:01:04. > :01:08.stunning day in Rio de Janeiro. Look outside, beautiful beaches, the sun
:01:09. > :01:13.is shining. We are all set for a great day's football. After all the
:01:14. > :01:19.build-up, we are nearly there. England start their World Cup
:01:20. > :01:23.campaign in Manaus. Italy were responsible for knocking out Roy
:01:24. > :01:24.Hodgson's men in the last tournament. At least tonight it
:01:25. > :02:36.cannot go to penalties. This is the scene in the Arena
:02:37. > :02:43.Amazonia were things are hotting up nicely. It is 11 o'clock local time
:02:44. > :02:50.and already it is 31 Celsius. We will be live in the stadium shortly.
:02:51. > :02:53.And we have got the first look at England's potential second-round
:02:54. > :03:01.opponents coming up. We must not get ahead of her cells. Colombia take on
:03:02. > :03:07.Greece and Belo Horizonte later today. Colombia are stuck in
:03:08. > :03:13.traffic, we are just hearing. They are in that coach on their way to
:03:14. > :03:19.the game. Let's hope that they make it. We have an impressive cast list
:03:20. > :03:23.to whet the appetite further. Clarence Seedorf I'm Neil Lennon
:03:24. > :03:26.were so keen to join us in Brazil they have relinquished all their
:03:27. > :03:32.club responsibilities. Very good of you. We also have a World Cup winner
:03:33. > :03:49.with us, arguably Britain's favourite Brazilian. June new joins
:03:50. > :03:56.the BBC team. -- Juninho. It was a great start for your team? Yes, it
:03:57. > :03:59.is great to be here. Brazil did not play the beautiful football that we
:04:00. > :04:04.expect, but that is normal for the first game. There it is a great
:04:05. > :04:08.atmosphere starting to build around Brazil. Obviously we have had
:04:09. > :04:14.protests and problems, but are people getting in the mood for the
:04:15. > :04:19.tournament? Yes, I was there, and I saw the support for the team. Even
:04:20. > :04:27.when we conceded a goal, the supporters started to shout. The
:04:28. > :04:31.players feel that. I think they will be one more player for Brazil. I
:04:32. > :04:36.think the atmosphere will help Brazil on the field. Clarence, what
:04:37. > :04:42.about Holland? They shocked the world with that performance? Yes,
:04:43. > :04:49.they got some Brazilian flavour in their feet. It was a great start.
:04:50. > :04:56.Nobody expected it. But Holland will definitely grow lots after that
:04:57. > :05:01.game. It has been a good start to the tournament. We have seen lots of
:05:02. > :05:12.goals. Here we see some spectacular ones. Yes. The games have been very
:05:13. > :05:17.exciting. It was a fantastic start for Holland, and the games have
:05:18. > :05:23.seemed to be quite open. I enjoyed Brazil against Croatia. I thought it
:05:24. > :05:26.was a fabulous game. There was a top-class performance from Holland
:05:27. > :05:33.last night. It was revenge for the World Cup final. There was a real
:05:34. > :05:36.mix of goals, there were some mistakes, and perhaps some dodgy
:05:37. > :05:43.decisions. But there have been great finishes. Yes, and Holland has some
:05:44. > :05:51.of the best strikers in the world in their possession. They performed
:05:52. > :05:55.when they had to. Robin van Persie, Arie and Robin, they showed why they
:05:56. > :06:06.are recognised as the top strikers in the world. -- Arjen Robben. What
:06:07. > :06:10.about this one? It was a good run. Yes, Arjen Robben has shown this
:06:11. > :06:16.sort of form over the last couple of seasons. It was beautiful to watch
:06:17. > :06:20.the team. We expect so much from them in terms of quality and they
:06:21. > :06:26.did not show it at the last World Cup. He is fantastic. For the last
:06:27. > :06:30.18 months, he has been one of the best players in the world. We can
:06:31. > :06:35.actually hear from a very happy couple of Dutch men. I think there
:06:36. > :06:41.was a setback when they scored their first goal. But we scored our first
:06:42. > :06:47.goal at the perfect time, just before half-time. After that, we did
:06:48. > :06:53.not stop going. It could have been seven or eight goals. We played
:06:54. > :06:58.against maybe the best football team. But we kept it together and we
:06:59. > :07:06.took our chances. We killed it off in the second half. It was a
:07:07. > :07:09.brilliant goal. It was a gamble, but just before I received the ball, I
:07:10. > :07:20.saw the goalkeeper in front of his goal. It was sort of a header, but
:07:21. > :07:26.it was logged. It was a great goal. Everybody was happy, but at the same
:07:27. > :07:30.time, we continue. It is not done yet. We are still in the group
