:00:55. > :01:05.My rules are the following rules. The first rule, Chelsea always
:01:06. > :01:10.deserved to win. Chelsea always the best team on the pitch. Every
:01:11. > :01:14.referee decision was against Chelsea. The man of the match at --
:01:15. > :01:21.the man of the match, a Chelsea player. I wonder which one of these
:01:22. > :01:27.three might follow Jose's rules. I have an idea but we'll find out
:01:28. > :01:30.after the game from Stamford Bridge. It has been a season of change for
:01:31. > :01:34.Chelsea and Manchester United. Mourinho and Moyes but both took
:01:35. > :01:38.over in the summer and respective evolutions began. Their challenge
:01:39. > :01:45.was to get their machines firing once again. Eden Hazard has sparked
:01:46. > :01:49.Chelsea in recent weeks, helping Mourinho mould the team of old,
:01:50. > :01:58.maybe a title winning side. After all, if it ain't broke, don't fix
:01:59. > :02:01.it. United stills stall and spot at times. Missing cocks have helped us
:02:02. > :02:06.occasionally showed glimmers of promise. They are still the --
:02:07. > :02:10.missing parts have helped occasionally.
:02:11. > :02:19.Eight of the last nine Premier League titles have belong to either
:02:20. > :02:25.Chelsea or Manchester United. Just always matters. Certainly when the
:02:26. > :02:30.two Chelsea are chasing have already won this weekend and certainly when
:02:31. > :02:34.United are seventh and haven't been top force since September, Jose
:02:35. > :02:43.Mourinho makes two changes. Ivanovic and Eto'o return. Ivanovic's first
:02:44. > :02:48.game of the calendar year, new or old boy Matic has returned. With
:02:49. > :02:54.four clubs over ten years, Mourinho has lost just two 17 against United.
:02:55. > :02:57.Moyes welcomes back Phil Jones, Evans and Ashley Young. Jones hasn't
:02:58. > :03:01.played since before Christmas. Warm weather training or not there is no
:03:02. > :03:04.ruin your Van Persie, his 10th game out. Welbeck has six goals in the
:03:05. > :03:22.nine games since he took over. Valencia tried to turn away from
:03:23. > :03:30.Azpilicueta. Good defending from Chelsea's left back.
:03:31. > :03:41.Firmly away by John Terry. Ashley Young with a shooting chance for
:03:42. > :03:46.Manchester United. A good save, Cech will stop unlucky, United, that it
:03:47. > :03:50.didn't rebound to Welbeck. A great start to the game from Manchester
:03:51. > :03:55.United. Oscar's header really didn't do the job. A lovely 1-2. Good save
:03:56. > :04:22.by Cech. And Chelsea are in front, a big
:04:23. > :04:30.deflection on it! Eto'o hit it. Carrick deflected it Chelsea have
:04:31. > :04:48.scored. Samuel Eto'o puts Chelsea in front.
:04:49. > :04:56.Its world over the top of the unlucky De Gea. -- it swirled over
:04:57. > :05:06.the top of the unlucky De Gea. And Chelsea are in front.
:05:07. > :05:12.The goal flattered Chelsea a little bit. They were just beginning to ask
:05:13. > :05:19.a few questions. A slice of good fortune about the way the beach De
:05:20. > :05:27.Gea. Well, now, David Luiz and Valencia crashing into each other.
:05:28. > :05:37.The Chelsea man gets a yellow card. Phil Dowd is determined that he is
:05:38. > :05:41.not going to change his mind. Jose Mourinho saying something into Lee
:05:42. > :05:44.Probert's ear and walking away with a wink. David Moyes was in no doubt
:05:45. > :06:01.that was a bad challenge. Straight to Cech. The chance came so
:06:02. > :06:06.quickly and unexpectedly. It never looked likely to reach Welbeck, but
:06:07. > :06:21.it was missed by Cahill and Welbeck didn't make the most of it.
:06:22. > :06:30.Two United players were claiming the use of a hand.
:06:31. > :06:36.Manchester United might have a problem here.
:06:37. > :06:47.Oscar. Took on the acrobatic and nearly pulled it off. United happy
:06:48. > :06:49.to get away with that. Coming close to half time, they do not want to go
:06:50. > :07:08.further behind. A free kick. A foul on Willian.
:07:09. > :07:13.Jones has just trodden on the back of his heel. It is David Luiz. Hit
:07:14. > :07:44.the wall, a corner. Eto'o, two - zero. Chelsea have
:07:45. > :07:50.doubled their lead right at the end of the half! David Moyes will be
:07:51. > :07:52.absolutely furious. Samuel Eto'o with both goals, such an easy goal
:07:53. > :08:08.from Chelsea's point of view. Chelsea two, Manchester United mill
:08:09. > :08:32.Max. -- nil. Chelsea have a corner. Chelsea have
:08:33. > :08:40.the threats, Chelsea have the lead. Manchester United have it all to do.
:08:41. > :08:48.A free header, Cahill, and Samuel Eto'o has a hat-trick! Supreme
:08:49. > :08:53.goal-scorer. He has played for just about every big club in the world.
