Great Britain v Brazil

:00:49. > :00:57.James de Gale is the Olympic champion.

:00:57. > :01:01.Seven days from now, 80,000 people will be packed inside the Olympic

:01:01. > :01:05.Stadium, awaiting the start of the opening ceremony. Tonight at the

:01:05. > :01:09.Riverside, another piece of history is about to be made. In the first

:01:09. > :01:13.time in over 50 years, Team GB is preparing to field a team at the

:01:13. > :01:23.Olympic Games. History could be made. Gold is the aim, and a chance

:01:23. > :01:23.

:01:23. > :02:22.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 58 seconds

:02:22. > :02:32.Terrific skill by the 19-year-old. Nice touch, nice term, a great goal.

:02:32. > :02:37.

:02:37. > :02:47.That is what he is all about. Joe Great block by Tomkins. It is into

:02:47. > :02:54.

:02:54. > :03:01.the back of the net by Marvin So this is it. On a sunny evening

:03:01. > :03:06.at the Riverside, 90 minutes for the Team GB to gel. Faces like

:03:06. > :03:16.Micah Richards, against nine Mar and the whole of Brazil. A team

:03:16. > :03:17.

:03:17. > :03:22.that are much more unified -- against nine Mar -- Neymar and Hulk

:03:22. > :03:29.of Brazil. It is over 50 years since Team GB competed at the

:03:29. > :03:33.Olympics, even Garth Crooks is too young to remember that. Team GB

:03:33. > :03:39.football is new to Robbie Savage, too. Good to have you here. Us

:03:39. > :03:45.Olympic football excite you? Yes, it does. From a wealth point of

:03:45. > :03:51.view, to see Ryan Giggs playing a major competition. -- a Welsh point

:03:51. > :03:54.of view. It could be this experience only, there is no

:03:54. > :03:59.guarantee there will be a team sent to Rio, we have got to make the

:03:59. > :04:05.most of it. I have been lucky to go to two Olympics, Atlanta and Sydney,

:04:05. > :04:12.and I realise that is where dreams are made. Team GB have a chance to

:04:12. > :04:22.go on the most amazing ride. They have got to Gill for big -- got to

:04:22. > :04:22.

:04:22. > :04:25.gel. That starts tonight, that is the test. The will is still only

:04:25. > :04:30.had to incorporate two new players but this team is not one that

:04:30. > :04:36.anybody would recognise -- the women's team. As a collective, they

:04:36. > :04:39.have never played together. That is absolutely right. That is the

:04:39. > :04:45.challenge for Stuart Pearce. They have got to pick the road running,

:04:46. > :04:52.almost. They have got to start quickly against an unbelievable,

:04:52. > :04:56.fantastic Brazilian side. More on those players, and you will notice

:04:56. > :05:06.that Robbie and I shared a sud this evening. Stuart Pearce has plenty

:05:06. > :05:07.

:05:07. > :05:11.Stuart Pearce has the historic task of steering broke Britain's through

:05:11. > :05:16.this Olympics. This is your first public Team GB selection, what is

:05:16. > :05:24.the thinking behind your line-up tonight? We have played one it away

:05:24. > :05:27.in Spain dined closed doors. This is another market, to get been a --

:05:27. > :05:32.behind closed doors. This is another marker, to get the fitness

:05:32. > :05:36.up ahead of the game against Senegal. And to go into that game

:05:36. > :05:39.ready to fire for the tournament. You said you will assess Daniel

:05:39. > :05:43.Sturridge after tonight's game, what is your gut feeling as to

:05:44. > :05:48.whether he will make it or not? think he will be fine, personally.

:05:48. > :05:52.He has showed us in training that he is at it. On the back of that we

:05:52. > :05:56.have given him a start up front, his favoured position. We are

:05:56. > :05:59.looking to maybe push him out there for 45 minutes and pull him off at

:05:59. > :06:04.that stage, and see how is and how he comes out of that tomorrow

:06:04. > :06:10.morning. A very impressive Brazil line-up, some big Games in there,

:06:10. > :06:15.all of their players have senior caps, how big a test will this be?

:06:15. > :06:23.-- big names in there. It is the biggest test we can have at the

:06:23. > :06:28.level. For us, it is a perfect game to judge what we are, physically

:06:28. > :06:32.and tactically. We will come out of this game the better for it, no

:06:32. > :06:36.matter what goes into the game. I have said, go out and enjoy it,

:06:36. > :06:39.make sure we get what we want out of the game. With the main

:06:39. > :06:49.objective being next Thursday, hitting the ground running them.

:06:49. > :06:50.

:06:50. > :06:57.This is the team that Stuart Pearce has gone with, his first first 11.

:06:57. > :07:03.He has gone with local lad Jason Steele in goal. Quite a few

:07:03. > :07:08.familiar names, quite a few Welsh names. Joe Allen, Ryan Giggs,

:07:08. > :07:12.Taylor. Sturridge was suffering from meningitis last week. There is

:07:12. > :07:17.plenty to play with on the bench. am very excited about the front

:07:17. > :07:23.three. He has gone for pace. Sturridge has an eye for goal. He

:07:23. > :07:28.said it is his favoured position. Danny Rose is a bit unknown. And we

:07:28. > :07:33.all know about Craig Bellamy. It will be interesting. Let's talk

:07:33. > :07:35.about Ryan Giggs and his leadership about Ryan Giggs and his leadership

:07:35. > :07:40.qualities. I was fortunate to play with him for Wales and when he

:07:40. > :07:43.speaks, you listen. All of the young boys will learnt so much. I

:07:43. > :07:47.believe Stuart Pearce will look to his leadership to help him. He is a

:07:47. > :07:51.fantastic character, he is funny around the players and he is the

:07:51. > :07:55.most decorated player in British football. Never had a chance to

:07:55. > :08:01.perform on the global stage, with Wales not qualifying for major

:08:01. > :08:03.tournaments. A potential for him to show the world. It will be

:08:03. > :08:07.interesting in the midfield. England got criticised for not

:08:07. > :08:11.keeping the ball. Great Britain have three players in the middle of

:08:12. > :08:17.the park who like to keep the ball. They need to do that tonight

:08:17. > :08:21.against a Brazil who will keep the ball. Those players around Giggs

:08:21. > :08:27.needn't threat. If they feel under pressure, they can give the ball to

:08:27. > :08:31.him -- needn't fret. It will not faze Ryan Giggs so it is great to

:08:31. > :08:37.have him in the side. Micah Richards was a part of the

:08:37. > :08:41.Manchester City scored, if not always a regular. -- the Manchester

:08:41. > :08:46.City squad that won the league. He has never quite Brogan into the

:08:46. > :08:53.England team and become a regular. He fell away a bit at Man City.

:08:53. > :08:58.never quite broken into the England team. It is a big chance for him at

:08:58. > :09:03.this stage. Brazil, up 18 who know each other well. They don't qualify

:09:03. > :09:07.for the next World Cup because they are hosts -- Brazil, a team who

:09:07. > :09:11.know each other. This tournament is an important landmark, the

:09:11. > :09:15.development of a young squad. Neymar is known the world over, he

:09:15. > :09:19.is wanted by the world's richest clubs, they can't get their hands

:09:19. > :09:25.on him just yet. They have the money in Brazil to keep some of the

:09:25. > :09:35.best players and he is one of them. I am interested to see how he

:09:35. > :09:35.

:09:35. > :09:39.We know they are going to play with flair and exuberance. We are going

:09:39. > :09:43.to have to cope with that tonight. They will attack. Brazil can't play

:09:43. > :09:48.any other way. They have been unfaltering, regressing their style

:09:48. > :09:54.after a bit of criticism in the last World Cup -- they have been

:09:54. > :09:59.altering. Against Argentina, Messi played and scored a hat-trick, most

:09:59. > :10:05.of these Brazil players play. I am looking forward to seeing Oscar,

:10:05. > :10:15.and Lucas who is on the bench. is there too. You won't like him

:10:15. > :10:15.

:10:15. > :10:22.when he is angry! -- Hulk is there. Stuart Pearce says it is the best

:10:22. > :10:25.way to start, against Brazil. it? I am not sure. I think if they

:10:25. > :10:30.played a lesser nation, they would have been able to keep the ball

:10:30. > :10:34.more. Brazil will have more possession. I don't disagree but I

:10:34. > :10:41.think players are best on the edge. Players will know they are against

:10:41. > :10:45.the best on the world and they will have to play. Let's see. 90 minutes

:10:45. > :10:52.for this team to gel against a Bristol side who are looking to

:10:52. > :11:02.conquer the world in a couple of years -- against a Brazil side. It

:11:02. > :11:06.

:11:06. > :11:11.will be an interesting test. Here There is something special about

:11:11. > :11:16.this that we can't put into words. The Olympic adventure that lies

:11:16. > :11:19.ahead for Team GB. For years -- seven years football fans have been

:11:19. > :11:25.debating the ins and outs of entering a British side for these

:11:25. > :11:30.Games. The home nations have been good. The talking stops on a lovely

:11:30. > :11:36.Teesside night, with Great Britain player its first match since 1971,

:11:36. > :11:41.a 5-0 defeat against Bulgaria. It was a team of amateurs, teachers,

:11:41. > :11:51.insurance salesmen and fishmongers. The gloomier pundits predict a

:11:51. > :11:52.

:11:52. > :11:58.similar scoreline tonight, worth �300 million, the Brazil side. As

:11:58. > :12:02.an order for the Olympic Games, this could be sumptuous in the

:12:02. > :12:12.evening sunshine. Vital for Brazil that they do well in these Olympics

:12:12. > :12:12.

:12:12. > :13:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 58 seconds

:13:37. > :13:46.to come. We pause for the anthems gold at the Olympics in a fortnight,

:13:46. > :13:50.what can Team GB do? # God save our gracious Queen

:13:50. > :14:00.# Long live our noble Queen # God save the Queen

:14:00. > :14:00.

:14:00. > :14:10.# Send her victorious # Happy and glorious

:14:10. > :14:26.

:14:26. > :14:35.# Long to reign over us Stuart Pearce. He is the hero of

:14:35. > :14:40.World Cup 90 and Euro 96. What a test this will be for a Team GB,

:14:40. > :14:48.that have had one at warm-up game against Mexico, played in Spain

:14:48. > :14:56.last week, 330 minute periods, they lost 1-0. -- 3 and periods of 30

:14:56. > :15:01.minutes. Ryan gig captains the side -- Ryan Giggs captains the side.

