:01:32. > :01:37.A nice low-key start, as always. Your highlights of the first two
:01:37. > :01:40.games of Euro 2012 are here. With me, a man who spent many a summer
:01:41. > :01:46.travelling to major international tournaments, another who spent many
:01:46. > :01:53.a summer on his way to Spain with his mates. David James and Robbie
:01:53. > :02:02.Savage are here for all of this. The big kick-off was in Warsaw. We
:02:02. > :02:06.will see how Poland faired against 2004 winners Greece. Russia faced
:02:06. > :02:10.the Czech Republic. After the action, we will hear from Roy and
:02:10. > :02:20.his England boys. We will assess the Republic of Ireland's chances
:02:20. > :02:22.
:02:23. > :02:28.Now, as most people know, this is Europe. Poland's capital, Warsaw,
:02:28. > :02:34.is approximately 900 miles from London. The Ukraine's first city,
:02:34. > :02:37.Kiev, 1340 miles. Lesson over. Kiev, 1340 miles. Lesson over.
:02:37. > :02:43.These are the venues in Poland and Ukraine there are eight cities
:02:43. > :02:49.hosting matches, split across the two countries. The final is in Kiev
:02:49. > :02:55.on July 1st. Russia, Czech Republic on the way. First an expectant home
:02:55. > :02:56.nation who take on Greece in the nation who take on Greece in the
:02:56. > :03:02.nation who take on Greece in the opening match in Warsaw. Poland
:03:02. > :03:10.start the race as the lowest rank side at Euro 2012. Arsenal keeper,
:03:10. > :03:15.Wojciech Szczesny could have a busy type of it. Robert Lewandowski sent
:03:15. > :03:20.his team to a league double. For Poland to progress, his form is key.
:03:20. > :03:25.Greece are not fancied either to run a big race this this summer. In
:03:26. > :03:32.2004 they finished first-past-the- post. They surprised everyone eight
:03:32. > :03:42.years ago and have vowed to succeed in 2012 to give their crisis-hit
:03:42. > :03:42.
:03:42. > :03:52.country so some much-needed cheer. Commentating is Simon Brotherton
:03:52. > :04:02.
:04:02. > :04:09.face in goal today, Wojciech Szczesny of Arsenal. Their right
:04:09. > :04:15.back loves to get forward. The captain will start on the right.
:04:15. > :04:21.Look for him to be a key figure today. The third player with the
:04:21. > :04:31.German double winners Lewandowski leads the attack. He scored a hat-
:04:31. > :04:33.
:04:33. > :04:43.trick against Bayern Munich in the last three major tournament, the
:04:43. > :05:04.
:05:04. > :05:14.oldest player at euro 2012 starts left hand side. Geks --Gekas will
:05:14. > :05:22.
:05:22. > :05:32.at every opportunity. He's done well. Lewandowski!, a superb save.
:05:32. > :05:41.It was Lewandowski with the shot. That will get the crowd going. A
:05:41. > :05:51.showpiece save really. Greece under pressure for the first time. It
:05:51. > :05:53.
:05:53. > :06:03.falls kindly. It's sent wide of the goal. A shot from Rebus. Lovely
:06:03. > :06:07.
:06:07. > :06:11.play here. Looking promising for Poland. He fired that ball from
:06:12. > :06:16.close-range. Number nine goes to the near-post. In front of his
:06:16. > :06:24.defender. Sidefoot into the back of the net. They are knocking on to
:06:24. > :06:30.the door, Poland, here. They have great footballing traditions in
:06:30. > :06:40.Poland. They haven't had much to cheer about for a long time for
:06:40. > :06:40.
:06:40. > :06:48.their international time. They said that Group A is the easest game and
:06:48. > :06:53.said if they don't get through it, they only have themselves to blame.