:08:54. > :08:57.He has scored goals in every competition. Now he has a hat-trick
:08:58. > :09:11.for Chelsea against Manchester United.
:09:12. > :09:18.Manchester United are in big trouble, 40 more minutes to play.
:09:19. > :09:24.The last Chelsea player to score three against Manchester United was
:09:25. > :09:27.Seamus O'Connell, 1954-55 season. Chelsea were champions that season
:09:28. > :09:46.for the very first time. Hernandez closing him down and
:09:47. > :09:54.Petter check got away with that. -- and Cech got away with that. Cech
:09:55. > :09:57.here took a chance. He redeemed himself, but he might very well not
:09:58. > :10:22.have done. Phil Jones, and in, Hernandez gives
:10:23. > :10:27.Manchester United something to cling to. Chelsea have been a little bit
:10:28. > :10:47.casual ever since they went 3-0 up. Hernandez is judged to be onside and
:10:48. > :10:53.gives Manchester United a consolation. Well, this will mean
:10:54. > :10:59.something to Hernandez. He was played onside by Mikel. Anyway, it
:11:00. > :11:04.is three - one. Manchester United looking to finish strongly here. At
:11:05. > :11:05.one stage of this game it looks like Chelsea might go on and embarrassed
:11:06. > :11:21.them. John Terry might have tried to go
:11:22. > :11:24.for goal himself, took the unselfish view. What a run and what a pass to
:11:25. > :11:47.find him. Vidic, he comes and apologises but
:11:48. > :11:53.this might be a red card for Vidic. And he is indeed sent off. That is
:11:54. > :11:57.the last thing David Moyes needs. His captain has been sent off in
:11:58. > :12:01.added time at the end of the game which they have already lost and no
:12:02. > :12:12.wonder the United manager shakes his head. He absolutely flew into
:12:13. > :12:17.Hazard. He is nowhere near the ball. He is very late. It is not
:12:18. > :12:23.particularly dangerous, but it is very, very late and it is certainly
:12:24. > :12:27.ill-advised. Well, some might argue that a yellow would have sufficed
:12:28. > :12:34.but Vidic, as soon as he made the challenge, was running the risk of a
:12:35. > :12:44.red card and that is what he got. Hernandez looking for Welbeck.
:12:45. > :12:52.Rafael sliding and on Gary Cahill and the referee Phil Dowd blows his
:12:53. > :12:58.whistle. Cahill very unhappy with the challenge of Rafael and Rafael
:12:59. > :13:04.gets a yellow card. It is an unsavoury end. Oh, dear, well, two
:13:05. > :13:08.feet are showing. That might well be worse than the Vidic one. Studs
:13:09. > :13:15.showing, diving in, that could easily have been another red card.
:13:16. > :13:22.I have no problems if he tackles me as hard as he wants as long as that
:13:23. > :13:27.is fair. He came in two footed but thankfully I rode it. It is gone. I
:13:28. > :13:30.haven't seen Rafael but I have seen Vidic and it probably sounds like
:13:31. > :13:36.that but I haven't looked yet but it was not a red card will stop it was
:13:37. > :13:40.a yellow card. If Rafael was a bad one then I would say what I honestly
:13:41. > :13:44.think. This game was a bit of contradiction to the other games
:13:45. > :13:48.because normally we produce, produce, did you -- produce and it
:13:49. > :13:52.is hard for them to score a goal and today it was the first time we got
:13:53. > :14:01.the first shop and it was a deflection. The second goal, yes,
:14:02. > :14:05.was the king in the box from many years ago and 2-0 at half-time was
:14:06. > :14:10.hard for them and only a team like them, a club like them with their
:14:11. > :14:16.pride and their tradition, they fought back because normally another
:14:17. > :14:19.team would give up. I thought this game would be tight and I thought it
:14:20. > :14:23.would be decided by goals from set pieces. We did not defend well
:14:24. > :14:28.enough, we did not get a chance to score in their box from a corner
:14:29. > :14:32.kick and we can only blame ourselves for that. We're not giving up. We
:14:33. > :14:37.are reigning champions and have pride and we are not giving up. We
:14:38. > :14:41.keep believing. It is a long way, don't get me wrong and we are not
:14:42. > :14:44.favourites to win it by all means but we don't give up. We try and win
:14:45. > :14:47.as many games as we can and see where we end up. I think they will
:14:48. > :14:53.try to finish top four, which I think they can. To be Champions Day
:14:54. > :14:57.needs three teams to lose a lot of matches in the last part of the
:14:58. > :15:08.season -- to be champions, they need three teams to lose. Let us deal
:15:09. > :15:14.with the late cards. David Moyes did say it was probably a Red Bull
:15:15. > :15:26.Rafael, a yellow for Vidic. I agree. 100%. That is cleared up!
:15:27. > :15:31.On to how United played. David Moyes said, at times he was plead with
:15:32. > :15:33.their play but they let themselves down defensively. Chelsea went 3-0
:15:34. > :15:46.up. United probably had the same
:15:47. > :15:56.chances. Vidic, taking it down the line, he forgets to go with him.
