdad Fifa?I
0:04:49 > 0:04:56think outpace him.Aguero surges into the box.
0:04:56 > 0:05:04Daesh who is better at Fifa? What type of impact has Pep had on you?
0:05:04 > 0:05:11Basically, save your energy. We have players in the team that can do
0:05:11 > 0:05:16that, Raheem Sterling has been on fire, Leroy is fantastic and can
0:05:16 > 0:05:21only get better.Sane will go for goal.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25Brilliant.It is controlling, picking your times and not just
0:05:25 > 0:05:30running for the sake of running, run with a purpose. Make sure you will
0:05:30 > 0:05:35get an assist auricle, which will be very rare for me.You have not
0:05:35 > 0:05:39scored this season, one of the few? I think I am probably the only
0:05:39 > 0:05:45player in Manchester. I think Edelson will score before me.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49Do you rewind when you were younger and think you almost quit? Your mum
0:05:49 > 0:05:55wanted you to carry on? I was 15 and I just said, I have had
0:05:55 > 0:06:01enough. You see all your mates going out and hanging around on the street
0:06:01 > 0:06:04and going in at stupid o'clock in the morning, there was me going in
0:06:04 > 0:06:08at nine o'clock because I had a game the next day. My mum said to me, we
0:06:08 > 0:06:13can't quit now, we have come too far. I was there since six. She made
0:06:13 > 0:06:17a good decision for me and I am probably forever in her debt.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21There you have said you would like to do the normal stuff?
0:06:21 > 0:06:29Sometimes I miss it. When I am with my friends I want to act
0:06:31 > 0:06:33my friends I want to act stupid, you have to real me in a little bit
0:06:33 > 0:06:36sometimes.What is the stupid stuff? Simple stuff, I just want to walk to
0:06:36 > 0:06:39the shop without people asking for a picture. It is good because they are
0:06:39 > 0:06:42looking up to me and they want a picture of me, but sometimes I wish
0:06:42 > 0:06:46I could have a magic coat and go and do normal, stupid stuff.Walking
0:06:46 > 0:06:51your dog is at 11pm in short in the pouring rain?That would be lovely,
0:06:51 > 0:06:55exactly. I try to keep ground. There are
0:06:55 > 0:07:00certain things I can't do that in normal 27-year-old man could do, but
0:07:00 > 0:07:04it is part and parcel of the job and I would not change it for anything.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07I love playing football and I am loving playing for Man City at the
0:07:07 > 0:07:11moment.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15Comes across really well. Martin Keown through one into the pot
0:07:15 > 0:07:19earlier, you think you could be the best full-back in Europe at the
0:07:19 > 0:07:25moment?None of them.You have wrote back a little bit?I think he is. He
0:07:25 > 0:07:30was going to be, if he is not already. He has taken the directive
0:07:30 > 0:07:35from his manager on board. Not to bomb on too much, he will pick and
0:07:35 > 0:07:39choose on this one against Liverpool. May will test, he will
0:07:39 > 0:07:43have to be sensible. Go and express yourself and play, that is the
0:07:43 > 0:07:52message from the manager. -- Mane will test him. Picking up as is, the
0:07:52 > 0:07:57approach play. He has had the pace, people have said about his defensive
0:07:57 > 0:08:01qualities, but look up the ball he is putting in. He is now a winger.
0:08:01 > 0:08:06You have been doing some work at Manchester City, Joleon. The inside
0:08:06 > 0:08:10we're getting from Kyle Walker into the attention to detail that Pep
0:08:10 > 0:08:16Guardiola has brought, that be crucial this week. Martin mentioned
0:08:16 > 0:08:20May, and with Mosul and Firmino, it will be interesting to see how that
0:08:20 > 0:08:27develops?It will be interesting how they combat Manchester City's
0:08:27 > 0:08:33attacking full-back, Kyle Walker, how he contains Mane. It will be
0:08:33 > 0:08:39tough all individuals. It will make an exciting game.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43What about Philippe Coutinho, the fact he is not there any more? He
0:08:43 > 0:08:49will be a big miss for Liverpool?No doubt. Jurgen Klopp has been talking
0:08:49 > 0:08:55highly about the player. He lost the 100% focus, it is about moving on. I
0:08:55 > 0:08:59have been impressed with Jurgen Klopp, he says look at the past but
0:08:59 > 0:09:03do not let it affect the future. Liverpool fancy their chances. It's
0:09:03 > 0:09:08City drop their guard they will lose, that is how good Liverpool are
0:09:08 > 0:09:14at attacking.Is this City's biggest test?For me. If they can get
0:09:14 > 0:09:18through this game, I think every other team in the league will be
0:09:18 > 0:09:20looking at them and saying if Liverpool do not have enough
0:09:20 > 0:09:25attacking players to stop them, they will struggle.I know you are fully
0:09:25 > 0:09:29paid-up members of the centre-back club, it will be interesting to get
0:09:29 > 0:09:33your take on Virgil van Dijk. Uber Man of the Match on his debut, was
0:09:33 > 0:09:42he tested enough by Everton? -- he won Man of the Match on his debut.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45This is the winning goal, he threatened to score from a couple of
0:09:45 > 0:09:49set pieces. He was like a Rolls-Royce. He has everything in
0:09:49 > 0:09:53his game. He has been mothballed, really, most of the end of last
0:09:53 > 0:09:58season.Partly through choice.He went through the gears, looked for
0:09:58 > 0:10:02the move and switched it on. I think he is with the right club at right
0:10:02 > 0:10:06manager.Definitely, if you could pick a game to be involved in in
0:10:06 > 0:10:12your debut, it will be a derby. He came at scoring the winning goal.I
0:10:12 > 0:10:18know he is trying to stop them going in, but there are always goals in
0:10:18 > 0:10:21this game. From a Man City perspective, an interesting
0:10:21 > 0:10:25statistic, they have not won at Anfield since 2003, since Nicolas
0:10:25 > 0:10:33Anelka scored those goals. The record stacks up against them.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37Timing, the way the fixtures have come out, the fact Coutinho has just
0:10:37 > 0:10:43left, is it therefore City to win? They are that good, but this is a
0:10:43 > 0:10:47head-to-head, a heavyweight, like a heavyweight boxer. Whoever connects
0:10:47 > 0:10:50buyers can knock out the opponent. Liverpool can score in quick
0:10:50 > 0:10:55succession, it will be interesting to see it City can respond.Going
0:10:55 > 0:10:59back to Kyle Walker, everybody we speak to a Man City seems so content
0:10:59 > 0:11:05and happy with life. Is that because of the club set up because they are
0:11:05 > 0:11:08winning everything?I think a combination. As players you buy
0:11:08 > 0:11:11anything if you get results, if you are winning you do not care what
0:11:11 > 0:11:15time you train or how hard you train, as long as you win on match
0:11:15 > 0:11:22day. Speaking to the staff is the key, knowing how much they enjoy it,
0:11:22 > 0:11:25knowing how much Pep is involving every member of staff.Life cannot
0:11:25 > 0:11:29be better when you are winning games, everybody is making a
0:11:29 > 0:11:33contribution. Lots of people have played, that is the good thing. They
0:11:33 > 0:11:37are up there because of the group. A big game to look forward to
0:11:37 > 0:11:38tomorrow.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41Some sad news this week from Liverpool with the announcement
0:11:41 > 0:11:42that their former Scotland international goalkeeper
0:11:42 > 0:11:44Tommy Lawrence had died aged 77.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47He won two league titles and an FA Cup in the great Bill Shankly side.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49He was affectionately known as "The Flying Pig"
0:11:49 > 0:11:53because of his large yet acrobatic frame.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55A lovely nickname!