:06:53. > :06:59.Tes -- it is Lewandowski. The star striker has the goal. The roof may
:06:59. > :07:06.be on, but it's threatening to come off the stadium here. The perfect
:07:06. > :07:12.start. Where is the goalkeeper going? Where are you going? You are
:07:12. > :07:18.nowhere near that ball. Lewandowski knows what to do when the goal keep
:07:18. > :07:22.her is approaching. Head it down. The atmosphere is electric inside
:07:22. > :07:32.here. Perfect start for Poland. home crowd will be sitting easier
:07:32. > :07:32.
:07:32. > :08:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds
:08:19. > :08:27.in their seats. They were nervous tournament goes to Papadopoulos.
:08:27. > :08:33.Red card here. They could have a red card. The Spanish referee has
:08:33. > :08:39.sent him off. When you look at what he has done in those two challenges,
:08:39. > :08:44.he has done, very very little. couldn't be worse for the groups,
:08:44. > :08:49.could it? That was a soft red card, two yellows. The first yellow, I
:08:49. > :08:53.can't understand it. A genuine challenge which he wins the ball,
:08:53. > :08:59.fair and square. That ball clearly touched his hand. The referee said
:08:59. > :09:07.it was the motion of the way the play was going. We have additional
:09:07. > :09:13.assistance. He can't see where that ball is. It touches him on the arm.
:09:13. > :09:19.He is looking to the assistant behind him. Absolutely. Greece have
:09:19. > :09:22.lost all previous eight occasions that they played on Polish soil.
:09:22. > :09:32.History favours the home team. This means absolutely nothing, it's
:09:32. > :09:34.
:09:34. > :09:39.about what happens down there today. Lewandowski, every time he gets the
:09:39. > :09:49.ball around the penalty area everybody around the stadium stands
:09:49. > :09:54.
:09:55. > :10:04.up. You can feel that buzz of be a chance. It's an equalliser.
:10:04. > :10:14.Greece are level. It's Salpingidis the substitute. Two mistakes by
:10:14. > :10:16.
:10:16. > :10:23.both goalkeepers have led to the goal. A good ball. Reverse pass. He
:10:23. > :10:27.is nowhere need it. Into the back of the net. Their first ever
:10:27. > :10:37.Wolverhampton Wanderers quol goal in South Africa, he has another big
:10:37. > :10:44.
:10:44. > :10:48.one there. The ten men of Greece the ball to drop, it was always
:10:48. > :10:58.going wide off the offside of the boat. What a chance. Runs off-the-
:10:58. > :11:04.
:11:04. > :11:09.shoulder. He is onside. Miscues completely. Samaras. Good ball
:11:09. > :11:15.stays down. Szczesny is all over the place. Will Greece have a
:11:15. > :11:20.penalty? Szczesny is sent off. The Arsenal goalkeeper is given a
:11:20. > :11:27.straight red. He comes from the ball. He doesn't get it, catches
:11:27. > :11:31.the ankle. What an impact he's had, Salpingidis. Salpingidis, the
:11:31. > :11:35.goalscorer for Greece, the man involved. Szczesny took it and
:11:35. > :11:45.walked off. Absolutely. There was a man relaxing in the chair a minute
:11:45. > :11:45.
:11:45. > :11:52.ago, not expecting to come on. That's what it means. It has not
:11:52. > :12:01.gone in yet. It's a penalty and they are down to ten men. The
:12:01. > :12:06.player who is being sacrificed is Rebus. He could be the hero of the
:12:06. > :12:12.day. It could be an opportunity for him. He is not expected to save it.
:12:12. > :12:21.He is good at mind games, clearly. Karagounis has placed that ball
:12:21. > :12:28.exactly where he wanted it. Giorgos Karagounis, the captain of Greece,
:12:28. > :12:38.what a big moment here. In the very first match. Karagounis to put
:12:38. > :12:48.
:12:48. > :12:52.Greece ahead! Oh, it's saved. What an introduction to the game. Not a
:12:52. > :12:58.bad penalty. Gambles and gets it right and keeps his country in the
:12:58. > :13:03.game. A wonderful chance has gone astray there for Greece. There is
:13:03. > :13:13.the most relieved man in Warsaw. Szczesny will not play against
:13:13. > :13:33.