:15:01. > :15:07.Ryan Birch and starts on the right, normally a left-back. -- Ryan

:15:07. > :15:12.Bertrand starts on the right. Stuart Pearce says he needs to see

:15:12. > :15:17.Jason Steele in action, he has seen a lot of Jack Butland for the U21s.

:15:17. > :15:20.The big question, is Daniel Sturridge as fit as the coach says?

:15:20. > :15:29.A decision on his Olympic participation will be made after

:15:29. > :15:33.this. Only Pato is missing from Brazil's glittering line-up. All 11

:15:34. > :15:43.starters are full internationals, 10 players have won major-league or

:15:44. > :15:48.

:15:48. > :15:53.Continental titles. Neymar is the Thiago Silva has just cost Paris St

:15:53. > :16:02.Jermaine over �30 million. Martello is one of the best left-backs in

:16:02. > :16:12.the world. That is some line up. There will be a lot of interest on

:16:12. > :16:12.

:16:12. > :16:16.young Sturridge, whether he can get sharp in training. He will want to

:16:16. > :16:25.be part of it. The Brazil team is littered with talent. Look what

:16:25. > :16:28.they have one already. They have the equivalent of the European

:16:28. > :16:35.Champions League. That tells you the seriousness and quality of the

:16:35. > :16:40.team. This is the man we have come to see. Only four players have

:16:40. > :16:43.scored 100 goals before the age of 20, including Neymar, there he is.

:16:43. > :16:49.There was a huge cheer when his name was read out before the game.

:16:49. > :16:56.This is what you come to see, the stars. It is a star-studded Brazil

:16:56. > :17:01.line up. He scored his 100 goal on his 20th birthday, Neymar, South

:17:01. > :17:11.American football of the Year at the age of 90. -- footballer of the

:17:11. > :17:34.

:17:34. > :17:44.passes from the 20-year-old who is about to sign for Chelsea for �25

:17:44. > :17:55.

:17:55. > :17:59.They are inside GB's 18-yard box. Making them kick it long, that is

:17:59. > :18:09.one thing Stuart Pearce did not want to do, he wanted to play from

:18:09. > :18:29.

:18:29. > :18:39.pressure. They lost some of their there was a late challenge.

:18:39. > :18:53.

:18:53. > :18:58.referee spotted it. The referee is the Euro 2012 English players, no

:18:58. > :19:02.Northern Ireland players four Scottish players. The respective

:19:02. > :19:12.football associations of those two countries did not exactly support

:19:12. > :19:35.

:19:35. > :19:45.their players in turning out for the right-hand side. Brazil, out of

:19:45. > :19:45.

:19:45. > :21:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 58 seconds

:21:19. > :21:29.possession, they quickly run Joe will wonder from flank to flank --

:21:29. > :21:43.

:21:44. > :21:47.Neymar. There was a foul on Allen. to one of the Giants in Europe. The

:21:47. > :21:57.Brazilians have money now and the World Cup is coming there, they can

:21:57. > :22:04.

:22:04. > :22:08.got to the byline, pulled back with a chip to the far post, moving well,

:22:08. > :22:15.across the line, coming short, there is a lot of movement there.

:22:15. > :22:21.Tom Cleverley is quite high up the pitch, near to him. He has played

:22:21. > :22:31.three games for England Under 21s last season, for Stuart Pearce, the

:22:31. > :22:51.

:22:51. > :22:56.only coach to take that in just that level. You would expect that

:22:56. > :23:06.to be in the back of the net. is criticism of Neymar back in

:23:06. > :23:34.

:23:34. > :23:37.Brazil that he has not lived up to expected Brazil formation. Hulk has

:23:38. > :23:47.started further on the left than we had thought, Oscar Moore to the

:23:48. > :23:49.

:23:49. > :23:54.right hand side. -- Oscar, more to the right hand side. The Brazil

:23:54. > :23:59.coach is under pressure, there is a feeling he will be sacked if they

:23:59. > :24:09.don't win gold. He was a defender as a player, then he became a P E

:24:09. > :24:09.

:24:09. > :25:01.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 58 seconds

:25:01. > :25:11.retinue of doctors and trainers, youngster really. He is one of the

:25:11. > :25:18.

:25:18. > :25:22.He is offside, there is a worry about the English centre backs.

:25:22. > :25:27.There is a huge gap between Micah Richards and James Tomkins and even

:25:27. > :25:33.though I have to say that they will come round on number two, he comes

:25:33. > :25:43.round, he wasn't offside, was he? Micah Richards steps forward, he

:25:43. > :25:51.

:25:51. > :26:01.between these players in the squad, Team GB 29, Ryan Giggs has 23 of

:26:01. > :26:25.

:26:25. > :26:35.Ryan Bertrand forward as much as line but it was covered by Tomkins

:26:35. > :26:35.

:26:35. > :28:22.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 58 seconds

:28:22. > :28:32.can have an argument in a phone box now. He scored 30 goals for Santos

:28:32. > :28:47.

:28:47. > :28:55.Sandro has scored for Brazil. The Team GB defenders were expecting a

:28:55. > :29:00.shot at goal, he crept in totally unmarked. It is a Spurs player, who

:29:00. > :29:07.scored for Brazil in this Olympic warm-up. He got caught, flat footed,

:29:07. > :29:12.expected the shot, it did not come. A lovely ball to the far post,

:29:12. > :29:16.Neymar with the cross. It was weighted beautifully. He floated it

:29:16. > :29:26.over Steele, a simple goal in the end. Lack of concentration at the

:29:26. > :29:36.back for GB. He has entrusted Sandro with a starting place in the

:29:36. > :29:36.

:29:36. > :30:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 58 seconds

:30:18. > :30:22.side in the last four games. That You're talking about him a few

:30:22. > :30:31.minutes ago, slightly erratic. I think Daniel Sturridge has gone

:30:31. > :30:35.past him twice now with relative ease. Sent off a couple of times

:30:35. > :30:42.for Real Madrid last season. referee has made it very clear to

:30:42. > :30:45.him that this is a friendly, no more of that or you are in the book.

:30:45. > :30:49.I like Daniel Sturridge for his acceleration, he can stop the ball,

:30:50. > :30:59.can go past a player. He was waiting for a bit of support. There

:31:00. > :31:25.

:31:25. > :31:35.Richards got up well. Britain's did ever so well to keep it in. --

:31:35. > :32:06.

:32:06. > :32:16.the international player. The each other. Oscar has dropped back

:32:16. > :32:19.

:32:19. > :32:24.to left back. It is basics. Hold that position until you go back.

:32:24. > :32:30.Three years, it they have used full backs as attacking wing-backs in a

:32:30. > :32:33.back four -- for years. I was reading a journalists say that they

:32:33. > :32:43.have gone too much for pace and power and that the Spanish way is

:32:43. > :32:55.

:32:55. > :33:01.the way now, and Brazil have to get the free kick. Let's have a look at

:33:01. > :33:05.the Micah Richards chance. He comes around the back post. I think he is

:33:05. > :33:13.trying to head it back across the goal. He heads it down and take the

:33:13. > :33:16.pace of it. Cabral comes across, he looks like he has got a blocked.

:33:16. > :33:23.But Richards could not direct it back into the six-yard box, where

:33:23. > :33:33.he could have caused trouble. A good leap at the far post. The best

:33:33. > :33:41.

:33:41. > :33:51.chance of scoring is that set his weak spot according to the

:33:51. > :34:15.

:34:15. > :34:25.Brazilian side -- the goalkeeper is Brazil have never achieved in the

:34:25. > :34:25.

:34:25. > :34:35.Olympics, we have two gold medals at football. 19 a late and 1912! --

:34:35. > :34:40.

:34:41. > :34:47.leave out David Beckham? Gig just gave yards and yards for the papers.

:34:47. > :34:53.He was damned if he did and damned if he didn't. He was proved that if

:34:53. > :34:57.he was given the job, was allowed to choose his own squad. I feel

:34:58. > :35:02.sorry for David Beckham, but his career has been littered with

:35:02. > :35:06.medals and great occasions. He has played at a high as levels, he has

:35:06. > :35:13.played in the World Cup, European Championships, Champions League

:35:13. > :35:18.finals. David Beckham isn't without the top end of a player's career.

:35:18. > :35:22.If you look at Bellamy, he has missed out with Ryan Giggs, because

:35:22. > :35:32.Wales have not qualified. For themselves, I think it is a good

:35:32. > :35:36.decision. I understand that David wants to play. Had there been a

:35:36. > :35:41.squad of 23, I think he would have made it. Unfortunately for him, he

:35:41. > :35:46.hasn't. People sympathise because of everything he has done to help

:35:46. > :35:56.bring the Olympics to the country. A lovely ball by Marcello to Thiago

:35:56. > :36:07.

:36:07. > :36:17.tried the little spin. The free- kick goes the way of a Team GB, a

:36:17. > :36:25.

:36:25. > :36:28.pass but he did not have enough movement went Craig Bellamy took

:36:28. > :36:38.the free-kick. Not enough people in advanced positions to take

:36:38. > :36:39.

:36:39. > :36:49.advantage. It is quiet inside the stadium. Brazil have won two

:36:49. > :37:15.

:37:15. > :37:20.Olympic silver medals and two pass the Olympic Stadium for the

:37:20. > :37:24.last few years. Bertrand trying to find a front runner with an

:37:24. > :37:28.optimistic ball. I think we are doing relatively well, keeping the

:37:28. > :37:34.ball at the back. Tomkins is comfortable, Taylor is comfortable

:37:34. > :37:44.on the ball. They are trying to work it into Allen and mines. It is

:37:44. > :37:46.

:37:46. > :37:56.the middle third, when we half- into the feet of Sturridge and

:37:56. > :38:08.

:38:08. > :38:13.under 20 football. They have won the World Under 20 Championship

:38:14. > :38:22.three times. They have won the South American Under 20

:38:22. > :38:30.Championship 11 times, including the last three. The home nations

:38:30. > :38:40.can't boast that kind of record. Whatever competition they enter,

:38:40. > :38:59.

:38:59. > :39:02.they look to win. It is was Stuart was under pressure. He is composed.

:39:03. > :39:08.This is one thing we have found with the international team, when

:39:08. > :39:11.the ball goes back to the keeper, it is usually clear it. That is

:39:11. > :39:17.where we turn over the ball on occasions. If they have had a

:39:17. > :39:22.chance to pass it out, they have done that. A bit of hesitation

:39:22. > :39:26.between Bertrand and Richards. He was confident enough to bring it

:39:26. > :39:36.out. I wonder if the referee gave him the benefit of the doubt, he

:39:36. > :39:50.

