England v Italy

:00:51. > :00:55.Good evening. Welcome to key ever. We are here for an England quarter-

:00:55. > :01:05.final. In recent times they haven't gone too well, but it has got to

:01:05. > :01:19.

:01:19. > :01:23.red! England just cannot when Let's put those dark days to one

:01:23. > :01:33.side and remind us that we know how to win a quarter final. Mind you,

:01:33. > :01:44.

:01:44. > :01:52.And the impossible job was never harder than the date Roy Hodgson

:01:52. > :02:01.walked in. Fabio Capello has resigned... A Rooney has been sent

:02:01. > :02:07.off... The favourite is Harry But this English gent offered a few

:02:07. > :02:17.simple instructions. Signor heart out for your country. Fight to the

:02:17. > :02:21.

:02:21. > :02:31.last in every game. Feel the weight Now he has turned expectations

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:02:40. > :02:44.The East and Europe has brought us a marvellous tournament, but it is

:02:44. > :02:49.the best of the West that are in the semi-finals. Will it be England

:02:49. > :02:54.or Italy they join them? It has been a beautiful day in Ukraine's

:02:54. > :02:59.capital, I understand it has been far from that at home, but if it

:02:59. > :03:05.blew away your barbecue, let's see if Rooney and Co can put a bit of

:03:05. > :03:10.summer back in England and spring us into the semi-final. Here inside

:03:10. > :03:15.the magnificent Olympic Stadium we have got Alan Hansen, Alan Shearer,

:03:15. > :03:18.and Jurgen Klinsmann. Let me start with an Englishman. I think we have

:03:18. > :03:24.the fewest passes completed in the opening stage and the fewest shots

:03:24. > :03:29.on target, we won our group quite comfortably. We did, and I have

:03:29. > :03:33.seen, as each game has progressed, more belief in the players. There

:03:33. > :03:38.is more belief in the media and the public, you get that feeling now.

:03:38. > :03:43.But what happens is that comes with more expectation. There is now an

:03:43. > :03:48.expectation from every one that this team can improve. I don't

:03:48. > :03:51.think they have got out of third or 4th gear, I think they can improve,

:03:51. > :03:55.certainly on the pass in front. They will have to keep hold of the

:03:56. > :04:01.ball against an experienced and good Italian side. Do you see this

:04:01. > :04:05.as England's stiffest challenge so far? I think it is a big challenge,

:04:05. > :04:09.because the Italian side is full of quality, but they are beatable.

:04:09. > :04:13.Looking at England over the last couple of games, I think they came

:04:13. > :04:18.quite a way, they have a lot of experience, very good players, they

:04:18. > :04:26.have a chance. What did England have to do to make the Italians

:04:26. > :04:30.beatable in your view? I think they have to be very alert. Because the

:04:30. > :04:36.Italian midfield, with Montolivo, piano, they are players who can

:04:36. > :04:42.kill you with a pass. You have to be very awake, the back line has to

:04:42. > :04:48.be very sharp. They have to help each other, close all the gaps.

:04:48. > :04:52.you see his team growing? I think they can get better, I think they

:04:52. > :04:57.got out of the Group Stage, everyone was saying that anything

:04:58. > :05:01.else is a bonus. You don't want to go home disappointed. I think the

:05:01. > :05:05.Italians are eminently beatable, I watched them against Spain, I

:05:05. > :05:10.thought they were decent in the first half, but apart from that, to

:05:10. > :05:13.me they don't have a lot of pace. If you look at Pirlo, who is

:05:13. > :05:18.phenomenal on the ball, but not great without it, you look at the

:05:18. > :05:23.rest of the side, I think England can win the game. When you get to

:05:23. > :05:27.this stage, possession is King, and the frailty of the England side has

:05:27. > :05:31.been that they give it away too cheaply. If they are going to

:05:31. > :05:36.progress, they have to keep it. I would like to see England have a

:05:36. > :05:46.real go at the Italians. Hodgson has gone with an unchanged

:05:46. > :05:46.

:05:46. > :05:52.I am not surprised. When you talk about good football teams, you look

:05:52. > :05:59.at the spine appeared, you look at Hart, Gerard, Terry, Rooney. That

:05:59. > :06:05.is a good line, and that is something to build upon. What we

:06:05. > :06:08.seem to have had in two or three of the games is a little bit of luck,

:06:08. > :06:13.which every team needs, if they are going to win tournaments, you need

:06:13. > :06:18.a little bit of luck, and we have had bad. We have not always had

:06:18. > :06:23.that. Steven Gerrard has led from the front. I think you're big

:06:23. > :06:27.players, John Terry at the back, Steven Gerrard and Wayne Rooney,

:06:27. > :06:32.they are the man that can win you the game. The big players as we

:06:32. > :06:37.have seen time and again, they have to perform. Well Wayne Rooney be

:06:37. > :06:41.better for the game about he played it? He was out for a little while.

:06:41. > :06:47.He is catching up now, he is trying to get a rhythm, but these are the

:06:47. > :06:53.big ones now. He will be fired up. He wants to prove a point across.

:06:53. > :06:58.He finally wants to show in a big tournament that he is a big player.

:06:58. > :07:04.I think he needs to be aware of the Italian back line, I think they are

:07:04. > :07:08.very solid, but also they have their moments where they lack a

:07:08. > :07:12.second or two, and that is Rooney's chance to surprise them. If England

:07:12. > :07:19.are going to progress, he has to play better than he did against

:07:19. > :07:29.Ukraine. Let's have a look at the Italians. Three changes, Balotelli

:07:29. > :07:32.plays. A I am not surprised he put him in. He knows Joleon Lescott's

:07:32. > :07:38.game inside out, and he knows he is as well, that will be a fascinating

:07:38. > :07:46.battle. If you look at the centre backs from Juventus, the goalkeeper

:07:46. > :07:51.is also from Juventus. This man, will he be Super Mario all the

:07:51. > :07:55.stupid Mario? We are going to talk about him a little closer to kick-

:07:56. > :08:01.off, but is he had Gamble? At this stage of his career, he is still a

:08:01. > :08:05.gamble. He can make you or break you. That is the danger, he is not

:08:05. > :08:13.balanced enough psychologically, he needs more experience, he needs to

:08:13. > :08:18.grow. What he does is he divides opinion but he also divides the

:08:18. > :08:22.team, and when you have that, it is... A if you were the Italian

:08:22. > :08:26.coach, would you have taken the risk? I probably would have.

:08:26. > :08:31.Because it is a knockout game, and you want to win it. To win, you

:08:31. > :08:38.have to take risks. You have to have believed in your players, if

:08:38. > :08:42.you put him in the squad, who knows how he is going to perform.

:08:42. > :08:50.Hodgson is unbeaten in 13 games as an international manager, not all

:08:50. > :08:54.would England, of course. Long may An unchanged starting line-up, you

:08:54. > :08:59.have 23 Feb players, which at this stage of the tournament is quite a

:08:59. > :09:04.thing. -- 23 fit players. It is very important in games like

:09:04. > :09:08.tonight, because it is going to be decided once or fall one way or the

:09:09. > :09:12.other, and is good to know everybody is fit and ready to play.

:09:12. > :09:17.We have people who can change a game in different ways. So why

:09:17. > :09:21.think it is a very fortunate that we had our misfortune, as it were,

:09:21. > :09:26.before we came to the tournament. Since we have been here we have

:09:26. > :09:30.kept everybody fit. Any dilemma about the starting 11? Not really,

:09:30. > :09:35.I think we have done well so far with this 11. At think they deserve

:09:35. > :09:42.to start the game. The bench is important and is probably going to

:09:42. > :09:45.be even more important than ever on an evening like tonight. Does

:09:45. > :09:49.knowing that penalties could be the future, you don't know when you are

:09:49. > :09:53.going to finish the game, does that change the way you make your

:09:53. > :09:59.substitutions? It might do, it is what happens in the game, really,

:09:59. > :10:03.it is foolish to try and second- guess the substitutions in your

:10:04. > :10:08.head. It is all going to be based on how players are coping with the

:10:08. > :10:15.match, with the heat. It is quite tight at the moment, how fresh

:10:15. > :10:19.their legs are, etc. I haven't done any second guessing, but we have

:10:19. > :10:23.given a penalty is quite a lot of thought, this time. We know the

:10:23. > :10:28.records of all the players, they're percentage success rate, and I'm

:10:28. > :10:32.sure that Gary and Ray will be working feverishly when the time

:10:32. > :10:36.comes, if it comes. But I hope we can win the game in normal time.

:10:36. > :10:46.That would be much less stress for everybody, least of all our fans

:10:46. > :10:46.

:10:46. > :10:53.He has been around the block. He addressed the press conference half

:10:53. > :10:59.in Italian and English. The Gary Neville, I presume they are

:10:59. > :11:03.speaking English! I have been really impressed with him. He has

:11:03. > :11:09.had decisions to make, every decision he has made has worked for

:11:09. > :11:13.him. He was asked in the first game, Danny Welbeck, Ashley Young, he

:11:13. > :11:19.played them. He changed the game by bringing Walcott on, he left Andy

:11:19. > :11:27.Carroll on, he brought Wayne Rooney in, who scored the goal. Quite a

:11:27. > :11:31.remarkable story. It is, when you realise he left Anfield 18 months

:11:31. > :11:38.ago, his reputation was damaged. Now, it is intact and he is on the

:11:38. > :11:42.verge of greatness. It would be Sir Roy, whatever, Eddie takes England

:11:42. > :11:46.all the way. But it is great for him, he is so well respected in the

:11:46. > :11:54.game and so popular, and what happened at Anfield was tragic for

:11:54. > :11:59.him. His first job at a big club. Will he have an advantage, knowing

:11:59. > :12:03.Italian football like he knows it? Absolutely. The culture of the

:12:03. > :12:07.Italian football, you can see clearly in their game, they are

:12:07. > :12:12.hesitant, they keep the ball, they wait for their moment. They want to

:12:12. > :12:18.kill you with one ball, really quick. So I think his experience at

:12:18. > :12:25.Inter Milan helps him a lot. Olympic torch has reached Britain,

:12:25. > :12:29.has reached Manchester. It was carried by Bobby Charlton,

:12:29. > :12:33.England's highest ever goalscorer. He braved horrendous weather

:12:33. > :12:39.conditions to eventually deliver his verdict on England's chances

:12:39. > :12:46.against Italy. England have got to win it. That is

:12:46. > :12:54.what I think. This is the big game. If we beat Italy, we will start

:12:54. > :12:59.getting excited, but I really think we can win it. Great man. Gabby is

:12:59. > :13:03.pitch-side, she is joined by Lee Dixon.

:13:03. > :13:07.Tension building, it feels very different from a week ago. You have

:13:07. > :13:13.seen both teams, you know how they are lining up, where rather main

:13:13. > :13:18.dangers for England? Prandelli is keeping with the back four, that

:13:18. > :13:22.means a diamond, and their most skilful player no doubt his Pirlo.

:13:22. > :13:28.It is whether they click on the night, it is a difficult decision

:13:28. > :13:31.for Rooney, when he picks it up and when he plays his own game.

:13:31. > :13:37.Yesterday, Steven Gerrard said it is that midfield area he feels the

:13:37. > :13:45.game could be won or lost him. He has also intimated he is driven by

:13:45. > :13:49.previous failures. He has grown in stature. Rooney is back, everybody

:13:49. > :13:54.has been talking about him, but the Palace man put his team is no doubt

:13:54. > :13:58.Steven Gerrard, he has been magnificent. I see him taking this

:13:58. > :14:01.game by the scruff of the neck. They need Steven Gerrard dominating

:14:01. > :14:05.that midfield, because there are going to be times when they are

:14:05. > :14:09.outnumbered, it is up to him to boss that midfield. Italy are a

:14:09. > :14:13.good side, but let not forget that England are a good side as well.

:14:13. > :14:18.much talk about the mercurial Balotelli, Gazzetta dello Sport

:14:18. > :14:25.said it was him against England. How much added advantage is it that

:14:25. > :14:29.he plays week in week out with a two of our players? It he was a

:14:29. > :14:34.team-mate of mine, I would be having a little chat with him in

:14:34. > :14:37.the tunnel, winding him up, trying to get into his Psyche. It might

:14:38. > :14:41.not sound pretty, but that is what you have to do. We have seen how

:14:41. > :14:45.good he can be, we just have to hope he has a bad night tonight.

:14:45. > :14:52.Part of that is the psychology Paul Stott it is not going to be

:14:52. > :14:55.comfortable, is it? It never is. Going into the tournament, Italy

:14:55. > :14:58.were embroiled in another match- fixing scandal. But history

:14:58. > :15:08.suggests that when it comes to major competitions, it doesn't seem

:15:08. > :15:19.

:15:19. > :15:24.The names to not trip off the tongue, unpalatable tongue twisters

:15:24. > :15:28.of regularly on the footballing diet in Italy. The scandal in 1980,

:15:29. > :15:38.players throwing matches, one player banished the two years. He

:15:39. > :15:49.

:15:49. > :15:59.Donations to cosy between certain clubs and referees in 2006.

:15:59. > :16:09.

:16:09. > :16:14.Juventus are stripped of two league Now, 2012. The usual mysterious

:16:14. > :16:19.international betting syndicates. Atalanta's captain band, former

:16:19. > :16:25.legends implicated, Juventus's manager investigated. Is history

:16:25. > :16:30.repeating itself? Cesare Prandelli said he would have no problem if

:16:30. > :16:37.Italy were prevented from appearing, the good of football more important.

:16:37. > :16:47.First, the world champions. They could start, renewed faith. Croatia

:16:47. > :16:51.

:16:51. > :16:59.next. The general leading from the Against Ireland, Italy were on --

:16:59. > :17:06.in control, on the field, at least. Now, England. Playing like Italy

:17:06. > :17:11.themselves. A scandal of its back home, trials, unrest and summer. --

:17:11. > :17:15.all summer. The need to stay away longer, all-consuming.

:17:15. > :17:24.They have had their problems. You played for many years with Inter

:17:24. > :17:32.Milan in Italy, was that all was an undercurrent? That is too harsh,

:17:32. > :17:38.but there is always a sense, is this OK? It is part of the culture.

:17:38. > :17:46.The Government changes every couple of months. There is always a

:17:46. > :17:52.feeling, what goes on? But you have to give them credit, because when

:17:52. > :17:58.they are in trouble and they have their stories, similar to 2006,

:17:58. > :18:02.they start to stick together. They can be in the same room for three

:18:02. > :18:10.months, they work it out. They are not getting tired of which are

:18:10. > :18:15.there, they are not going Khadija there. They build chemistry.