:13:33. > :13:37.There is space in the centre of the field. Here's Samaras! Compose
:13:37. > :13:41.yourself, bring the ball down. It's wild. He doesn't get a good
:13:41. > :13:45.wild. He doesn't get a good connection on it. Sometimes, in the
:13:45. > :13:49.opening game of a major tournament, you get a giant killing. Most of
:13:49. > :13:54.the time they are a damp squib. Because of the mistakes you take
:13:54. > :13:59.that game, it had a lot in it? fantastic opener. Poland dominated
:13:59. > :14:04.the first half. Greece deserved the draw. Goals, penalty saves, sending
:14:04. > :14:08.offs, good openinger. Good day to have a goalkeeper sitting with us.
:14:08. > :14:13.Szczesny, discuss. Your thoughts? The first half he was OK. He didn't
:14:13. > :14:17.have a lot to do. It changed in the second-half. I mean, you are
:14:17. > :14:21.second-half. I mean, you are looking at 51 minutes. A game which
:14:22. > :14:26.was comfortable for Poland, given they were 1-0 up, with the
:14:26. > :14:30.advantage. Positioning here was questionable to start with.
:14:30. > :14:34.Obviously, the defender should have come across to cover the attacker
:14:34. > :14:37.coming in. The big mistake wasn't so much his ending up position, as
:14:37. > :14:43.the contact was made with the defender, but the fact he went
:14:43. > :14:48.towards the ball. If he had stayed still, the shot would of hit him
:14:48. > :14:54.and he would of been in a position to pick the ball up. Not good.
:14:54. > :14:57.words would of gone, "Not good". What about this? Strange, Samaras's
:14:58. > :15:03.best contribution to the game, I think, that little pass. The attack
:15:03. > :15:08.by the goalkeeper, once he committed himself I znd didn't
:15:08. > :15:11.understand why he stuck his foot out and brought him down. When the
:15:11. > :15:16.touch was made by the centre forward, had he stopped, it
:15:16. > :15:19.wouldn't of been a penalty. Have you been in this situation? It's a
:15:20. > :15:23.pressure situation. He lifted the ball auch the penalty spot. Mind
:15:23. > :15:26.games. Still, Szczesny gets off the hook. Have you been in that
:15:26. > :15:36.situation where you had to come on for a keeper in a penalty against
:15:36. > :15:38.
:15:38. > :15:44.I have, in the Ukraine in the World Cup qualifiers. Rob Green got sent
:15:44. > :15:51.off. I did not touch the ball beforehand. I used some Jedi mind
:15:51. > :15:55.tricks against Shevchenko. He put it wide. We will always have to
:15:55. > :16:05.talk about referees. I am not sure there was even a foul committed
:16:05. > :16:09.
:16:09. > :16:15.clearly wins the header. Lewandowski has gone down like he
:16:15. > :16:22.has been hit by a bus. It is never a yellow-card. If you give I
:16:22. > :16:27.yellow-card for that, there would be several people sent off. Here,
:16:27. > :16:37.the guy is slipping before he makes contact. It is never a yellow card.
:16:37. > :16:42.Never Semenov. We will talk about at their heads never went down. It
:16:42. > :16:48.was a game driven by mistakes. It is hard to pick out one player who
:16:48. > :16:52.made more mistakes than others. But he did. This is how not to play in
:16:52. > :17:02.a major Championship in the opening game. I have got to highlight
:17:02. > :17:07.
:17:07. > :17:15.Samaras. Not the best start. This was a great run, composer? No. Good
:17:15. > :17:20.options. He did not play well. He had a good chance of a strike and
:17:20. > :17:30.smashed it over the bar. The guy is thinking to himself, you have got
:17:30. > :17:31.