:39:50. > :39:55.was in possession. I think he could are made to feel very much part of

:39:55. > :39:59.the British Olympic team at the village, when they stayed on Monday.

:39:59. > :40:06.They came up here to the north-east, to train on Wednesday. Stubble

:40:06. > :40:14.training sessions. They met the cerebral palsy GB team as well --

:40:14. > :40:19.double training sessions. And emotional moment for the Sinclair

:40:19. > :40:29.family, because Scott Sinclair is with this team and his brother is

:40:29. > :40:34.

:40:34. > :40:43.this time. Got himself a bit of space. That is Sandro, the goal

:40:43. > :40:47.scorer. He did better with his head of. -- his header. It just took

:40:47. > :40:56.everybody by surprise. Tomkins doesn't really anticipate his run.

:40:56. > :41:01.He lets his man get a rate from him. -- away from. You are relying on

:41:01. > :41:11.everybody staying tight and concentrated. It took a good

:41:11. > :41:13.

:41:13. > :41:19.challenge to stop Sandro by amazing story for him last year.

:41:19. > :41:23.come from nowhere to play in a Champions League final. And being

:41:23. > :41:29.on the left-hand side of midfield, he has played most of his football

:41:29. > :41:39.away from Chelsea on loan at various clubs. Oscar was gifted

:41:39. > :41:49.

:41:49. > :41:53.team together over the last six months or so. Six of the squad were

:41:53. > :42:03.in the Under 20 World Cup winning side of last summer. Oscar was the

:42:03. > :42:35.

:42:35. > :42:45.start. Marcelo was in the previous referee. Team GB look for Rose.

:42:45. > :43:00.

:43:00. > :43:04.GB corner. They have hope because the goalkeeper doesn't look the

:43:04. > :43:13.most confident in the air. Sturridge has had a couple of

:43:13. > :43:23.shooting opportunities and he takes them. As a striker, you have to be

:43:23. > :43:53.

:43:53. > :44:03.didn't do too well with the last year's Under 20 World Cup-

:44:03. > :44:07.

:44:07. > :44:12.winning side. Here is Hulk. Rafael joining in. Rose got across to him.

:44:12. > :44:18.This is Brazil's first corner. play from at Danny Rose. Timed it

:44:18. > :44:25.well. As always with Brazil, full backs to have to get forward. This

:44:25. > :44:35.is the midfield and attack. -- they have to assist the midfield and

:44:35. > :44:51.

:44:51. > :44:55.with Manchester United over the last few years. A new contract, he

:44:55. > :45:05.has the ability to become one of the world's top right full-backs

:45:05. > :45:33.

:45:33. > :45:39.art to get it back underneath the bar. Good passing from Brazil, it

:45:39. > :45:43.opens up, he has time and space to look up. He tried to pick out

:45:43. > :45:50.Leandro. Not easy to get it back on target. Just to ease with which

:45:50. > :46:00.they got the full-back in there, Rafael, too easy. He made his debut

:46:00. > :46:32.

:46:32. > :46:42.to get away with a messy defending. Was this a foul? It looked like,

:46:42. > :47:16.

:47:16. > :47:20.didn't it? Yes, it was. Ryan Giggs not so magical when a player goes

:47:20. > :47:25.down. Totally unnecessary. He does have something of a reputation

:47:25. > :47:30.about that as well. Correct, against Scotland, he did the same

:47:30. > :47:37.thing. It was a slip, whether there was contact with Bertrand's boot, I

:47:37. > :47:47.am not too sure. He tried a foul initially, go back on his feet, it

:47:47. > :47:57.

:47:57. > :48:02.in that game in March 2011 and was accused of this sort of thing,

:48:02. > :48:11.going down too easily. He went down far too easily. Was it birdcam's

:48:12. > :48:16.hand on his head? -- the Trans's hand on his head? He should come

:48:16. > :48:22.down to the panel -- you could come to the Pamir it lead if he comes

:48:22. > :48:28.down that easily. The way the game stopped, this is just awful. The

:48:28. > :48:32.slightest of touches, is that what you are going to go down for? It

:48:32. > :48:37.does not endear him to the crowd. Everybody on that side of the pitch

:48:37. > :48:43.can see that. We saw this with Drogba, a lot of the foreign boys

:48:43. > :48:48.here. What about the good side, the skill? There is no question of that,

:48:48. > :48:54.lovely skills on the move. That is fantastic, that is what we try to

:48:54. > :49:01.encourage kids to do, move the ball around. His goals record speaks for

:49:01. > :49:10.itself, there is no question of his quality, this is unnecessary, the

:49:11. > :49:20.play acting. He has been rated alongside Messi, Christian Ronaldo.

:49:21. > :49:39.

:49:39. > :49:49.about it. Where I come from, we would say, man up. A flick of the

:49:49. > :50:16.

:50:16. > :50:19.Absolutely. He just moved away from him, slipped so easily away for the

:50:19. > :50:23.Manchester City defender, who will get a yellow card. His first touch

:50:23. > :50:28.is so important, then off we went. There was always going to be

:50:28. > :50:33.problems. There would two good touches, then this, the Chase of --

:50:33. > :50:39.change of pace, there, you can't go to ground. You can't go to ground

:50:39. > :50:49.and make that challenge. He has got in front of you. Richards is now

:50:49. > :50:59.

:50:59. > :51:09.12 minutes, have a chance to double their lead. The Blues are for Moura

:51:09. > :51:34.

:51:34. > :51:39.becoming a world footballing great. -- Naymar. There was power and

:51:39. > :51:47.accuracy in the strike, but it nice and slow. He guessed right. It was

:51:47. > :51:51.finished really well, no question about it. We get a lesson here,

:51:51. > :51:57.Micah Richards can consider himself fortunate he did not get a red card

:51:57. > :52:04.for that as well. Nice and accurate, it hits the side netting.

:52:04. > :52:14.Unstoppable. The referee has said to a Naymar Packet Inn, the

:52:14. > :52:23.

:52:23. > :52:33.celebration, you antagonising the favourites to be a limpet top

:52:33. > :52:52.

:52:52. > :52:56.scorer in twos us and and 12 -- Team GB nil, Brazil two. The GB

:52:56. > :53:03.women's team open up their Olympic campaign against New Zealand on

:53:03. > :53:13.Wednesday, at 3:30pm. The men's team play Senegal next Thursday,

:53:13. > :53:28.

:53:28. > :53:38.7:45pm. Both of those games on BBC A great combination, Leandro, Hulk,

:53:38. > :53:48.nee Moa, Oscar. -- Naymar. This is tight, he knows what he wants to do.

:53:48. > :53:59.

:53:59. > :54:08.to Brazil's defence whatsoever. Probably from... Confirmation that

:54:08. > :54:18.Micah Richards was cautioned. He gave away the penalty. In the

:54:18. > :54:35.

:54:35. > :54:44.competition proper I think it would Olympics, Senegal, United Arab

:54:44. > :54:49.Emirates, Uruguay. There are some great names to look forward to

:54:49. > :54:55.seeing in this tournament. The quality that Brazil have on this

:54:55. > :55:05.pitch right now. They are in Group C, playing Egypt and pillories.

:55:05. > :55:42.

:55:43. > :55:47.They will avoid Spain until the actually. I know it was slightly

:55:47. > :55:52.forward but I think that is where the space was and that is what he

:55:52. > :55:58.anticipated -- and that was where he anticipated Leandro going. Great

:55:58. > :56:02.pace, movement. It is the movement of the ball on the way to the pass.

:56:02. > :56:12.They can keep the ball under pressure and cause as a problem.

:56:12. > :56:39.

:56:40. > :56:49.When we are under pressure, give played left midfield and the

:56:50. > :57:08.

:57:08. > :57:12.Champions League final. Sitting the final third, we are

:57:12. > :57:16.dispossessed. We are sitting far too deep. There is not enough

:57:16. > :57:22.support to him, no one close enough to him, we are spending a lot of

:57:22. > :57:26.time chasing. Brazil have always had two City midfield players who

:57:26. > :57:36.are prepared to gobble up anything loose and pressed the ball inside

:57:36. > :57:41.

:57:41. > :57:46.their own third. There is a near -- there is a real difference. Romulo

:57:46. > :57:56.and Sandro are sitting players this is the important areas. We can't

:57:56. > :57:59.

:57:59. > :58:05.keep the ball. Cleverley was fouled. Sandro is looking cross. He looks

:58:05. > :58:09.heard. He has had problems with foot and ankle injuries. His last

:58:10. > :58:14.start for Manchester United was October. He was a clear run,

:58:14. > :58:21.doesn't it? Get himself back in the spring of things. He was not happy

:58:21. > :58:31.with that challenge whatsoever. He has had senior England call-ups.

:58:31. > :59:04.

:59:04. > :59:07.has not made an appearance for the the ball comes to him, flicking up,

:59:07. > :59:12.trying to flick to over somebody's head, get hold of the ball and just

:59:12. > :59:22.retain possession. We keep giving it away far too easily. That is why

:59:22. > :59:34.

:59:34. > :59:43.we are spending the majority of the catch the keeper out at the near

:59:43. > :59:49.post. Once again, a great movement of the ball. Neymar was going to go

:59:49. > :59:52.in that space. Hulk comes into it, what he is trying to do his

:59:52. > :59:58.disguise what he was aiming to do which is fake the cross for the

:59:58. > :00:02.shot. Good movement, great movement from Brazil. There was criticism in

:00:02. > :00:12.Brazil for his selection, some felt he should have been kept back and

:00:12. > :00:30.

:00:30. > :00:34.off Micah Richards. Once again, the electric pace down the right-hand

:00:34. > :00:39.side for Rafael, lots of space. Look at the space at the edge of

:00:39. > :00:47.the 18-yard box there. Micah Richards, hands behind the back,

:00:48. > :00:57.blocked it with any. So much space. There again, time and space for

:00:58. > :01:27.

:01:27. > :01:37.The full-backs are always going forward, they shift over one side

:01:37. > :02:10.

:02:10. > :02:18.ball at this late stage of the half. Just the movement, watching Oscar

:02:18. > :02:22.at the moment, in the frontline of the midfield, he comes close to the

:02:22. > :02:26.back to collect. He is challenging the team. He played against one of

:02:26. > :02:31.the fancied teams to win the tournament, one of the best teams.

:02:31. > :02:41.That was a poor ball by Thiago Silva. Bellamy has gone to the

:02:41. > :02:47.