:15:57. > :16:00.Vidic was beaten for pace. This is the Oscar chance. The warning signs
:16:01. > :16:03.whether that United defence of the warning signs whether that United
:16:04. > :16:11.defensively were poor. The first goal. Phil Jones gets himself in a
:16:12. > :16:22.bad position. He had to force them down the line. Evans came across.
:16:23. > :16:28.Ashley Young could have come back. You have Carrick there as well. Phil
:16:29. > :16:31.Jones gets to square. They were very unlucky.
:16:32. > :16:40.The second goal, the captain was all over the place. Coming back in. A
:16:41. > :16:43.Eto'o was there. He either has two push across but at no stage did he
:16:44. > :16:52.come across. The most bizarre goal of all. He
:16:53. > :16:59.forgets he is marking Eto'o. He rushes back in. Cahill heads it.
:17:00. > :17:05.Watch Evans. He spots a gap between De Gea and Valencia. How crazy was
:17:06. > :17:14.that? Beyond belief the organisation was so bad. Strikers we knew the
:17:15. > :17:21.matches. Defences save you the games. They have lost the game.
:17:22. > :17:27.You spotted something else regarding the defence.
:17:28. > :17:31.David Moyes said they were poor in defensive situations. They were
:17:32. > :17:40.worse than poor. Rafael wasn't left back position. Do they switch over?
:17:41. > :17:43.Patrice Evra to the left, Rafael to the right? What is Patrice Evra
:17:44. > :17:49.doing? He should be back there making sure the cross doesn't come
:17:50. > :17:56.in. He is loitering. He should be marking somebody. He leaves them
:17:57. > :18:04.with no marking. He is never going to catch him. The marking was all
:18:05. > :18:12.over the place from everywhere. That is individual errors. Not how
:18:13. > :18:15.they are being coached. When you are struggling and
:18:16. > :18:25.confidence is low, that is when it creeps in.
:18:26. > :18:29.Both sides today had centre halves playing in central midfield.
:18:30. > :18:32.The difference between the two sides showed.
:18:33. > :18:36.Chelsea can have a midfield player or centre half playing midfield, but
:18:37. > :18:42.Manchester United cannot. You're never seen Bryan Robson being beaten
:18:43. > :18:46.this easy. It was easy for Chelsea to get past. The midfield player
:18:47. > :18:57.should keep the ball. Phil Jones wasn't. This is what he did right
:18:58. > :19:03.after the ball was restarted. I think he should be back here. That
:19:04. > :19:09.is his position. Ashley Young should be up there doubling up, making sure
:19:10. > :19:16.they are showing up. That was too easy. It would -- if he was there,
:19:17. > :19:22.Carrick would not have had to make that month. But David Luiz, he was
:19:23. > :19:28.running the game for Chelsea. He was a centre half, but playing midfield.
:19:29. > :19:37.Distributing the ball. Controlling it. If I was David Moyes comic he is
:19:38. > :19:44.the kind of player I would sign. He goes over the top now and again. If
:19:45. > :19:48.Vidic was getting a red card, David Luiz should have got a red card as
:19:49. > :19:52.well. That is the only problem I have, he goes over the top.
:19:53. > :19:58.Do you have sympathy for Phil Jones?
:19:59. > :20:04.He has been brought in as a centre half. The injury problems Manchester
:20:05. > :20:09.United have forces David Moyes to play him either right back,
:20:10. > :20:14.midfield. He is that kind of player who can play in different positions.
:20:15. > :20:18.But their success has been built on the engine room which has been the
:20:19. > :20:29.midfield. It is unfortunately very weak.
:20:30. > :20:34.In actual fact, there was nothing complicated about what they did.
:20:35. > :20:41.They are attacking and creative players, winning the ball high up,
:20:42. > :20:49.those three players are supposed to be creators. Closing down. Every
:20:50. > :20:56.time United got the ball, there is Oscar, the best tackler in the
:20:57. > :21:07.League. He closes down. He won't allow you to get on. He is always in
:21:08. > :21:14.there. William had fantastic energy. He chases all the way. They get the
:21:15. > :21:27.ball back because they make the keeper keep -- kick it.
:21:28. > :21:34.I want to talk about dummies. That lovely step over, fantastic. Phil
:21:35. > :21:40.Jones. Paul Phil Jones! A lovely dummy. Mourinho says to do
:21:41. > :21:49.it in the right places at the right time. A lovely dummy he did. He got
:21:50. > :21:56.away with it and cleared it. A smile, but not from him. He will
:21:57. > :22:01.tell Petr Cech not to do that any more. The team was structured in the
:22:02. > :22:06.right way today. It looked like a Jose Mourinho side.
:22:07. > :22:16.They are probably not as fluent as Arsenal but they have good players.
:22:17. > :22:21.They have great solidity. The good players speak for themselves. The
:22:22. > :22:28.longer United are not in the top four, the more people will go, is
:22:29. > :22:34.this equivalent to Liverpool 1990? Do you see any resemblance? The
:22:35. > :22:39.hardest thing for any successful site is to bring in new personnel.