:07:31. > :07:36.stage. There are still games to play. There seem to be a great
:07:37. > :07:42.atmosphere in the Dutch dressing room. Has that surprised you as much
:07:43. > :07:47.as everyone else? We could see before the game that they are
:07:48. > :07:55.relaxed. They are on the beach, they are enjoying it. It was Arjen Robben
:07:56. > :08:05.and van Persie. They made the difference. They controlled the ball
:08:06. > :08:09.perfectly. It was an unusual result, but the way that they played in the
:08:10. > :08:15.second half, like van Persie said, the deserved more. It was very
:08:16. > :08:26.exciting. Spain, where does it leave them? Four years ago, they lost to
:08:27. > :08:31.Switzerland, but in entirely different circumstances. They were
:08:32. > :08:36.hit with a sucker punch, but yesterday was humiliation. Yes, they
:08:37. > :08:39.have been playing really high pressure football for a long time. I
:08:40. > :08:46.wonder if it is catching up with them. Have we seen the end of the
:08:47. > :08:53.need with Spain? We cannot write them off. They are still the
:08:54. > :09:04.reigning champions. They got a great wake-up call for this tournament. --
:09:05. > :09:09.the end of an era. It could easily be Brazil against Spain in the last
:09:10. > :09:19.16. Yes, that would be a great test for both of them. They have to beat
:09:20. > :09:28.Chile. That will not be easy. Chile played really well, especially in
:09:29. > :09:32.the first half. We will build up to Colombia against Greece later, but
:09:33. > :09:37.excuse as if we had a little bit patriotic. It is time to talk about
:09:38. > :09:43.England and get our first taste of life in the Amazon.
:09:44. > :09:46.Good afternoon from Manaus. This is where England will start their World
:09:47. > :09:53.Cup campaign at six o'clock local time. It is warming up very nicely.
:09:54. > :09:58.Thankfully we have to make cool customers. Danny Murphy and Phil
:09:59. > :10:04.Neville. It is great to have you. Kick-off is seven hours away. Lots
:10:05. > :10:08.of people have asked two questions about this England team. The first
:10:09. > :10:14.game is against Italy, what are your feelings? I am excited. I woke up
:10:15. > :10:21.early this morning, like a child at Christmas. I think I am positive. We
:10:22. > :10:25.do not know the line-up yet, but we have young, vibrant players. That is
:10:26. > :10:30.no reason we cannot go into this game full of confidence. The
:10:31. > :10:35.Italians are very experienced and have some terrific players, so we
:10:36. > :10:40.should not expect too much too soon. We have spoken about the temperature
:10:41. > :10:47.in the build-up. The other talking point has been the pitch. It is
:10:48. > :10:50.rather browning the background. I know that you like cricket. On this
:10:51. > :10:59.surface, you would definitely ball first? Yes! I think they have done a
:11:00. > :11:04.fantastic job on the surface. They have definitely used lots of green
:11:05. > :11:08.paint. Both managers said that they were totally happy with the playing
:11:09. > :11:16.surface. So let's get on with it. The pitch has been a big talking
:11:17. > :11:19.point. We have also mentioned the heat and humidity. We thought we
:11:20. > :11:43.would ask Danny what it is like to play in the seat of the jungle. --
:11:44. > :11:50.the heat. The body is continuously producing seat, even when it is at
:11:51. > :12:00.rest. The amount increases with muscular activity. The temperature
:12:01. > :12:03.consumes you long period and drains US energy. Because of that,
:12:04. > :12:04.consumes you long period and drains US energy. Because of the
:12:05. > :12:14.decision-making goes array because of tiredness. On being transported
:12:15. > :12:17.to a hot country, the response to temperature is at first quite
:12:18. > :12:22.sluggish. But it improves over the first couple of weeks. We were told
:12:23. > :12:28.that we should expose ourselves to the sun for at least 90 minutes each
:12:29. > :12:31.day. You will have to be mentally strong and call upon the experiences
:12:32. > :12:45.of before, knowing that you can come through when you are tired. It saps
:12:46. > :12:49.US energy. You have got to hydrate well during the game, before the
:12:50. > :12:55.game, and make sure that you do everything you can to give yourself
:12:56. > :12:59.the best chance. In the desert, a man can lose four pints of water an
:13:00. > :13:07.hour if he is working hard. If you do not drink a lot, you will be
:13:08. > :13:15.dehydrated. Here are the water bags that we were talking about. I do not