0:11:55 > 0:12:00He played 390 times before making the short move to Tranmere.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02Three years ago, BBC reporter Stuart Flinders
0:12:02 > 0:12:03was on the streets of Liverpool,
0:12:03 > 0:12:06asking for memories of a game in the 1960s.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10Look at this. I'm just wondering whether you remember the derby match
0:12:10 > 0:12:15in 1967 at Goodison, FA Cup, fifth round, shown on a big screen at
0:12:15 > 0:12:20Anfield?I do, I played in it. I was the goalkeeper for Liverpool.
0:12:20 > 0:12:25Really?!Yes.That is a stroke of luck on any meeting you. Can you
0:12:25 > 0:12:30remind me of your name?Tommy Lawrence.Nice to meet you, what do
0:12:30 > 0:12:36you remember?It was a great game.
0:12:36 > 0:12:42Tommy Lawrence was well loved, he died this week at the age of 77.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44Tommy's Liverpool and Manchester City successfully negotiated the FA
0:12:44 > 0:12:45Cup third round last weekend.
0:12:45 > 0:12:51Stoke didn't.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58Mark Hughes has been sacked this evening after his Stoke side were
0:12:58 > 0:13:03knocked out by leaked to Coventry City.The writing was on the wall
0:13:03 > 0:13:07may be before Christmas, November time.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11He dropped his allegedly best players at Chelsea, fielded a
0:13:11 > 0:13:16weakened team. Chelsea five, Stoke Nel.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19We were in difficult circumstances, playing today with so many defensive
0:13:19 > 0:13:23players missing. I take responsibility, it was my decision.
0:13:23 > 0:13:28We are in better shape for Monday. If we win, which we intend to, we
0:13:28 > 0:13:34have had a decent Christmas.Is it justifiable for you? About not
0:13:34 > 0:13:37throwing a game, but saying they will save it for the next one?It
0:13:37 > 0:13:41will only be right if they win on Monday.
0:13:41 > 0:13:46Newcastle lead! Having almost turned it into a must win, Mark Hughes'
0:13:46 > 0:13:50side have been beaten by relegation battling rival, you can see what the
0:13:50 > 0:13:57supporters think of him. Are you confident you can do it, and
0:13:57 > 0:13:59quickly? Who else will do it? I made the
0:13:59 > 0:14:03decision in the second tab at Chelsea to say, OK, we can't win. I
0:14:03 > 0:14:10am going to get criticised the lack? I think it is unfair if I do. -- I
0:14:10 > 0:14:18am going to get criticised for that? It is in! A famous win for Coventry
0:14:18 > 0:14:25City, and just how damaging a defeat will it be for Mark Hughes?
0:14:25 > 0:14:29When a Premier League side goes out to a non-league side, it is news. --
0:14:29 > 0:14:33to a lower league side.
0:14:33 > 0:14:38Mark Hughes has gone after a double century of games in charge. We heard
0:14:38 > 0:14:42in the commentary he made that Newcastle gain a must win for
0:14:42 > 0:14:45himself by making the change at Chelsea, then saying I have done
0:14:45 > 0:14:48that because we need to play Newcastle on Monday, and then they
0:14:48 > 0:14:51lost. More pressure on himself?
0:14:51 > 0:14:55Definitely. He went into the game hoping to win, but emphasised how
0:14:55 > 0:14:59important it was by making the changes. The way they have lost some
0:14:59 > 0:15:04of those games, conceding seven Man City, five at Chelsea, the fans can
0:15:04 > 0:15:09accept that some players can accept it if it is close, but by massive
0:15:09 > 0:15:13margins, change needs to happen. A brilliant win for Coventry, but
0:15:13 > 0:15:17the Stoke win rate has been down this season. Under Mark Hughes they
0:15:17 > 0:15:21have finished ninth couple times, 13th, it feels like there has been
0:15:21 > 0:15:26something different this season. What has been missing?Look at what
0:15:26 > 0:15:31they bought in the summer, an ageing group. Performances from the
0:15:31 > 0:15:35players, I think they need to look themselves in the mirror and ask if
0:15:35 > 0:15:38they have done enough for Mark Hughes? He seems to manage with a
0:15:38 > 0:15:45great deal of dignity. Berahino came in, scored no goals yet. They are
0:15:45 > 0:15:50relying on 37-year-old Peter Crouch. He has been good but you want to
0:15:50 > 0:15:54regenerate and he does not seem to come. To lose games like they did to
0:15:54 > 0:15:58a division two team, Coventry, there is only one way it would that end.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02After they play Man United on Monday, they have a good fixture
0:16:02 > 0:16:06list coming up after that game on Monday. In terms of the manager,
0:16:06 > 0:16:10they are trying to bring in the former Watford Barsky K Florence, he
0:16:10 > 0:16:15is favourite at the moment if they can get away from Espanyol. But it
0:16:15 > 0:16:18is that crucial time of the season where if they are to get away from
0:16:18 > 0:16:21trouble and stay in the Premier League it has that crucial time of
0:16:21 > 0:16:24the season where if they are to get away from trouble and stay in the
0:16:24 > 0:16:35Premier League ties to start happening?
0:16:35 > 0:16:44Manchester United away on Monday. We'll talk about the spat between
0:16:44 > 0:16:48Conte and Mourinho. From a Manchester United perspective and a
0:16:48 > 0:16:51former Arsenal player, Alexis Sanchez has been all over the papers
0:16:51 > 0:16:53for the last few days. There were rumours about the Manchester City
0:16:53 > 0:17:01move. Is it because for the play-off of that quality, it's hard to say we
0:17:01 > 0:17:08shouldn't be going in for him? That's right. Even Conte at Chelsea,
0:17:08 > 0:17:11there's recriminations there. Sanchez is causing a lot of
0:17:11 > 0:17:16problems. He is a great talent, there is no doubt. If Arsenal allow
0:17:16 > 0:17:20him to go to Manchester United, he's going to one of their rivals. If he
0:17:20 > 0:17:24goes to City I'm not sure how much is going to improve Man City but I
0:17:24 > 0:17:29feel that's probably where he'll end up.He is free in the summer, that's
0:17:29 > 0:17:33their other issue. That might be putting some people of because they
0:17:33 > 0:17:37say they'll get him to virtually nothing if they wait awhile.It's a
0:17:37 > 0:17:43good investment now because he can play Champions League. A player of
0:17:43 > 0:17:50that magnitude can obviously...FA Cup as well. Jesus is coming back
0:17:50 > 0:17:54from injury as well so I'm not sure they need Tim.Certainly want to
0:17:54 > 0:17:58watch in the January transfer window.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00Seven Premier League sackings already this season.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02David Moyes one of those managers who's stepped in.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04And he's enjoying life at the London Stadium.
0:18:04 > 0:18:09He's been speaking to Mark Scott.