:18:15. > :18:20.coach has used it to his advantage. Before 1996, we were getting

:18:20. > :18:26.slaughtered from the media, the manager said, let's use it to our

:18:26. > :18:30.advantage, let's stick together. They will make that tonight.

:18:30. > :18:36.have picked out Andrea Pirlo as the danger man. What threat does he

:18:36. > :18:44.carry, apart from the obvious? is to Italy what Steven Gerrard is

:18:44. > :18:52.to England. He is what makes their midfield tick. He will get the ball

:18:52. > :18:59.He is not afraid to take it under pressure. He makes himself at

:18:59. > :19:04.available, he is aware. He is starting every mood. He is not

:19:04. > :19:08.afraid to have the ball under pressure. He has belief in his

:19:08. > :19:14.ability, he passes and moves, he gets it back. You will see that

:19:14. > :19:18.time and time again. That is where Wayne Rooney will come in. They

:19:18. > :19:23.vied for the past. If you give him the time and space to pick his head

:19:23. > :19:28.up, he can do that, at a right foot into Mario Balotelli. Mario

:19:28. > :19:34.Balotelli should do better. Look at him again, the same position,

:19:34. > :19:40.getting the ball from the full-back. He has got the time and space. He

:19:40. > :19:45.goes past the midfield player. This time, with his left foot. He plays

:19:45. > :19:52.it into Antonio di Natale. England will have to be aware of that. He

:19:52. > :19:57.is gifted at dead balls. Lethal. Yes, he is excellent, we have got

:19:57. > :20:01.to be aware of them. It is important, will it be Danny Welbeck

:20:01. > :20:05.or Wayne Rooney or James Milner or Ashley Young? Somebody has to stop

:20:05. > :20:09.him playing go. You have got to keep him in his own half. The

:20:09. > :20:14.minute he comes over the halfway line, he will destroy you. You need

:20:14. > :20:19.to get on him tight and quickly. Should England reach the final on

:20:19. > :20:28.Sunday, the likelihood is Ashley Cole will win his 100 cap. A man

:20:28. > :20:33.for the big occasion, he never let Most appearances in tournaments.

:20:33. > :20:38.Seven FA Cups, a record. Three league titles. Their Champions

:20:38. > :20:45.League win. You will go down as one of the greats of English football.

:20:45. > :20:50.Do you feel appreciated? I am not too sure. To be honest, I looked

:20:50. > :20:56.back myself and think of the career I have had, and say, I have had a

:20:56. > :21:00.great career, I have won a lot of trophies. It is not down to meet

:21:00. > :21:04.two were bit about me being appreciated. Does it matter?

:21:04. > :21:09.would be nice to be appreciated and loved, but it is not something I

:21:09. > :21:13.lose sleep over. I am here to play football, and I had to carry on

:21:13. > :21:19.winning trophies. You are loved by Chelsea fans and the court England

:21:19. > :21:23.fans. Is there a misconception about you? I think so. It is

:21:23. > :21:28.understandable in certain terms, other issues that come with it. I

:21:28. > :21:32.have dealt with it for five years. Yes, his relationship with his

:21:32. > :21:38.country and its media. Portugal two dozen of four, a battle with

:21:38. > :21:43.Cristiano Ronaldo sums up his finest time in English colours. A

:21:43. > :21:49.tabloid newspaper inadvertently awarded him three out of 10. Did it

:21:49. > :21:58.become a chant on the bus? It is normally more than -- it is more

:21:58. > :22:04.than I normally get!, you do not really enjoy this kind of situation.

:22:04. > :22:09.I'd you OK now? I am not worthy, I do not like seeing myself in the

:22:09. > :22:18.paper and on the TV. There I let my football do the talking. To the

:22:18. > :22:26.public know you? I do not think so. Everybody thinks I am allowed, but

:22:26. > :22:30.I am quiet and shy. -- everybody thinks I am allowed. I was asking

:22:30. > :22:36.Lee Dixon about you, he was worried about his place. But he said you

:22:36. > :22:41.were not good on your right foot. I asked, who taught you the art of

:22:41. > :22:45.defending? He said, Tony Adams. was amazing to be around him.

:22:45. > :22:51.People like him, Lee Dixon, Martin Keown, David Seaman, they looked

:22:51. > :22:57.after me. He said that Tony Adams had you on a piece of string.

:22:57. > :23:03.always covering Kent! His legs had gone by then! That go back to the

:23:03. > :23:07.first cap, against Albania. Do you remember that day? Yes, being so

:23:07. > :23:14.young, it was nerve-racking. Of course, I will always remember the

:23:14. > :23:21.game, because somebody threw a lighter. One of my colleagues had

:23:21. > :23:26.it. Everybody said it was lipstick, I said, come on! It could my eye.

:23:26. > :23:32.It was a debut never to forget. colleague picked it up, and he has

:23:32. > :23:38.kept it as a souvenir. Would you like it back? I would! You will

:23:38. > :23:42.never forget it! A long time ago. We are heading towards cap number

:23:42. > :23:49.100, that would be the final. have three games to go, but it

:23:49. > :23:53.would be amazing, to have a great career and get 100 caps in the

:23:53. > :23:57.final. To get to a century a week today, he can rely on a battle plan

:23:57. > :24:03.that has already worked once this season. With the Champions League,

:24:03. > :24:09.nobody thought we could win. Not that many people gave us a chance.

:24:09. > :24:15.But we had determination, fight, the will to win. TUC that in this

:24:15. > :24:21.England squad? I think so. We have got a mix, a lot of senior players,

:24:21. > :24:26.but a lot of young players, eager to impress. You nearly got the

:24:26. > :24:32.first goal against Ukraine. In my head, I thought, this is my chance.

:24:32. > :24:38.But it was a good save. I will never score! You cannot say that!

:24:38. > :24:41.You should be positive! You never know, but I cannot see it! If we

:24:41. > :24:49.put a camera inside the dressing room, 30 minutes before kick-off,

:24:49. > :24:57.what would you be doing? I would have Mark iPod on.

:24:57. > :25:02.superstitions? No. I am so boring! I disagree! The Life looks quite

:25:03. > :25:12.interesting from the outside! Just an ordinary guy? Yes. You happen to

:25:13. > :25:22.

:25:22. > :25:31.You can be as boring as you like if We have brought a Lee Dixon, he

:25:31. > :25:37.knows about full-backs. This substitution, for Jurgen Klinsmann!

:25:37. > :25:41.The BBC has gone crazy! We had one too many blue shirts! Ashley Cole,

:25:41. > :25:47.what does he give you, apart from consistency? When he first came

:25:47. > :25:53.back to Arsenal, he was a fresh kit, his huge amount of talent, and he

:25:53. > :26:01.learned the art of defending it of Tony Adams. He was an unbelievable

:26:01. > :26:05.loner. His talent is there for all to see. His biggest asset is not

:26:05. > :26:10.his pace, it is not his reading of the game, but he knows his job.

:26:10. > :26:15.That is what has made him the best left-back in the world. It is his

:26:15. > :26:20.position in for May. He gets everything right. He is rarely out

:26:20. > :26:27.of position. He does to go tight. As soon as the ball goes wide, that

:26:27. > :26:31.is where he goes back. He is back into his position. He is in a

:26:31. > :26:37.decent position. As the ball goes into the box, he knows where to go,

:26:37. > :26:43.so he recovers his run. He is now in a good position. He does not

:26:43. > :26:50.dive in, brilliant defending. One on one, take me down the line,

:26:50. > :26:54.because I am quicker than you, and I will get a tackle in. He has got

:26:54. > :27:00.no fear of windows, he has dominated Ronaldo. Cover for Joleon

:27:00. > :27:06.Lescott. If he does a bit tighter, he is too tight, if he goes too

:27:06. > :27:12.wide, he would be too wide, but he is perfect. Now, they win the ball.

:27:12. > :27:17.He knows he can go. He has got an engine. He hopes to get the ball in

:27:17. > :27:21.that position, but he does not get it. He has a look behind him, he

:27:21. > :27:25.realises that Ashley Young has put cover on. When James Milner does

:27:25. > :27:30.well on the right hand side, the ball comes over. He nearly got his

:27:30. > :27:38.first goal for England. Apart from that side... Their rubbish

:27:38. > :27:45.goalscorer! But his consistency has been brilliant. The great divide in

:27:45. > :27:52.defensive play since time began, when the winger is attacking, do

:27:52. > :27:57.you bring him inside or dandelion? -- down the line? Sometimes, they

:27:57. > :28:01.were taken down the line. He is the best I have ever seen at that. For

:28:01. > :28:07.Arsenal, for Chelsea, for England, I cannot remember any time that

:28:07. > :28:17.anybody has gone past him. young man England will have to be

:28:17. > :28:17.

:28:17. > :28:22.worthy of his Mario Balotelli. Not May be some people think I am

:28:22. > :28:27.arrogant, but that is me, I am a footballer. The most important

:28:27. > :28:33.moment is on the pitch. If only it were that simple. Mario Balotelli,

:28:33. > :28:39.always the centre of attention. With country or club. We are

:28:39. > :28:43.intrigued, beguiled, frustrated, but always cultivated. The riddle

:28:43. > :28:48.that is Mario Balotelli. We like him! Manchester City fans worship

:28:48. > :28:53.him. I would like to dedicate this to my favourite person in the world,

:28:53. > :28:59.Mario Balotelli. The magic tricks, stealing Sergio Aguero's clothes,

:28:59. > :29:04.the goal with the shoulder. Some team-mates adore him. I have come

:29:04. > :29:09.to love the guy. When he is on form, he is a great player. At times, he

:29:09. > :29:15.shows exactly why many predict greatness awaits. He flows with the

:29:15. > :29:23.natural attributes of a striker at the peak of his powers. That is a

:29:23. > :29:30.brilliant finish. There is a message for everybody! It was a

:29:30. > :29:40.message for all of the people that top bad about me. Why all was me? -

:29:40. > :29:49.- y always me? Why? And for all of the good, there is considerable bad.

:29:49. > :29:52.Clashes of inexplicable rage and petulance. We know what he is like.

:29:52. > :30:02.If you are a world beater, you could get away with that. The key

:30:02. > :30:07.is a liability. -- he is a liability. He is going to go!

:30:07. > :30:12.occasionally let stand those who fought so hard to save him. --

:30:12. > :30:22.leads down. I love him, he is a fantastic player, but he needs to

:30:22. > :30:23.

:30:23. > :30:29.change. If not, he could lose the It all boils down to trust. Can you

:30:29. > :30:35.trust him to perform, not to explode? The Mario Balotelli we

:30:35. > :30:40.know it is just as likely to losing a crucial game as to win it, so has

:30:40. > :30:45.Prandelli chosen wisely? Whatever happens, we will all be watching.

:30:45. > :30:51.He said yesterday he was more of a man then Peter Pan. Mark Lawrenson

:30:51. > :30:59.is more of a man then Peter Pan! But you are not a fan? You have

:30:59. > :31:03.made it clear he is a gamble. Jurgen was talking about the time -

:31:03. > :31:07.- the Italians been together, but I cannot see how he can be in the

:31:07. > :31:12.team, and them be together. When the coach says, it is imperative

:31:12. > :31:20.you are together, I cannot see how it can be, because he is always a

:31:20. > :31:25.Against the Spanish, he does really well for me, he closes down quickly,

:31:25. > :31:34.he is in on goal, and I tell you what, what is he doing? He is

:31:34. > :31:38.dawdling. Then there is petulant, frustration, you cannot tell. The

:31:38. > :31:42.goal his cause is absolutely fantastic. Wonderful technique.

:31:42. > :31:50.Fantastic ability. Then he spoils it because he is going to mouth off

:31:50. > :31:54.about something. He can hurt you, though. The ability it is there. He

:31:54. > :32:01.has under-achieved much yet in his career, but what an opportunity

:32:01. > :32:07.tonight to shut everyone up. He has won a championship! With that hand,

:32:07. > :32:13.and I believe he has aged huge amount, let's just hope we don't

:32:13. > :32:19.see it tonight -- with that talent. It is getting closer to kick-off. A

:32:19. > :32:23.bit of Shakespeare perhaps? This Happy breed of men, at this little

:32:23. > :32:33.world, this precious stone in the silver sea, or would you prefer

:32:33. > :33:00.

:33:00. > :33:06.three little words? Come on, Three little words, a new beginning.

:33:06. > :33:11.It is not going to be easy, claw you kidding? Start the game,

:33:11. > :33:19.heightened expectations. You have got the best fans in the world

:33:19. > :33:26.behind you. Or you have got to do it is achieved. You are halfway

:33:26. > :33:36.there, captain Steve Bee Gee. So close, so near. Come on, England!

:33:36. > :33:43.

:33:43. > :33:50.Three little words. Three little Far too important now for juvenile

:33:50. > :33:55.references. So leave it, yeah? England have got to start quick. We

:33:55. > :34:01.have to play with passion. Absolutely. Do better in possession,

:34:01. > :34:06.they have got the players. The players can data level from the

:34:06. > :34:10.group stages, if they can, then I think they can win over 90 minutes.

:34:10. > :34:14.They have to get the ball into the box. On the occasions they have

:34:15. > :34:18.done it, they have been dangerous. What has served the most teams well

:34:19. > :34:23.in this tournament has been crosses into the box, we saw Ronaldo score

:34:23. > :34:28.one from a great cross from Moutinho, we saw Alonso score 1 for

:34:28. > :34:37.Spain, four other England's goals have come from crosses. We have got

:34:37. > :34:42.to get the ball into the right Just watch the way one attacks the

:34:42. > :34:46.near, one attacks the middle. It is a fantastic ball in from Gerrard.

:34:46. > :34:56.You have but to have the desire to go and attack of that, Lescott had

:34:56. > :34:57.

:34:57. > :35:01.that in abundance. It was just a dream of a cross. Andy Carroll gets

:35:01. > :35:07.in, it is an incredible ball. Look at the power he generates, his neck

:35:07. > :35:11.muscles, that is textbook centre forward, how to head a ball that is

:35:11. > :35:15.coming into the box. Walcott came on against Sweden, and when you

:35:15. > :35:22.have got that space, you have got the pace of Walcott, you have got

:35:22. > :35:26.to use it to good effect. And he did that. He gets to the byline,

:35:26. > :35:31.and he cuts the ball into a dangerous area, that is a great

:35:31. > :35:36.finish from Danny Welbeck. This is Rooney, where he should have scored

:35:36. > :35:41.at the other night from a Young cross. But again, Steven Gerrard,

:35:41. > :35:45.get the ball into the danger area, you have got four guys in there, it

:35:45. > :35:51.falls to Rooney, he should have scored earlier, but you probably

:35:51. > :35:55.won't get a simple tap-in than that, ever. People always say you have to

:35:55. > :36:03.pick the ball out, you don't - you have to put it into the right areas.