:13:16. > :13:18.worry for the England team. I feel positive that the energy and
:13:19. > :13:21.vibrancy of the young lads in the team will pull us through and give a
:13:22. > :13:27.positive result against the Italians. Because of his ability to
:13:28. > :13:30.sweat and his Italians. Because of his ability to
:13:31. > :13:35.sweat hairless skin, man is ideally suited to the tropical regions where
:13:36. > :13:45.he seems to have originated. Fascinating. An insight into the way
:13:46. > :13:49.that the human body reacts to heat. Because we have two European sides
:13:50. > :13:54.playing in these conditions, do you think that the pace of the game will
:13:55. > :13:58.be slow tonight? The locals say that for the first 60 minutes the pace of
:13:59. > :14:04.the game is no different to Europe, and then it slows down. Even if
:14:05. > :14:10.you're a Brazilian footballer, it gets to you. I think the substitutes
:14:11. > :14:15.will be vital. I think Roy Hodgson will use three early substitutes. It
:14:16. > :14:21.will make a massive impact. We have seen some innovations at this World
:14:22. > :14:26.Cup, the magic form. The goal decision system has been pointless
:14:27. > :14:29.so far. But one of the other innovations is water breaks. They
:14:30. > :14:35.will measure the temperature 90 minutes before a game. If it is 32
:14:36. > :14:42.degrees or higher, there will be three breaks where players can take
:14:43. > :14:44.on water. Later tonight, it is expected to be around 26 degrees so
:14:45. > :14:46.we do not expected to be around 26 degrees so
:14:47. > :14:51.we think we will see the water breaks. If you cast your mind back
:14:52. > :14:56.to December, Roy Hodgson was saying it could be 35 degrees and 90%
:14:57. > :15:04.humidity. So it is better than many feared it could be. I think you're
:15:05. > :15:08.right, but I think the water breaks with -- I think the water breaks
:15:09. > :15:13.would be a good idea, because we want quality football. It is the
:15:14. > :15:20.humidity that is the problem, not the temperature. When the committee
:15:21. > :15:25.is high, it is really hard to get air into your lungs. I do not think
:15:26. > :15:32.it is a bad idea. I'm surprised the cut-off point is 32 degrees. When
:15:33. > :15:34.you get knackered in the last 30 minutes, is it a mentality that gets
:15:35. > :15:38.in? Making that extra yard to make minutes, is it a mentality that gets
:15:39. > :15:44.in? Making that extra yard that extra tackle, is that what becomes
:15:45. > :15:49.crucial? That is what the England manager is stressing to his player.
:15:50. > :15:53.-- players. You cannot allow any slip-ups in that last 30 minutes
:15:54. > :15:58.because that will be the vital part of the game. For 60 minutes you will
:15:59. > :16:04.see a really tight game. England will play safe and secure and look
:16:05. > :16:09.to counterattack. In the last 15 minutes, that is when you will see
:16:10. > :16:11.mistakes happen. England have no control over the conditions but they
:16:12. > :16:16.have controlled the build-up. It has been very low-key, there have been
:16:17. > :16:21.no big stories coming from the camp. They came to train on the pitch.
:16:22. > :16:25.They said the surface will be OK. The only thing they needed to do was
:16:26. > :16:32.the pre-match press Conference. Here is the captain and the boss. What is
:16:33. > :16:37.your assessment of the pitch? Is it good enough for a World Cup game? I
:16:38. > :16:42.don't see any reason to be concerned about it at all. We are perfectly
:16:43. > :16:47.happy to go on that pitch tomorrow night. I think it will suit both
:16:48. > :16:52.teams. It is totally fine. The grass is a perfect length. We do not kick
:16:53. > :17:00.off until 6pm and the sun will be away. I'm sure the water will stay
:17:01. > :17:03.on and it will be quick and zippy. Now that you are here and seeing the
:17:04. > :17:09.heat and humidity, what you think it will be like? It is obviously warm,
:17:10. > :17:14.it will be a difficult game, but I think we will be fine, we will be
:17:15. > :17:19.able to cope. We are really prepared and focused and we believe we can
:17:20. > :17:22.cope in these conditions. I don't think we are concerned about the
:17:23. > :17:26.heat and humidity because we have been training in heat and humidity
:17:27. > :17:31.and we are looking very fit as a result of it. As far as I'm
:17:32. > :17:37.concerned, the only matters to deal with tomorrow night are the quality
:17:38. > :17:43.of the Italian team, to make sure we can match their quality and then
:17:44. > :17:50.better it. We have respect for Italy, there is certainly no fear.