:22:40. > :22:46.Even though United won the title last year, it wasn't the best United
:22:47. > :22:51.side ever. Everyone recognised this team needed to be broken up. But
:22:52. > :22:56.they failed to do was bring in new personnel this summer, they are
:22:57. > :23:00.desperate. The best players are still the older players but they are
:23:01. > :23:03.on their last legs. The young players everyone thought would be
:23:04. > :23:07.right up there are not as good as people thought. Let me take you back
:23:08. > :23:11.to 1982. It was the year Prince William was
:23:12. > :23:13.born. Olivia Newton John had us getting physical. The first CD
:23:14. > :23:18.player was released. And Thriller was the top-selling album. 1982 was
:23:19. > :23:25.also the last time Swansea beat Tottenham in the League.
:23:26. > :23:30.Recent form doesn't suggest a change in that record on the cards. Despite
:23:31. > :23:36.that victory at Manchester United, the side of seven League games
:23:37. > :23:40.without a win, dropping down the table. Even though they regularly
:23:41. > :23:45.dominate possession, they only have two wins at home all season. It is
:23:46. > :23:48.the opposite the Spurs. Unbeaten in the League under Tim Sherwood, they
:23:49. > :23:58.are looking for a fifth successive away game. That would complete a
:23:59. > :24:04.fifth straight win over Swansea. Your commentator is Martin Fisher.
:24:05. > :24:10.Michael Laudrup was struggling when AVB got the boot. How Spurs have
:24:11. > :24:14.soared under Tim Sherwood. A Champions League spot firmly in
:24:15. > :24:21.focus. A victory takes them joint fourth with Liverpool. It is crazy
:24:22. > :24:23.at the other end of the table, Swansea three points above
:24:24. > :24:30.relegation. They will climb into the top half if they win this one Canas
:24:31. > :24:40.has joined Michu and the government on the injury list. Chico returns at
:24:41. > :24:46.the back. Toni has scored three in his last three. Tim Sherwood does
:24:47. > :24:51.away with the usual formation. Soldado drops out. Chadli makes his
:24:52. > :24:55.first start since Boxing Day. Eriksen expects to play behind
:24:56. > :25:01.Adebayor. Both finding the net frequently in recent weeks.
:25:02. > :25:04.Swansea haven't been mentioned as potential relegation candidates, but
:25:05. > :25:13.their dreadful run means they are in the mix.
:25:14. > :25:23.Shelvey going for goal. Lloris palmed it away. Shelvey, bringing
:25:24. > :25:28.the best out of Hugo Lloris. Swansea, without a win in their last
:25:29. > :25:34.seven games, just one win here in their last six. Only was allowed --
:25:35. > :25:43.Toni was allowed to turn committee got the of Rose. He wasn't far wide.
:25:44. > :25:50.He was expecting a pass there. Expecting that ball to be knocked to
:25:51. > :25:54.him. Toni nearly caught him out. The ?12 million acquisition this
:25:55. > :26:03.summer, the most expensive recruit for Swansea ever.
:26:04. > :26:08.A drive towards goal. Canas against the crossbar with Lloris well
:26:09. > :26:12.beaten. They are getting closer and closer, Swansea, but still no
:26:13. > :26:18.breakthrough. Look at the power. Lloris was clutching thin air.
:26:19. > :26:27.In came the corner. Dropping for Pozuelo. Toni felt he was pushed to
:26:28. > :26:32.the ground, the referee, Atkinson, waves away those appeals. Dawson was
:26:33. > :26:39.the defender. It couldn't have been more obvious. And there was a push
:26:40. > :26:43.by Dawson, look at the position of Martin Atkinson, how did he not see
:26:44. > :26:50.that. Michael Laudrup will be wondering how his team is not in
:26:51. > :26:57.front. Eriksen. Ricocheting for Adebayor.
:26:58. > :27:05.Eriksen with the cross. A great ball, Adebayor with the header and
:27:06. > :27:14.Tottenham are in front, their first goal, another from Emanuel Adebayor.
:27:15. > :27:19.The first really good linkup play we have seen from Tottenham today. The
:27:20. > :27:28.delivery by Eriksen was brilliant, hit with pace. From point-blank
:27:29. > :27:34.range, Emanuel Adebayor hits home -- heads home his fifth of the season.
:27:35. > :27:39.He keeps on scoring for Tim Sherwood and somehow Spurs, who have rolled
:27:40. > :27:47.with the punches in the opening 35 minutes, take the lead.
:27:48. > :28:01.It was given away. Adebayor. Eriksen is on the edge. Rose. Now, Chadli.
:28:02. > :28:06.What an opportunity to double their lead. One minute after taking the
:28:07. > :28:12.lead. Adebayor with the national work down the left. Tottenham had
:28:13. > :28:13.plenty forward. They kept nudging it right. Chadli really should be
:28:14. > :28:26.hitting the target. Adebayor wanted the ball in the
:28:27. > :28:30.middle. A miscue by Chico. Tremmel could not prevent the corner,
:28:31. > :28:35.Tottenham's first of the game. Swansea are looking rattled at the
:28:36. > :28:40.back. Tottenham looking to press home their advantage. Eriksen with
:28:41. > :28:47.the corner. It was punched away by Tremmel.