0:18:09 > 0:18:09COMMENTATOR:
0:18:09 > 0:18:13COMMENTATOR: Great result the David Moyes and West Ham. West Ham United
0:18:13 > 0:18:19are ahead against Chelsea! 3-0, that finishes it! What an unbelievable
0:18:19 > 0:18:31strike! And West Ham United win it.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34The recent upturn in form, the question is what have you
0:18:34 > 0:18:38implemented in the squad that wasn't there before?I don't think I've
0:18:38 > 0:18:42done anything different than what I've done before. I've said to the
0:18:42 > 0:18:47players, don't be coming back moaning when you find it too hard or
0:18:47 > 0:18:52you want something else. If you don't want to do it, you can see the
0:18:52 > 0:19:00door. To be fair they have all jumped on board.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02jumped on board. Stuart Pearce, Billy Allen have all made sure
0:19:02 > 0:19:08they've done a great job behind the scene is.COMMENTATOR: Good
0:19:08 > 0:19:11atmosphere now inside the London Stadium. STUDIO: How important was
0:19:11 > 0:19:16to get the fans on board especially at home?It was really important to
0:19:16 > 0:19:21me. Maybe a lot weren't sure about David Moyes coming in. The stadium
0:19:21 > 0:19:26has been rocking. I think they realise that we've got to make sure
0:19:26 > 0:19:30we get through trouble, support the team, support them staff, give them
0:19:30 > 0:19:34a real opportunity of getting the job done as best they can. I think
0:19:34 > 0:19:40in turn the players are responding to that.COMMENTATOR:West Ham have
0:19:40 > 0:19:43been defending and defending and defending and got themselves ahead
0:19:43 > 0:19:50with an absolute screamer from Pedro Obiang!You said yourself you're
0:19:50 > 0:19:55still miles away from how you'd like West Ham to play, I thought that was
0:19:55 > 0:20:01really interesting.I've got an idea in my head of how I wanted to look.
0:20:01 > 0:20:06I want us to be playing like Tottenham, Chelsea. I want us to go
0:20:06 > 0:20:10to those teams and say we are having a game with you. At the moment we
0:20:10 > 0:20:17have the same level of quality players as those teams do. But
0:20:17 > 0:20:31Burnley are the top six or seven. Sunderland confirming David Moyes
0:20:31 > 0:20:35has resigned.You came in in you felt you felt you had a point to
0:20:35 > 0:20:38prove. I know it's early days but do you feel already you've gone some
0:20:38 > 0:20:43way to achieving that?Of course I had a point to prove because I've
0:20:43 > 0:20:48had a bad year or two. I think you'll never get through it always
0:20:48 > 0:20:52doing well. There's been a couple of years I'd have liked to go better.
0:20:52 > 0:20:57You can only win by having good players and getting the players to
0:20:57 > 0:21:01work correctly and get results. Sometimes that doesn't work, not
0:21:01 > 0:21:05anything I'm doing differently. Sometimes it doesn't work.Has it
0:21:05 > 0:21:11made you a better manager?Yes. Experience of being in Spain has
0:21:11 > 0:21:17given me a great insight...May be the tough times as well?I don't
0:21:17 > 0:21:20know if there's any managers who don't go through tough times. I hope
0:21:20 > 0:21:25it makes me better with it. It's not easy, because all your work is done
0:21:25 > 0:21:30in the public. If you're not doing so well when everybody knows about
0:21:30 > 0:21:35itCOMMENTATOR:Its David Moyes' 500th Premier League game, a
0:21:35 > 0:21:40landmark only three other men have ever reached.To be in the Premier
0:21:40 > 0:21:43League long time shows you've had some level of success. Sometimes
0:21:43 > 0:21:51people forget about the years you've done and what you've done. I've
0:21:51 > 0:21:53pleased I've done 500 games, I hope I can get many more. I'm really
0:21:53 > 0:21:56enjoying it.
0:21:56 > 0:22:03That seems like a very upbeat David Moyes. Smiling a lot, enjoying
0:22:03 > 0:22:06managerial life and hinting about staying beyond the end of his
0:22:06 > 0:22:10contract, planning for the future. Yes, I think his main objective is
0:22:10 > 0:22:14to stay in the league. After that he can see himself as a long-term West
0:22:14 > 0:22:18Ham manager. If he does keep them up I think the fans will be happy and
0:22:18 > 0:22:24the players will be happy.I'm not sure some fans will be happy if he
0:22:24 > 0:22:29says they want to play like Spurs and Chelsea, you can see why that
0:22:29 > 0:22:36would anger some West Ham fans!Of course. Yes, choose but comparisons!
0:22:36 > 0:22:40If you look at the statistics, Martin, they are scoring more goals
0:22:40 > 0:22:44than they did under Slaven Bilic and conceding fewer goals. He's tidying
0:22:44 > 0:22:49things up at the back, working with Stuart Pearce and they are being
0:22:49 > 0:22:53more fruitful at top as well.I think he's a really good manager and
0:22:53 > 0:22:56they've done him a favour by giving him six months. They've compress the
0:22:56 > 0:23:01time for him to make quick decisions. It seemed to take ten
0:23:01 > 0:23:06years for his success to be formalised at Everton. He watched
0:23:06 > 0:23:12this man 54 times before he decided to sign him.When you were at
0:23:12 > 0:23:19Wolverhampton, David Moyes scouted you 54 times.His career was nearly
0:23:19 > 0:23:24over!It still took them two weeks to confirm the signings.I think
0:23:24 > 0:23:27he's got the strength of his convictions. His confidence does in
0:23:27 > 0:23:33the world of good. How good a manager was he?In terms of
0:23:33 > 0:23:40attention to detail of opposition, he's the I've worked with.It's
0:23:40 > 0:23:47about you, isn't it. It's about don't get obsessed with the
0:23:47 > 0:23:52opposition.It's different with Arsene Wenger and David Moyes
0:23:52 > 0:23:58managing different teams. I think in the greatest respect West Ham, that
0:23:58 > 0:24:01objective now is trying not to lose. There's a lot of teams in the
0:24:01 > 0:24:05Premier League playing not to lose. I think that's what their objective
0:24:05 > 0:24:11is. Arsenal and Man City play to win and that's what separates the great
0:24:11 > 0:24:15managers.Is he a better manager in that situation than in the Arsene
0:24:15 > 0:24:21Wenger role?I think so. I think that's been proven over his career
0:24:21 > 0:24:29as a manager.He put three at the back. He's changed the team around
0:24:29 > 0:24:34and tactically they are stronger now.
0:24:34 > 0:24:35West Ham are at Huddersfield this afternoon.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38We'll be hearing from their defender Zanka a bit later -
0:24:38 > 0:24:41ever present and the man who bought all their away fans
0:24:41 > 0:24:42a pint over Christmas.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45We've already seen how the FA Cup ended Mark Hughes' reign at Stoke.
0:24:45 > 0:24:53The Cup holders had an equally miserable weekend.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01I knew before the game that a game like that away from home would be
0:25:01 > 0:25:06different.Asked nor our FA Cup winners a record 13 times and come
0:25:06 > 0:25:09to the City Ground as
0:25:09 > 0:25:09winners a record 13 times and come to the City Ground as the holders.
0:25:09 > 0:25:20COMMENTATOR:He's got it! Off the post, Per Mertesacker scores!
0:25:20 > 0:25:22Defensively you cannot afford the mistakes we made today, to get away
0:25:22 > 0:25:32with a good result.We were horrendous at the back, I'm afraid.