:17:51. > :17:57.We are confident and really focus on our game plan. We cannot wait for
:17:58. > :18:03.kick-off. In terms of insight into an England camp, we have some good
:18:04. > :18:08.contenders. This fellow is the brother of one of the coaches, and
:18:09. > :18:14.Danny Murphy played under Roy Hodgson. Did he ever quote Latin? I
:18:15. > :18:18.think he probably did. He was an intelligent man who came out with
:18:19. > :18:21.good quotes. What is important tonight is the tactical element of
:18:22. > :18:28.the game, which I'm sure they have been working on very hard. As Phil
:18:29. > :18:30.was saying, as the game wears on there will be choices to make. For
:18:31. > :18:35.me, Roy is probably as good as there will be choices to make. For
:18:36. > :18:45.me, Roy is probably as you get in terms of making that decision. Any
:18:46. > :18:52.Latin knowledge? I do not. Through adversity to the stars. Roy Hodgson
:18:53. > :18:58.was quite upbeat. That was about as upbeat as he has been. They seem
:18:59. > :19:02.very relaxed. Is it different to England squads you and your brother
:19:03. > :19:11.were in? I can only relate it to 2006. That was very focused, very
:19:12. > :19:15.happy. I have not had that in Spain. I cannot believe there has been no
:19:16. > :19:22.drama, no injuries, apart from the little knot for Alex
:19:23. > :19:26.Oxlade-Chamberlain. -- little injury. They were saying they would
:19:27. > :19:30.do well. That was good to see. We will talk about the Italians later.
:19:31. > :19:36.You think Roy Hodgson will not go for a man marking Andrea Pirlo. You
:19:37. > :19:41.think he is not dictated to by the opposition. He will be respectful of
:19:42. > :19:46.the opposition of course, and he will talk about that, but he will be
:19:47. > :19:51.more focused on the way that his players do the job in a system. He
:19:52. > :19:55.will not want players swapping and man marking. That is not what he
:19:56. > :20:00.does. They will be well-organised, they will play the zones, they will
:20:01. > :20:04.be close together, they will hit them on the counterattack. He will
:20:05. > :20:09.not be swayed if they play a different formation. Gary Lineker
:20:10. > :20:16.was mentioning at breakfast earlier this week that he played in 42
:20:17. > :20:22.degrees in Monterey. We are off for a shower and a sure change. You can
:20:23. > :20:28.join in on Twitter. -- to change our shirts. We will use the best
:20:29. > :20:35.comments on the BBC website. We will see you back in Manaus in a couple
:20:36. > :20:39.of minutes. He failed to mention that its response was that he played
:20:40. > :20:46.for 90 seconds in Spain and it was quite hot. Very nice to get an
:20:47. > :20:52.non-English perspective on England, because we look at it in a biased
:20:53. > :21:02.nature. Clarence, how do you see it? It is a good mix, intelligent
:21:03. > :21:09.players, young players, with some experienced players. The coach has
:21:10. > :21:17.experience, he is calm. Not too much excitement about the camp, as there
:21:18. > :21:20.was in South Africa. It is the first time in a long time that the
:21:21. > :21:25.expectations are generally pretty low and realistic. Do you think that
:21:26. > :21:29.is a good thing? I think it will suit the players going into the
:21:30. > :21:35.tournament. What they have is people who can eliminate people. Defensive
:21:36. > :21:39.structures are well set up, people like Raheem Sterling and Ross
:21:40. > :21:42.Barkley, they can open up defences. I think they are more exciting to
:21:43. > :21:50.watch and they certainly have some really gifted footballer. I worry
:21:51. > :21:56.about them defensively, with the full-backs. I think they will give
:21:57. > :22:09.it a good game. Should he go with the young players? I would like to
:22:10. > :22:14.see him play Raheem Sterling. He has great balance and pace. Ross Barkley
:22:15. > :22:20.would suit them on the counterattack. What is the sense in
:22:21. > :22:27.Brazil? Do people here consider England as any sort of threat?