:36:03. > :36:08.It is up to the forward to get into the right area. Steven Gerrard, he

:36:08. > :36:11.is one person who gets the crosses in, he is so influential. Best

:36:12. > :36:17.player England have at the tournament. We said at the start,

:36:17. > :36:21.he looks 100% fit, the quality of that cross is absolutely fantastic,

:36:21. > :36:29.in the same game, against the French, defensively he gets in a

:36:29. > :36:35.good position. A superb blog there, the ball for Andy Carroll was great.

:36:35. > :36:42.We have seen this from right to left, over the years, and a great

:36:42. > :36:49.example, getting his C-difficile in, tackling. Enthusiasm, energy. Don't

:36:49. > :36:58.give them time and space. Encourage a mistake. Another ball into the

:36:58. > :37:08.box, unbelievable, then again, in a defensive position. A good touch,

:37:08. > :37:12.and a great hit with his left boot. And saved the best fast, this is

:37:12. > :37:16.fantastic, he has a little look up, he sees Wayne Rooney running, and

:37:16. > :37:21.an inch-perfect pass, it Wayne Rooney had been fitter, it would

:37:21. > :37:24.have ended up in the net. So vital for England that he keeps that

:37:24. > :37:30.level of performance, because over the three games, he has been

:37:30. > :37:35.magnificent. The key to England's success? They have to stop Italy's

:37:35. > :37:41.best player, which is Pirlo. It is up to them whether Rooney drops

:37:41. > :37:46.back, they have to attack down the wings, when they have got the ball,

:37:46. > :37:54.be expansive, and be tight when we haven't. Will they do lead?

:37:54. > :37:58.penalties! 90 minutes, England. is almost time. England versus

:37:58. > :38:08.Italy for a place in the semi-final of the European Championship. Will

:38:08. > :38:11.

:38:11. > :38:21.be fickle finger of fate finally. With domineering hand she moves the

:38:21. > :38:22.

:38:22. > :38:31.turning wheel. Like currants in a treacherous Bay, swept to and fro.

:38:31. > :38:40.Her ruthless will has just deposed before King's, from locomotion

:38:40. > :38:50.lifts appointed head. No cries of misery she hears. No tears she

:38:50. > :38:51.

:38:51. > :39:00.heeds. But steely hearted laughs, groans. Such is the game she plays,

:39:00. > :39:10.and so she tests the strength of mighty power, when one short hour

:39:10. > :39:41.

:39:41. > :39:51.sees happiness from utter The commentators are Mark Lawrenson

:39:51. > :39:52.

:39:52. > :40:02.quarter-finals at Euro 2012. A date with Germany awaits the winners of

:40:02. > :40:07.

:40:07. > :40:17.the biggest game ever played Mameli" ("The Mameli Hymn")

:40:17. > :40:31.

:40:31. > :40:39.# Fratelli d'Italia. # L'Italia s'e desta.

:40:39. > :40:47.# Dell'elmo di Scipio. # S'e cinta la testa.

:40:47. > :40:57.# Dov'e la vittoria? # Le porga la chioma.

:40:57. > :41:05.

:41:05. > :41:07.# Che schiava di Roma. # Iddio la creo.

:41:07. > :41:09.# Fratelli d'Italia. # L'Italia s'e desta.

:41:09. > :41:11.# Dell'elmo di Scipio. # S'e cinta la testa.

:41:11. > :41:16.# Dov'e la vittoria? # Le porga la chioma.

:41:17. > :41:19.# Che schiava di Roma. # Iddio la creo.

:41:19. > :41:25.# Stringiamoci a coorte. # Siam pronti alla morte.

:41:26. > :41:35.# Italia chiamo. # Stringiamoci a coorte.

:41:36. > :41:54.

:41:54. > :42:04.# Siam pronti alla morte. # God save our gracious Queen!

:42:04. > :42:07.

:42:07. > :42:17.# Long live our noble Queen! # God save the Queen!

:42:17. > :42:17.

:42:17. > :42:27.# Send her victorious. # Happy and glorious.

:42:27. > :42:42.

:42:42. > :42:47.# Long to reign over us. have faced off in a tournament of

:42:47. > :42:52.significance, and the first time outside a bit of it. In 1980 the

:42:53. > :42:58.Azzurri won 1-0, in World Cup Italia 90, the host team won again,

:42:58. > :43:08.but nobody really cared, it was the third place play-off. This time,

:43:08. > :43:14.

:43:14. > :43:19.more than any other time, it unchanged. It is the same team that

:43:19. > :43:27.kicked off against Ukraine five nights ago. Four at the back, four

:43:27. > :43:34.in midfield. Cole, Milner, Young and Steven Gerrard are on a booking,

:43:34. > :43:40.but that is only something to worry about if England win. Portugal's

:43:40. > :43:44.Pedro Proenca is the referee. He was the man in charge in Munich or

:43:44. > :43:54.Chelsea's Champions League final glory. That is just a fact rather

:43:54. > :44:11.

:44:11. > :44:15.Italy side that started against Ireland in the final group game.

:44:15. > :44:20.Bonucci is in for Chiellini, and Montolivo replaces Thiago Motta

:44:20. > :44:25.come he says he is fit, but he has been left out any way. In attack,

:44:25. > :44:33.Mario Balotelli is back. He scored off the bench against the Irish, he

:44:33. > :44:43.changes places with the -- Di Natale tonight. Chiellini is listed

:44:43. > :44:52.

:44:52. > :44:57.among the Italy substitute despite team plays more like an Italy team

:44:57. > :45:03.than the Italians themselves. Foundations built by Capello, all

:45:03. > :45:11.put together by Roy Hodgson who took so much from his time in

:45:11. > :45:17.charge of Udinese and in tough. -- into Milan. AC Milan were founded

:45:17. > :45:27.by English men. The links are strong, but for one, the chains at

:45:27. > :45:41.

:45:41. > :45:49.these championships will break to wait an eternity to get the

:45:49. > :45:53.games started. They have been at there, straining at the leash, for

:45:53. > :46:03.some time. But we have to wait for the obligatory countdown to kick-

:46:03. > :46:09.off. Take a seat. Hold your nerves. Try to enjoy it. One week from now,

:46:09. > :46:14.here it will be the final kicking off. Roy Hodgson took Fulham to the

:46:14. > :46:18.final of the Europa League, and he did it by beating teams from

:46:18. > :46:22.Ukraine, Italy and Germany, in that order, followed by a meeting with

:46:22. > :46:28.one from Spain. Could it be the same path to England success,

:46:28. > :46:35.orders the Road end here? One thing for sure, as ever, we do not expect

:46:35. > :46:41.it to be easy. It will be a roller- coaster. The first glimpse of Mario

:46:41. > :46:49.Balotelli. The important thing for England, they have to get tight on

:46:50. > :46:54.to Andrea Pirlo. He makes the Italian team tick. Joe Hart has not

:46:54. > :47:04.quite done what he usually does with the first clear rounds. He is

:47:04. > :47:11.

:47:12. > :47:20.against Croatia in the group stage. Italy's record when he gets a goal,

:47:20. > :47:24.they have won eight and drawn one. Joe Hart wanted John Terry to wait,

:47:24. > :47:29.but he did not have enough time. Italy trying to play everything

:47:29. > :47:39.through Andrea Pirlo already. Wayne Rooney is not straying too far away

:47:39. > :47:45.

:47:45. > :47:55.Juventus players in the starting line-up. They won the leak in the

:47:55. > :47:55.

:47:55. > :48:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:48:55. > :49:05.survivors from the World Cup- winning team of 2006. It is off the

:49:05. > :49:12.

:49:13. > :49:22.post, Joe Hart was well beaten! hits it first time, right across

:49:23. > :49:35.

:49:35. > :49:44.left Joe Hart. It was a good job he got the slice of it. It made its

:49:44. > :49:49.been away. -- it made it spin away. Daniele de Rossi has scored in the

:49:49. > :49:52.last two tournaments, against Paraguay in the World Cup, and a

:49:52. > :50:02.free kick against France at the last European Championship.

:50:02. > :50:39.

:50:39. > :50:49.could have been worse, it could did all of the hard work in getting

:50:49. > :50:58.

:50:58. > :51:03.there, but he could not finish it not get in if purchase on it. --

:51:03. > :51:10.enough purchaser. It was a great height for Gian Luigi perform to

:51:10. > :51:19.make the save. In the European Championships qualifying, he saved

:51:19. > :51:25.at 93% of the shots that were fired in at his goal. He has been a giant

:51:25. > :51:35.in the Italian call for some years now. Absolutely. If this boy gets

:51:35. > :51:53.

:51:54. > :52:03.anywhere near that ability, it will teams. England had at least six at

:52:04. > :52:04.

:52:04. > :52:10.feared players behind the ball. -- outfield players. Glen Johnson

:52:10. > :52:15.follows the ball in. He shovels it as much as anything. It does not

:52:15. > :52:25.come out of his feet. It is an excellent save, but it is straight

:52:25. > :52:47.

:52:47. > :52:57.at him. He had to dig it out. kick. I am not sure that that could

:52:57. > :53:23.

:53:24. > :53:29.centre of defence in Italy's first two games. Joleon Lescott was

:53:29. > :53:37.fouled. Two or three times, they have hit the long, straight ball,

:53:37. > :53:47.Italy, mostly from Andrea Pirlo. That is another look at the Daniele

:53:47. > :53:57.de Rossi slice. Just there, he had to dig it. If he had it either side

:53:57. > :53:57.

:53:57. > :55:32.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:55:32. > :55:36.Back's forward, and the wingers There is a deliberate ploy from the

:55:36. > :55:46.Italians, the long ball, behind John Terry, rather than Joleon

:55:46. > :55:46.

:55:46. > :56:45.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:56:46. > :56:50.prowling more than Roy Hodgson at It is a corner. Clever play by

:56:50. > :57:00.Wayne Rooney, he had not had much as they start to this game, but he

:57:00. > :57:08.is composed in these areas, he always gets his head up. It was

:57:08. > :57:18.blocked by Leonardo Bonucci. The goalkeeper has not been too happy

:57:18. > :57:23.but his defenders at times already. -- with his defenders. Now, Ignazio

:57:23. > :57:33.Abate has gone to the floor. It is an England throw-in. Wayne Rooney

:57:33. > :57:43.was more in danger of hitting it with his hand. England are spending

:57:43. > :58:07.

:58:07. > :58:11.a good amount of time around Italy from the great goalkeeper. Not only

:58:11. > :58:20.that, he chose to punch under no great pressure, but in a straight

:58:20. > :58:25.line. It was straight to Scott Parker. Very unusual from him. It

:58:25. > :58:35.was like he did not want to get his gloves 30. A promising spell from

:58:35. > :58:49.

:58:49. > :58:54.Balotelli. It was the long ball again. They have tried that four

:58:54. > :58:59.times. It is great to see that look -- that they look fallible in

:58:59. > :59:09.defence, Italy. Not too many ideas about how to pass their way through

:59:09. > :59:42.

:59:42. > :59:48.attacking a 10 from those two. That is a wonderful interception

:59:48. > :59:53.from Ignazio Abate said. As a goal kick being given? It looked as

:59:53. > :00:02.though he had got too much on his header. But it looked as though the

:00:02. > :00:12.defender got the last touch. I think he did. Editor of both, maybe.

:00:12. > :00:12.

:00:12. > :01:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:01:19. > :01:24.-- bit of both. It is good consider that Steven Gerrard

:01:24. > :01:28.received the ball 10 yards from his own goal line. The other thing is,

:01:28. > :01:33.we spoke at the start of the game about Pirlo and trying to negate

:01:33. > :01:39.him, the best way is by England attacking, because he just doesn't

:01:39. > :01:49.feature, he is being bypassed at the moment. Mario is having a

:01:49. > :01:59.

:01:59. > :02:09.Cup winners in this squad. Pirlo, De Rossi and bruised on are the

:02:09. > :02:13.

:02:13. > :02:23.words about that back at Carrington. He doesn't need to hold him, he was

:02:23. > :02:23.

:02:23. > :03:04.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:03:04. > :03:11.free kick and Andrea Pirlo. -- if tournament for both of these

:03:11. > :03:17.nations. We know the circumstances in which Roy Hodgson took over. He

:03:17. > :03:21.had to get a team together in a very short space of time. Italy

:03:21. > :03:27.were beset by another match-fixing scandal, and their form coming into

:03:27. > :03:33.this tournament, they lost three in a row without scoring. They lost to

:03:33. > :03:43.Uruguay, the USA and Russia. But they got out of the group and they

:03:43. > :03:48.

:03:48. > :03:58.showed why they are usually a good been a problem for Hart, but he did

:03:58. > :03:58.

:03:58. > :04:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:04:38. > :04:48.Hart. Joe Hart's 22nd England cap. England have only lost one game

:04:48. > :05:00.

:05:00. > :05:10.with him in goal so far, against tournament. He got himself booked

:05:10. > :05:10.

:05:10. > :06:28.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:06:28. > :06:38.hear Joe Hart, he is a constant presence. That was a good header by

:06:38. > :06:38.

:06:38. > :07:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:07:21. > :07:28.the summer. He scored two goals in qualifying, his first goal since

:07:28. > :07:35.Euro 2004 for his country. A really interesting story and selection,

:07:35. > :07:39.Antonio Cassano. He suffered eight mini stroke in October, he had

:07:39. > :07:47.minor heart surgery, he proved his worth with Milan to get his place

:07:47. > :07:57.in the team. Rossi would have been it Italy's main man four goals

:07:57. > :08:16.

:08:16. > :08:26.into this sort of pattern we were expecting now. Italy will try and

:08:26. > :08:30.

:08:30. > :08:40.change the pattern, that is what Lescott against his Manchester City

:08:40. > :08:40.

:08:40. > :09:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:09:20. > :09:30.that has been played to him, Danny to get himself bore down that side.

:09:30. > :09:30.

:09:30. > :10:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:10:38. > :10:48.the ball. It does look to be James Milner. Read very nearly

:10:48. > :11:28.

:11:28. > :11:38.being onside. I think Glen Johnson the right hand side as the Italian

:11:38. > :11:38.