:02:47. > :02:57.left-hand side. Joe Allen had to haven't made the best use of it.

:02:57. > :03:03.

:03:03. > :03:08.Hulk was offside. I think the can pass the ball well, he did well

:03:08. > :03:13.season -- did so all season with Swansea. Giggs was onside, he

:03:13. > :03:19.didn't realise it. That is the last moment of a first half, dominated

:03:19. > :03:25.by Brazil in terms of class, quality. Neymar's penalty for the

:03:25. > :03:31.Micah Richards's foul, adding to Sandro's header. They have been

:03:31. > :03:41.very good Ms value -- very good value, these are stars in the

:03:41. > :03:43.

:03:43. > :03:47.They were certainly a difference in class in the first 45 minutes.

:03:47. > :03:53.Neymar showed flashes of brilliance and that was the penalty that made

:03:53. > :03:57.it 2-0 to Brazil after 45 minutes. We will show you how that was won

:03:57. > :04:02.in a few moments, with some of the best bits of Brazil and some of the

:04:02. > :04:07.worst bits of defending of Team GB. We looked like a team that has

:04:08. > :04:11.never played together before, that is the kindest thing you could save.

:04:11. > :04:16.Micah Richards Sam Tomkins are finding it very difficult to forge

:04:16. > :04:23.any type of understanding -- Micah Richards and Tomkins. I am worried

:04:23. > :04:26.about most of the dangers coming down the left-hand side. Hulk was

:04:26. > :04:33.superb for the penalty, he brought him down almost back into first

:04:33. > :04:37.gear, then went to third gear and Richards couldn't get there. When

:04:37. > :04:45.you are stretched as a defender, stay on your feet. Forget it, he is

:04:45. > :04:50.through. Micah Richards solved the problem for the attacker. There are

:04:50. > :04:53.a lot of lessons to be learned but we have got to hit the road running.

:04:54. > :04:58.Being together in training, spending a couple of weeks together,

:04:58. > :05:01.getting to know each other is one thing. It is not until you get into

:05:01. > :05:06.a semi competitive environment that you start to find out about each

:05:06. > :05:10.other. We have seen the first half lack of communication,

:05:10. > :05:15.understanding and the whole back four in general. Brazil have been

:05:15. > :05:19.the far better team, keeping the ball and Brazil -- Team GB have

:05:19. > :05:25.given the ball away cheaply. It has been a poor performance by a Team

:05:25. > :05:30.been a poor performance by a Team GB, understandably so. Let's look

:05:30. > :05:34.at the first goal. Tomkins has a word with Bellamy but he loses his

:05:34. > :05:40.marker. Once the ball is bouncing in the penalty area, it is game

:05:40. > :05:45.over. He will have to learn very quickly. Once the ball bounces, you

:05:45. > :05:51.have got to forget the ball and mark your man. The body position

:05:51. > :05:56.was all wrong. He should have been open. The warning signs were there.

:05:56. > :06:02.They were. We have seen the lack of communication. Richards going for

:06:02. > :06:07.the same ball as Tomkins, I think Neymar was clean through on goal. I

:06:07. > :06:16.think we are going to see it here. Tomkins should have got around a

:06:16. > :06:20.bit quicker. Are we are let off the hook there. As a defender, you know

:06:20. > :06:26.he is not going to win it, that is the attitude you take. You get

:06:26. > :06:30.round and you cover but he doesn't do it. This one, Richards has tried

:06:30. > :06:35.to play offside. Tomkins is watching the ball. By the time he

:06:35. > :06:40.realises, is man is in. It is a lack of communication. They have

:06:40. > :06:48.never played together before. The left-hand side, looking at Tomkins,

:06:48. > :06:51.he doesn't actually know where his man is. Were it not for what some

:06:51. > :06:55.finishing from Brazil that was slightly suspect, it could be a lot

:06:55. > :07:00.worse. It could. They are playing against top-class players. That is

:07:00. > :07:05.why I said, better now than later. If we are serious about getting a

:07:05. > :07:09.medal, we will probably have to play these in the semi-final.

:07:09. > :07:14.seems a long way off right now. is a friendly, let's not get

:07:14. > :07:18.carried away, there are no points at stake. We are learning how to

:07:18. > :07:23.play together. Stuart Pearce has 15 minutes to get them regrouped and

:07:23. > :07:27.calm down. I would like to see the midfield, Joe Allen and Cleverley,

:07:28. > :07:32.getting into contact with Oscar. Oscar is running the show. Don't

:07:32. > :07:37.let him dictate the play, push up a few yards, get in contact, make it

:07:37. > :07:44.competitive. Let's look at the penalty, no doubt for you that

:07:44. > :07:50.Micah Richards was a bit naive. is fantastic player from Hulk. He

:07:50. > :07:55.stops Richards, he goes again. Richards is naive, diving in. Lack

:07:55. > :07:59.of games from Richards last season and pre-season... This is the angle.

:07:59. > :08:04.He is struggling, leave it alone, he has gone, it is up to the

:08:04. > :08:09.goalkeeper. He hasn't scored the goal. Once you have a penalty

:08:09. > :08:12.against the Brazilians, that is what happens. Steele will not have

:08:13. > :08:18.enjoyed his first half in his Home enjoyed his first half in his Home

:08:18. > :08:23.Stadium. It is growing up time for a lot of these guys. Which is good.

:08:23. > :08:28.Micah Richards has got to do some more growing, certainly Tomkins has.

:08:28. > :08:34.Taylor is finding it very difficult. Danny Rose is disappointing. By

:08:34. > :08:39.trans, not too bad. I think -- Bertrand is not too bad. We have

:08:39. > :08:44.seen a gulf in class. You can paint the picture how you want. Basically

:08:44. > :08:50.Brazil are a far better team. first 10 minutes or so, when Ryan

:08:50. > :08:54.Giggs was more in the game, there was a bit of delivery, you felt

:08:54. > :08:59.that perhaps they were going to build steadily. But Brazil just

:08:59. > :09:08.smothered to them. Jonathan Pearce said that Great Britain's best

:09:08. > :09:18.chance was from a set-piece. It was chance was from a set-piece. It was

:09:18. > :09:27.

:09:27. > :09:37.Micah Richards was unfortunate. We have got to try to take advantage

:09:37. > :09:40.

:09:40. > :09:46.of Ryan Giggs' quality. That has We have a double header of men's

:09:46. > :09:51.and women's football at the Riverside Stadium. The Olympics is

:09:51. > :09:56.going to be opened by the football on Wednesday, how much is tonight

:09:56. > :10:02.helping to a print -- raise the profile? It is fantastic to bring

:10:02. > :10:07.it to the north-east of England, the chance for the not Voller --

:10:07. > :10:12.the north-east of England to get really involved. A tough match, but

:10:12. > :10:16.great experience of what they are going to face coming into the games.

:10:16. > :10:20.Really pleased on both fronts. A chance to get involved in the Games

:10:20. > :10:23.in the north-east and a chance for art seems to have some top

:10:23. > :10:26.experience. In Great Britain we don't necessarily think of football

:10:27. > :10:31.as being an Olympic event, football doesn't need the Olympics, unlike

:10:31. > :10:36.some of the other sports. What have you been doing to create the one

:10:36. > :10:40.team ethos with the other sports? Actually, it is a very historic

:10:40. > :10:45.moment tonight. The first time a Team GB team has competed in

:10:45. > :10:51.women's football for this country so I think it is important. Every

:10:51. > :10:54.single athlete, all 542 that will represent Team GB, has come to the

:10:54. > :10:57.Loughborough preparation camp, where they have had the opportunity

:10:57. > :11:02.to meet the other athletes and be inducted into the team. Every

:11:02. > :11:05.athlete has been through that, all 800 support staff. Now all of the

:11:05. > :11:08.athletes including the footballers are coming into the village

:11:08. > :11:13.environment and we have the privilege of having the footballers

:11:13. > :11:17.with us last week. Give us an insight into what it is like in the

:11:17. > :11:24.village at the moment. Interesting times. 130 nations are registered

:11:24. > :11:26.for the games. About 2000, 3,000 athletes are in so far. It is

:11:26. > :11:34.fantastic and important to get there early and they have had that

:11:34. > :11:44.opportunity. Thank you. Team GB took on Sweden in the

:11:44. > :11:50.

:11:50. > :11:57.women's game earlier. It was not a The pullback is not good enough but

:11:57. > :12:07.it still works for Whyte and it is just past the post. The closest we

:12:07. > :12:08.

:12:08. > :13:15.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 58 seconds

:13:15. > :13:22.goalkeeper wasn't too sure. Always left. Little has the chance to

:13:22. > :13:28.venture forward. Smith is offside. A good finish but it won't matter.

:13:28. > :13:32.We look across tell Sir the offside flag is up. Kim little picks it up

:13:32. > :13:42.and it is definitely offside. It is a great finish and she will be

:13:42. > :14:06.

:14:06. > :14:16.tested Rachel Brown, the second test for the Everton goalkeeper and

:14:16. > :14:29.

:14:29. > :14:34.Brown but the goalkeeper had done enough to close the angle. A great

:14:34. > :14:40.run him behind both centre halves. Just didn't get enough on it to

:14:40. > :14:50.curl it in. Rachel Yankey is through and onside. The follow-up

:14:50. > :15:04.

:15:04. > :15:14.Yankey was at the heart of it all missed. The best chance of the

:15:14. > :15:36.

:15:36. > :15:41.did enough to put off and the Congratulations on your player of

:15:41. > :15:44.the match in a Team GB shirt. What is it like? I was delighted to play

:15:44. > :15:49.friendly game with South Africa, it helped me get my nerves out. The

:15:49. > :15:52.goals have been fantastic. It was good to have family and friends in

:15:52. > :15:55.the audience and at home in Scotland. I tried to keep it simple

:15:55. > :15:59.and stick to the game plan we have been working on for the last week

:15:59. > :16:04.or so and we achieved that. Bob was a disappointing not to get the win,

:16:04. > :16:08.but it was good to be undefeated. He was England captain, now the

:16:08. > :16:13.Team GB captain in your fancy new kit. What was it like out there

:16:13. > :16:16.today? It was a tough challenge. We knew Sweden would be tough. They

:16:16. > :16:20.are World Cup bronze medallists. We know we can play better than we did

:16:20. > :16:24.today. It is good to get a game under our belt. A clean sheet is

:16:24. > :16:34.fantastic. It was good defending. We need to take chances and more

:16:34. > :16:35.