:17:31. > :17:38.lovely hair, gorgeous. Lewandowski was the opposite. In the first half
:17:38. > :17:44.he was a real threat. He looks like a real prospect. 30 goals for
:17:44. > :17:49.Borussia Dortmund. He has brought it into this tournament. Yes, in
:17:49. > :17:54.the first half he got the service. He played really well. The second
:17:54. > :17:57.have, he did not get the ball down the right side. He was poor and the
:17:57. > :18:06.the right side. He was poor and the the right side. He was poor and the
:18:06. > :18:10.second half. Greece were really up against it. They had a Hall of
:18:10. > :18:19.Poland on their backs. Their heads never went down. They thought the
:18:19. > :18:25.whole game. They did. Greece. They did. The penalty miss, the captain
:18:25. > :18:32.will be kicking himself. It was a poor penalty. If he scores that,
:18:32. > :18:37.what a start for Greece. What about Poland? A little bit of a man on
:18:37. > :18:44.quantity because of a lack of competitive games. -- on a known
:18:44. > :18:50.quantity. Interestingly enough, you said Greece will be kicking
:18:50. > :18:56.themselves, I think there will be cattiness as lucky they got away
:18:56. > :19:01.with the draw. They were sold Open and the first 15 or 20 minutes.
:19:01. > :19:10.Poland had opportunities to take advantage of that. I think Poland
:19:10. > :19:14.will put themselves in a position to contest qualification. A lot of
:19:14. > :19:18.that will be down to the other game in this group, Russia against the
:19:18. > :19:26.Czech Republic. Managed by Dick Advocaat and captained by Andre
:19:26. > :19:32.Arshavin, Rochette could do all right here. They have high hopes to
:19:32. > :19:40.better their showing four years ago when they made the semi-finals.
:19:41. > :19:48.Runners up three times and they won the novel event in 1960. The Czech
:19:48. > :19:57.Republic could look to three Amigos, Petr Cech, Milan Porras and Tomasz
:19:57. > :20:04.Radzinski. Their coach will take inspiration from their record in
:20:04. > :20:14.the competition. Winners in 1976, runners up in 1996 and semi-
:20:14. > :20:21.
:20:21. > :20:30.for the same prize. Both teams at full strength. The big news as far
:20:30. > :20:37.as Russia are concerned is their No. 1 goalkeeper is not fit enough to
:20:37. > :20:47.start. The other question was who will play off front. That role goes
:20:47. > :20:51.
:20:51. > :20:56.to Kerzhakov of Zenit St Petersburg. Dzagoyev is in from the start. The
:20:56. > :21:00.two captains need little introduction. Andre Arshavin and
:21:00. > :21:10.Thomas Rosicky, two makes for many years in the English Premier League
:21:10. > :21:18.
:21:18. > :21:24.at Arsenal. Howard Webb is the Republic is that Milan Barajas is
:21:25. > :21:33.fit enough to start. He had been doubtful with a thigh injury.
:21:33. > :21:39.Rosicky is fit to lead the team. Petr Cech, fresh from this
:21:39. > :21:49.Champions League success with Chelsea, wins his 91st cap. Second
:21:49. > :21:49.
:21:49. > :22:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 47 seconds
:22:37. > :22:42.now and the country's all-time list Followed up by Dzagoyev! Rochette
:22:42. > :22:47.in front. The man who scored four goals in hit games in qualifying,
:22:47. > :22:52.Oscars his country's first goal of the tournament. -- in eight games
:22:52. > :22:59.in qualifying, scores his country's first goal of the tournament.
:22:59. > :23:09.Dzagoyev kept his composure. With the extremely cool finish, he makes
:23:09. > :23:14.
:23:14. > :23:24.it Russia one, the Czech Republic male. -- Russia 1, Czech Republic 0.
:23:24. > :23:24.
:23:24. > :23:29.This is where they can be so dangerous. Look at the space.