:11:38. > :14:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:14:00. > :14:10.fans try to lift the momentum of Ian Butterworth watched all of

:14:10. > :14:18.

:14:18. > :14:28.England's performance. Italy, just starting to pass it around now. The

:14:28. > :14:37.

:14:37. > :14:47.shot from distance didn't trouble thought at first it might have come

:14:47. > :14:47.

:14:47. > :16:03.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:16:03. > :16:13.at the moment. It is important with England to play the way they are

:16:13. > :16:32.

:16:32. > :16:37.Johnson. Federico Balzaretti is such an outlet down the left.

:16:37. > :16:47.could hear Joe Hart telling of Wayne Rooney where Andrea Pirlo is.

:16:47. > :17:10.

:17:10. > :17:17.and he has kicked out in frustration. It was not a bad drive.

:17:17. > :17:24.It is a great ball, round the corner. England are playing to a --

:17:24. > :17:29.trying to play offside, which was almost disastrous. Mario Balotelli

:17:29. > :17:39.is playing the offside trap pretty well. It was John Terry trying to

:17:39. > :17:48.

:17:48. > :17:58.not get many better opportunities. It was a good break, great into

:17:58. > :18:06.

:18:06. > :18:16.play. -- into play. At least made Gianluigi Buffon make a safe. He

:18:16. > :18:39.

:18:39. > :18:45.winning goal against Sweden. There was a debate about whether he meant

:18:45. > :18:55.it or not. He knew where he wanted to put that. He was not quite up to

:18:55. > :19:00.

:19:00. > :19:10.it there. Such a sharp bit of movement. But the shot is wide.

:19:10. > :19:12.

:19:12. > :19:22.never really troubled Joe Hart. It is about even Stephen, this game.

:19:22. > :19:22.

:19:22. > :20:06.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:20:06. > :20:16.have completed twice as many passes as England. England had the same

:20:16. > :20:26.number of chances. You might argue even better. Gary Neville has got

:20:26. > :20:36.

:20:36. > :20:46.to his feet to have a word with start again. Just do not give the

:20:46. > :20:46.

:20:46. > :22:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:22:55. > :23:05.the ball from Daniele de Rossi. Wayne Rooney is told to get back to

:23:05. > :23:12.

:23:12. > :23:22.his feet. The referee was in a good John Terry. He was waiting for the

:23:22. > :23:33.

:23:33. > :23:41.talking to the fourth official. Joe Hart makes a casual saved. He was

:23:41. > :23:47.making sure he stopped it. It was a good strike. Just make sure you

:23:48. > :23:51.stop it, you can make sure on the next move. I just caught the

:23:51. > :24:01.England manager having words. He thought Daniele de Rossi had taken

:24:01. > :24:31.

:24:31. > :24:41.dived, surely. It is that Paul again. -- that ball. Has that been

:24:41. > :24:43.

:24:43. > :24:46.England's greatest weakness? little bet. -- little bit. Scott

:24:46. > :24:56.Parker went in strongly. The referee acknowledges it was a

:24:56. > :25:00.

:25:00. > :25:09.commission. -- commission. almost turns his back. Khadija

:25:09. > :25:19.London -- Daniele de Rossi thought he had been shot! At was a foul on

:25:19. > :25:20.

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:26:42. > :26:47.Well done. He does really well in their situations. Mario Balotelli

:26:47. > :26:53.has put it over! He kicks out at the post, he is livid. It will be a

:26:53. > :27:03.corner, but surely it should have been a goal. It is a great ball by

:27:03. > :27:05.

:27:05. > :27:15.Andrea Pirlo. Dear, oh dear. must have been Joleon Lescott, but

:27:15. > :27:26.

:27:26. > :27:36.Mario Balotelli bingo sheet. It was a Super Bowl -- Super Bowl from

:27:36. > :27:53.

:27:53. > :28:03.Wayne Rooney. It is important England go into half-time level.

:28:03. > :28:29.

:28:29. > :28:36.Rooney. They did not make enough of own free kick. England could not

:28:36. > :28:45.capitalise. We are seeing the best of Mario Balotelli, from a

:28:45. > :28:53.footballing point of view. A wicked strike. He is getting himself into

:28:54. > :29:03.goalscoring positions. At the other end, with the England chance, he

:29:04. > :29:04.

:29:04. > :29:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:29:57. > :30:07.fire is stoked. Unfortunately. Rossi having words. England need a

:30:07. > :30:07.

:30:07. > :31:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:31:08. > :31:14.of the training ground, not here at Stadium. Mario Balotelli has looked

:31:14. > :31:17.dangerous sport Italy, England have had chances, which is perhaps one

:31:17. > :31:23.of the biggest surprise is, the amount of chances both sides have

:31:23. > :31:29.had. Nobody able to convert, though. Welbeck perhaps have the best

:31:30. > :31:33.chance for England to take the lead. The players are going off to

:31:34. > :31:43.regroup and I'm sure, get some fresh tactical instruction from

:31:44. > :31:53.

:31:53. > :31:59.The best way to describe that is exquisitely painful to watch! As

:31:59. > :32:03.always. It is a great game. England started poorly, De Rossi had a

:32:03. > :32:09.great shot, it hit the upright, then England got into it, they

:32:09. > :32:14.settled into their game. They had two great chances of their own. It

:32:14. > :32:20.is anybody's game. Very evenly balanced. I'm quite happy with it,

:32:20. > :32:24.going forward, but defensively, I think we have looked very iffy. We

:32:24. > :32:29.highlighted Pirlo, I don't think we have worked hard enough to stop him.

:32:29. > :32:33.But going forward, we have got balls into the box, created one or

:32:33. > :32:39.two chances, but if Balotelli had the shooting boots on, it would

:32:39. > :32:44.have been different. It seems there is more ability and the back four

:32:44. > :32:47.this evening. I am worried about what is going to happen in the

:32:47. > :32:53.second half, they have created a few chances with Pirlo, he has been

:32:53. > :32:58.their danger man, but we have been good at times. One minute you are

:32:58. > :33:02.off your seat. What has happened is that more men you get bored, the

:33:02. > :33:08.more do centre-backs have to get up the pitch. -- remain you get

:33:08. > :33:16.forward. When they come up the pitch, then they have got to get it

:33:16. > :33:24.together. Derek three minutes that sum that half up. It was an

:33:24. > :33:28.You try and analyse things, but this particular act but, I am not

:33:28. > :33:34.sure what you can do better. You just have to say, a great strike.

:33:34. > :33:40.No goalkeeper around would have got anywhere near this. It is going

:33:40. > :33:45.away from Hart, and it is a fantastic strike. He is so unlucky.

:33:45. > :33:55.The only thing you would say is the two midfield players, they are a

:33:55. > :33:55.

:33:55. > :34:00.little bit deeper. He is over 30 yards out. What about this? A great

:34:00. > :34:04.strike from Johnson. He has looked good going forward. We have got

:34:04. > :34:08.numbers in the box, just watch him, he does it right for me because he

:34:08. > :34:13.lifts the ball away from the defender's legs. That is an

:34:13. > :34:17.excellent save from a Buffon. But he does the majority of things

:34:17. > :34:22.right there. The number of times you have seen him at Liverpool,

:34:22. > :34:26.going at defenders and causing them problems. One of our problems has

:34:26. > :34:35.been the speed of our attack, but this time, jumped in just follows

:34:35. > :34:41.the past. And then as the ball comes in, if it toe-poke it, the

:34:41. > :34:48.defender Stubbs M. He has got to get between the defenders, and he

:34:49. > :34:54.makes a great stab at it. But a fantastic save. De and you just

:34:54. > :35:00.hate goalkeepers sometimes! You talked about strikers, any striker

:35:00. > :35:03.likes crosses. We have heard about how Roy Hodgson can be negative,

:35:03. > :35:11.but the positive thing is, look at the number of bodies we are getting

:35:11. > :35:16.into the box. That was bad play from Balotelli. But then we have

:35:16. > :35:19.two guys in the box, Rooney tries to pick out Welbeck, and yes, the

:35:19. > :35:26.crossing has been positive for me, because that is the way we are

:35:26. > :35:33.going to score, if we continue. He has a look to get the ball in at

:35:33. > :35:36.every opportunity, Glen Johnson. Well defended in the end. That

:35:37. > :35:41.would encourage me, yes, we have seen him make a great save, but

:35:41. > :35:44.that was poor goalkeeping, he should have caught that. I don't

:35:44. > :35:48.think their full-backs are great. They are playing narrow in midfield,

:35:48. > :35:58.you can get down the side, and that is proved right. A lot of occasions

:35:58. > :36:03.when England have broken... That was close, but not as close as that.

:36:03. > :36:10.This was the best bit of play we have seen from Rooney. You have got

:36:10. > :36:13.four dies looking to get forward, I think that is encouraging. On the

:36:13. > :36:19.first Balotelli chance, you could have written a dissertation on how

:36:19. > :36:24.bad it was. He runs about 25 yards, no pressure on the ball. That is

:36:24. > :36:28.the problem when you get men forward. Pirlo will not drag back

:36:28. > :36:34.and tackle, he will be in position, but then he will one day off, when

:36:34. > :36:39.he gets the ball... It is in a good attack, he is on the edge of the

:36:39. > :36:49.box here. Picks it up, no pressure on the ball whatsoever. He runs and

:36:49. > :36:49.

:36:49. > :36:54.he runs. Balotelli, a bit of movement and he is in. I think John

:36:54. > :36:58.Terry in the end, if you watch the three defenders that England end up

:36:58. > :37:04.with in a straight line, as Pirlo gets the ball, watch Balotelli's

:37:04. > :37:10.Movement. In a straight line, that is where the danger is. A little

:37:10. > :37:18.ball over the top, and he can head that ball all day long. Let him

:37:18. > :37:22.have it to feed. That is the other thing, I think we can do better. We

:37:22. > :37:29.highlighted before the game, to get Rooney or Welbeck in and around

:37:29. > :37:33.Pirlo. He is looking good balls in, he has the ability to hurt you. We

:37:33. > :37:40.highlighted it before. That was the closest of all. Certainly the best

:37:40. > :37:43.chance. He is the only man they have got. When you look at how they

:37:43. > :37:49.play, every single thing goes through him. He has got every pass

:37:49. > :37:54.in the box. How do you deal with him? You get Rooney and Welbeck in

:37:54. > :37:58.and around him to stop him. Difficult, I know. Especially when

:37:58. > :38:04.he is starting to move off on the edge of his back four. We have a

:38:04. > :38:11.couple of clubs coming up, we say that if you leave him in his own

:38:11. > :38:19.half, deep, like here. This is fine. From that, that is a straight ball

:38:19. > :38:22.down the line. You should be able to defend against that. This is the

:38:22. > :38:28.one. Danny Welbeck is hustling him, harrying him, that is the beauty of

:38:28. > :38:33.it. But before the first Balotelli chance, he was coming in again,

:38:33. > :38:37.picking it up in this area. Again, no pressure on the ball, just

:38:37. > :38:44.inside the England half, he is watching the play. To me, that is

:38:44. > :38:48.dangerous. The nearest guy to him is Welbeck or Rooney. The trouble

:38:48. > :38:52.with that is a I think our trouble comes when we lose the ball, then

:38:52. > :38:57.he picks it up. Rooney and Welbeck are not going to be thinking about

:38:57. > :39:01.him then, they are thinking, they might get a goal. All of a sudden

:39:01. > :39:05.they go... That is when the back four are so Key, they think, we

:39:06. > :39:12.might lose it, and if he gets the ball, what is the game plan? At the

:39:12. > :39:18.moment they are not sure. He has got in a couple of times, Balotelli.

:39:18. > :39:21.He is a real quality player, he can play it long and short, his deft

:39:21. > :39:26.touches, you have got to get eye on him, because if you don't, you lose

:39:26. > :39:36.the game. A quick respite to tell you about a couple of sporting

:39:36. > :39:36.

:39:36. > :40:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:40:28. > :40:34.Coverage of the first day's play starts at 11:30am tomorrow morning.

:40:35. > :40:37.The Germans are waiting to see who they will play on Thursday. Let's

:40:37. > :40:43.get a half time thoughts of Jurgen Klinsmann.

:40:43. > :40:47.Your thoughts on the first half? think a very good start, the first

:40:47. > :40:51.20 minutes was a very fine, watching the England team.

:40:51. > :40:56.Afterwards, Italy got a little bit more into the game, got closer to a

:40:56. > :41:01.goal, but they are lacking the, from the English perspective, the

:41:01. > :41:05.kind of clinical finishing. Both sides. Balotelli has had his

:41:05. > :41:13.chances, and Pirlo, we spoke about before the game, has proven why he

:41:13. > :41:15.is so dangerous. Yes, but also Montolivo. I think he is very well

:41:16. > :41:21.involved in the Italian side, creating stuff, and it is an open

:41:21. > :41:25.game, anything is possible. You have to keep going. The tempo from

:41:25. > :41:29.England, much greater than they have played that so far in this

:41:29. > :41:32.tournament. If you are Roy Hodgson right now, and thinking about your

:41:32. > :41:37.substitutions, do you go early in the second half? Because they are

:41:37. > :41:41.getting a lot of breaks down the wings. I think it will open up,

:41:41. > :41:46.another 25 minutes, the game will open up, and it is a question of

:41:46. > :41:51.fitness, who is the fitter team? If I were Roy, I would wait a little

:41:51. > :41:56.bit. Maybe another 25 minutes, see what is needed. Maybe push it

:41:56. > :42:02.towards the end of the 90 minutes, having in mind it might suddenly go

:42:02. > :42:06.to extra time. He is definitely on our side, you know. Both semi-

:42:06. > :42:16.finals are live on the BBC, starting with Portugal against

:42:16. > :42:50.

:42:51. > :42:55.The following evening, a real showdown - the Germany will face

:42:55. > :43:05.the winners of the night's encounter. We will also have the

:43:05. > :43:14.

:43:14. > :43:21.Perfect Sunday, really. A nice lie- in, roast beef, Yorkshire pudding.