:22:28. > :22:32.Sorry? Do they worry about England? Do they think they are a serious
:22:33. > :22:38.candidate to win the tournament? Yes. Not like Brazil, Germany or
:22:39. > :22:44.Argentina, but yes, in that game especially, it could be an advantage
:22:45. > :22:53.for England, because they have a younger squad than Italy. In Manaus
:22:54. > :23:03.you need that. In the second half, England can be fitter. Have you
:23:04. > :23:09.played in Manaus? Only once. It is enough. It is very difficult. You
:23:10. > :23:19.feel, especially in the second half, your body is very tired. Clarence,
:23:20. > :23:25.England go into this game with people not expecting as much as
:23:26. > :23:31.normal. Surely confidence is important. You have to believe in
:23:32. > :23:39.yourself. Being realistic is a great strength. Expectations can stress
:23:40. > :23:43.the team rather than motivate them. The more realistic expectation, it
:23:44. > :23:48.will give them more balance, and representing England is always an
:23:49. > :23:53.important thing and I think it is a positive aspect for England at the
:23:54. > :23:59.moment. We are about 40 minutes away from kick-off of Colombia and
:24:00. > :24:03.Greece. The atmosphere is building in the stadium. We could have a look
:24:04. > :24:07.at the two teams. Colombia have lost their star
:24:08. > :24:22.striker before the tournament. A defensive reshuffle has meant the
:24:23. > :24:41.following partnership. The Greeks are boosted by the return
:24:42. > :24:50.to fitness of Borussia Dortmund's Greek centre-back. You might
:24:51. > :24:59.remember him marking Messi very tightly a few years ago. Falcao is a
:25:00. > :25:05.big loss to Colombia. Yes, but it could be positive. He is here with
:25:06. > :25:19.the players. Colombia is a very emotional, passionate team, and
:25:20. > :25:24.maybe they can play for him. They have been so many years out of the
:25:25. > :25:30.World Cup, they want to make a great World Cup, and I think they have a
:25:31. > :25:34.condition to do that. It is a shame, we have lost a few of the star
:25:35. > :25:40.players. He is one of them. Absolutely. And I agree. I looked at
:25:41. > :25:50.the line-up and they have an interesting defence. Very fast
:25:51. > :25:54.players, the full-backs, and the centre-half pairing, they are very
:25:55. > :26:00.good and fast. I have played with one of them in AC Milan. I expect
:26:01. > :26:05.they can do well. They have good players up front, and with the extra
:26:06. > :26:11.motivation of not having their key player. We have free scoring
:26:12. > :26:17.Columbians who scored plenty of goals in qualification against
:26:18. > :26:23.Greece, who have the best defence. Is it going to be attack against the
:26:24. > :26:25.defence? No question of that. Greece have tried to get away from the
:26:26. > :26:32.defensive structure, but they cannot. They have tried to play a
:26:33. > :26:43.player game but the players go back into that. They rely on Georgios
:26:44. > :26:48.Samaras a lot. But they have lost some good players. Thank you for the
:26:49. > :26:55.moment. Plenty more shortly, but we can get back to Manaus and join
:26:56. > :27:03.them. Welcome back. You might be looking round the stadium, it does
:27:04. > :27:08.look rather snazzy. Around 42,000 fans will be here. Hardly any of
:27:09. > :27:13.this was built in Brazil. Shipped in from Portugal, the roof came from
:27:14. > :27:20.Germany. There was a real race to get it ready in time for the day.