:16:35. > :16:39.Don't forget, you can watch Team GB take on New Zealand in the first

:16:39. > :16:43.event of the 2012 Olympics next Wednesday afternoon at 3:30pm. The

:16:43. > :16:46.majority of that team playing for England, or that was lacking today

:16:46. > :16:56.was a competitive edge. That will be there on Wednesday, you can be

:16:56. > :16:57.

:16:57. > :17:02.sure. Let's look ahead to the men's through to the quarter-finals.

:17:02. > :17:09.Argentina failed to qualify this time. Brazil will be confident of

:17:09. > :17:13.qualifying from Group C and the Spain squad featuring Mata will be

:17:13. > :17:18.favourites to progress from Group D. Great Britain's main opposition

:17:18. > :17:22.will come from a Uruguay team featuring Luis Suarez and they meet

:17:22. > :17:28.in the final game of the group on Wednesday, August 1st, at the

:17:28. > :17:32.Millennium Stadium. Before that, Stuart Pearce, men -- Stuart

:17:32. > :17:36.Pearce's men face Senegal and the United Hamed -- United Arab

:17:37. > :17:45.Emirates. Whilst you we are the weaker side they have played 17

:17:45. > :17:52.times together in preparation for I would expect GB and Uruguay to

:17:52. > :17:54.come through. Mexico are very dangerous on GB's side of the draw.

:17:54. > :17:58.Joint favourites for me as Spain and the team we are seeing at the

:17:58. > :18:05.moment, Brazil. They are the teams to beat. Players to watch in the

:18:05. > :18:10.tournament, I mentioned you have got out there playing for Spain and

:18:10. > :18:17.Mata, they put quality in their side, don't they? They just won the

:18:17. > :18:21.under 19. They are not short of talent in the Under 23 Stakes.

:18:21. > :18:26.the Spaniard has moved to Barcelona. They were fantastic and the euro's,

:18:26. > :18:30.a great talent. You have Luis Suarez, a fantastic players on show.

:18:30. > :18:34.It is going to be exciting. GB are going do have to defend better than

:18:34. > :18:41.they have tonight to get any medal at all. What I will be looking for

:18:42. > :18:46.the second half is them playing with respect for the Brazilians,

:18:46. > :18:50.they are good players, step-up five yards and compete more. I am

:18:50. > :18:54.expecting changes by Stuart Pearce. Don't be surprised to see Sinclair.

:18:54. > :19:02.You want to see the over-rate players, kids, Bellamy and Richards.

:19:02. > :19:12.I agree with Garth, the players have pace. Let's see what happens

:19:12. > :19:16.

:19:16. > :19:20.in the second half. A huge learning for Team GB at the start of the

:19:20. > :19:27.second half as we see a second significant change in fact, because

:19:27. > :19:31.as we are seeing running out there, Scott Sinclair, Team GB has made

:19:31. > :19:37.two half-time substitutions and they are making a third now. They

:19:37. > :19:41.are also bringing on Scott Sinclair, Jack Cork has come on as well and

:19:41. > :19:45.Jack Butland has replaced Jason Steele in goal. The Middlesbrough

:19:45. > :19:51.goalkeeper replaced by the Birmingham City goalkeeper, who was

:19:51. > :19:56.out on loan at Cheltenham all last season and was watched at one game

:19:56. > :19:58.by 52 top scouts and went with England to the European

:19:58. > :20:08.Championships of course, did not make an appearance but he is very

:20:08. > :20:13.

:20:13. > :20:20.highly rated. That is his first for Team GB, Jack Cork has come on

:20:20. > :20:30.to the heart of the midfield and Scott Sinclair has come on one the

:20:30. > :20:56.

:20:56. > :21:06.left-hand side. The son of the substitution, there is Steven

:21:06. > :21:38.

:21:38. > :21:48.Caulker out there. Yes, Tomkins has will the changes have, do you

:21:48. > :21:49.

:21:49. > :21:53.think? It looks like Taylor has gone to write back. Danny Rose has

:21:53. > :22:02.gone to left back, he has played there before. The Spurs left side

:22:02. > :22:12.midfield. That is Caulker there, a loose touch. Craig Bellamy has gone

:22:12. > :22:12.

:22:12. > :23:11.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 58 seconds

:23:11. > :23:21.down the middle, Scott Sinclair has Southampton. He has had a nomadic

:23:21. > :23:43.

:23:43. > :23:53.existence until then, on loan from Birmingham. He has played for

:23:53. > :23:58.

:23:58. > :24:03.England at every level, hasn't he? proved a real danger at set pieces.

:24:03. > :24:08.He scored the opening goal. Just getting and the free header, the

:24:08. > :24:18.set piece, misses GB's best opportunity to score but they have

:24:18. > :24:50.

:24:50. > :24:58.Jack Butland has been brought into action since coming on and it was a

:24:58. > :25:06.good save. An excellent save. Neymar doing well, nice and

:25:06. > :25:16.composed, shifts the ball and tests the keeper. Straight at Butland. It

:25:16. > :25:26.

:25:26. > :25:36.was the first thing he has had to Leandro moving to the near post. A

:25:36. > :25:42.

:25:42. > :25:52.good understanding with Oscar from to look over the goalkeeper. He

:25:52. > :26:01.knows he has too much on it. years of age, be experience already.

:26:01. > :26:05.-- big experience already. Leandro, Oscar, Hulk, nee Moa, the movement

:26:05. > :26:13.up front, interchanging of positions, coming away from the

:26:13. > :26:23.play to get the ball, this is just... Bellamy going into da Silva.

:26:23. > :26:28.He uses his body. The sunset at the seaside -- over Teesside,

:26:28. > :26:33.Middlesbrough's own Olympic flame. A special night for the people who

:26:33. > :26:43.have come. They won't forget this, going into an Olympics and being

:26:43. > :26:47.

:26:47. > :26:54.able to play apart in it by they will be able to say in years

:26:54. > :27:04.to come, I remember seeing them at Teesside. GB have to apply pressure,

:27:04. > :27:21.

:27:21. > :27:31.in midfield, try to win the ball from 1960 will be watching the

:27:31. > :27:56.

:27:56. > :28:01.simply can't attract P&O, Hulk, Neymar, Oscar -- they can't track.

:28:01. > :28:05.That isn't accurate shot Crom Estate Jack Butland. That is the

:28:05. > :28:09.second time within a few minutes he has had to deal with it. Just the

:28:09. > :28:13.movement off the ball, out of position, to be able to create

:28:13. > :28:19.space for other players. It is fantastic to watch, the passing as

:28:19. > :28:24.well, the accuracy, the tempo of their play, slow, then quickening

:28:24. > :28:34.it up and it has become an exercise of can Team GB get the ball, and if

:28:34. > :29:00.

:29:00. > :29:10.they get it, can they try to keep He needs support on the right-hand

:29:10. > :29:43.

:29:43. > :29:53.side, I am not sure that is what Mary's, after travelling around on

:29:53. > :30:03.

:30:03. > :30:13.loan, six clubs to learn his trade a lot of players, it stops the

:30:13. > :30:53.

:30:53. > :30:59.growth of the home-grown clubs. -- Team GB. Huff Bellamy was in their

:30:59. > :31:06.-- this is much better. That is the best Team GB move of the game.

:31:06. > :31:13.excellent move. Juan they have worked it, great play of from Danny

:31:13. > :31:23.Rose, a celebration -- acceleration. Cabral pulls of their wonderful

:31:23. > :31:24.

:31:24. > :31:29.save, he didn't know he was offside. We have not had full backs bursting

:31:30. > :31:34.down to put in crosses. I think Cabral is injured. He is

:31:34. > :31:40.disappointed it didn't go in the back of the net, but it is better.

:31:40. > :31:43.It is the first time we have really had a shot on target. With Rose and

:31:43. > :31:47.Taylor playing further up, the Brazilian right backs cannot raid

:31:47. > :31:52.as dangerously as they did. only time the full backs can get

:31:52. > :31:55.forward like that is if you keep possession, to allow them to step

:31:55. > :31:58.forward in the opponents' half, to comfortably have the ball. If you

:31:58. > :32:07.start going forward as full backs and you haven't got comfortable

:32:07. > :32:14.possession, you get exposed at the back. 50-50 possession. For all the

:32:14. > :32:22.game? Yes, but look at the goal attempts on target. I wouldn't say

:32:22. > :32:32.Team GB have had 50% of the play. Brazil keep the ball moving, keep

:32:32. > :32:38.it moving. The two holding midfield players just hold, they changed

:32:39. > :32:48.positions, they run off Ford and you have Oscar coming deep. If --

:32:49. > :32:51.

:32:51. > :32:56.they run off forward. It is wonderful to watch simplicity of

:32:56. > :33:01.the moving and the passing. Marcelo with the header away, Team

:33:01. > :33:06.GB can still bring on Dawson, the West Bromwich Albion defender,

:33:06. > :33:16.Aaron Ramsey of Arsenal and Marvin Sordell who moved to Bolton in the

:33:16. > :33:17.

:33:17. > :33:27.general windowed. -- January window. All of the players will be itching

:33:27. > :33:57.

:33:57. > :34:03.good, composed touches. Jack Cork captained the England Under 18 at

:34:03. > :34:13.the 2008. I like what I have seen it off him. He is quite elegant, he

:34:13. > :34:34.

:34:34. > :34:43.runner when he was a schoolboy. An for Giggs. Marcelo was there with

:34:43. > :34:53.cleverly. -- Cleverley. Juan clears it towards Leandro, he was trying

:34:53. > :35:03.

:35:03. > :35:08.to bring in Hulk on the left-hand Ramsey. I should imagine Cleverley

:35:08. > :35:18.will have a rest. Marvin Sordell is going to come on as well. Rose has

:35:18. > :35:22.

:35:22. > :35:29.think Danny Rose did ever so well. He got down the left-hand side.

:35:29. > :35:33.This is good place and play. Rafael goes to ground and doesn't get the

:35:33. > :35:43.ball. He is trying to pick out Ryan Giggs. On the edge of the box,

:35:43. > :36:06.

:36:06. > :36:16.seen Oscar in the second half, here Romulo, the Spartak Moscow player.

:36:16. > :36:23.

:36:23. > :36:33.the block in, well played. He read the situation well. This was low,

:36:33. > :36:40.

:36:40. > :36:50.the defender down, and then up through the gear. Neymar with the

:36:50. > :37:04.