:28:48. > :29:01.Cross by Eriksen, Chico, away. Back in the mix by Walker. A touch on for
:29:02. > :29:06.Adebayor. Strong hand from Tremmel. Terrific contact by Adebayor. A
:29:07. > :29:11.spectacular stop from Tremmel. Swansea are hanging on in. They have
:29:12. > :29:17.everybody apart from Toni behind the ball.
:29:18. > :29:25.Eriksson, who has been in such terrific nick since he came back
:29:26. > :29:29.from injury. A beautiful turn, an easy save. Arguably the most
:29:30. > :29:47.talented Danish international since a certain Michael Laudrup.
:29:48. > :29:54.A real opportunity here for Tottenham.
:29:55. > :30:07.Oh, it is enough Chico! Spurs go two in front. Tottenham carefully with
:30:08. > :30:13.the build-up play. Dawson, the run from Walker. Lamah did not know what
:30:14. > :30:16.to do. Chico obliges with a touch. In truth, there was nobody in pale
:30:17. > :30:34.blue within five yards of him. Surely there is no way back for
:30:35. > :30:38.Swansea now. 16 points out of 18. Not many of those Tottenham fans
:30:39. > :30:41.would have had Tim Sherwood at the top of their list when Andrei
:30:42. > :30:47.Villas-Boas got the bullet, but what the job he is doing, putting real
:30:48. > :30:53.pressure on for the final fourth Champions League spot. A good shot,
:30:54. > :30:57.a good save by Lloris. It was firmly struck from Bony. It's one are to
:30:58. > :31:07.get a goal back you are pretty certain it will be from his boot.
:31:08. > :31:12.Excellent work from the Romanian. Got the better of Pozuelo second
:31:13. > :31:24.time around. Dembele misses. That would have
:31:25. > :31:28.settled it and he really should have put that one away. Adebayor with an
:31:29. > :31:33.expression that says, I certainly would have scored. Dembele, not
:31:34. > :31:37.renowned for his goal-scoring abilities. Scored against Stoke a
:31:38. > :31:42.few weeks ago but that was his first Premier League goal since his debut
:31:43. > :31:46.last season. Look at the reaction of Adebayor. Why didn't you pass to me,
:31:47. > :31:50.or words to that effect. If Swansea do get something out of this game,
:31:51. > :31:53.we will all look back at that Dembele miss as the turning point
:31:54. > :31:55.but you really get the impression there will be more chances for the
:31:56. > :32:09.visitors rather than the home side. Adebayor does not miss! Danny Rose
:32:10. > :32:15.picks it out after Mousa Dembele failed to appreciate the situation
:32:16. > :32:17.and Adebayor keeps on scoring for Tim Sherwood and Spurs. This one is
:32:18. > :32:37.all over now. All Adebayor had to do was find the
:32:38. > :32:43.back of the net. Under Tim Sherwood now Spurs have scored 14 goals in
:32:44. > :32:49.five and a bit games. Under ABB they've managed 15 in their previous
:32:50. > :32:54.16 matches. Look at that reaction from Tim Sherwood. He has been an
:32:55. > :32:57.inspired selection. His selection of Adebayor, equally inspired.
:32:58. > :33:01.Tottenham on course for their fifth consecutive away win and that would
:33:02. > :33:10.match record that has stood since 1960.
:33:11. > :33:21.Appeals for hand ball as he appeared to chest that one clear.
:33:22. > :33:30.Bony, there is one back. Well, if anybody deserves a gold today it is
:33:31. > :33:34.that man, Bony. He has hit the bar, tested Lloris and now he has his
:33:35. > :33:36.14th of the season. Tottenham could not clear their lines here is
:33:37. > :33:51.Swansea probe bravely. His seventh Premier League goal,
:33:52. > :33:55.they have all come here at the Liberty Stadium. Eight games without
:33:56. > :33:58.a win for Michael Laudrup and Swansea. They continue to slide down
:33:59. > :34:07.the Premier League table. A good attitude, a good performance.
:34:08. > :34:12.We had a couple of good chances, a fantastic shot on the crossbar and
:34:13. > :34:17.the first time they hit the target they scored a goal but that is what
:34:18. > :34:20.happens when you are struggling and we have to admit that in terms of
:34:21. > :34:27.winning we are struggling in the league. What have you done to
:34:28. > :34:32.Emmanuel Adebayor? You can't stop scoring. I can't take the credit for
:34:33. > :34:36.that, to be honest. The man who has to take him the credit, I have given
:34:37. > :34:40.him the space to perform. It is not as if he was never a good player, he
:34:41. > :34:43.was always a fantastic player and everywhere he has been he has scored
:34:44. > :34:49.goals and he is enjoying his football. We are reaping the
:34:50. > :34:54.rewards. Your second goal from Danny Rose' -- from Danny Rose's
:34:55. > :35:01.screwball, you were not best pleased with Moussa when he did not pass to
:35:02. > :35:07.you. I am a quality player, he should have passed the ball. He told
:35:08. > :35:11.me that he was across the goal. That is behind us, it is most important
:35:12. > :35:15.to win the game. If he did the same thing and we lost the game, I don't
:35:16. > :35:20.know how it would end up, I would end up in a fight. I am very happy,
:35:21. > :35:24.we had a chat about in the dressing room and we move on. Hopefully the
:35:25. > :35:27.next time he will pass the ball to me or another person. The most
:35:28. > :35:33.important thing is scoring goals, that is all that matters. Whether it
:35:34. > :35:38.is Adebayor, Eriksen, we want to win the game. I think he was probably
:35:39. > :35:44.serious about the fight, don't you? ! 100%. There are times when the
:35:45. > :35:51.manager would put you off for that, it was dreadful not passing the
:35:52. > :35:55.ball. A combination of him. He would not have passed the ball. He would
:35:56. > :35:58.have scored, probably. The combination of him and Eriksson
:35:59. > :36:02.works well for Spurs. You need partnerships everywhere on the pitch
:36:03. > :36:06.and this seems to be a good partnership.