:27:21. > :27:26.The dressing room was only completed yesterday and they are still putting
:27:27. > :27:32.down tarmac outside. They are practising the national anthems on
:27:33. > :27:37.the PA. England will be in the first dressing room, and one of the four
:27:38. > :27:40.Liverpool players expected to start is Jordan Henderson. He has been
:27:41. > :27:53.speaking to Gabby Logan. Do you think England are in a better
:27:54. > :28:00.position to beat Italy than two years ago? I would like to think
:28:01. > :28:05.so. That is no disrespect to the players in Euro 2012, because I felt
:28:06. > :28:09.we had a very good squad. But I think with the addition of the likes
:28:10. > :28:13.of Raheem Sterling, players like that have shown what they can do in
:28:14. > :28:20.the Premier League and been brilliant and really shone. Could
:28:21. > :28:29.you imagine that two years later, you would be so integral to Roy
:28:30. > :28:34.Hodgson's World Cup? I think I've improved since then, if that is what
:28:35. > :28:37.you mean. I feel as though I have come a long way with the help of a
:28:38. > :28:44.lot of people, Brendan Rodgers at Liverpool really helped us, in terms
:28:45. > :28:53.of tactics and stuff like that. When your manager has confidence in you,
:28:54. > :28:58.it gives me a lot of confidence and belief. We speak about Steven
:28:59. > :29:04.Gerrard and your relationship with him for Liverpool. That partnership
:29:05. > :29:10.is working so well. In this formation it is even more important.
:29:11. > :29:15.Does he tell you what to do? I listen to him more than he listens
:29:16. > :29:22.to me. He does give really good advice. For me, he has been
:29:23. > :29:28.brilliant. To be playing alongside him, every week, is an honour for
:29:29. > :29:34.me. It has only improved me as a player and a person. You are in the
:29:35. > :29:38.engine room so conditions will affect you as much if not more than
:29:39. > :29:45.anybody else. Has it been weighing on your mind how hot and humid it is
:29:46. > :29:49.in Manaus? Not really. We have had to adapt to the heat, get used to
:29:50. > :29:53.it. Obviously there is a lot of running in the middle of the park
:29:54. > :29:57.but we need to be clever, obviously we will not be able to run up and
:29:58. > :30:02.down the pitch for 90 minutes like we would in the Premier League, but
:30:03. > :30:08.we need to use our brains are little bit, went to press and when not to.
:30:09. > :30:13.That will be a big factor, hopefully we can perfect fit well. There you
:30:14. > :30:17.go. The anthem finishes in the background. If you have ever
:30:18. > :30:23.wondered what they do, they test the anthems. Let us have a look at the
:30:24. > :30:25.probable England team. This is what we think the starting XI will be
:30:26. > :30:38.taking on Italy tonight in Manaus. Is there enough in there to scare
:30:39. > :30:44.the Italians? I would like to see Raheem Sterling starting, but I
:30:45. > :30:49.think whoever plays has an opportunity to cement their place in
:30:50. > :30:53.the team and become a national hero. We have plenty of attacking
:30:54. > :30:58.talent, I hope we do start the game on the front foot. Knowing Roy as I
:30:59. > :31:01.do, I think we might sit back and try and get them on the counter in
:31:02. > :31:06.the first 20 minutes, so the pace will be crucial. What about your
:31:07. > :31:10.take on that England side, there will? It is very different from the
:31:11. > :31:16.team from two years ago in the European Championships.
:31:17. > :31:23.I think the back four picks itself, I think it is the front four where
:31:24. > :31:28.there is a bit of? , will he gamble a bit and go with Raheem Sterling, I
:31:29. > :31:36.think it is so important with our wide players, they need to play
:31:37. > :31:41.narrow today, we have to try and dispossess the Italians and spring
:31:42. > :31:44.off on the counterattack. You mentioned there about you want the
:31:45. > :31:48.players to go out there and do what they're capable of, that is such a
:31:49. > :31:52.difficult mindset to get right at the start of a major tournament, to
:31:53. > :32:01.come on the biggest stage possible and to perform. The meat, momentum
:32:02. > :32:06.is hard to get back. -- for me. If you start well, it gives you a good
:32:07. > :32:09.foothold in the game. I am saying, start on the front foot, give them
:32:10. > :32:13.some problems and try and take the lead and then you can try and drop
:32:14. > :32:18.off. It you start negatively and you are under pressure, it is hard to
:32:19. > :32:21.turn that momentum around. Danny and I are staying in the Italian team
:32:22. > :32:29.hotel. This morning, the players were coming down in the lift and
:32:30. > :32:32.Buffon came down, he was flanked by two members of the Italian medical
:32:33. > :32:38.team and he has tweeted that he will not be starting the game for Italy
:32:39. > :32:44.tonight. A bit of a change in the goalkeeper position for Italy. We
:32:45. > :32:49.will hear from our spy in the camp now.