0:25:32 > 0:25:38COMMENTATOR:That might be the one that seals Arsenal's fate. Smith
0:25:38 > 0:25:42lost it and Danny Welbeck has rolled it in! There is hope again for
0:25:42 > 0:25:54Arsenal. Penalty Forrest again! Four thug Forrest.You've got to play
0:25:54 > 0:25:59your strongest side. This is the lesson Arsene Wenger needs to learn.
0:25:59 > 0:26:05It was a massive gamble.It would be easy to just think that was the
0:26:05 > 0:26:08problem today is.The best thing about today was the fact I couldn't
0:26:08 > 0:26:15see any of the because I'm blind. Arsenal out of the first round for
0:26:15 > 0:26:19the first time since 1996. The big story of the FA Cup third round
0:26:19 > 0:26:22weekend.
0:26:22 > 0:26:30Just a focus on Forrest, one of the goals of the week from Eric Lichaj.
0:26:30 > 0:26:35His wife said they would get him a dog if he scored a hat-trick in this
0:26:35 > 0:26:43game. This has brought about a great Twitter hashtag. We got
0:26:43 > 0:26:50#GetEricADog. And then after this picture, we got #GetEricHasADog and
0:26:50 > 0:26:57he called the dog Gunner. Arsenal were terrible.Listen, I think it
0:26:57 > 0:26:59started with the selection.
0:26:59 > 0:27:00were terrible.Listen, I think it started with the selection. It was a
0:27:00 > 0:27:04team that were really on a hiding to nothing. Per Mertesacker has been
0:27:04 > 0:27:08magnificent in the FA Cup. It was his finest hour when they won it
0:27:08 > 0:27:13last season against Chelsea. He was totally exposed within the game. I
0:27:13 > 0:27:15thought Forrest had some really good youngsters on the day. To good
0:27:15 > 0:27:20advantage of that. Brian Clough would have been really proud looking
0:27:20 > 0:27:24down on them, that's how good they were. They rolled back the years.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27Arsene Wenger is looking at another challenge in the Europa League. He
0:27:27 > 0:27:33feels it's going to be a long season. The winner of that now goes
0:27:33 > 0:27:36into that competition. The FA Cup alongside that would have got in the
0:27:36 > 0:27:41way. Looking at him since, I don't think he's that perturbed about
0:27:41 > 0:27:45going out of the FA Cup.It saved him in recent seasons.We've grown
0:27:45 > 0:27:49used to that but I think now it will be the Europa League, if we are
0:27:49 > 0:27:54talking about saving his job at all. This isn't Arsenal. One win in six,
0:27:54 > 0:27:59fans are already upset with the way they feel the team are moving. They
0:27:59 > 0:28:03play a team like that and play like that against Forrest and they aren't
0:28:03 > 0:28:07having results in the league either. It shouldn't be the way Arsenal go
0:28:07 > 0:28:12about their business but it's the state of Arsenal's last three or
0:28:12 > 0:28:16four seasons. It slows a prize they lost and Nottingham Forest. There's
0:28:16 > 0:28:20a lot of players in that team that belief before that game they should
0:28:20 > 0:28:24have been playing more often. That's going to confirm Arsene Wenger's
0:28:24 > 0:28:33decision.Per Mertesacker is at the end of his career. Theo Walcott,
0:28:33 > 0:28:37talking of him being up until three o'clock in the morning partying,
0:28:37 > 0:28:44Iwobi.After hearing that you would expect him not to be involved.I
0:28:44 > 0:28:47think it was only allowed to play because it was going to hurt Arsenal
0:28:47 > 0:28:51more if he wasn't. He looked like he was playing to a higher level
0:28:51 > 0:28:59against Chelsea than he did against Forrest. That would concern me.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02Bournemouth are unbeaten since Christmas but scoring goals has been
0:29:02 > 0:29:03a problem for them. There are
0:29:03 > 0:29:03Christmas but scoring goals has been a problem for them. There are ten
0:29:03 > 0:29:09fewer goals than at this stage last season. Is that a big issue for
0:29:09 > 0:29:15Bournemouth?Yes, I think that's an issue for the majority of teams. Not
0:29:15 > 0:29:21scoring enough goals. Obviously they signed Jermaine in the summer to try
0:29:21 > 0:29:23to help that situation. Unfortunately he's injured at the
0:29:23 > 0:29:28moment but they've got enough goal-scorers in that team.It's
0:29:28 > 0:29:33going to test them. We talked about how good the manager is. It's about
0:29:33 > 0:29:36sticking together in these difficult moments and keep believing in the
0:29:36 > 0:29:36group. You
0:29:36 > 0:29:38moments and keep believing in the group. You can quickly fall out of
0:29:38 > 0:29:41love with your players. Jermain Defoe is out and we need to get him
0:29:41 > 0:29:45back quickly.Everyone can bring in players in the January window. We
0:29:45 > 0:29:50talked about some of the big players involved. Theo Walcott will be one
0:29:50 > 0:29:55to keep an eye on. In talks with Everton. Strange that no start for
0:29:55 > 0:30:01him this season. 49 minutes he's played in the league from five
0:30:01 > 0:30:09substitute performances. Where is he at the moment?
0:30:09 > 0:30:13He cannot be happy. When you are playing football every week, if
0:30:13 > 0:30:16you're at the bottom of the table the top, you have to play football
0:30:16 > 0:30:19each week. He does not get that reward each week. It seems like
0:30:19 > 0:30:23Wenger does not believe in him any more and it might be his chance to
0:30:23 > 0:30:27take the exit door. Everton is a great club to play for, by the way,
0:30:27 > 0:30:32maybe he is trying to come to terms about.Would it be a good move for
0:30:32 > 0:30:37him?
0:30:37 > 0:30:40him?Definitely. He wants to go somewhere he feels loved, Sam
0:30:40 > 0:30:42Allardyce has done that in the past, got the best out of players into
0:30:42 > 0:30:44situations. Theo is one of them.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46Tottenham against Everton is at 5.30pm today,
0:30:46 > 0:30:49in two weeks' time they'll be travelling to South Wales
0:30:49 > 0:30:51to face Newport County in the Fourth Round of the FA Cup.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54The League 2 team's win over Leeds last Sunday capped a remarkable
0:30:54 > 0:30:55turnaround under manager Mike Flynn.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58Mark Clemmit has been to see him.
0:31:09 > 0:31:17Go longer! There it is! Great ball! Brilliant, 3-0!Has this been the
0:31:17 > 0:31:21key, being so hands-on?We get the information across to them all the
0:31:21 > 0:31:25time, but Wayne Hatch will does most of the coaching, if I'm honest. He
0:31:25 > 0:31:31is off today, I make sure I keep the points across. Keep playing!
0:31:31 > 0:31:37Brilliant! Just organise, just talk to them.
0:31:37 > 0:31:44Brilliant tackle! It is remarkable the pace at which
0:31:44 > 0:31:48they are playing, they are really working hard? Football fans do not
0:31:48 > 0:31:53see this?They are like this every day, I have an outstanding group of
0:31:53 > 0:31:56players. They take everything on board. When they keep giving me
0:31:56 > 0:31:59these efforts, I cannot praise them highly enough.