:23:29. > :23:35.Dzagoyev should have made it two. That was a let-off for the Czech
:23:35. > :23:40.Republic. He should have had his and his country's second. Look at
:23:40. > :23:46.the Space Dzagoyev had. Petr Cech narrowed the angle. But he will
:23:46. > :23:53.feel he should have hit the target. Dick at the cat experiencing an
:23:53. > :23:56.international tournament for the 5th time as a manager. After the
:23:56. > :24:06.tournament he heads back to PSV Eindhoven for a second spell in
:24:06. > :24:34.
:24:34. > :24:44.Czech Republic coach played in the World Cup in 1990 for
:24:44. > :25:04.
:25:04. > :25:11.0. Shirokov doubles up Russia's lead. Russia breaking with pace and
:25:11. > :25:17.precision. Shirokov was the first to react. He kept his cool. Lovely
:25:17. > :25:26.finish over Petr Cech. Another one who has had a very good season with
:25:26. > :25:36.the Zenit St Petersburg. Bringing his form in the euro 2012. -- into
:25:36. > :26:02.
:26:02. > :26:09.Kerzhakov slams the ground in frustration. The Czech Republic
:26:09. > :26:19.again living dangerously. It was a chance. His reaction tells you he
:26:19. > :26:36.
:26:36. > :26:41.feels that was an opportunity. And they wanted. His second for the
:26:41. > :26:46.Czech Republic has got them right back in it. The 22 year-old kept
:26:46. > :26:54.his cool. It is game on again. It was all about the ball through to
:26:54. > :26:58.him. Terrifically time to run. He kept his cool and rounded the
:26:58. > :27:08.goalkeeper. Calmly into the back of the net. His second international
:27:08. > :27:23.
:27:23. > :27:33.cole mack. It is a big one. It attack. Extremely pleasing on the
:27:33. > :27:38.
:27:38. > :27:44.Kerzhakov cannot take the chance. Will he and Rochette look back on a
:27:44. > :27:54.some of these chances not taking? - - Russia. Time to steady himself
:27:54. > :28:06.
:28:06. > :28:16.and he's good it across the front that it would have been. It would
:28:16. > :28:33.
:28:33. > :28:40.have been his first international together the second ball, too.
:28:40. > :28:50.Rosicky saw the opening. The goalkeeper at full stretch. He
:28:50. > :29:10.
:29:10. > :29:17.it for Russia. His second, his country's third. Their two-goal
:29:17. > :29:23.cushion is restored. Dzagoyev enhancing his ever-growing
:29:23. > :29:29.reputation. Pavlyuchenko whip the ball in. Lovely first touch. That
:29:29. > :29:37.created the opportunity. He still had plenty to do. That rocketed
:29:37. > :29:47.past Petra checked. -- Petr Cech. The Czech Republic, the work so
:29:47. > :30:13.
:30:13. > :30:18.hard to get back into it, now trail substitute settles it. The man who
:30:18. > :30:25.got three goals at the European championships four years ago, opens
:30:25. > :30:31.his account in Poland. He seals a convincing win for Russia. He took
:30:31. > :30:41.his time. But when the shot eventually arrived, it caught Petr
:30:41. > :30:46.
:30:46. > :30:56.international goal, Russia 4, Czech Republic 1. Arismendi, final few
:30:56. > :31:01.
:31:01. > :31:11.seconds. -- Arshavin, final few seconds. This will be the last
:31:11. > :31:14.
:31:14. > :31:20.action. The offside flag is up. It won't count. That is the last
:31:20. > :31:25.action of an enthralling evening. One were Russia have sent out a
:31:25. > :31:29.message. They have lived up to their billing as Group favourites.
:31:29. > :31:37.They have blown the Czech Republic away by 4-1. The Czech Republic
:31:37. > :31:47.have to regroup for Greece. 100% start for Russia. Russia 4, the
:31:47. > :31:59.