:32:50. > :32:57.Saturday, what is the key for how it plays out? We will start with a back
:32:58. > :33:04.four, then five midfielders, one of them will be De Rossi, who has been
:33:05. > :33:08.dropping a lot defensively and sometimes becomes like the third
:33:09. > :33:14.centre-half. That gives us a little bit more solidity defensively. Then
:33:15. > :33:20.with five midfielders, we can dictate the tempo of the match and
:33:21. > :33:24.passed the ball around for fun. And we can keep possession, like Spain a
:33:25. > :33:32.little bit. Sometimes we abominable on the flanks. -- are vulnerable.
:33:33. > :33:35.Sometimes we will have to make forward runs to join Balotelli
:33:36. > :33:41.otherwise he will be left on his own up front. So we will probably have
:33:42. > :33:47.plenty of midfielders making forward runs. Also, having so many talented
:33:48. > :33:52.midfielders, in a way it takes a lot of pressure off Pirlo, because some
:33:53. > :33:57.of the opposition was just man marking him to try and stop Italy
:33:58. > :34:03.from playing. But now with De Rossi and Marchisio, if he is marked
:34:04. > :34:07.tightly, we have other players capable of getting the ball from the
:34:08. > :34:12.back and playing it forward. Who is going to win? I am not sitting on
:34:13. > :34:16.the fence here, I think it will be a draw. I think it will be open to
:34:17. > :34:23.start with, one team will go on top and then there will be an equaliser
:34:24. > :34:28.at the last 25 minutes, both teams will sort of look at each other
:34:29. > :34:31.without taking too many chances, because there are still two matches
:34:32. > :34:36.to be played and the two teams respect each other. They probably
:34:37. > :34:39.feel that going through depends on what happens against Uruguay and
:34:40. > :34:47.Costa Rica rather than against Italy or England. The thoughts of the
:34:48. > :34:55.magnificently bearded spy of hours. How big I miss is Buffon? He turned
:34:56. > :35:02.his ankle he has led Italy on so many occasions. He is the captain,
:35:03. > :35:06.the leader, you only have to look at the tournament in South Africa, when
:35:07. > :35:11.he was injured, the team struggled. He gives the team confidence and
:35:12. > :35:16.that bit of insurance that you need in the big games, he is a massive
:35:17. > :35:21.loss. Let's look at that probable Italian team.
:35:22. > :35:29.The midfield five looks very impressive. You think that is
:35:30. > :35:36.possibly the strongest midfield in the tournament. It is one of them. I
:35:37. > :35:40.think Pirlo, De Rossi and variety all have good technical ability and
:35:41. > :35:43.are able to play in different positions. They won't be static,
:35:44. > :35:49.that is where England could have problems. They have tremendous
:35:50. > :35:53.experience and over the course of 90 minutes, it's going to be important
:35:54. > :35:56.to stay focused defensively on stopping them, because those three
:35:57. > :36:01.are where the Italians will get hold of the game. We know plenty about
:36:02. > :36:06.their players, we know about Balotelli, we have this mild fear of
:36:07. > :36:12.Pirlo because of what he did to England two years ago... More than
:36:13. > :36:14.mild! Are there others to be looking at in that side as well?
:36:15. > :36:17.mild! Are there others to be looking at in that side I am not overly
:36:18. > :36:23.fussed with him, when they are on the ball, we have to get to them
:36:24. > :36:26.quick. We had to sniff the danger and get to them quick, they're not
:36:27. > :36:30.the quickest of players. If time on the ball, are brilliant in
:36:31. > :36:35.possession and many plating the rhythm, but tonight we have to stop
:36:36. > :36:46.them getting that rhythm. -- manipulating. You have done your
:36:47. > :36:48.research! Prandelli is brilliant at game management committee changes
:36:49. > :36:56.the system to suit the opposition, that is something religious and will
:36:57. > :37:03.have to be aware of stop -- Roy Hodgson will have to be aware of. I
:37:04. > :37:06.don't know if they would say publicly, what is more important
:37:07. > :37:09.than the result is the level of performance, something to build on,
:37:10. > :37:14.because momentum is huge in tournament football. For the England
:37:15. > :37:17.players to wake up tomorrow morning and feel they still have a good
:37:18. > :37:23.chance and they have put in a good performance is more important than
:37:24. > :37:27.anything else. We have been talking about this for years, many people
:37:28. > :37:31.will be thinking, at last it is finally here, are you both excited
:37:32. > :37:37.about the start of this campaign? I was at the opening ceremony and I
:37:38. > :37:42.have never seen anything like it. When the Brazil national anthem, you
:37:43. > :37:48.did get emotional, it was a spine tingling moment. I can't wait for
:37:49. > :37:52.this. I think the games have been brain. Even the opening game,
:37:53. > :38:02.terrific quality, a few surprises, the Holland game last night, even
:38:03. > :38:09.the Mexicans, they have been superb. Gentlemen, it has been a pleasure.