:43:21. > :43:29.Nice relaxing game of football! yes, wonderful! Just the one thing,

:43:29. > :43:32.though. England win! It is a tough call. Probably for spells in the

:43:32. > :43:36.first half, that is the best England have played it in the

:43:36. > :43:41.competition. But as we said, they have certain frailties, they have

:43:41. > :43:45.to get tighter, quicker, be good news for England is that against

:43:45. > :43:53.Croatia, he was sensational in the first half, but he disappeared in

:43:53. > :43:58.the second half, Pirlo, he is 33 years-old. In terms of England, a

:43:58. > :44:02.lot of forward play, in many senses they played as well in the first

:44:02. > :44:06.half as any time in the tournament. Going forward, they can be very

:44:06. > :44:10.happy, they have got into some dangerous positions, some decent

:44:10. > :44:14.balls into the box, with better finishing, we could have scored one

:44:14. > :44:18.or two bowls. On the negative side, you could say the same with the

:44:18. > :44:22.Italians, they have been in great positions, notably from our poor

:44:22. > :44:27.defending. It is a big test for England, the second half, but let's

:44:27. > :44:33.not forget, it is a big task for them as well. We got the ball into

:44:33. > :44:38.dangerous areas, we got it wide, we have created, but there is always a

:44:38. > :44:43.but with England. We have been lax at the back. One simple balls, as

:44:43. > :44:48.well. They should be our bread and butter. You have to defend better

:44:48. > :44:53.with the ball over the top. I would leave it for 20, 25 minutes, then

:44:53. > :44:58.we have got Walcott, we have got pace to bring on, we also have Andy

:44:58. > :45:02.Carroll. They might not have faced anyone like Andy Carroll before.

:45:02. > :45:12.Defensively, don't get caught up the pitch. Because we have seen in

:45:12. > :45:19.

:45:20. > :45:24.Danny Welbeck has had a really good tournament, for a young player.

:45:24. > :45:30.Offensively and defensively. Here is your man. He is always a threat.

:45:30. > :45:35.He has had a few chances. They were good chances as well. If he had

:45:35. > :45:42.another two or three, you would not expect him to miss all of them.

:45:43. > :45:50.is going to finish in 90 minutes, England 45 minutes from glory.

:45:50. > :45:55.hope so. Bags of heart and passion, they have got to start the same as

:45:55. > :46:01.they did in the first half. They got into the game really well.

:46:01. > :46:11.is there for them. Grasp the moment. Let's go back to the commentators

:46:11. > :46:11.

:46:11. > :46:17.be nice if England could stop the second half as they did against

:46:17. > :46:23.Ukraine on Tuesday -- start the second half. They scored within

:46:23. > :46:29.three minutes of the restart, courtesy of Wayne Rooney. A present

:46:29. > :46:38.from the goalkeeper. His Gianluigi Buffon feeling generous? He might

:46:38. > :46:48.have made his mistake already. Another 45 minutes to hopefully

:46:48. > :46:48.

:46:48. > :47:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:47:55. > :48:00.Balotelli. Joe Hart was in a hurry to distribute. Ashley Cole always

:48:00. > :48:07.happy to get the ball and to get forward. We need to see so much

:48:07. > :48:17.more from Ashley Young again. has all of the ability in the world,

:48:17. > :48:51.

:48:51. > :49:01.difficult header, helping it out towards the touchline. It is

:49:01. > :49:18.

:49:18. > :49:28.difficult to know what to do, but incredible miss! I am not sure if

:49:28. > :49:35.it does not come off his shin. He snatched at it. That is its huge

:49:35. > :49:45.let-off for England. Daniele de Rossi knows it. They were

:49:45. > :49:45.

:49:45. > :50:32.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:50:32. > :50:39.corner. It was better from rain ruin a -- from Wayne Rooney. It is

:50:39. > :50:44.when he is at his best, committing people. He is so strong. Steven

:50:44. > :50:54.Gerrard is England's Andrea Pirlo. He is peelers when it comes to free

:50:54. > :51:09.

:51:09. > :51:19.he is strong. He was about to react angrily until he realised it was

:51:19. > :51:31.

:51:31. > :51:41.get the mess of his mind? The game is so finely balanced. We always

:51:41. > :51:41.

:51:41. > :52:54.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:52:54. > :52:59.a free kick. There can be no him by John Terry. That was great

:52:59. > :53:09.defending. He reacted immediately to the danger, he knew where the

:53:09. > :53:20.

:53:20. > :53:26.top! England's goal is leading a charmed life. How many

:53:26. > :53:30.opportunities to the Italians want? It is not a good Paris, it is

:53:30. > :53:35.straight back at Mario Balotelli. It was good pressure in the end

:53:35. > :53:43.from the third attempt. It was great pressure, Glen Johnson, I

:53:43. > :53:47.think. Joe Hart took as much time as he dared with the goal kick, he

:53:47. > :53:55.took a few deep breaths, and he let the players in front of him the

:53:55. > :54:05.shape. How many times will Mario Balotelli be onside? If you want a

:54:05. > :54:07.

:54:07. > :54:17.number, seven. Seven times too many. Yes. It is not exactly a subtle

:54:17. > :54:27.

:54:27. > :54:32.tactic. James Milner did not quite chances to score? -- are Italy?

:54:32. > :54:42.Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is out to do some stretching it. Andy Carroll

:54:42. > :54:42.

:54:42. > :54:49.as well. Two very different options available for England. What Roy

:54:49. > :54:55.Hodgson has done so successfully in the tournament so far, he has timed

:54:55. > :55:05.the substitutions well. Yes. Jurgen Klinsmann hit the nail on the head,

:55:05. > :55:07.

:55:07. > :55:14.he weds 20, 25 minutes, and thus the game changes -- he wades.

:55:14. > :55:24.Italians have missed golden chances. I am not sure they created as many

:55:24. > :55:24.

:55:24. > :57:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:57:20. > :57:27.with Juventus in his first season he knew where the run was coming

:57:27. > :57:37.from. He did well, he was always -- almost in the wrong position. He is

:57:37. > :57:47.

:57:47. > :57:57.defenders and midfielders to go after the ball. Andrea Pirlo is

:57:57. > :58:03.

:58:03. > :58:08.Pirlo have in this much time on the ball? I have got to have somebody

:58:08. > :58:18.in and around him. But it is difficult. You are asking the

:58:18. > :58:40.

:58:40. > :58:50.forwards to do it. They want to be and editor of respite. There was a

:58:50. > :58:58.clash of heads. Who is the England player? Glen Johnson? It is Ashley

:58:58. > :59:03.Young. He went head-to-head with it that they add. -- with Ignazio

:59:03. > :59:09.Abate. England are thinking about a change, Andy Carroll is ready. Theo

:59:09. > :59:13.Walcott is ready. Ashley Young might be one of those to make way.

:59:13. > :59:18.Yes, regardless of his injury, he might have been coming off. He

:59:18. > :59:22.keeps giving the ball away. goalkeeping coach is giving a

:59:22. > :59:29.handshake of good luck to the substitutes, getting their tactical

:59:29. > :59:37.message from Gary Neville. A chance for Cesare Prandelli to have a word

:59:37. > :59:47.with Andrea Barzagli. That will have hurt. Yes, it is when you

:59:47. > :59:47.

:59:47. > :59:53.least expected. With one week to go, the rest is all live on BBC One. On

:59:53. > :00:01.Wednesday, Spain against Portugal, from 7pm. On Thursday night, the

:00:01. > :00:11.winners of this play Germany in the second semi-final. You can keep up-

:00:11. > :00:11.

:00:11. > :00:21.to-date on our website. Or you can tweet! You can. If you are sad

:00:21. > :00:42.

:00:42. > :00:52.still awaiting the chance to come good attacking threat for Italy. --

:00:52. > :01:19.

:01:19. > :01:29.Quite brilliant! It was a great something very special about him.

:01:29. > :01:39.Danny Welbeck and James Milner our players to come off. Young stays on.

:01:39. > :01:41.

:01:41. > :01:51.clear to see. I think he has done well, he has worked hard, as per

:01:51. > :01:55.

:01:55. > :02:05.in the play. You concede Pirlo looking over his shoulder saying, I

:02:05. > :02:15.

:02:15. > :02:24.where they keep giving the ball away. Roy has gone early and first

:02:24. > :02:32.of the colleges. -- coaches. He doesn't mind a double substitution.

:02:32. > :02:42.Never shy of changing it. Well done, Lescott. He knew exactly where

:02:42. > :02:48.

:02:48. > :02:53.England have managed to catch anybody offside in the entire

:02:53. > :03:03.tournament! I'm thought being as centre-back of culture, you would

:03:03. > :03:38.

:03:38. > :03:44.appreciate that tactical nous! who was getting himself into the

:03:44. > :03:54.penalty area, but is not finishing with any panache. I am not sure if

:03:54. > :04:02.

:04:02. > :04:07.not playing as well as they were for the first half? They were

:04:07. > :04:17.denying Italians the ball, keeping hold of the ball. But they are not

:04:17. > :04:17.

:04:17. > :05:11.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:05:11. > :05:14.of hounding and caressing and England's left-hand side, Abate is

:05:14. > :05:24.looking more of the danger going forward than Ashley Young has for a

:05:24. > :05:34.long time. I thought I'd just saw him clutching his left hamstring.

:05:34. > :05:53.

:05:53. > :06:03.from the cross. It sat up for Ashley Young. I don't know how much

:06:03. > :06:18.

:06:18. > :06:28.contact you made, it wasn't great. far from the England manager's

:06:28. > :06:36.

:06:36. > :06:41.thought. He was very keen to talk blow his whistle. You almost know

:06:41. > :06:46.that when he stops the corner being taken, everybody is pushing and

:06:46. > :06:56.pulling, it almost never goes for the attacker. Lescott's show it was

:06:56. > :06:56.

:06:56. > :07:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:07:41. > :07:51.being tugged, Terry's show it is hold it up under pressure from

:07:51. > :08:02.

:08:02. > :08:12.Barzagli, he has been adjudged to many more defenders who have

:08:12. > :08:22.

:08:22. > :08:32.managed to block the ball as many fashion, stops to Rossi. -- de

:08:32. > :08:33.

:08:33. > :08:43.Rossi. Cesare Prandelli has applauded Ashley Young for that.

:08:43. > :08:50.

:08:50. > :08:53.Nothing wrong with the tackle. might get one of those back! I

:08:53. > :08:58.don't think it works quite like that won the competition is this

:08:58. > :09:08.fierce, at this level of the game. Do you see the Italians giving the

:09:08. > :09:19.

:09:19. > :09:29.ball back? You never know. Paolo di Carroll. There is a clash of

:09:29. > :09:33.

:09:33. > :09:40.maybe not. That is the other thing, or about substitutions. There is

:09:40. > :09:46.the possibility of extra time. dreaded what follows that will not

:09:46. > :09:50.be mentioned yet. The way things are going at the moment, England

:09:50. > :10:00.would do well to reach extra time. Italy are the better team at the

:10:00. > :10:06.

:10:06. > :10:15.swept out to Abate, who has the beating of the Young almost every

:10:15. > :10:25.time. That was much better from him. Below's performance is a little bit

:10:25. > :10:25.

:10:25. > :10:29.like Schweinsteiger was in South Africa. -- Pirlo's performance.

:10:29. > :10:39.That remains England's last defeat in a competitive international

:10:39. > :10:39.

:10:39. > :11:46.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:11:46. > :11:54.enough to get on the end of that. Just that lack of quality in the

:11:54. > :12:04.final third. They just have to be very clever and selective in their

:12:04. > :12:28.

:12:28. > :12:35.passing. England need those people only found Hart. I can't wait till

:12:36. > :12:45.PLO's starts to tire. The men at Milan thought he had. They went far

:12:46. > :13:06.

:13:06. > :13:11.Work for England's medical team to do. A long way to go. Another 19

:13:11. > :13:21.minutes, plus whatever is tacked on, plus another 30, you want him on at

:13:21. > :13:44.

:13:44. > :13:49.It is still a very warm evening in Andy Carroll and Wayne Rooney, and

:13:49. > :13:59.Gary Neville is chipping in. Just telling the front two what they

:13:59. > :14:06.

:14:06. > :14:16.would expect from them. A goal be great. Does he look sharper than

:14:16. > :14:24.

:14:24. > :14:34.in the last game? And little bit, Walcott to give the ball back to

:14:34. > :14:37.

:14:37. > :14:47.Italy. He passed it straight to have a little look at Steven

:14:47. > :15:16.

:15:16. > :15:20.Gerrard and make sure he is not Getting it and giving it. England

:15:20. > :15:23.knew he would be the man to stop if Italy were to play, but he is

:15:23. > :15:33.having more influence on the game in the second half. As everybody

:15:33. > :15:33.

:15:33. > :16:44.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:16:44. > :16:48.Ashley Young giving the ball away feel aggrieved not to be leading

:16:48. > :16:58.the game and not going through to the semi-finals, if that is how it

:16:58. > :17:05.

:17:05. > :17:10.works out. I wonder if their heads would react to go in behind. They

:17:10. > :17:18.have not been behind in the tournament yet. Andy Carroll has

:17:18. > :17:26.won England a free kick. Because of the paucity of England chances, you

:17:26. > :17:31.might as well send-up the centre- backs are. Joleon Lescott is going.

:17:31. > :17:37.John Terry is going, but only when he is sure he has cover. Scott

:17:37. > :17:47.Parker is being directed back to the centre circle. We need some

:17:47. > :17:57.

:17:57. > :18:07.movement. We need somebody to run ended up in geller rigid before

:18:07. > :18:07.

:18:07. > :18:17.and's gloves. -- in the Gianluigi Buffon's gloves. He seemed to jump

:18:17. > :18:18.

:18:18. > :18:28.underneath it. He has misjudged it. Being held again. But he would have

:18:28. > :18:46.

:18:46. > :18:51.Henderson have been warming up, and Jermain Defoe is warming up, but

:18:51. > :19:01.Italy will make a change. Alessandro Diamanti, the former

:19:01. > :19:16.

:19:16. > :19:22.West Ham United player, will come Antonio Cassano is coming off. It

:19:22. > :19:28.looks as though he has worked as much as he possibly can. Alessandro

:19:28. > :19:32.Diamanti, he is 29, only his third appearance. He had only played for

:19:32. > :19:42.Italy once before these championships. He has had a good

:19:42. > :19:42.

:19:42. > :20:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:20:40. > :20:50.club season. His season at West Ham, another change. Antonio Nocerino is

:20:50. > :20:52.

:20:52. > :21:00.coming on. It is Daniele de Rossi, one of the senior players. He has

:21:00. > :21:07.used up one of his chances. -- all of his chances. But he was a player

:21:07. > :21:17.of some influence. Antonio Nocerino has had a good first season with

:21:17. > :21:17.

:21:17. > :21:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:21:59. > :22:04.throw-in. England cannot get out of but he watched it all the way.