:37:04. > :37:09.shuffled around in terms of moving forward. Taylor has come to this

:37:09. > :37:14.side, Rose has dropped to the left- back position and he has got for a

:37:14. > :37:21.better than he did from the Ford position -- he has got forward

:37:21. > :37:25.better. Than he did from the forward position. I am sure Stuart

:37:25. > :37:30.Pearce will go back and look at the DVD and break things down into

:37:30. > :37:34.areas. In the first half they couldn't really affect the back

:37:34. > :37:41.four of Brazil, they didn't get at them or put them under any pressure.

:37:41. > :37:51.Here is Aaron Ramsey, the Arsenal player. Coming on for his national

:37:51. > :37:51.

:37:51. > :38:01.hero. Ramsey, the youngest Welsh captain. He replaces Ryan Giggs,

:38:01. > :38:08.his old hero. The next GB substitution, Marvin Sordell comes

:38:08. > :38:12.on to replace Craig Bellamy. GB have had better shape in the second

:38:12. > :38:18.half. Craig Bellamy, presumably being saved for Senegal next

:38:18. > :38:26.Thursday. It is only right that you try to give everybody a run. See

:38:26. > :38:30.what they can do. Try to get themselves back into this game. It

:38:30. > :38:33.is good for Marvin Sordell. He had a really good spell at Watford, he

:38:33. > :38:38.moved in the genuine transfer window, he didn't get the start

:38:38. > :38:44.that he wanted. He has a great opportunity here. He has only

:38:44. > :38:51.played 43 minutes for Bolton after the 43 -- after the �3 million a

:38:51. > :39:01.genuine move. He had a decent scoring record at Watford. -- �3

:39:01. > :39:26.

:39:26. > :39:36.when you have had so many Well played by Aaron Ramsey. It

:39:36. > :39:47.

:39:47. > :39:57.left-hand side. Marcelo eventually -- footballer of the year for the

:39:57. > :40:21.

:40:21. > :40:31.will make history with appearances in the same summer in the Olympics

:40:31. > :40:36.

:40:36. > :40:46.hurry to press like they did in the first half. Sordell is in the

:40:46. > :40:58.

:40:58. > :41:03.back courageously and in determined fashion to save his side. Neil

:41:03. > :41:13.Taylor played Neymar onside in the first place, he showed the pace to

:41:13. > :41:18.

:41:18. > :41:24.stay with him. He managed to get get back, he times it perfectly.

:41:24. > :41:34.Sandro has gone forward, the man who got the first goal. Sandro is

:41:34. > :42:14.

:42:14. > :42:24.substitutions. Ganso, number 16. The first want to come on, Lucas

:42:24. > :42:43.

:42:43. > :42:53.United made a bid for Lucas. He is a very good dribbler, be? That he

:42:53. > :43:04.

:43:04. > :43:08.may be too selfish. -- there is a Oscar. Oscar would be my pick of

:43:08. > :43:18.the Brazilians in the first half, his movement and his touch, his

:43:18. > :43:22.

:43:22. > :43:32.awareness, linking the play. went Donga did not pick Ganso four

:43:32. > :43:32.

:43:32. > :44:25.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 58 seconds

:44:25. > :44:28.appearance so far for Tottenham, had a bit of a nightmare in the

:44:28. > :44:32.League Cup competition. He found his speech playing for Brendan

:44:32. > :44:37.Rodgers at Swansea, he came on leaps and bounds when he used the

:44:37. > :44:47.ball. I think it was the way they play, everybody has to have the

:44:47. > :45:14.

:45:14. > :45:17.hit and I hope from Ramsey. -- hit and hope. Trying to be creative.

:45:17. > :45:27.Running into the front line, running beyond from players

:45:27. > :45:56.

:45:56. > :46:03.sometimes creates space for the wrong. Centre-backs, we have not

:46:03. > :46:06.been able to test the mettle, Juan, Thiago Silva, they have been

:46:06. > :46:16.protected by the full-backs. They have not been under any pressure

:46:16. > :46:35.

:46:35. > :46:41.have lunged into a challenge, but he has learned. The same for Rafael,

:46:41. > :46:44.once he got into Manchester United, his talent is not questionable but

:46:44. > :46:47.he is rash, he would slide all the time, get himself booked and for

:46:48. > :46:54.what they want to do, when the Champions League and the League, he

:46:54. > :47:04.had to learn quickly and he has improved such a lot. They could

:47:04. > :47:11.

:47:11. > :47:21.send on Pato added time now. -- any Sinclair and Rose. They have looked

:47:21. > :47:41.

:47:41. > :47:51.dangerous on the left-hand side. A could cover though. Good work from

:47:51. > :48:00.

:48:00. > :48:06.substitutions, that is going to be Pato who comes on for Leandro. He

:48:06. > :48:11.has had a thigh injury for most of 2012, a sumptuous talent though.

:48:11. > :48:16.Craig Dawson is going to come on, the West Bromwich Albion defender.

:48:16. > :48:20.There is Pato, the Brazilian substitute. Will RGB be able to get

:48:20. > :48:25.Dawson on before the corner tick -- before the corner kick is taken?

:48:25. > :48:35.They are trying to. Yes, they are going to do it. Micah Richards is

:48:35. > :48:35.

:48:35. > :48:41.coming off. It is pre-season, they are searching for this business. --

:48:41. > :48:51.for their fitness. Here is Dawson, from Rochdale, from West Bromwich

:48:51. > :48:51.

:48:51. > :49:35.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 58 seconds

:49:35. > :49:44.substitutions, haven't we? I think so, from GB. What a talent Pato is.

:49:44. > :49:49.Name Llyr has gone down. -- Neymar has gone down. I think he has dirt

:49:49. > :49:54.in his sock. You can take a touched like that and anticipated challenge

:49:54. > :49:58.from the defender, can you complain when it comes in? You look at Messi,

:49:58. > :50:08.the likes of the Spanish player, they are filed a lot. What they

:50:08. > :50:13.

:50:13. > :50:23.tried to do is let go of the ball played for England Under 20 once on

:50:23. > :50:41.

:50:41. > :50:51.eight occasions. -- Under 21s on youth policy way you cannot afford

:50:51. > :51:12.

:51:12. > :51:18.enough. Look at the pace, he did not get for Sordell any time to get

:51:18. > :51:28.out there and run at him. He accelerated. He snuffed out any

:51:28. > :51:51.

:51:51. > :51:56.chance of Sordell turning and out. Well done, Butland. It opened

:51:57. > :52:01.up on the edge of the box. Good movement, a good pass once again.

:52:01. > :52:04.You can see what he is trying to do, the shape of his body, trying to

:52:04. > :52:12.whip it around the first post -- the far post but he does not get

:52:12. > :52:17.the angle. It is weak. I wonder if he goes on to be a football legend,

:52:17. > :52:27.whether kids around the world to will copy his hairstyle. It is the

:52:27. > :52:53.

:52:53. > :52:59.more it. A free kick given against Wednesday. Their opening game in

:52:59. > :53:09.the Olympics, kick off at 3:30pm. The men play Senegal on Thursday,

:53:09. > :53:46.

:53:46. > :53:56.so quickly, division to in 2010. -- played 13 minutes in the finals, he

:53:56. > :54:10.

:54:10. > :54:20.knows that he has Marcelo ahead of him in the pecking order for a few

:54:20. > :54:54.

:54:54. > :55:00.didn't he? Lucas has got great exhilaration with the ball. He got

:55:00. > :55:06.away from Jack Cork. Ten minutes to go. It is slightly petering out,

:55:06. > :55:10.but you know, keep the spirits up, try to get back in the game. There

:55:10. > :55:15.is no one in the group as good as these, there is no doubt about that.

:55:15. > :55:25.Brazil are one of the best. Senegal are a different threat, a tall,

:55:25. > :55:43.

:55:43. > :55:49.confident young man, Neymar. moves the ball very well, a short

:55:49. > :55:55.free kick, opens up. That is the viewing position of 40 is trying to

:55:55. > :56:02.go for, keeping it low. He works hard as well. Everybody has to work

:56:02. > :56:07.hard at the team. Especially the stars of the game, they press GB

:56:07. > :56:17.right on the edge of the 18-yard box. They tested them out to see if

:56:17. > :56:38.

:56:38. > :56:43.senior debut, they beat the USA 4-1. They were beaten by Mexico. Mexico,

:56:43. > :56:50.a great counter-attacking, then Messi scored a hat-trick and they

:56:50. > :56:57.got a 4-3 win. Bessie is one of the superstars of the game to have

:56:57. > :57:07.played in the Olympics. -- Messi. He insisted on playing and scored

:57:07. > :57:26.

:57:26. > :57:36.excellent. Their composure in possession. Romulo has been a good

:57:36. > :58:16.

:58:16. > :58:20.foil for the attacking, creative made here -- made it here tonight

:58:20. > :58:26.that Neymar has been kept on, a genuine superstar and are making.

:58:26. > :58:30.The crowd has come to see him. There is hype about him, he needs

:58:30. > :58:40.to perform brilliantly on the international stage. Some people

:58:40. > :58:50.

:58:50. > :58:56.say that Messi still has to do that on. He did not see Danny Rose on

:58:56. > :59:02.the outside of him. That ball came to Sordell, a lack of awareness.

:59:02. > :59:06.Brazil making another substitution, Danilo was going to come on. He is

:59:06. > :59:16.another player who moved to Porto last season from Santos. Sandro is

:59:16. > :59:17.

:59:17. > :59:27.going to go off. Yes, played well. Our first goal after 11 minutes. --

:59:27. > :59:36.

:59:36. > :59:44.midfield. He won a title in two different countries in the last 12

:59:44. > :59:54.months with Danilo, with Santos. Then he picked a title with Porto.

:59:54. > :00:05.

:00:05. > :00:11.face. We have hardly mentioned the boys at the back, they have been

:00:11. > :00:20.well-protected. Sordell's are was out. I think he is trying to pin

:00:20. > :00:30.the centre-back behind him. Lovely ball in from Alexandra, looking for

:00:30. > :00:34.

:00:34. > :00:44.plateau from the bench. It is ridiculous. Matt - to bring on a

:00:44. > :01:13.

:01:13. > :01:17.to a very old George Best. -- Neymar just then was a flashback to

:01:17. > :01:21.a very young George Best. The way he used to run with the ball at his

:01:21. > :01:31.feet. The ball was glued to his feet, he used to mesmerised

:01:31. > :01:56.