:38:10. > :38:13.We mentioned that we are in the Italian team hotel. Danny did ask me
:38:14. > :38:19.to set off the fire alarm, I am sorry, I have let my country down,
:38:20. > :38:37.but I did see him knocking around the breakfast table this morning!
:38:38. > :38:44.Let's get a little take on Italy. Clarence, you are perfectly placed.
:38:45. > :38:54.First, the breaking news that Buffon, great goalkeeper for Italy,
:38:55. > :38:58.is out. He has tweeted this morning, there are many ways to be important,
:38:59. > :39:09.even if you can't be a protagonist on the pitch, so go, Salvatore. A
:39:10. > :39:13.very important loss, a leader on the field, off the field. Important to
:39:14. > :39:21.lose in the first match than after, so hopefully it isn't too bad for
:39:22. > :39:26.him. It can have an effect losing people at this stage, though.
:39:27. > :39:30.Especially a goalkeeper. You need them to make important saves at the
:39:31. > :39:38.important moments. It is a huge psychological blow. How do you see
:39:39. > :39:45.Italy at the moment? Buffon, when Italy is not organised, Buffon makes
:39:46. > :39:55.great saves. So I think they can feel the difference. But I don't
:39:56. > :40:00.think... Buffon is a keeper, an important player, but he's not a
:40:01. > :40:09.striker, midfielder, playmaker, so maybe it could be worse for Italy to
:40:10. > :40:17.lose other players. I don't think both teams will have a draw, I think
:40:18. > :40:24.they will pay attention in the last 15, 20 minutes, they can decide the
:40:25. > :40:27.game for each other. I think it is huge if you start the World Cup
:40:28. > :40:32.winning. I think they have to pay attention about that. If you were
:40:33. > :40:37.playing and bought Buffon wasn't playing, you would be rubbing your
:40:38. > :40:43.hands. You want any edge, 1% difference. It would be a blow to
:40:44. > :40:49.them. Clarence can you have worked with Balotelli, we all have our view
:40:50. > :40:56.on him, no one questioned his talent, what is he like to work
:40:57. > :41:02.with? It was really exciting, actually. He is very young, but he
:41:03. > :41:06.is so talented. He has great will to improve his game, and he did. I
:41:07. > :41:12.think the more difficult thing for him is to really mature as a man.
:41:13. > :41:18.Because on the field, he has been showing his skills but not as
:41:19. > :41:22.consecutively as we would like to see. I think that is all to do with
:41:23. > :41:30.becoming more mature and becoming a man. You think he still has some
:41:31. > :41:40.growing up to do? Yes, with 18 years, he was already playing,
:41:41. > :41:45.privacy was all gone, it was easy to criticise him from the outside. Of
:41:46. > :41:48.course, behaviour on the pitch has been questionable sometimes but I
:41:49. > :41:52.have to say that the five, six months we worked together, he only
:41:53. > :42:00.had two yellow cards, was always available, practically. So I expect
:42:01. > :42:05.to see more Balotelli. As a footballer, how good? He has
:42:06. > :42:12.everything committee has speed, strength, he can shoot from all
:42:13. > :42:20.positions. Being the only striker, it is something he doesn't always
:42:21. > :42:27.like, he likes to play more moving around the field. He is cute as
:42:28. > :42:33.well! He will try and buy free kicks around the box. We came up against
:42:34. > :42:37.him twice this season and he was very impressive. If you were up
:42:38. > :42:45.against a player like Balotelli, do you say to your players, try and
:42:46. > :42:48.wind him up? Of course, see if he takes the bait. He can be a bit
:42:49. > :42:52.emotional. To be fair to him, he was very controlled in both games. Let's
:42:53. > :43:02.turn our attention to today's games. Do you know what they say,
:43:03. > :43:04.forewarned is forearmed.