:22:04. > :22:12.was comfortable, but what is a worry, the time and space Italy are

:22:12. > :22:16.getting in all areas. England are starting to back-pedal. They are

:22:16. > :22:26.trying to go wrong almost every time to Andy Carroll. It is in the

:22:26. > :22:26.

:22:26. > :23:07.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:23:08. > :23:17.further. Andrea Barzagli is a bit unlucky. The referee deemed it an

:23:18. > :23:44.

:23:44. > :23:54.aggressive tackle. It is the first days. Gianluigi Buffon is happy

:23:54. > :24:09.

:24:09. > :24:14.The referee has stopped the game. He said the player got hit in the

:24:14. > :24:21.face. He may have got Scott Parker's boot. Does the referee has

:24:21. > :24:27.to stop it? What does the extra assistant do when that is

:24:27. > :24:32.happening? He has a stick, and he presses it to alert the referee.

:24:32. > :24:40.think it is a white stick. It was not his face, stop holding your

:24:40. > :24:49.face. England were just ready to put under cross. -- to put in the

:24:49. > :24:53.cross. It caught him on the shoulder. Hold your face anyway!

:24:53. > :24:56.is a shame, England should have let the ball go out and have the throw-

:24:56. > :25:06.in. Scott Parker was not to note the referee was going to stop the

:25:06. > :25:08.

:25:08. > :25:18.game. Federico Balzaretti is OK. Really?! He is married to an

:25:18. > :25:19.

:25:19. > :25:29.Italian ballerina, he has learned tips off the stage from her!

:25:29. > :25:54.

:25:54. > :26:00.holding on for an additional half an hour. And then holed another

:26:00. > :26:04.again. Italy have dominated the second half, and large chunks of

:26:05. > :26:14.the first half. They have not taken their chances. Will England take

:26:15. > :26:33.

:26:33. > :26:43.as he was? Not that he has to. is still getting the ball. He is

:26:43. > :26:43.

:26:43. > :27:46.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:27:46. > :27:51.England to get a really good 90 minutes out of the team. Cast your

:27:51. > :28:01.mind back to the World Cup. In the tournament, they cannot seem to

:28:01. > :28:08.

:28:08. > :28:13.come up with a good performance for Theo Walcott, but the Arsenal man

:28:13. > :28:23.was on his heels. He needed to play it to his feet. He was in acres of

:28:23. > :28:33.space. He could have turned and run. Roy Hodgson already thinking about

:28:33. > :28:58.

:28:58. > :29:05.what the message will be before promise that has come to nothing,

:29:05. > :29:15.and a bit of frustration. If looks could kill! What has Cesare

:29:15. > :29:15.

:29:15. > :30:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:30:16. > :30:20.Prandelli got up his sleeve? tournament, Glen Johnson. He just

:30:20. > :30:30.got a vital touch. A superb, darting run from the substitute,

:30:30. > :30:30.

:30:30. > :31:31.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:31:31. > :31:41.is their last available the end of the game, there will be

:31:41. > :32:04.

:32:04. > :32:12.Make sure he cannot turn. So it is a straight swap at right-back for

:32:12. > :32:17.Italy. Abate coming off. Match year, more of a wing back for his club

:32:17. > :32:22.than an orthodox full-back. Then again, Abate has played as a wing-

:32:22. > :32:32.back for most of the game as well. He has played more forward than

:32:32. > :33:09.

:33:09. > :33:19.Ashley Young, certainly, and used like he was struggling to retain

:33:19. > :33:50.

:33:51. > :33:56.pointed you, but a seriously difficult chance. It is such a

:33:56. > :34:06.difficult chance to convert for Rooney, this. No fairy tale

:34:06. > :34:19.

:34:19. > :34:29.overhead finish this time. Great you cannot doubt their resolve at

:34:29. > :34:33.all. But it is just at the quality. They can't keep the ball, they want

:34:33. > :34:43.to force the play, the drop deeper and deeper. They rode their luck in

:34:43. > :34:47.

:34:47. > :34:52.because they have another 30 minutes to go. This is how it was

:34:52. > :34:58.written by many in the preview to the game. Always knew it would be

:34:58. > :35:02.tight. Even Roy Hodgson always thought that it might go two hours

:35:02. > :35:10.long, this game. Maybe even penalties to come at the end of it

:35:11. > :35:16.all. Extra time to come. What are your quick thoughts about what we

:35:16. > :35:21.are about to see? England need to start getting the ball down and

:35:21. > :35:27.passing. Just passed it, keeps the ball, get the confidence back up,

:35:27. > :35:37.stop giving the ball back to the Italians! A quick break for us, we

:35:37. > :35:39.

:35:39. > :35:45.90 minutes of punishing, exhaustive football, and that is just for us

:35:45. > :35:50.watching. England, hanging on in that second half. Italian chances

:35:51. > :35:54.to wrap the game, they have largely dominated. They have done. England

:35:54. > :35:57.in the second half were poor, I thought they played reasonably well

:35:57. > :36:01.in the first, but it doesn't matter that they have been the better side,

:36:01. > :36:07.it doesn't matter that they have the better of the play and the

:36:07. > :36:11.chances, the score is still level. We know anything can happen in

:36:11. > :36:15.extra-time. The one thing you can say about this England side, there

:36:15. > :36:20.is so much spirit and resolve, sometimes big heart can take you

:36:20. > :36:26.through. We have been so lucky. So we have got to make the most of

:36:26. > :36:32.that. Montolivo, Nocerino, Balotelli, they have almost big,

:36:32. > :36:36.big chances, so we have got to use that to our advantage. You work so

:36:36. > :36:40.hard to get the ball back, and then to give it away straight away is so

:36:40. > :36:45.hard to take. Sometimes when you are outnumbered in midfield, when

:36:45. > :36:49.you are playing 4-4-2, you're outnumbered, so sometimes there are

:36:49. > :36:54.not the options to pass it. When they have won but ball back in

:36:54. > :36:59.certain areas, they have no options, but there are a lot of tired

:36:59. > :37:03.players out there, more so England. It is about the mental attitude now,

:37:03. > :37:07.how the big players stand-up in extra time, when you start to get

:37:07. > :37:15.tired, John Terry, Steven Gerrard, Ashley Cole, it is about those

:37:15. > :37:24.players going around, it is about their attitude to how they go about

:37:24. > :37:32.this next 30 minutes. We have seen This was an extraordinary bit of

:37:32. > :37:37.play. They had chance after chance after chance. We didn't learn our

:37:37. > :37:41.lesson against Sweden. De Rossi, that is a sitter. Lescott played

:37:41. > :37:47.him on side. You have to come out together, it is difficult, but you

:37:47. > :37:52.have to. This is a great chance, Balotelli. Don't know how he missed

:37:52. > :37:58.that, Montolivo. Got away with it again. Johnson just put enough

:37:58. > :38:03.pressure on. He has played really well, he has defended really well.

:38:04. > :38:09.Hart, we might need you shortly. This play is the best player on the

:38:09. > :38:13.field by a mile, Pirlo. When you are playing with somebody with that

:38:13. > :38:17.quality, it is imperative to get close to him. We have brought

:38:17. > :38:21.Walcott on, but we have got to get the ball further up the pitch so

:38:21. > :38:27.they can run at someone, and caused some damage. On the occasions we

:38:27. > :38:36.have got in the box, a couple of shout or penalties. He gave this a

:38:36. > :38:41.free kick the other way. He drags into the ground. De Rossi has got

:38:41. > :38:44.hold of him. That is a penalty kick. That is what the officials behind

:38:44. > :38:52.the goal are meant to be looking out for, to clamber back out. Here

:38:52. > :38:57.it is, exactly the same again. What is the other official doing there?

:38:57. > :39:04.Such a big call, to give a penalty kick there. The players are still

:39:04. > :39:10.recovering, getting as much rest as they can, massaging those muscles.

:39:10. > :39:14.Let's pause briefly and get the thoughts of Jurgen Klinsmann.

:39:14. > :39:18.think everything is still to play here. I think Italy had most of the

:39:18. > :39:24.second half, but there were moments that can change the game, momentum

:39:24. > :39:29.that can change everything. They just need to get that moment now,

:39:29. > :39:33.Rooney had a bicycle kick, in training he probably put that in. I

:39:33. > :39:38.think they have to stay positive and wait for the one moment and

:39:38. > :39:44.change it. What is required, it is a question of fitness and heart

:39:44. > :39:50.over everything else? Certainly, but it is a psychological mind game

:39:50. > :39:55.now. They have to keep going, obviously you're looking for the

:39:55. > :39:59.special player who steps up, is it Steven Gerrard all Wayne Rooney,

:39:59. > :40:05.you need one lead out there who makes a difference. A thanks, you

:40:05. > :40:10.can. It looks like we're getting close to the extra 30 minutes. We

:40:10. > :40:14.have been there before. You have to look at Theo Walcott. He is still

:40:14. > :40:19.fresh, he hasn't done an awful lot since he came on, and he is a fit

:40:19. > :40:23.lad. You have to get him on the ball and drive the Italians back.

:40:23. > :40:28.Parker looks like he is really, really tired. It it get any more

:40:28. > :40:34.tense, will have to call for the paramedics. The three of you are

:40:34. > :40:40.driving me crazy! Particularly with Andy Carroll now on, it could work

:40:40. > :40:49.in our favour. They must be as tired as us. It is about your

:40:49. > :40:59.mental strength now. Stay strong! Believe! Make things happen. Guy

:40:59. > :41:05.looking across to see if Jurgen is smiling. You know who the big

:41:05. > :41:09.winners are, Germany are waiting, fresh and ready. Yes, he is smiling.

:41:09. > :41:19.Either that, all he has got wind. England are going to start extra

:41:19. > :41:23.

:41:23. > :41:27.for him to somebody in the next half-hour. It is just as it was the

:41:27. > :41:34.last time England were in the European Championship, eight years

:41:34. > :41:39.ago, they exuded to Portugal 6-5 on penalties after a draw. It does

:41:39. > :41:42.look as if it will go the whole difference -- distance, although

:41:42. > :41:52.Italy might have other ideas after the way they dominated the second

:41:52. > :41:52.

:41:52. > :42:43.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:42:43. > :42:53.Italy, but Andy Carroll is charging Parker's legs? He has looked tired

:42:53. > :42:57.

:42:57. > :43:07.in the games before tonight. This second half, is he about to come

:43:07. > :43:37.

:43:37. > :43:47.touch on the way through. It is going to be Jordan Henderson. Well,

:43:47. > :44:04.

:44:04. > :44:14.a tired potboiler. -- it the his socks down a lot of retired

:44:14. > :44:16.

:44:16. > :44:20.the squeal of anguish. The referee is producing a yellow card, he has

:44:20. > :44:28.given England A free kick. He has taken a long time to reach that

:44:28. > :44:38.decision. If Italy managed to get through, he won't be available for

:44:38. > :44:49.

:44:49. > :44:59.not sure if that is any great surprise. No, he has given his all.

:44:59. > :45:07.

:45:07. > :45:12.Henderson. Born and bred in Sunderland. He turns 22 last Sunday,

:45:12. > :45:22.but this is his coming-of-age tonight. Fresh legs, that is the

:45:22. > :45:39.

:45:39. > :45:49.counted if they had managed to. corridor of uncertainty for the

:45:49. > :45:53.goalkeeper. He just went too soon, and then John Terry was as well.

:45:53. > :46:00.They have looked a threat from set- pieces, Englander. It is just as

:46:00. > :46:10.well, because they have not what a threat otherwise. -- they have not

:46:10. > :46:10.

:46:10. > :47:10.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:47:10. > :47:15.Balotelli sprung the track again, but he could not stretch enough.

:47:16. > :47:25.Just when England are at their most vulnerable. They pulled men forward,

:47:26. > :47:26.

:47:26. > :48:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:48:19. > :48:29.way he rallied the supporters, at the start of the first period of

:48:29. > :48:29.

:48:29. > :49:36.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:49:36. > :49:40.is it from Andy Carroll, though. Just when he shows his inexperience.

:49:40. > :49:46.Thankfully for England. The last time these nations met in a

:49:46. > :49:50.competitive game, the World Cup qualifier, October 1997, England

:49:51. > :49:55.produced such a battling display to get the point they needed to win a

:49:55. > :50:05.place at the World Cup in 1998. This team will have to battle again

:50:05. > :50:05.

:50:05. > :51:07.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:51:07. > :51:17.is Mario Balotelli against Joe Hart incentive, he has got a German

:51:17. > :51:17.

:51:17. > :52:04.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:52:04. > :52:11.mother. He has played pretty well, pushed the woodwork. He was not

:52:11. > :52:21.quite sure. It is a cross. He missed her tit, and it almost

:52:21. > :52:23.

:52:23. > :52:33.sneaked in. -- he mishit it. Would be a cruel way to go out. They miss

:52:33. > :52:35.

:52:35. > :52:39.it cross from a West Ham reject it. -- a mishit cross. Cesare Prandelli

:52:39. > :52:49.keeps looking up at the screen, looking at the score, how are we

:52:49. > :52:49.

:52:49. > :54:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:54:24. > :54:34.supporters at seeing Ashley Young stopping it. Wayne Rooney was

:54:34. > :55:10.

:55:10. > :55:20.ball away, put England are not bothered if -- Ashley Young. It is

:55:20. > :55:20.

:55:20. > :56:29.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:56:29. > :56:39.not good enough. The Italians will they just keep the ball for one

:56:39. > :57:12.

:57:12. > :57:22.Glen Johnson, and Theo Walcott as well. Just too much height. The

:57:22. > :57:30.

:57:30. > :57:35.in Kiev. Still, we have yet to see a goal. We have yet to see any

:57:35. > :57:40.signs, apart from that last flurry, of England getting the chance they

:57:40. > :57:48.might need to reach the semi-final, which is still looking at massively

:57:48. > :57:52.unlikely at this stage. Let's get a word with Jurgen Klinsmann. How can

:57:52. > :57:58.England hang on for another 15 minutes? They do hand on. This is

:57:58. > :58:05.the only thing that matters. It takes one brilliant moment, and you

:58:05. > :58:11.might win the game, even if you do not deserve it. But who cares? The

:58:11. > :58:19.worst case, go to a penalty shoot- out and win it. When it? This is

:58:19. > :58:22.England! But remember Chelsea! This might be the year! Is Roy Hodgson's

:58:22. > :58:29.message just going to become a police defend? He will not want

:58:29. > :58:33.anything ambitious, wealthy? They do not have it in their legs still.