0:31:59 > 0:32:05What a finish that is! I can't get over the contrast
0:32:05 > 0:32:08between this, and the feeling here, and this time last year when you had
0:32:08 > 0:32:12just lost seven in a row. Amazing.Big turnaround. The boys
0:32:12 > 0:32:19are smiling. A good time to be part of Newport County.
0:32:19 > 0:32:26And the lift this week must have been extraordinary?Huge. Watching
0:32:26 > 0:32:29the draw on Monday evening, obviously after the result against
0:32:29 > 0:32:34Leeds. Lots of excitement. We are onto the big game on Saturday
0:32:34 > 0:32:44against Grimsby, then we will worry about top very soon.
0:32:44 > 0:32:502-1 to Newport County! Newport are in sight of a famous, famous FA Cup
0:32:50 > 0:32:55victory! How on earth did you get that high?
0:32:55 > 0:33:00It was just brilliant! To be honest, I can't even remember most of it. I
0:33:00 > 0:33:08threw my body at it and hoped that I had got connected to the ball.They
0:33:08 > 0:33:12did not cover the back post. We show them on the analysis the day before
0:33:12 > 0:33:20the game.Get in there with your shooting practice.He does not score
0:33:20 > 0:33:23in training, he says that for the games!
0:33:23 > 0:33:30Get a drink! The Reds are more interested in your positions when we
0:33:30 > 0:33:32lose the ball, so concentrate on this.
0:33:32 > 0:33:38Don't take this the wrong way, but ten months ago when you took over,
0:33:38 > 0:33:46were you the last resort?Probably. Probably, I will not dress it up. I
0:33:46 > 0:33:50had no managerial experience. I have done my badges, they knew I had a
0:33:50 > 0:33:55good rapport with the players. I think they saw how much I have come
0:33:55 > 0:33:58on over the last 18 months, two years.
0:33:58 > 0:34:03You have quite a famous alum live from the coaching course he went on,
0:34:03 > 0:34:09Thierry Henry, Mikel Arteta, all Arsenal, you're playing Spurs in the
0:34:09 > 0:34:14next round. Have you had texts of opposite help?I have had texts back
0:34:14 > 0:34:18and forth. Thierry is such a gentleman, he has always been
0:34:18 > 0:34:23approachable and we kept in contact. There were some fantastic people on
0:34:23 > 0:34:26the courses. You both can get too advance.
0:34:26 > 0:34:30You will increasingly rise in the public eye and, you know, somebody
0:34:30 > 0:34:36might come knocking for you?It is the nature of the beast. That is not
0:34:36 > 0:34:40for me to concentrate on, that is for other people to look from the
0:34:40 > 0:34:46outside in. On the flip side, if we start struggling, I am sure I could
0:34:46 > 0:34:50get sacked as well. I am not thinking of it. I am just thinking
0:34:50 > 0:34:59of doing wealthy Newport County. -- doing well for Newport County.
0:34:59 > 0:35:05A real buzz about the place. Mike Flynn goes around Newport, he enjoys
0:35:05 > 0:35:09being part of the community. That was filmed on Thursday and you both
0:35:09 > 0:35:14said how close was that to the FA Cup win over Leeds, they are still
0:35:14 > 0:35:17buzzing five days on? Maybe he has that X Factor, he might
0:35:17 > 0:35:23be a great manager in the making. He is full of enthusiasm, shouting out
0:35:23 > 0:35:26brilliant, he could not do the interview, by the way, without
0:35:26 > 0:35:34encouraging his players. It is infectious.What a header this was?!
0:35:34 > 0:35:39That is natural ability.He almost jumped out of the ground.Going back
0:35:39 > 0:35:43to the manager, you can see his enthusiasm and passion, that rubs
0:35:43 > 0:35:46off on the players, hopefully that will continue.
0:35:46 > 0:35:50They were 11 points adrift at the bottom when he took over, and he
0:35:50 > 0:35:55saved them.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59Ryan Giggs and Craig Bellamy have been interviewed about the Wales
0:35:59 > 0:36:02job, Michael O'Neill is into edge about the Scotland job, and it
0:36:02 > 0:36:05looked like Phil Neville 's could be the New England women's boss. He has
0:36:05 > 0:36:10spoken to the FA and he is keen. That would be an interesting move?
0:36:10 > 0:36:14He is passionate about being a coach, manager, hopefully he gets
0:36:14 > 0:36:17the role and can enhance the women's side for the national team.
0:36:17 > 0:36:22Staying with the EFL and there was a rather big game
0:36:22 > 0:36:23in the Steel City last night.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26Sheffield United at home to Wednesday, who were being managed
0:36:26 > 0:36:28by Jos Lukuhay for the first time.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31It ended goal less so a point for both the blue and red supporters
0:36:31 > 0:36:37in Sheffield this weekend.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40Let's turn to Chelsea next, where head coach Antonio Conte has
0:36:40 > 0:36:46been involved in a simmering feud with Jose Mourinho.
0:36:46 > 0:36:50The final whistle blows. Mourinho talking into the ear of Antonio
0:36:50 > 0:36:57Conte.What did Jose Mourinho say to you?It is a private conversation, I
0:36:57 > 0:37:03would like to remain private.We don't talk about it.
0:37:03 > 0:37:07I was demanding a different kind of football.Are they quite a negative
0:37:07 > 0:37:13side?I think they are very good defensively.Joking, joking.Has he
0:37:13 > 0:37:22got under the skin of Conte?I think so, the reaction was unbelievable.
0:37:22 > 0:37:26Because I don't behave as a clown, I don't think you had to behave like a
0:37:26 > 0:37:32crazy guy on the touchline. I think someone forgets.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36What never happen to me is to be suspended for match fixing.
0:37:36 > 0:37:40He was a little man in the past, here's a little man in the present,
0:37:40 > 0:37:42he will be a little man in the future.
0:37:42 > 0:37:47When a person insults another, you can expect a proper response.
0:37:47 > 0:37:58I won't forget this.I've change. And I am content. That means for me,
0:37:58 > 0:38:01and the story.
0:38:01 > 0:38:07You don't often get public feuds that go one for as long as this one?
0:38:07 > 0:38:11Not often other than in panto! But you get them involved with Jose
0:38:11 > 0:38:16Mourinho. It is a great image -- not a great image for either club. The
0:38:16 > 0:38:21managers are used to being outspoken, but neither will be
0:38:21 > 0:38:24pleased with the way it has been handled.Scudamore should step in if
0:38:24 > 0:38:30it goes another step. It looks like it will end.What did he say to
0:38:30 > 0:38:35them?Behave yourselves, you are ahead of the game, you have two
0:38:35 > 0:38:40great clubs, act with dignity. When it becomes this public spat that we
0:38:40 > 0:38:45have seen, I don't think it is good for the game. Mourinho has done this
0:38:45 > 0:38:49before, Conte should not rise to it. But he is a fighter, he wants to
0:38:49 > 0:38:53make his point. Conte, it is fascinating to see what
0:38:53 > 0:38:58happens with Antonio Kante, we have been talking about impossibly
0:38:58 > 0:39:04leaving Chelsea. Is he acting in this way because of that? ... We
0:39:04 > 0:39:10have been talking about him possibly leaving Chelsea?Mourinho does not
0:39:10 > 0:39:14like their tears in Manchester and Guardiola will win everything before
0:39:14 > 0:39:19him. -- does not like that he is in Manchester. Conte realises that they
0:39:19 > 0:39:22change their manager regularly. He has another year left on his
0:39:22 > 0:39:25contract, it does not look like he will stay.