:01:56. > :02:02.a video of George Best. He was a came to see him, a superstar in the

:02:02. > :02:07.making. I said before, the amount of goals he scores in the games he

:02:07. > :02:15.has played, here he is, Neymar. I think he has shown the very best of

:02:15. > :02:21.what he can do. He has good food skills and his work-rate and

:02:21. > :02:26.movement... -- good foot skills. The combination of their movement

:02:26. > :02:33.up front, they have been really well supported up front. That was a

:02:33. > :02:37.nice touch to Sinclair by Sordell. The take it and strike. Just take

:02:37. > :02:47.it to your left foot and a strike, you might as well. The game is

:02:47. > :02:58.

:02:58. > :03:03.didn't. A lovely ball to the far post, a good save by Jack Butland.

:03:03. > :03:13.He dived at the feet of Lucas very bravely. He goes to make sure that

:03:13. > :03:37.

:03:37. > :03:42.the striker is OK and helps him up. with Neymar on his case. People

:03:42. > :03:47.need to remember that these are the favourites for the competition.

:03:47. > :03:57.�300 million of talent, at least. The centre half has just cost 30

:03:57. > :04:02.

:04:02. > :04:09.they finish it? A good save again. Really good goalkeeping from an

:04:09. > :04:16.excellent young star. Watch out for him in the future. Joe Hart could

:04:16. > :04:20.have a real challenger in the England side. A lovely gifted touch

:04:20. > :04:26.again by Neymar, trying to set them up through the middle. This was a

:04:26. > :04:30.good stop by the keeper. Ben Foster said, take a note of this guy's

:04:30. > :04:36.name because he is a one for the future. He goes down well, he gets

:04:36. > :04:44.up, he covers his near post, on his toes all the time. He has made two

:04:44. > :04:51.or three good stops. He has come on at half-time and impressed me.

:04:51. > :04:55.Three minutes of added time at the Riverside. At half-time we feared

:04:55. > :05:03.that a Team GB might be buried in an avalanche of Brazilian second

:05:03. > :05:08.half goals, but it hasn't come. Credit to them. Robbie Savage said

:05:08. > :05:13.at half-time that we have seen the gulf in class. These are just good

:05:13. > :05:17.players. Exceptional players. The team has been together for a couple

:05:17. > :05:21.of weeks and they are working for their fitness as well. The same

:05:21. > :05:25.could be said for a lot of the other teams taking part. This looks

:05:25. > :05:32.a slick operation in front of us. If this is the team they are

:05:32. > :05:37.grooming for 2014, it is looking well. Don't forget, this is the

:05:37. > :05:43.first time that this Team GB has played together over 90 minutes.

:05:43. > :05:53.This Brazilian side has been together for most of this season.

:05:53. > :06:04.

:06:04. > :06:13.They have a chance now to wrap again. He won't forget this game in

:06:13. > :06:20.a hurry. The a smirk on the face of Menezes. A little touch from

:06:20. > :06:30.plateaued, I think he is expecting that to go over. -- from Pato, I

:06:30. > :06:37.

:06:37. > :06:41.think he is expecting it to go over game of the season was for

:06:41. > :06:49.Cheltenham against Macclesfield in front of 2000 fans. He has come a

:06:49. > :06:53.long way. We are looking for the younger talents to come through.

:06:53. > :07:03.From what you have seen in the second half, he hasn't been phased

:07:03. > :07:28.

:07:28. > :07:32.to keep possession and keep the ball moving. Movement all the time,

:07:32. > :07:38.always looking for a new position. Wherever the ball is, everyone

:07:38. > :07:45.takes a position. Moves away, moves into space. Sometimes running

:07:45. > :07:55.unselfishly to create space for others. It has opened up a bit of a

:07:55. > :07:56.

:07:56. > :08:01.gap, closed quickly by Dawson. against what will be the favourites

:08:01. > :08:09.for the gold medal. Stuart Pearce's men well beaten on the night, 2 a

:08:09. > :08:14.very good side. Neymar is one of the emerging global stars, a gulf

:08:14. > :08:22.in class but they dug in deep in the second half. There were a lot

:08:22. > :08:27.of changes. You can see why he was brought into the squad when Ruddy

:08:27. > :08:32.got hurt in the euros. A big gulf in class, a lot of quality in the

:08:32. > :08:36.team, players coming into the side. He didn't disappoint me. There can

:08:36. > :08:40.be occasions where there is a lot of build up. I think he knows the

:08:41. > :08:46.expectations on him and the team. He showed flashes of brilliance. A

:08:46. > :08:51.little bit of petulance. In general I thought they were real class

:08:51. > :08:56.tonight. The Team GB adventure starts tonight, watch them in the

:08:56. > :09:06.Olympics, watch Brazil over the next two years. This is a special

:09:06. > :09:10.Thank you. The good folk of Middlesbrough and the Riverside

:09:10. > :09:15.seem to have enjoyed what they saw. It was noted on Twitter that there

:09:15. > :09:21.was no chanting going on, because there isn't really a Team GB chant.

:09:21. > :09:28.Not yet. I think it might develop in the latter stages. It was much

:09:28. > :09:33.better in the second half. Enough to build atmosphere? Taylor, Rose,

:09:33. > :09:38.Colcot looked much more comfortable in the centre of defence -- Caulker

:09:38. > :09:42.looked. I think in Jack Butland, we have seen a performance in the

:09:42. > :09:48.second half which was very special. You could see the fruits of the

:09:48. > :09:52.labours from the training camp in Krakow. Absolutely, with Joe Hart

:09:52. > :09:57.and Robert Green. The Olympics is not unusual for bringing through a

:09:57. > :10:03.star or two. He might be that staff. We were quite critical about the

:10:03. > :10:07.lack of cohesion and communication. Players looking like they were out

:10:07. > :10:12.of sorts, not forging relationships. The second half, there was

:10:12. > :10:16.definitely a building. I saw confidence. There is no room for

:10:16. > :10:26.shrinking violets, you have got to have a go. I thought we saw one or

:10:26. > :10:30.

:10:30. > :10:34.The rose was better at left-back, I thought. Much better. I still fill

:10:34. > :10:39.in the last third, we are not creating enough. We don't look like

:10:39. > :10:47.we're going to score a goal. Do you think it is we are out there?

:10:47. > :10:57.is not now, it will be. It is work in progress. We play sanicle next

:10:57. > :10:59.

:10:59. > :11:04.week. We have UAE to look forward To I think you will hear chanting.

:11:04. > :11:11.What are they going to chant. is what the be away think they

:11:11. > :11:21.should chant. David Hart, given sell, a Team GB, go for gold. --

:11:21. > :11:22.

:11:22. > :11:27.These are the goals from the first half. This is when things were

:11:27. > :11:32.rocky at the back. Tomkins gets caught out and you can't allow the

:11:32. > :11:37.ball to bounce there. Because this ball to bounce there. Because this

:11:37. > :11:42.is the result. He put it past the goalkeeper. James Tompkins had a

:11:42. > :11:52.poor first half. Caulker did much better in the second half. But

:11:52. > :11:57.

:11:57. > :12:04.James Tompkins played in the I thought holed was clever and

:12:04. > :12:09.dynamic in the way he ran at Richards -- I thought Hulk was

:12:09. > :12:16.clever. He stops him, he goes again. Fantastic play and a definite

:12:16. > :12:23.penalty. Very clever how the changes gear, goes into overdrive.

:12:23. > :12:31.I think he should be leaving it alone there, leave him with the

:12:31. > :12:35.problem to score the goal. You were impressed by Hulk? I thought he was

:12:35. > :12:37.very impressive. I wouldn't be surprised to see him get a move, I

:12:37. > :12:44.think he is suited to the Premiership, he is big, strong,

:12:44. > :12:50.very quick. I know they gave the man-of-the-match to Neymar. His

:12:50. > :12:54.vision for a pass in the second half, Hulk was fantastic for me.

:12:54. > :12:56.What did you make of Neymar, so much hope and build up around him

:12:56. > :13:00.much hope and build up around him and so much demand for him. It is

:13:00. > :13:04.not unusual for star Brazilian players to have to cope with that

:13:04. > :13:11.hype and they have to produce it on the big stage. Their fans demanded,

:13:11. > :13:14.we want to see it. I thought Bosco looked very good today. He looked

:13:14. > :13:24.exceptional at the back. The Brazilians are not renowned for

:13:24. > :13:29.defensive qualities but they looked They were not tested. Menezes has

:13:29. > :13:34.been looking to change the style and be a side that can smother the

:13:34. > :13:37.opposition. I don't think they have never won the Olympic gold, their

:13:37. > :13:43.intention is very clear. They want to win this. They will have to roll

:13:43. > :13:47.Spain over to do it. But they are very capable. This Olympics is huge

:13:47. > :13:50.for them, they host the next Olympics, they host the next World

:13:51. > :14:00.Cup. They have the Confederations Cup next year, this is a big

:14:00. > :14:05.stepping-stone. If it is. If you look at Hulk, Oscar, Neymar, icy

:14:05. > :14:10.little signs of previous Brazilian teams -- I see little signs.

:14:10. > :14:17.guy who came on, Lucas, he was fantastic. His pace, he went past

:14:17. > :14:27.Caulker are once. There was a great shot and the save by Butland.

:14:27. > :14:27.

:14:27. > :14:32.hear what Stuart Pearce made of his What is your assessment of that

:14:32. > :14:35.team two performers? Certainly not a fully fit one at the moment. We

:14:35. > :14:38.know next week is the most important one for us. I think we

:14:38. > :14:46.played against one of the outstanding Olympic sides, to be

:14:46. > :14:51.honest with you. I think they are let alone being under 23 side, they

:14:51. > :14:54.would take on most international teams to be fair. They could be one

:14:54. > :14:58.of the teams to knock over in this tournament. If you are going to win

:14:58. > :15:04.the tournament. They are a very good side, well ahead of us in

:15:04. > :15:07.respect to fitness and games together and understanding, but our

:15:07. > :15:11.players and a lot of young players in there have got to come out and

:15:11. > :15:16.use the positives from that. We passed the ball quite well,

:15:16. > :15:20.probably up to the final third. We gave away -- we gave away a couple

:15:20. > :15:22.of sloppy goals. We will draw the positives from it, we will have a

:15:23. > :15:26.look at it over the weekend and we will be stronger for the

:15:26. > :15:31.performance. What do you think you're side might have done better?