:36:07. > :36:15.We are proud of him, he is dangerous. The Ajax team was built
:36:16. > :36:19.around him, he is capable player. He keeps things simple. Simple passes,
:36:20. > :36:26.always available. Is always in good positions. We saw this last week, he
:36:27. > :36:29.scored a fantastic goal. You can create chances for himself. I think
:36:30. > :36:34.in this instance he takes one to many touches but the linkup with
:36:35. > :36:38.Adebayor, have a look at Eriksson gets the ball. Have a look at
:36:39. > :36:43.Adebayor's run into the box. To score goals, it is easy when you get
:36:44. > :36:47.crosses in like this and this is Eriksson playing into Adebayor. All
:36:48. > :36:52.he has to do is touch it. Adebayor today, he showed himself to be a
:36:53. > :36:56.hungry player. Here we get this little incident. He would have been
:36:57. > :37:00.offside, by the way. He was well onside and I don't think Adebayor
:37:01. > :37:04.would have passed the ball but he was angry with Dembele for not doing
:37:05. > :37:08.it and he proved himself right two minutes later when he got the ball
:37:09. > :37:14.in a similar situation. There was only one place... He had to score
:37:15. > :37:18.that, didn't he? I have to say with Tim Sherwood coming in, getting this
:37:19. > :37:22.opportunity, I think so refreshing not only for Tottenham but for the
:37:23. > :37:28.Premier League as well. These managers are bringing in from Spain,
:37:29. > :37:34.from Portugal but we don't know. It has gone very tactical, got, I was
:37:35. > :37:42.reading today, it is laptop management. But with Tim Sherwood,
:37:43. > :37:46.he has come in with a totally different approach. I'm going to go
:37:47. > :37:50.back, there's no need for me to have four rightful bags and seven
:37:51. > :37:54.midfielders, I'm going to have my best 11 and try to play them every
:37:55. > :38:01.time. That is not to say that he is not tactically aware as well.
:38:02. > :38:05.Absolutely, he did say he would play two upfront most of the time at this
:38:06. > :38:09.time he did not. Eriksson will join him when they attack but when they
:38:10. > :38:14.are defending he goes back in there, you have a 4-5-1. You need to do
:38:15. > :38:19.that against Swansea because Swansea like passing in the midfield area.
:38:20. > :38:24.Five men there, close them down, don't let them play through you, sit
:38:25. > :38:32.on them. It is not compensated tactics but he has not stuck to the
:38:33. > :38:37.rigid 4-4-2. Not just tactically there, also creativity, I completely
:38:38. > :38:41.agree with Peter. He's probably the most important player in their team
:38:42. > :38:46.at the moment. We talk about Swansea, what has gone wrong? They
:38:47. > :38:50.won seven out of 33 since they won the League Cup in the Premier
:38:51. > :38:53.League. Is it injuries? Is it they have struggled with the Europa
:38:54. > :38:59.League or something else? Those factors but they are very samey.
:39:00. > :39:03.They try and pass you to death. I don't think there's any variation in
:39:04. > :39:06.tactics and what teams have done is they have worked on it and if you
:39:07. > :39:11.press them high up the pitch you know invariably they will look short
:39:12. > :39:14.and they will try to get the ball over the top down the channels, they
:39:15. > :39:18.will look for somebody short so press them high up the pitch. If you
:39:19. > :39:23.are not getting pressed, we could pass it all day long but when teams
:39:24. > :39:26.are pressing and you are high up the pitch, if you try to pass your way
:39:27. > :39:30.out of trouble you need seventh or eight or nine good in possession and
:39:31. > :39:36.today they did have it. Tottenham have pressed them, time after time
:39:37. > :39:40.and Swansea have given it away here. Shelvey gets pressed quickly,
:39:41. > :39:46.Adebayor on the attack. Everywhere, they just kept on losing it.
:39:47. > :39:53.Confidence is low but pass, pass, pass, pass, the passing goes astray.
:39:54. > :39:58.Again, similar sort of thing. Lennon picks up. The goalkeeper gets in on
:39:59. > :40:04.the act. What was all that about? It is suicidal against a top side. Then
:40:05. > :40:07.Danny Rose, a left back, he comes quickly forced off he gets through.