0:39:25 > 0:39:30They have a very busy January. They have Leicester today. We watch them
0:39:30 > 0:39:33make a raptor changes against Fleetwood, lose any Premier League
0:39:33 > 0:39:38momentum and failed to have a shot on target. From a player's
0:39:38 > 0:39:43perspective, how does that take you into the next game?
0:39:43 > 0:39:46Some of the changes were forced. Vardy would have played if he was
0:39:46 > 0:39:51fit. I am sure he will come back into the team today and cause a
0:39:51 > 0:39:57number of problems for Chelsea. The momentum was important for a team
0:39:57 > 0:39:59like Leicester, I am sure they will be confident going into the game.
0:39:59 > 0:40:03Let's go live to Stamford Bridge to hear from a man who's seen a fair
0:40:03 > 0:40:08few managerial feuds in his career - Motty.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10Lovely to have you joining us, John Watson.
0:40:10 > 0:40:15Antonio Conte seems in a bit of a strange place at the moment.
0:40:15 > 0:40:20He is. There are several reasons for it. The fixture list and the size of
0:40:20 > 0:40:25the squad is one of them, but I have to be honest, I am here, never mind
0:40:25 > 0:40:29the cold, I am in a confessional because for the first time on the
0:40:29 > 0:40:34air I had to tell you how often I watched Chelsea in my younger days.
0:40:34 > 0:40:40I have with me two of the heroes, Stamford Bridge icons, who I saw
0:40:40 > 0:40:46play at that time. First of all, Ron Harris, I will take you back to
0:40:46 > 0:40:501963, Chelsea versus Stoke, a big promotion match, 70,000 in the
0:40:50 > 0:40:56bridge that day. I was here with my dad and 17-year-old Ron Harris was
0:40:56 > 0:41:02marking 49-year-old Stanley Matthews?I try to market, but for a
0:41:02 > 0:41:07fellow 49 years of age she was lightning quick over the first
0:41:07 > 0:41:15hundred yards -- I tried to mark him. They beat as 1-0 or 2-1, at the
0:41:15 > 0:41:20time, at one stage we were ten points and friends when you got two
0:41:20 > 0:41:27points for a win. With this losing here we had to go to Sunderland,
0:41:27 > 0:41:31practically assured unless we beat them, and we beat them. Then we
0:41:31 > 0:41:37still had to come back here on the Tuesday or Wednesday and beat
0:41:37 > 0:41:41Portsmouth 7-0.And the manager Tommy Docherty were celebrating in
0:41:41 > 0:41:45the directors box. Bobby Tamblyn, a real Chelsea hero, record
0:41:45 > 0:41:51goal-scorer for so many years. You played in that game?I did. We got
0:41:51 > 0:41:57off to a great start, we scored in the first minute. I think it was
0:41:57 > 0:42:04Derek Cavlan's one and only goal for Chelsea.You won 7-0. I got
0:42:04 > 0:42:10promoted. Bobby, I was a big fan of yours, I once went into a ticket
0:42:10 > 0:42:14agency in London and bought a ticket for an international, England versus
0:42:14 > 0:42:22Wales in the afternoon at Wembley. Did you make your debut?I did.
0:42:22 > 0:42:27Very, very belated. I came in on the Monday for a bit of treatment, just
0:42:27 > 0:42:31felt like a Monday morning. Tommy Docherty came through the door and
0:42:31 > 0:42:35said I didn't know you were injured. I said, it is only a bit of a
0:42:35 > 0:42:41strain, Tom. He said, God, that is hard work. I said why? He said
0:42:41 > 0:42:44Walter Winterbottom has been on the phone and says he wants you to join
0:42:44 > 0:42:49the party at Wembley, because you are playing on Wednesday, if you are
0:42:49 > 0:42:54fit.Fantastic. They will always remember your five goals at Aston
0:42:54 > 0:42:58Villa, that is an old Ken Wolstenholme commentary that we do
0:42:58 > 0:43:02not have time to show that I remember back. Ron, Jimmy Greaves
0:43:02 > 0:43:08was around when Bobby was scoring goals? Before he went to Tottenham.
0:43:08 > 0:43:12Chelsea have had some great goal-scoring heroes and it really
0:43:12 > 0:43:15took Frank Lampard bringing things up to date to overtake the
0:43:15 > 0:43:23long-standing record of this man?I think Bob and Aussie scored some
0:43:23 > 0:43:26fantastic goals when, no disrespect to the modern-day players, when
0:43:26 > 0:43:30defenders could tackle and tackle from behind. Whether these lads
0:43:30 > 0:43:35would have scored as many goals, don't forget that years ago, when I
0:43:35 > 0:43:40first came, we used to man mark people. I follow Jimmy everywhere.
0:43:40 > 0:43:44Tommy Docherty used to say to me, if he goes to the toilet, go with him.
0:43:44 > 0:43:50That was my job.They are quick on our programme, they have just shown
0:43:50 > 0:43:54your goals explanation Bobby, the fans still love you, you had them
0:43:54 > 0:43:57ill-health, I have met your sister over year from Ireland, how are you?
0:43:57 > 0:44:05I am very good. They come over from every home game, it is fantastic.It
0:44:05 > 0:44:09is my privilege to be here with you two today. I will hand you back to
0:44:09 > 0:44:13Dan Walker, I am getting quite emotional about the 60s. Thank you
0:44:13 > 0:44:19very much. STUDIO: John, enjoy your final, Jude
0:44:19 > 0:44:25Stamford Bridge today. Thank you very much. Great to hear so many
0:44:25 > 0:44:29memories. 1963, marking a 49-year-old Stanley Matthews.
0:44:29 > 0:44:31Wonderful memories.
0:44:31 > 0:44:34You can see that FA Cup third Round Replay between Chelsea
0:44:34 > 0:44:37and Norwich live on BBC One on Wednesday night at 7.30pm.
0:44:37 > 0:44:39Alongside Gary in the studio - Alan Shearer, Dion Dublin
0:44:39 > 0:44:42and Gianfranco Zola.
0:44:42 > 0:44:44Also making an appearance at Stamford Bridge will
0:44:44 > 0:44:46be the Video Referee.
0:44:46 > 0:44:49VAR is on trial for the next few months at some Cup games -
0:44:49 > 0:44:56and it was used for the first time on Monday night.
0:44:56 > 0:45:01Brighton play Crystal Palace in the FA Cup. Video technology will be
0:45:01 > 0:45:08used in a competitive match for the first time. COMMENTATOR:
0:45:09 > 0:45:14first time. COMMENTATOR: He shoots! Bride to lead 1-0. That is a rarity.
0:45:14 > 0:45:2024 minutes gone, Brighton take the lead.
0:45:22 > 0:45:29lead. What a shot! He's drawn Crystal Palace level! 25 yards out
0:45:29 > 0:45:37and inside the right-hand post. It's 1-1.
0:45:37 > 0:45:421-1. Bending it around the back. Header across goal. It is in!
0:45:42 > 0:45:49Brighton had scored and who's got the goal? Glenn Murray.I think he
0:45:49 > 0:45:56went to VAR to see if he's offside or not.No handballs or anything
0:45:56 > 0:46:01like that. He might have just questioned it there.