:15:31. > :15:34.We gave the ball away when we got it in advanced positions. We do not

:15:34. > :15:39.have enough numbers forward quickly enough to support it when we got it

:15:39. > :15:45.forward. They endeavoured to pass from the back for the full 90

:15:45. > :15:51.minutes. Certainly, one or two needed the fitness and needed 90

:15:51. > :15:54.minutes under the belt. A couple of these players have never played at

:15:54. > :15:58.this standard and this level before. What do you feel you learn from

:15:58. > :16:03.some of your players tonight? is a great deal to be learnt. We

:16:03. > :16:06.knew where we were fitness wise, that is for sure. I think we need

:16:06. > :16:10.to find a bit more punch in the final third, you know, that is for

:16:10. > :16:16.sure. That will come with maybe fitness, getting players into the

:16:16. > :16:20.box and numbers into the box. is your only competitive warm-up

:16:20. > :16:24.match before Senegal on Thursday. Do you feel ready for the games?

:16:24. > :16:28.think so, if you say do I think the team is ready, no, I would have

:16:28. > :16:32.answered the same weight if you had asked me before the game, we are

:16:32. > :16:37.not ready before this moment in time. On Thursday we will be more

:16:37. > :16:41.ready. We will have had two matches under our belt and another four or

:16:41. > :16:44.five training sessions between now and Thursday and it will be all to

:16:45. > :16:49.play for. I think we will get stronger as the tournament goes on.

:16:49. > :16:53.We knew that from the of said. Thank you.

:16:53. > :16:57.He said, before the match that Brazil was the best test for this

:16:57. > :17:01.side. Do you think it was and with hindsight a side that may have

:17:02. > :17:04.given you more confidence in your own performers? I don't think you

:17:04. > :17:08.going to a tournament with false notions, you need to know the

:17:08. > :17:13.reality. You have young kids who will grow up quickly because they

:17:13. > :17:18.have to. In the second half, some did. It was a fair assessment by

:17:18. > :17:22.Stuart Pearce. They struggled at third -- times, gave the ball away

:17:22. > :17:26.cheaply, but those guys want to be successful. They have had good

:17:26. > :17:31.seasons at their clubs. They are lacking in fitness. People might

:17:31. > :17:35.think it is a cop out. When you are tired, the form and technique goes.

:17:35. > :17:38.Give them a couple of games and they will be back. One of those

:17:38. > :17:42.players who progress during the game was Danny Rose. Yes, when he

:17:42. > :17:46.went to left back he was more comfortable, he formed a good

:17:46. > :17:55.partnership with Sinclair on that side. He set up the best chance,

:17:55. > :18:01.for a late dash for Craig Bellamy, It was much more positive from

:18:01. > :18:07.Danny Rose, from the left-back position. Maybe a shade of side.

:18:07. > :18:11.shade? Miles offside! If you are offside, you are offside. It

:18:11. > :18:19.terrific ball from Danny Rose, a better performance from the young

:18:19. > :18:28.Neil Taylor had a growing performance. Yes, he grew in

:18:28. > :18:34.He timed the tackle to perfection. He does brilliantly, he was

:18:34. > :18:40.thinking about offside, he tracks and tracks, gets the block in.

:18:40. > :18:44.Excellent defending. He gets tired towards the end, understandably so.

:18:44. > :18:51.Rose got tired, they work hard. By Thursday there will be much more in

:18:51. > :18:59.the tank. I think what we wanted to see more of was Ryan Giggs with set

:18:59. > :19:03.pieces or dead-ball opportunities. How proud way you to Captain Team

:19:03. > :19:07.GB tonight for the first time competitively? Obviously very proud.

:19:07. > :19:13.It was a good game to be involved and against Brazil, it is special

:19:13. > :19:17.to play Brazil. To Captain and be involved was great. Brazil are

:19:17. > :19:21.clearly an extremely talented side. A difficult match. Do you feel more

:19:21. > :19:24.or less confident going into the Olympic games after that? It was

:19:24. > :19:30.great preparation for us. They are ahead of us fitness wise. We have

:19:30. > :19:34.only been together really nearly two weeks, so we are getting better

:19:35. > :19:39.and better. Yes, it was a good market today. We are definitely

:19:39. > :19:45.getting better. We will improve as the tournament goes on. It was a

:19:45. > :19:49.good benchmark for us. Where do you feel the players are fit as wise?

:19:49. > :19:54.Are some tired, or are some on it - - undercooked, even? It is

:19:54. > :19:57.difficult really because you want all 18 players to be fit. That is

:19:58. > :20:02.the main thing for the first game. You can't kill them, running every

:20:02. > :20:07.day. Do what you would normally do in a pre-season. Equally, you need

:20:07. > :20:11.to get some sort of base fitness. It has been tricky, balancing the

:20:11. > :20:15.two. This game will bring as on again and we have another six days

:20:15. > :20:18.or so to get ready for Senegal. the captain of a side playing with

:20:18. > :20:22.each other for the first time, what did you learn about some of the

:20:22. > :20:28.other players tonight? We have talent in the dressing room.

:20:28. > :20:31.Everyone is comfortable on the ball. We will get better. I have seen it

:20:31. > :20:37.in training. I have seen the quality and training and we have

:20:37. > :20:40.seen in parts tonight. It is always disappointing to lose a game. But

:20:40. > :20:45.we will take the positives out of it. A bank you.

:20:45. > :20:50.He will enjoy playing at Old Trafford for the first competitive

:20:50. > :20:54.game of the Olympics, won't he? Ryan Giggs it must be bizarre, for

:20:54. > :20:57.Wales, playing with people who were not up to his standard and in this

:20:58. > :21:04.team he will look around the team... Oh it is generous of you to admit

:21:04. > :21:07.that. He said the players are comfortable on the ball. He is used

:21:07. > :21:11.to play with the best players in the world that United. He will help

:21:11. > :21:15.the younger players. It was nice to hear him say they are comfortable.

:21:15. > :21:20.He seems positive and comfortable that -- and confident that they can

:21:20. > :21:24.grow. Stuart Pearce has to decide what is best team he is. He has

:21:24. > :21:30.only had a short period to see what they can do. What is your best

:21:30. > :21:35.team? Put them in. I thought Caulker, Richards, Rose, Taylor,

:21:35. > :21:39.Buckland, that is his best five and we will go with that next Thursday

:21:39. > :21:43.but he has learnt a lot tonight. This time next week we will be

:21:43. > :21:47.half-an-hour or so to the opening ceremony extravaganza and there was

:21:47. > :21:51.some spectacular scenes in the capital tonight. The Olympic torch

:21:51. > :21:56.was at sailed into the Tower of London, where it will be locked up

:21:57. > :22:02.for the night along with the medalled. This is Royal Marine

:22:02. > :22:08.Martyn Williams are sailing torched down, the relay is entering its

:22:08. > :22:12.final week. It was handed to Dame Kelly Holmes. What a beautiful

:22:12. > :22:16.sunset in London. Let's hope that we're the remains. It will be

:22:16. > :22:22.carried by Lennox Lewis, Tim Henman, going from Downing Street to Albert

:22:22. > :22:27.Square. An historic week ahead. The Torch relay is the subject of a

:22:27. > :22:36.special programme coming up next week. Incredible. I know what the

:22:36. > :22:46.Queen feels like now. Wonderful. Marvellous. I am out of breath,

:22:46. > :22:51.

:22:51. > :22:57.The British will come out, whatever the weather. This is what makes an

:22:57. > :23:07.Olympics special, people getting behind it. Just mind-blowing.

:23:07. > :23:10.

:23:10. > :23:14.loved it, it was the time of my This programme tells the

:23:14. > :23:22.inspirational stories of people who carried the Flame, one to putting

:23:22. > :23:26.your diary. None of us carried it, Jack Butland, there was a few

:23:26. > :23:30.eyebrows raised when he was called into the squad. It is great to see

:23:30. > :23:35.another English keeper playing for GB tonight, coming through. There

:23:35. > :23:41.was a time when we had three or four world-class goalkeepers. It is

:23:41. > :23:51.great to have heart and Butland, he looked top-class tonight. A string

:23:51. > :23:56.He has strong hand. He pushed out of the danger area numerous times.

:23:56. > :24:00.Even there, the Punch, he knocked it 20 yards out of danger. Here

:24:00. > :24:08.again, he keeps strong hands. I love this. Look, straight away,

:24:08. > :24:12.smothers it. Brave. Brave. This is superb. You can see the benefit of

:24:12. > :24:16.the three weeks spent with Rob Green and Joe Hart. He is

:24:16. > :24:21.comfortable in these surroundings, completely. Yes, the public think

:24:22. > :24:25.great saves but the work you have to do to be able to react like that,

:24:25. > :24:30.week in, week out, these guys really put there are was in.

:24:30. > :24:34.Steele, the local lad who came on in the first half, he is the number

:24:34. > :24:39.one for Stuart Pearce? Yes, tonight has shown him what is best

:24:39. > :24:43.goalkeeper Rab best back four are in. Caulker will replace Tomkins,

:24:43. > :24:47.he has a decent back four. One of the best performances I have seen

:24:47. > :24:54.second half. He looked uncomfortable, out of his depth in

:24:54. > :24:57.the first, settled down and played better and... In this that -- in

:24:57. > :25:02.that respect it was a useful exercise for Stuart Pearce. Yes,

:25:02. > :25:08.getting fitness. You are confident they can get out of the group?

:25:08. > :25:18.expect GB to get out of the group. Uruguay, Mexico and the other group,

:25:18. > :25:27.

:25:27. > :25:32.And The no Demba Ba, no Cisse. We expect to beat them. United Arab

:25:32. > :25:38.Emirates, Uruguay will be interesting thought bit obvious

:25:38. > :25:43.reasons, Luis Suarez. It is at the Millennium Stadium. A of course.

:25:43. > :25:49.The Welsh fans will come out in force? I think so. I think they

:25:49. > :25:55.will seek Giggs, Bellamy, Taylor, Joe Allen, Ramsey. Pires surprised

:25:55. > :26:00.Ramsey did not start tonight. Being the Welsh captain. Joe Allen was

:26:00. > :26:07.picked ahead of him. That is a nice problem for Stuart Pearce to have,

:26:07. > :26:09.will he play Joe Allen or Ramsey? Can he pick two? I remember Gary

:26:09. > :26:15.Speed saying that Joe Allen was one of the best players he has worked

:26:15. > :26:19.with. This is a big stage for him to work on. Thank you for your

:26:19. > :26:22.company. The dress rehearsals are done. Next time Great Britain's

:26:22. > :26:25.footballers take to the pitch it will be for real. You can watch the

:26:25. > :26:31.first event of the games when Great Britain's women take on New Zealand

:26:31. > :26:35.on BBC One next Wednesday at 3:30pm. It is good night you can stop a