:40:08. > :40:12.You can tell what has happened and when they go behind, eight Tottenham
:40:13. > :40:16.players in the picturesque, right? By the goalkeeper picks this up,
:40:17. > :40:21.watch Shelvey, number eight at the edge of the box. He is looking for a
:40:22. > :40:26.quick break. Get it forward, quickly, no, not a chance. 1-0 down,
:40:27. > :40:33.what do they do, they get a tad play it back, play it back. Play it and
:40:34. > :40:36.come back to the start. Easy to play against. It is ironic the last
:40:37. > :40:40.minute the first time they get it forward quickly for the left back
:40:41. > :40:46.into the best player, the centre forward, Bony, it is like over the
:40:47. > :40:51.top, get the defence turning. Just bury it. It is a simple variation of
:40:52. > :40:57.tactic. If I am defending against that, right, I will not be turning
:40:58. > :41:00.in the slightest. Because they are trying to play in front of you you
:41:01. > :41:03.can set yourself up and it is easy to play against and let me tell you,
:41:04. > :41:11.they talk about principles and philosophies and I think the word is
:41:12. > :41:15.survival. They are in trouble? They are in trouble. Let's start I will
:41:16. > :41:19.look back at yesterday's action with a game at Anfield where Aston Villa
:41:20. > :41:23.continued their good recent record. They could have been 3-0 up could
:41:24. > :41:31.bill before they did eventually take the lead. It is a big pointless, the
:41:32. > :41:35.Paul Lambert's side? Yes, at the end of the Aston game they were playing
:41:36. > :41:38.well but Agbonlahor has been phenomenal. Benteke scoring a couple
:41:39. > :41:43.of goals but Agbonlahor's pace, he is using it in the right way. He
:41:44. > :41:51.feels like he is the main man again. He has been in sparkling form. They
:41:52. > :41:55.could have been away. It is the weight -- omit -- it was amazing the
:41:56. > :42:01.way they played at Anfield, they attacked Liverpool. It was
:42:02. > :42:06.refreshing to see but paid massive desert dance for them. --
:42:07. > :42:13.dividends. Liverpool started slowly but this time they would 2-0 down
:42:14. > :42:18.before they got going. We come to this big incident in the match.
:42:19. > :42:23.Which we will talk about in greater detail in a moment. Considering they
:42:24. > :42:30.went 2-0 down. Before we get to that, can we just, the pass from
:42:31. > :42:37.Steven Gerrard. Brilliant. This is one of the best passes of the game,
:42:38. > :42:42.ever. You 2-1 down, you need someone like that and you have Steven
:42:43. > :42:48.Gerrard, you have soirees in there, the two main players full of the
:42:49. > :42:53.pool producing. -- Luis Suarez. In the second half he was brilliant.
:42:54. > :42:57.Has been a lot of discussion about Luis Suarez, I would rather look at
:42:58. > :43:02.Brad Guzan and what keepers should do in this situation because is what
:43:03. > :43:07.happened in August with Guzan. That is the same game. You won't get a
:43:08. > :43:12.clearer penalty than that. I can't for the life of me understand Guzan
:43:13. > :43:16.doing that there. He is doing the same thing again, diving into the
:43:17. > :43:21.feed of the striker, which is going away from the goal, right? Where is
:43:22. > :43:28.Luis Suarez going? Nowhere. But whether referee is, Guzan is leaving
:43:29. > :43:38.the referee with no other option than to give the penalty. It is
:43:39. > :43:49.clever play by Suarez. I don't think he's doing too much there. If you
:43:50. > :43:54.are home team you might get that, you will not get the away team doing
:43:55. > :43:59.it. You would do. What Suarez is doing is taken advantage of an
:44:00. > :44:03.opponent's mistake like all the great players have done, in the past
:44:04. > :44:07.and the future, a great first touch, waiting for the goalkeeper to come.
:44:08. > :44:11.When the goalkeeper, is he just touches it and takes the hit. What
:44:12. > :44:16.he did badly there was he did not take the hit. Now you are angry I
:44:17. > :44:18.have to move on! Let's check on the other title challengers and the
:44:19. > :44:33.action yesterday, we start at the Emirates.
:44:34. > :44:42.this big incident in the match. Cazorla. Giroud, Wilts. Cazorla, one
:44:43. > :44:51.- zero! Finally, Arsenal breakthrough. The intricate one
:44:52. > :44:58.touch triangle football. It finally prises open for them's stubborn
:44:59. > :45:05.defence. Picked up by Cazorla, hit again, and in. Cazorla again. Two
:45:06. > :45:13.goals in the space of five minutes from the Spaniard.
:45:14. > :45:27.Silva has already lost his marker. Pulling it back. Djeko. Norton --
:45:28. > :45:34.Macnaughton. This is the goal decision, that was way over.
:45:35. > :45:43.Here is a chance. Noone did brilliantly, how about that, from
:45:44. > :45:52.nothing! Wending his way inside. 1-1. Wow.
:45:53. > :45:59.A lovely pass, Djeko. Hooper trying to get back. Caulker, Jesus Navas,
:46:00. > :46:04.Manchester City are in the lead again.
:46:05. > :46:11.As soon as Manchester City picked it up and delivered like that, Cardiff
:46:12. > :46:23.were in trouble. Lovely play again by Djeko. 2-1 Manchester City.