0:46:01 > 0:46:02like that. He might have just questioned it there.
0:46:02 > 0:46:06STUDIO: Martin Kearney is ready to tee off on VAR. I'll come to you
0:46:06 > 0:46:14first. That's a good indication of VAR working and working well, isn't
0:46:14 > 0:46:20it? They checked it and it's fine. Working, yes. Working well, I'm not
0:46:20 > 0:46:27sure. It's still not that clear. For me it's a lot of unnecessary
0:46:27 > 0:46:30conversations.Like anything new, there's a few teething problems but
0:46:30 > 0:46:34once we are into it and we know how it works...I think it will get
0:46:34 > 0:46:38better but is it needed at this moment in time and is the game that
0:46:38 > 0:46:45bad that we need to monitor decisions and potentially cause more
0:46:45 > 0:46:48problems? Surely clarity?If referees get 96% of decisions right,
0:46:48 > 0:46:55if we can get to 98%, that's got to be good for football.Will it affect
0:46:55 > 0:47:00the spectacle? There was a challenge from Danny Welbeck. I thought it was
0:47:00 > 0:47:06a penalty, first incidents, and Cesc Fabregas. The referee allowed to
0:47:06 > 0:47:11play. In that time I asked myself, that a player sent off, what's going
0:47:11 > 0:47:16to happen?Let's say there was something that happened in that
0:47:16 > 0:47:20minute and then the referee had to take playback and make the decision.
0:47:20 > 0:47:25If it was a goal, that would be disallowed because it would go back
0:47:25 > 0:47:29to the original decision. The only thing that would stand would be a
0:47:29 > 0:47:34red card offence, serious foul play, or bile and conduct. Let's say in
0:47:34 > 0:47:38that extra minute, you are playing and sent off for denying a
0:47:38 > 0:47:42goal-scoring chance. That is not serious foul play, spitting of
0:47:42 > 0:47:46violent conduct. That red card wouldn't stand.I understand that
0:47:46 > 0:47:50but what I don't understand is why the play wasn't stopped there and
0:47:50 > 0:47:53then because there was so much doubt. All those possibilities
0:47:53 > 0:47:57wouldn't have happened. The ball went out of play at that juncture in
0:47:57 > 0:48:01any way. It was either a minute before it was allowed. The Nick
0:48:01 > 0:48:10stopped the game for the corner which lost some of the momentum. We
0:48:10 > 0:48:13at home had no idea what was happening. In cricket, in rugby,
0:48:13 > 0:48:19there is an explanation. Maybe there needs to be some sort of rule
0:48:19 > 0:48:22change. Maybe the referee needs to be coming forward and letting us
0:48:22 > 0:48:27know why he's making those decisions, or the guy who sits 60
0:48:27 > 0:48:31miles away making that decision.I think that's the next step. I think
0:48:31 > 0:48:36referees need to speak up.There's a problem for those in the crowd who
0:48:36 > 0:48:38don't understand. That such an important connection in football.
0:48:38 > 0:48:46That's what we're trying to clarify, is for the fans.Now you've retired
0:48:46 > 0:48:50you're lucky enough to go to Twickenham and watch rugby match,
0:48:50 > 0:48:55you can buy the headset and listen to the referee. Why can't we do that
0:48:55 > 0:49:01in football?We've only just started trialling VAR...But we're doing it
0:49:01 > 0:49:05in a proper competition. For me it compromises the FA Cup as well.If a
0:49:05 > 0:49:10player gets injured in that time and has to miss the rest of the season,
0:49:10 > 0:49:16how is that resolved? If Arsenal's most important player gets injured
0:49:16 > 0:49:20and misses the rest of the season? How would the crowd have reacted at
0:49:20 > 0:49:28Stamford Bridge? I think we should stop the game at that moment if
0:49:28 > 0:49:31there is a serious concern. They should be getting that information
0:49:31 > 0:49:36quickly.I feel there's quite a few issues to resolve! I'm sure it will
0:49:36 > 0:49:43happen
0:49:43 > 0:49:46After losing in the Cup, Crystal Palace will be hoping
0:49:46 > 0:49:48to keep up their cracking League form at home to Burnley
0:49:48 > 0:49:49this afternoon.
0:49:49 > 0:49:52They've lost only one of their last 11 league matches,
0:49:52 > 0:49:54and Steve Bower will be hoping for some of the usual
0:49:54 > 0:49:55Selhurst Park drama today.
0:49:55 > 0:49:58absolutely.They are a good team to watch. You have to go back to the
0:49:58 > 0:50:00start of the season. The corresponding fixture back in
0:50:00 > 0:50:03September against Burnley was Frank De Burgh's fourth and final match in
0:50:03 > 0:50:06charge of Pallas, that dreadful start to the season with four
0:50:06 > 0:50:11straight defeats. Roy Hodgson came in watching them at the Etta had and
0:50:11 > 0:50:15speaking to him afterwards. That was their second game in charge and he
0:50:15 > 0:50:19was saying the size of the challenge he had ahead of him. Seven without a
0:50:19 > 0:50:24win, without a point or without a goal. Since then, he's picked up 22
0:50:24 > 0:50:29points from 18 games which really is a remarkable record. You mentioned
0:50:29 > 0:50:35one defeat in 11. Only six teams have a better form in that period.
0:50:35 > 0:50:38But Crystal Palace, they still have to keep that going. They are still
0:50:38 > 0:50:42only two points above the drop zone. There is much needed light at the
0:50:42 > 0:50:46end of the tunnel. He has quite an injury list but here is where it's
0:50:46 > 0:50:52going to be won or lost as far as Palace are concerned. Much, much
0:50:52 > 0:50:57more optimism than there was the last time they played Burnley.We
0:50:57 > 0:51:01just saw Christian Benteke behind you! I want to ask you about
0:51:01 > 0:51:05Burnley. He watched them last week against Manchester City. There he
0:51:05 > 0:51:11is! They lost by some distance but Burnley did well for a while.They
0:51:11 > 0:51:15certainly did. After 55 minutes they were towed to toe with Manchester
0:51:15 > 0:51:18City. They were in front. They worried the Premier League leaders.
0:51:18 > 0:51:25Sean Dyche made four changes. Then in a blink of an eye, two goals in
0:51:25 > 0:51:28two minutes from Sergio Aguero and the rest is history. They can take a
0:51:28 > 0:51:31great deal of heart from that. People making a loss of the fact
0:51:31 > 0:51:35they've gone five games without a win but let's remember where Burnley
0:51:35 > 0:51:39are and how far they've come since that Palace game. They are the best
0:51:39 > 0:51:42of the rest, top of the best of the rest, sitting there in seventh
0:51:42 > 0:51:47place. What will be really interesting is how both teams react
0:51:47 > 0:51:56in the January transfer window. Nkundu will be involved in the squad
0:51:56 > 0:52:07today. A slight worry for me is that Crystal Palace are being linked with
0:52:07 > 0:52:12another Sako in the Crystal Palace squad, that would make three Sakos
0:52:12 > 0:52:16in their squad!
0:52:16 > 0:52:23Keep up-to-date with that match on final score. Frank Lampard making
0:52:23 > 0:52:26his debut for this season alongside Ian
0:52:26 > 0:52:31his debut for this season alongside Ian Wright at 10:30pm.