:58:33. > :58:39.That is a problem. If he realises the legs are not there, they have

:58:39. > :58:45.got to defend, and go into a penalty shoot-out. It is a pity,

:58:45. > :58:50.because these games, you want to go further up and create more chances,

:58:50. > :58:57.the earlier, the better, but it is not happening. The Thursday semi-

:58:57. > :59:04.final will be upon us, what are Germany's thoughts? With extra time,

:59:04. > :59:11.they will lose some energy already. He has got two jobs tonight, Jurgen

:59:11. > :59:15.Klinsmann, working for us and spying for his mate! We have seen

:59:15. > :59:20.why the news from the Germany camp was that they would rather face

:59:20. > :59:26.England and Italy in the semi-final. It is nice to have the choice.

:59:26. > :59:31.England just want to work their way through this. It would be a case of

:59:31. > :59:38.making it now. Yes, but we have talked about resolved, there is

:59:38. > :59:41.nothing wrong with that. Hopefully, England do not get too deep.

:59:41. > :59:46.have heard about the spirit and togetherness that has been with

:59:46. > :59:50.this England party ever since they gathered together and travelled to

:59:50. > :59:55.Krakow for their training camp. They have presented a united front

:59:55. > :00:00.throughout, and they need it more than ever. It is strange, they were

:00:00. > :00:07.vilified for deciding to stay in Poland before the tournament, and

:00:07. > :00:17.now, it was a great idea! Well played, Fabio Capello! That is all

:00:17. > :00:31.

:00:31. > :00:36.and Pirlo touches the ball out. He has pulled Diamanti up, the referee.

:00:36. > :00:42.His indecision was final! He has got Premier League to to his,

:00:43. > :00:52.Diamanti. He was a Premier League player for 12 months. He was a

:00:53. > :00:53.

:00:53. > :01:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:01:38. > :01:48.surprised! I'm still astonished a bad decision made by Milan a year

:01:48. > :01:55.

:01:55. > :02:00.Robbens, wasn't it? Just a reminder of the time difference. It is past

:02:00. > :02:07.midnight here, we are two hours ahead of you back home. It is

:02:07. > :02:17.Monday morning. Which of these two teams will be going to the Warsaw

:02:17. > :02:21.

:02:22. > :02:25.teams will be going to the Warsaw eventful time, he has been booked,

:02:25. > :02:35.he will miss the semi-final it Italy get there, and he might lose

:02:35. > :02:35.

:02:35. > :03:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:03:19. > :03:23.some teeth. He catches in with his Young. I am not sure about this. I

:03:23. > :03:30.am not sure if he is going to get on the ball when he plays it

:03:30. > :03:40.through his legs. Where can Ashley Young go? Are he couldn't have had

:03:40. > :03:40.

:03:40. > :04:46.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:04:46. > :04:56.been too close. Wayne Rooney is hopping around, the England players

:04:56. > :05:04.

:05:04. > :05:11.are furious. Marchisio has got one outnumbered by the English inside

:05:11. > :05:21.the stadium tonight, but they can be heard loudly now. Their role so

:05:21. > :05:47.

:05:47. > :05:54.empty seats, you know. The official and cannot bring himself to stare

:05:54. > :06:04.into Balotelli's eyes. He didn't even smash it, did he? It is as

:06:04. > :06:04.

:06:04. > :07:02.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:07:02. > :07:06.pleased to have on the field every until it comes to the most

:07:06. > :07:13.important part of the tour. Steven Gerrard just could close to him,

:07:13. > :07:23.put him under a little bit of pressure. -- got close to him. Even

:07:23. > :07:23.

:07:23. > :08:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:08:48. > :08:58.remaining. It is purgatory. It is, the net finally, but it will not

:08:58. > :09:17.

:09:17. > :09:27.count. Who is starting to believe wasn't prone to premature

:09:27. > :09:27.

:09:27. > :10:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:10:12. > :10:22.any more dramatic, nail-biting and just are not in the game, you

:10:22. > :10:38.

:10:38. > :10:42.haven't touched the ball for ages. off the cramped that afflicted him

:10:42. > :10:52.early in the second half, but he now has to rally the troops to

:10:52. > :11:09.

:11:09. > :11:16.defend his corner. -- defend this -- happy to let that one goal

:11:16. > :11:26.behind. Joe Hart is the sort of goalkeeper who you just think... I

:11:26. > :11:28.

:11:28. > :11:33.more. Roy Hodgson can't really do any more. He did say before the

:11:33. > :11:43.game that it would be an important time if it came to it for Gary

:11:43. > :11:48.

:11:48. > :11:51.bitterly's view of the game, if they do not get through to the

:11:51. > :12:01.semi-final, they will feel a massive but ball in justice has

:12:01. > :12:01.

:12:01. > :12:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 59 seconds

:12:56. > :13:06.come their way -- Italy's view of about retrieving the ball, putting

:13:06. > :13:11.

:13:11. > :13:21.it down and getting it as far down effort from the players. Just to

:13:21. > :13:34.

:13:34. > :13:41.on. A free kick for Italy. Another one to be swung into the England

:13:41. > :13:51.box here. Get Andy Carroll back. Everybody back. We're into the last

:13:51. > :14:28.

:14:28. > :14:31.time. It is a free kick. Push everybody out, stick in the corner.

:14:31. > :14:36.Roy Hodgson is out of his seat, and we have played time. The referee

:14:37. > :14:41.has his was already, and that will be it. England are going to

:14:42. > :14:47.penalties, they have held on, they have worked hard, they have battled.

:14:47. > :14:57.The scenario many a of us thought would come to pass has. England in

:14:57. > :15:00.

:15:00. > :15:04.a penalty shoot-out. This time, Fall the Italian possession, all

:15:04. > :15:09.the Italian chances, all that matters now is who can keep their

:15:09. > :15:15.nerve from the penalty spot. Italy have only ever lost a two quarter-

:15:16. > :15:21.finals in major tournament, both on penalties after 0-0 draws. Spain in

:15:21. > :15:26.2008, and France in the World Cup Of 1998. England's won a penalty

:15:26. > :15:33.shoot-out success was in the Euro 96 after a 00 draw against Spain. I

:15:33. > :15:38.am looking for every omen. The two goalkeepers have prepared Int

:15:38. > :15:44.contrasting ways. Joe Hart has watched DVDs of every Italian

:15:44. > :15:49.penalty taker for 10 years. Buffon said only that the only thing he

:15:49. > :15:59.watched was a naughty videos in his room. Less professional, but may be

:15:59. > :16:02.

:16:02. > :16:09.This is the moment that every player dreads. It is a horrible

:16:09. > :16:13.situation, but all I would say, stay strong, mentally, and do not

:16:13. > :16:20.change or mind, and do what you have practised for the last two

:16:20. > :16:26.weeks. It was interesting, seeing Joe Hart looking at an iPad with

:16:26. > :16:30.penalties on it, and the coaches were picking the players. They have

:16:30. > :16:35.got to work out who will take them for Italy. With England, the

:16:35. > :16:39.approach has been, it is not worth practising it, I have never

:16:39. > :16:44.understood that, but Roy Hodgson has got his players to practise

:16:44. > :16:48.frequently, he has got Joe Hart well-drilled. This is why you have

:16:49. > :16:52.to stay strong, you have got to believe in what you have practised.

:16:52. > :16:56.The court from the halfway line to the penalty spot will be the

:16:56. > :17:01.longest Walk of their life, but there is a lot going through their

:17:01. > :17:06.mind. They have to stay strong and remember what they have practised.

:17:06. > :17:10.Sometimes it is written, England have done well to get to this stage,

:17:10. > :17:15.because the gulf in class in the second half and extra time was

:17:15. > :17:21.embarrassing. Italy were by far the best side, but when it comes to

:17:21. > :17:26.penalties, there are no favourites. It is fifty-fifty. It looked like

:17:26. > :17:36.England might have lost it during the second half of extra-time, but

:17:36. > :17:40.

:17:40. > :17:48.A wonderful decision! We jumped off in disbelief! Make it right when it

:17:48. > :17:56.matters. This is perfect. Watch the linesman. It is a great decision.

:17:56. > :18:02.Spot-on. By six inches, brilliant. We have not played well at all. We

:18:02. > :18:08.were OK in the first half, but after that, we were in our own half,

:18:08. > :18:18.in our 18-yard box. We were lucky, but we might be lucky again. Who

:18:18. > :18:20.

:18:20. > :18:26.knows? Jurgen Klinsmann, who would you prefer to play? A good first

:18:26. > :18:30.half, but second half and extra time was all Italy. If you look

:18:31. > :18:40.from the German side's perspective, they would rather have the England.

:18:40. > :18:44.But now it is all over, the game is over. It comes down to nerves. It

:18:44. > :18:49.comes down to follow when your first thought, and having a

:18:49. > :18:53.positive first thought. If they trained at, it is a good thing,

:18:53. > :18:59.they are ready. Forget about the game, just get the penalty shoot-

:18:59. > :19:09.out done. You have got two competent

:19:09. > :19:14.

:19:14. > :19:19.goalkeepers. One of there is going It is almost set up for Joe Hart to

:19:19. > :19:24.be a hero, I can feel it. I said before the game, it would end up

:19:24. > :19:32.almost. Mario Balotelli is gunning for the first penalty. They are

:19:32. > :19:39.team-mates! He must have said something to him. He must say

:19:39. > :19:45.something to him. They are trying to avoid eye-contact. I would be

:19:45. > :19:55.all over him like a rash. He has got a tendency to she put down the

:19:55. > :20:12.

:20:12. > :20:22.middle. Come on, Joe! Come on, Joe penalties. A slight stutter, but in

:20:22. > :20:26.

:20:26. > :20:30.the corner.. Absolutely perfect. Nothing his Manchester City team-

:20:30. > :20:35.mate could do. How about the captain of Liverpool and England?

:20:35. > :20:45.In the quarter-final of the World Cup in 2006, Steven Gerrard's

:20:45. > :20:56.

:20:56. > :21:06.Balotelli did. That is what you need to see, the captain coming

:21:06. > :21:17.

:21:17. > :21:24.Buffon. Those waiting can barely smile. You cannot blame them.

:21:24. > :21:34.Riccardo Montolivo. He has missed it! Joe Hart did not need to save

:21:34. > :21:48.

:21:48. > :21:56.it! The first chink of light shines threatened the frame of the golf. -

:21:56. > :22:06.- the goal. Wayne Rooney. He has barely threatened in the game. He

:22:06. > :22:26.

:22:26. > :22:36.cannot bring himself to look up at England. The best penalty so far.

:22:36. > :22:47.

:22:47. > :22:57.Italy. He missed in the Champions League final for Milan against

:22:57. > :23:09.

:23:09. > :23:14.Liverpool in that miracle in middle, the coolest player on the

:23:14. > :23:21.pitch has stayed that way. That is incredible. Remember all those

:23:21. > :23:28.years ago, in the European Championships, when that was

:23:28. > :23:38.started? Brilliant. That takes nerves of steel. Ashley Young makes

:23:38. > :23:50.

:23:50. > :23:59.too much into it. He went for power, and it did not pay off. That has

:24:00. > :24:07.summed up his night. It has summed up his tournament. It is all square

:24:07. > :24:17.after three, 2-2. Italy send one of their substitutes for word, Antonio

:24:17. > :24:32.

:24:32. > :24:39.pressure turns around on to England's men. Just that stutter

:24:39. > :24:42.again, waiting to see what the goalkeeper does. Ashley Cole. He

:24:42. > :24:52.scored for Chelsea in the Champions League final shoot-out against

:24:52. > :25:32.

:25:32. > :25:37.Bayern Munich. If he misses this, penalty, it is this one. It is the

:25:37. > :25:47.former West Ham man, Alessandro Diamanti. He left the bench in the

:25:47. > :25:49.

:25:49. > :25:55.second half. Alessandro Diamanti takes Italy through. In a football

:25:55. > :26:02.sense, justice has been done. But it is crawl on England. Beaten

:26:02. > :26:09.again in a penalty shoot-out. That is eight in all competitions.

:26:09. > :26:16.England have only ever won once, and it stays that way. Quarter-

:26:16. > :26:23.finals was the first target. It is this far and no further. An Italian

:26:23. > :26:28.Job Too Far. Italy will face Germany on Thursday. England are

:26:28. > :26:38.homeward-bound. Their next game against Italy, in a friendly in

:26:38. > :26:43.

:26:43. > :26:47.August. It will not matter nearly We have been here many times before,

:26:47. > :26:53.but it does not make it any more palatable when it happens. Again,

:26:53. > :26:58.England failed on a penalty shoot- out. Not England's finest

:26:58. > :27:01.performance, they were lucky to take it that far, but you thought

:27:01. > :27:08.that it might have been written that England would go through, but

:27:08. > :27:16.it was not a day. Overall,...? a football perspective, we did well

:27:16. > :27:22.to get there. We were lucky. We were given a lesson, really. But I

:27:22. > :27:27.would never blame anyone or point the finger at anyone who has the

:27:27. > :27:34.courage to take a penalty. Ashley Young has had a poor tournament,

:27:34. > :27:39.and it was one of his penalties. Ashley Cole as well. They had the

:27:39. > :27:43.courage, it is a difficult situation. But we were lucky to get

:27:43. > :27:49.there, let's be honest. We should have been out of sight within the

:27:49. > :27:54.90 minutes, let alone extra time. Sometimes, you get lucky, and you

:27:54. > :27:58.win a game you should not. The quarter-finals was probably about

:27:58. > :28:02.right for England. Tonight, they were outplayed, but they got

:28:02. > :28:07.themselves into the penalty shoot- out. The amount of chances Italy

:28:07. > :28:11.missed, you thought it might have been denied. They got off to a

:28:11. > :28:18.great start, then Italy missed a penalty, but all of a sudden, they

:28:18. > :28:25.missed two. You feel for them, but well played, Italy. Justice was

:28:25. > :28:31.done. Pickard, togetherness, organisation, it can only take you

:28:31. > :28:36.so far. This was as far as England were capable of going. The

:28:36. > :28:41.outstanding player was Andrea Pirlo. He has got unbelievable quality.

:28:41. > :28:48.England could not match him. In 90 minutes, the Italians were better

:28:48. > :28:53.in virtually every area. That shows how far away England are from

:28:53. > :29:00.competing at the next level. shows that we are way behind some

:29:00. > :29:04.of the nations in world football. This Italian team was not renowned

:29:04. > :29:12.for their passing skills. They were renowned for organisation, being

:29:12. > :29:19.defensively solid. But we could not get near them, in the 90 minutes of

:29:19. > :29:25.the game, and extra time. This is our level, this is what we are. We

:29:25. > :29:33.are fifth, sixth, seventh in the world, we are behind Germany, Spain,

:29:33. > :29:37.Italy, Portugal. For when you come to this level, possession is caned.