:46:24. > :46:28.Yaya Toure. Powering on. Into Aguero, back again, that is the
:46:29. > :46:31.finish. The way Cardiff were playing, Manchester City needed a
:46:32. > :46:40.third. They have it through Yaya Toure.
:46:41. > :46:55.Aguero, on the outside, steps inside, brig goals, shoots.
:46:56. > :47:02.The far post in Campbell. Manchester City leading by four goals.
:47:03. > :47:08.103 goals already this season is phenomenal.
:47:09. > :47:21.It is. I thought, I think they will take a
:47:22. > :47:24.bit of beating. It is refreshing. They want to win the four trophies
:47:25. > :47:31.which will be hard. How much credit do you give Arsenal
:47:32. > :47:34.are digging out results? Look at the great partnerships in
:47:35. > :47:39.Liverpool and Manchester City. Chelsea, there is no doubt about
:47:40. > :47:44.it, Arsenal haven't got that sort of partnership in midfield. February
:47:45. > :47:50.the 3rd, Manchester City against Chelsea. I can't see anyone stopping
:47:51. > :47:54.them. Is that a decider for you? I
:47:55. > :47:59.actually think it is between Manchester City and Arsenal, they
:48:00. > :48:02.are the best two teams in the League at the moment. After watching
:48:03. > :48:07.Chelsea today, I'm not sure they are in the same League.
:48:08. > :48:15.They are in the same League! You have just broken Jose's roll on
:48:16. > :48:26.being a pundit! The rest of yesterday 's's action
:48:27. > :48:32.which included if you reunions. -- a few.
:48:33. > :48:38.Andy Carroll starts the day on the bench. Two managers facing former
:48:39. > :48:44.clubs today with differing needs. Empty space, Steven Taylor has
:48:45. > :48:51.joined the attack, Cabaye! Newcastle are ahead. Perfectly placed. Cabaye
:48:52. > :48:57.has his sixth goal of the season. Tiote. Nice play, lovely
:48:58. > :49:06.interchange. Fluid, fast flowing, Sissoko, 2-0. A brilliant goal,
:49:07. > :49:11.lovely play from Newcastle. That was superbly created and expertly
:49:12. > :49:20.finished by Remy. Rat. Carlton Cole bringing it down.
:49:21. > :49:26.And it is in! It took a deflection. West Ham are back in the game, right
:49:27. > :49:33.on the stroke of half-time. Cabaye prepares to take the free
:49:34. > :49:36.kick. It is all over. It means Newcastle will win away from home
:49:37. > :49:50.for a sixth time this season. West Ham, a home defeat.
:49:51. > :50:00.Getting it back from Bolasie, Mariappa. Assaidi has tracked him
:50:01. > :50:05.all the way. Picked up by Puncheon, getting a shot away, Puncheon! He
:50:06. > :50:10.was the villain last week at Tottenham Hotspur, very much the
:50:11. > :50:14.hero this week at Selhurst Park. This is the reaction of Tony Pulis
:50:15. > :50:29.as his current side take the lead against his former club.
:50:30. > :50:36.And Ryan Bennett has won the game late on for Norwich City, his first
:50:37. > :50:47.goal of the season. It is absolutely priceless.
:50:48. > :50:57.Came off the foot of keen. A bit untidy by Sunderland. Coming to
:50:58. > :51:03.Rodriguez! What a strike. Southampton, after all the problems
:51:04. > :51:09.of the pitch this week, they are 1-0 in front, after just four minutes.
:51:10. > :51:17.Davis with the delivery. What a terrific effort, Lovren, two - zero
:51:18. > :51:23.to Southampton. You have to say it is nothing more than Southampton
:51:24. > :51:30.deserved. Johnson. That is better. A chance
:51:31. > :51:34.for Torino -- Borini to instantly bring it back. Not the greatest
:51:35. > :51:41.contact. They were worried about that. They needed a lifeline and
:51:42. > :51:47.they got one. -- they won't worry about that. That is positive.
:51:48. > :51:50.Adam Johnson has followed up last weekend's hat-trick with the
:51:51. > :51:59.equalising goal at the Stadium Of Light.
:52:00. > :52:04.Having a look at that, you said big goal for Norwich.
:52:05. > :52:12.They were almost in freefall. Six weeks ago, we thought Sunderland as
:52:13. > :52:19.Palace were dead. I don't know. It is sucking teams back in. On the way
:52:20. > :52:27.down. It is the Premier League. This time is exciting.
:52:28. > :52:29.Here's the table. Chelsea are third, two points behind
:52:30. > :52:33.leaders Arsenal, while Tottenham go fifth, leapfrogging Everton who play
:52:34. > :52:36.West Brom on Monday. On a miserable weekend for Welsh
:52:37. > :52:39.football, Swansea are just three points clear of the bottom three.
:52:40. > :52:49.While rivals Cardiff prop up the division. Sunderland and West Ham
:52:50. > :52:54.also lie below the safety mark. That's it for tonight - thank you to
:52:55. > :53:03.Alan, Pat and Peter - January is the month where we have a Blue Monday.
:53:04. > :53:12.But as they have racked up a century so quickly we'll throw in a blue
:53:13. > :53:14.Sunday. Good night. 100 and counting, Manchester City.