0:52:39 > 0:52:40Let's head to Huddersfield next.
0:52:40 > 0:52:43Terriers fans will be happy to be sat in mid-table
0:52:43 > 0:52:51in the Premier League at this point of the season.
0:52:54 > 0:52:56And top of their thank you list will be Mathias Jorgenson.
0:52:56 > 0:52:59Not only has he played every minute in the league,
0:52:59 > 0:53:01he also bought their away support a pint at Christmas.
0:53:01 > 0:53:04Rachel Stringer went to meet the man they're calling Zanka Claus.
0:53:04 > 0:53:11Your name is actually Mathias
0:53:11 > 0:53:17Jorgensen, white Zanka? -- Zanka? . I was coming home from training and
0:53:17 > 0:53:22I was sat in front of the passenger seat. I felt like it resembled a
0:53:22 > 0:53:29bobsleigher.
0:53:29 > 0:53:32bobsleigher. Therefore Zanka was born, snowball effect. When I was 18
0:53:32 > 0:53:38everyone called me Zanka.The Winter Olympics is coming up next month.
0:53:38 > 0:53:46You have an eye on the Bobsleigh? No!The fans have taken to you after
0:53:46 > 0:53:49six months, do you think it has something to do with your Zanka
0:53:49 > 0:53:55time?I think so. What spurred out of a moment of chilling and using
0:53:55 > 0:54:00Twitter for what I think Twitter is supposed to be and just getting out
0:54:00 > 0:54:05there and talking with the fans. I've had a look on Twitter and I've
0:54:05 > 0:54:10picked a few. Who is the best player you have faced in the Premier League
0:54:10 > 0:54:16this season?Mesut Ozil probably was the one that had the best game.
0:54:16 > 0:54:23Beating Man United. I think that's similar for all of us.You're
0:54:23 > 0:54:31someone who obviously wants to give back to the fans. Tell everybody
0:54:31 > 0:54:35about Zanka Claus.Which had a bad run of games away from home. But the
0:54:35 > 0:54:40support we got was really good. In Bournemouth we lost 4-0. They were
0:54:40 > 0:54:43clapping us and I thought it would be nice to show that we appreciate
0:54:43 > 0:54:48them. What would be better than buying everybody a drink. Somebody
0:54:48 > 0:54:52came up with the Zanka Claus thing and it was to show the gratitude and
0:54:52 > 0:54:57appreciation we feel every time we step out there. I hope you like the
0:54:57 > 0:55:02gift.Can you explain from inside the dressing room, what it's like
0:55:02 > 0:55:06here?We might not be the best team in the Premier League with regards
0:55:06 > 0:55:10to individual quality, but we might be able to be the best team as a
0:55:10 > 0:55:17team. Basically all that, this Yorkshire area is all about. It's
0:55:17 > 0:55:21about working hard and taking care of each other. I think this team
0:55:21 > 0:55:27stands for those values.Next up you have West Ham at home. You lost 2-0
0:55:27 > 0:55:31to them away in September.I think that might be one of the worst games
0:55:31 > 0:55:35we played this season. I think when they come up here we'll see what we
0:55:35 > 0:55:38can do especially way from home, they'll get a surprise.This game at
0:55:38 > 0:55:44the weekend, they are calling it town for all. It's in line with the
0:55:44 > 0:55:49kick it out campaign.Football is moving towards becoming, like rest
0:55:49 > 0:55:55of society, we need to take a stance at certain points of the year. I
0:55:55 > 0:56:00think the Kick It Out campaign is a great feature in the world of
0:56:00 > 0:56:05football and I think we should only aspire to make it bigger and better.
0:56:05 > 0:56:09There's only five black managers in the top four divisions in English
0:56:09 > 0:56:15football. Does it need to change? I'm sure things will change. You see
0:56:15 > 0:56:19it in America, with their sports over there in the NFL. The NBA is
0:56:19 > 0:56:23following as well. There has been that many people of colour playing
0:56:23 > 0:56:30in the Premier League. It's only a question of time before more people
0:56:30 > 0:56:35of colour come into the ranks of being the head coach or a manager in
0:56:35 > 0:56:37the Premier League
0:56:37 > 0:56:41or top five divisions.Really interesting discussion. He's been a
0:56:41 > 0:56:48superstar at Huddersfield but on that broader point
0:56:48 > 0:56:56that broader point of the Rooney Rule, sporting authorities have two
0:56:57 > 0:57:00interview a BAME candidate. They will enforce that within the England
0:57:00 > 0:57:05setup as well. Is it the right way forward for you?I think it needs to
0:57:05 > 0:57:08happen but more black and ethnic coaches are involved in football at
0:57:08 > 0:57:12the highest level. In terms of that ruling and how it is dictated, I'm
0:57:12 > 0:57:17not sure it's the right way to go about it. Are we forcing people into
0:57:17 > 0:57:22interviewing people for the sake of it from different backgrounds? I
0:57:22 > 0:57:25think it's a level of qualifications that needs to happen to be able to
0:57:25 > 0:57:28get an interview, I think that should be the first and foremost
0:57:28 > 0:57:34thing that needs to happen.You're doing about at the moment, and you?
0:57:34 > 0:57:37Yes, slowly! That's not the reason why I'm not pursuing badges but it
0:57:37 > 0:57:42is the reason why other bigger names in the game, I know Ian Wright has
0:57:42 > 0:57:47said he doesn't feel he'd get the England job. People like that need
0:57:47 > 0:57:54to be in the game from the things he's had to face in the past blue I
0:57:54 > 0:57:57think it's a step in the right direction. I think it's a shame we
0:57:57 > 0:58:02need that role. I didn't see, in the dressing rooms, as a player that
0:58:02 > 0:58:07racism doesn't exist. Patrick Vieira was my friend, it didn't matter what
0:58:07 > 0:58:11colour he was. It's a shame people from the ethnic community feel they
0:58:11 > 0:58:17can't go on and be managers and coaches.I do think the issue is
0:58:17 > 0:58:21with players. I think it's the whole concept of being given equal
0:58:21 > 0:58:25opportunity. I know there's a real issue with fans and racism that is
0:58:25 > 0:58:31still alive and active in the game. But we are to obviously squash it.I
0:58:31 > 0:58:35feel there is much more we could say and maybe we will at a future date.
0:58:35 > 0:58:38Thank you very much.
0:58:38 > 0:58:39That's it from us this week.
0:58:39 > 0:58:42You can see a couple of NBA stars taking on Premier League
0:58:42 > 0:58:43predictions on the website.
0:58:43 > 0:58:46But in a week when Phillippe Coutinho was unveiled
0:58:46 > 0:58:48as a Barcelona player, we leave you with the updated list
0:58:48 > 0:58:49of world record transfers.
0:58:49 > 0:58:54Goodbye.
0:58:54 > 0:58:59MUSIC
0:58:59 > 0:59:07MUSIC COMMENTATOR: He's done it again!
0:59:07 > 0:59:14Paul Pogba is back and back with a goal!Barcelona have completed the
0:59:14 > 0:59:22signing of Ousmane Dembele for £135.5 million.Philippe Coutinho
0:59:22 > 0:59:30has agreed to join Barcelona for a British record fee, £142 million.
0:59:30 > 0:59:36Neymar again! Where would they be without the golden boy?