:29:37. > :29:42.In the group stages and tonight, the biggest frailty has been in

:29:42. > :29:47.possession. We have given it away time and time again it. In this

:29:47. > :29:52.game, it was a conveyor belt of misplaced passes. But you cannot

:29:52. > :29:59.keep the ball, there is not a lot there for you. The Italians' best

:29:59. > :30:04.player on the ball is Andrea Pirlo, ours is Steven Gerrard, and Steven

:30:04. > :30:14.Gerrard chased them around all night. Andrea Pirlo had a cigar on.

:30:14. > :30:16.

:30:16. > :30:21.But technically, I think he is super. You have to give credit

:30:21. > :30:25.where it is due, he has always been a fabulous player. At the age of 33,

:30:25. > :30:33.he controlled a bad game, he dictated it, he picked it up and

:30:33. > :30:37.played it. -- controlled a bad game. Let's hear from Steven Gerrard.

:30:37. > :30:46.Heartbreak again for England, but you leave this tournament with your

:30:46. > :30:50.heads held high. We do, but it I just feel for the players, since

:30:50. > :30:53.day one, they have given absolutely everything. Today we did the same,

:30:53. > :30:58.I thought this time on a penalty shoot-out we might have got that

:30:58. > :31:02.bit of luck we needed, it wasn't to be. Did you think one Italy missed

:31:02. > :31:07.that and you went ahead in the shoot-out? I think any penalty

:31:07. > :31:12.shoot-out, when you get your nose in front, you are praying that you

:31:12. > :31:15.see it out, and it is your turn. But credit to Italy, they are re

:31:15. > :31:21.fantastic team, and they got the luck in the shoot-out. England had

:31:21. > :31:27.a lot of luck in 90 minutes, absorb a lot of pressure and defended

:31:27. > :31:32.magnificently. The lads at the back were fantastic tonight. Everyone

:31:32. > :31:37.has been great in training, every time we have come out, we have done

:31:37. > :31:44.the country proud. We go home again in heartbreak, which is difficult

:31:44. > :31:49.to take. Thanks for talking to us. He has been by far England's best

:31:49. > :31:53.player, but tonight he was chasing rather than dictating the play. He

:31:53. > :31:57.was up against one of the best players on the world on the ball,

:31:57. > :32:03.and his penalty kick was absolutely sensational! I don't think there

:32:03. > :32:09.are any complaints from anyone. The guys out there have given added,

:32:09. > :32:13.they have been courageous, given everything. But we are short, that

:32:13. > :32:23.is clear to see tonight. Despite the fact that the Italians missed

:32:23. > :32:25.

:32:25. > :32:33.He pulls it left, Montolivo. We are top of our seats, saying we are in

:32:33. > :32:40.with a ripe chance now. Two-to-one up. Then this one, what a political

:32:40. > :32:49.stop unbelievable. The bottle you need it to take a penalty like

:32:49. > :32:55.that... He had a bad one, actually. You just think, put your foot

:32:55. > :32:59.through it. I think that is the same side as where he came -- went

:32:59. > :33:09.on the Champions League final. I think Buffon had done his homework.

:33:09. > :33:09.

:33:09. > :33:13.He didn't hit it well. This is the winner. He kept his cool. Joe Hart,

:33:13. > :33:19.no chance. But as you say, justice was done, the best team have gone

:33:19. > :33:24.through. That is just Supreme confidence. That is unbelievable

:33:25. > :33:30.confidence. To do that, in that situation, with this crowd here,

:33:30. > :33:35.with the millions watching back home, that is unbelievable. But he

:33:35. > :33:39.gave a masterclass in technical ability. When you talk about short,

:33:39. > :33:44.long, picking up, playing it, making time and space the yourself

:33:44. > :33:51.on the ball, it was just a joy to watch. There is not a party hasn't

:33:51. > :33:54.hit, he has it everyone. -- a pass he hasn't hit. The disappointing

:33:54. > :33:59.thing for England is they didn't really give themselves a chance. We

:33:59. > :34:04.were chasing the ball virtually for the bustard majority of the game.

:34:04. > :34:07.There was one period in the game, from about the 5th minute, where

:34:07. > :34:17.England dominated the game, and in that period, could have taken the

:34:17. > :34:20.lead. We had one or two chances, but never really... We had Glen

:34:20. > :34:24.Johnson in the first few minutes, a very good save from Buffon, but

:34:24. > :34:28.other than that, the frustrating thing is, because you work so hard

:34:28. > :34:32.chasing the ball, you are so tired when you get it back, you have

:34:32. > :34:39.nowhere to go with it. So what you do is you get further and further

:34:39. > :34:45.back. You are right, the five to 20 minutes was the best bit, but then

:34:45. > :34:48.they had the best control of the game. All of a sudden... You have

:34:48. > :34:53.to remember, you are playing against a team that is trying to

:34:53. > :34:57.affect you, so you are playing well, all of a sudden, their best player,

:34:57. > :35:01.when you give the ball away, he starts... I never thought we got a

:35:02. > :35:08.Pirlo at all, or might. Sooner or later, I thought he was going to

:35:09. > :35:13.start to dominate. If you play 4-4- 2... That was the surprising thing,

:35:13. > :35:21.we highlighted Pirlo beforehand, we said, we have got to stop him, when

:35:21. > :35:27.he is on the ball, to get nearer to him. But Roy doesn't play that way,

:35:27. > :35:33.he plays a flat back four. You look at the Balotelli chance, he has

:35:33. > :35:36.gone about 20 yards, totally unchallenged, knowing that a player

:35:36. > :35:42.anywhere near him, and then he plays an inch-perfect ball over the

:35:42. > :35:48.top... You cannot afford to give a player of that quality... You have

:35:48. > :35:58.Steven Gerrard, you never saw him with 40 yards of space. It was a

:35:58. > :35:59.

:35:59. > :36:07.masterclass. He looks, great control, that is a hard ball to hit.

:36:07. > :36:12.It was coming. He picks it up here, and on the edge of the England half,

:36:12. > :36:16.spreads it, right to left. Steven Gerrard can't go to close him,

:36:16. > :36:22.because he has got a guy behind him, so they are always a man short.

:36:22. > :36:27.is asking an awful lot of Parker and Gerard in midfield. But why

:36:27. > :36:32.would you want Steven Gerrard 10 yards away from Parker? You want

:36:32. > :36:37.him further away, when he can affect the play. This is the

:36:37. > :36:43.Balotelli chance. Nobody is pressing the ball. There is no

:36:43. > :36:47.pressure on the ball at all. The danger is in behind, it is a great

:36:47. > :36:54.ball into Balotelli. A good first touch, John Terry does well to get

:36:54. > :37:00.back. With a guide of this ability, it is going to be impossible to

:37:00. > :37:04.stop him for 90 minutes. What we want to say is, can we get closer

:37:04. > :37:08.to him? He didn't cause that much damage against Croatia, he had his

:37:08. > :37:15.moments, but he didn't cause that much damage against Spain, he had

:37:15. > :37:21.his moments, but he ran the show tonight. Germany awake Italy now in

:37:21. > :37:27.the semi-final, let's talk to Jurgen Klinsmann. Firstly, the

:37:27. > :37:30.Italians, their performance? think they were far superior. What

:37:30. > :37:34.impressed bit was not only technically, they controlled the

:37:34. > :37:37.game, they outplayed England, but they were physically stronger, they

:37:38. > :37:43.were physically in better shape than income, that surprised me a

:37:43. > :37:48.little bit. I think they really deserve to to be into the semi-

:37:48. > :37:54.final, I expect a good clash with Germany now. What about England?

:37:54. > :37:59.Found wanting, yet again? I stayed positive throughout the game until

:37:59. > :38:02.the penalty shoot-out. I had hopes! But to be honest, they didn't

:38:02. > :38:10.deserve it, they really didn't deserve it, because they couldn't

:38:10. > :38:14.keep the tempo of the Italian side, they were not able to close spaces

:38:14. > :38:18.down, they looked tired, they looked like this was too big of a

:38:19. > :38:24.mountain to climb tonight. In that way, I think Italy deserves to move

:38:24. > :38:29.forward. Two days extra rest for Germany, Italians in the semi-final,

:38:29. > :38:32.you would anticipate Germany going through to the final? Absolutely

:38:32. > :38:36.not, I think this Italian side tonight really showed their

:38:37. > :38:41.qualities. They have qualities all over the place. It is going to be a

:38:41. > :38:47.very close game, and Germany know that. But they have a good run now,

:38:47. > :38:51.they are very confident, it is a game to play that is far open from

:38:51. > :38:55.the beginning. I am looking forward to it. It is sad that England has

:38:55. > :39:05.to go home. I'm looking forward to you joining us in the studio for

:39:05. > :39:06.

:39:06. > :39:09.that semi-final. Thanks very much. Commiserations, it is the cruellest

:39:09. > :39:13.way to leave a tournament, this campaign hasn't really had a

:39:13. > :39:17.familiar ring, it has been a different England, they fought hard

:39:17. > :39:22.tonight. I agree with that, it is nice of you to say so, I think it

:39:22. > :39:27.is true. I thought we were quite magnificent throughout, I have

:39:27. > :39:31.never seen such enormous support from the first whistle, and in the

:39:31. > :39:35.penalties, I was rather hoping that this might be our tournament to win

:39:35. > :39:38.on penalties, certainly be practising didn't help too much on

:39:39. > :39:44.this occasion. Maybe it is just feted at the moment that we don't

:39:44. > :39:49.win on penalties, but I can't fault any of the players. We had players

:39:49. > :39:55.running on empty, with very tired legs, are fighting off crammed.

:39:55. > :40:02.They kept us in it, but unfortunately Italy took the chance,

:40:02. > :40:05.not us. When Montolivo went wide, did you dare to believe? Of course,

:40:05. > :40:10.because the five penalty-takers we had are very good ones. We have

:40:10. > :40:14.been doing a fair amount in training, and Ashley Cole and

:40:14. > :40:19.Ashley Young have smashed in penalties on regular basis. It just

:40:19. > :40:24.makes my point all along that it is going to be an even bigger

:40:24. > :40:28.obsession in the country with penalties now, you can't

:40:28. > :40:32.unfortunately practice, you can't reproduce the tired legs, you can't

:40:32. > :40:41.reproduce the pressure, you can't reproduce the feeling of nervous

:40:41. > :40:46.tension. So they stood up to it better than we did. Pirlo's penalty

:40:46. > :40:50.is a classic example. You said you wanted to win it in 90 or 120

:40:50. > :40:55.minutes. England absorb a lot of pressure, and in the second half,

:40:55. > :41:00.chances. They did. I thought the chances were there for both teams,

:41:00. > :41:04.I thought we created some good chances ourselves. But it was

:41:04. > :41:10.always going to be a question of who took the chance, as extra time

:41:10. > :41:15.wore on, I thought we were tiring badly, they came at us time and

:41:15. > :41:18.time again. In some ways, you might have even preferred it if they had

:41:18. > :41:23.got a goal in that time when they were playing well, you might have

:41:23. > :41:28.felt it was less of a cruel way to lose than on penalties. But we have

:41:28. > :41:32.lost, we have gone out, but without losing again, we have gone out with

:41:32. > :41:38.our heads held high. I personally think the lads have done a

:41:38. > :41:43.fantastic job for the country and people have appreciated it. Pirlo

:41:43. > :41:47.was peerless today. Was the way he was able to distribute the

:41:47. > :41:51.difference? He was very good. I have worked with him in the past, I

:41:51. > :41:57.know what a good player he is, today he seemed to always find time

:41:57. > :42:01.and room, he very rarely wasted a pass. We worked hard to keep him in

:42:01. > :42:06.check. Obviously, a player of that quality, you can only keep him in

:42:06. > :42:10.check to a certain extent. He will find a way of keeping the ball.

:42:10. > :42:15.What do you take away from this tournament? You were thrown into it

:42:15. > :42:18.very quickly, tend training sessions, you exceeded many

:42:18. > :42:23.expectations. Now you have a World Cup qualifying campaign to look

:42:23. > :42:29.forward to. How do you go about beating atop nation in a knockout

:42:29. > :42:34.stage? I'm sure we shall. If this group of players continues to show

:42:34. > :42:38.the same degree of determination and will to be at team and to work

:42:38. > :42:44.so hard as a team, we have got quite a few players to come in two

:42:44. > :42:51.hours quite who will add to the competition -- to come in two-hour

:42:51. > :42:55.squad. I'm sure it will be soon pit when we beat a top nations. I think

:42:55. > :42:59.we have to keep building on the work we have done in this

:42:59. > :43:03.tournament and makes certain that the good things we have done,

:43:03. > :43:06.remain, and keep working on some of the aspect of our play where we can

:43:07. > :43:13.be a bit better. What is the most positive thing you are going to

:43:13. > :43:20.take away? I think the fans, probably. When you were close to a

:43:20. > :43:26.team, you take a lot of comfort and encouragement from the way they

:43:26. > :43:30.play, but the tournament, how kind the people have been in Poland and

:43:30. > :43:33.Ukraine, how enormously supportive the fans have been, if we can get

:43:33. > :43:43.an England team that get the fans behind them, we have got half a

:43:43. > :43:51.

:43:51. > :43:54.chance. Thank you always giving us Roy, as dignified as ever. At the

:43:54. > :43:58.start of the competition, England were average. All the way through,

:43:58. > :44:03.they will average, but at the end, they are average, they have a long

:44:03. > :44:10.way to go. I always thought there oil strong groups and two weaker

:44:10. > :44:15.groups, and that is reflected with the groups in the semi-finals.

:44:15. > :44:22.had plenty of coverage, but we were found wanting again in the passing

:44:22. > :44:27.state, we are not as good as four or five other teams, and that is

:44:27. > :44:31.what we are, 5th or 6th best in the world. Waiting for a batch of young

:44:31. > :44:35.players. That is what we need, courage, a spirit, all of that you

:44:35. > :44:39.can direct at the England team. What Roy has done with the spirit

:44:39. > :44:44.of the team in this tournament, as in how they have gone through with

:44:44. > :44:49.a smile on their face, ultimately they fell short, I agree with the

:44:49. > :44:55.lads, that needs to improve. Somebody with the technical ability