:31:59. > :32:05.Our first live Group table to show Russia sending the first message of
:32:05. > :32:13.this tournament. Of all the players who impressed you, who put the
:32:14. > :32:20.stamp on the message? Arshavin. When he played for Arsenal, every
:32:20. > :32:25.time the ball comes to him when he plays for Russia, he is on the
:32:25. > :32:32.plays for Russia, he is on the front foot. He has 70 caps, 17
:32:32. > :32:37.goals. Fantastic today. His energy levels, as captain he leads and has
:32:37. > :32:39.confidence for Russia. He went on- loan, is there a collective
:32:39. > :32:43.responsibility foi playing international football for Russia.
:32:43. > :32:48.Does that suit him rather than higher profile? Yes. Playing for
:32:48. > :32:52.Russia is a hard thing to do. He battles away. He likes being part
:32:52. > :32:57.of a successful team. They won the League, he was part of that. As
:32:57. > :33:00.captain of his country he leads by example. He was exceptional today.
:33:00. > :33:05.The body language, you could see it from the first whistle, couldn't
:33:05. > :33:09.snu he was hungry for the ball. He was making space all the time.
:33:09. > :33:19.Everything was going forward. was positive, everything. The ball
:33:19. > :33:19.
:33:19. > :33:22.for the goal there. I'm not sure it for the goal there. I'm not sure it
:33:22. > :33:26.was meant for him there. A great ball. A great day to have you in.
:33:26. > :33:32.You were sinking in your seat during the two games, not another
:33:32. > :33:38.keep tore talk about. Petr Cech on his day is world-class. It wasn't
:33:38. > :33:44.his day today? JT said to me when he joined Chelsea this guy came for
:33:44. > :33:47.everything. The first goal wasn't about the shot, it was the cross
:33:47. > :33:51.about the shot, it was the cross that came in. A few years ago he
:33:51. > :33:55.would of eaten that up. He was far advanced. On his day, there are not
:33:55. > :34:01.many keepers better than him in Europe. I don't know about the
:34:01. > :34:08.world. The goals he conceded here, he won't be happy with them. Long,
:34:08. > :34:12.long season for him. He had to play two Cup finals and a league
:34:12. > :34:16.programme? It's difficult. His season has been hinged on
:34:16. > :34:19.qualifying for the Champions League. The unexpected highs of getting
:34:19. > :34:26.through to the Champions League. Picking yourself up after the low
:34:26. > :34:32.of winning it, if you like, and having to deal with this Russian
:34:32. > :34:40.having to deal with this Russian team. Robbie Savage was given this
:34:40. > :34:49.Bible. No matter who scores goals, Robbie has to know everything about
:34:49. > :34:55.Robbie has to know everything about them. Right, Dzagoev? He was 125-1
:34:55. > :35:00.to finish top goalscorer. He is a player with class and reputation.
:35:00. > :35:06.This competition brings people to the forethat they might not know
:35:06. > :35:11.about. He has been in a squad for three years. He was very, very good
:35:11. > :35:17.today. To be fair, the left back of the Czech Republic helped him
:35:17. > :35:22.immensely today, he was awful. I have to say, that was one of the
:35:22. > :35:28.worse performances I have seen. Lack of composure, puts it wide.
:35:28. > :35:33.This goal here. It shows his class. He gets the ball through. He smashs
:35:33. > :35:38.it past Cech. Cech should have done better. People will start talking
:35:38. > :35:42.about this guy. Fantastic player. 22 years old. I enjoyed watching
:35:42. > :35:47.22 years old. I enjoyed watching him a lot. Russia, I know you are a
:35:47. > :35:52.big fan of, before any ball was kicked today. It was the first team
:35:52. > :35:55.you talked about, the dark horses of the tournament. From a
:35:55. > :36:02.goalkeeper and defensive point of view did you see enough there?
:36:02. > :36:07.was an open game, granted. They looked dangerous in zone 14. I have
:36:07. > :36:12.been on my coaching course, where the Czech Republic set up the block.
:36:12. > :36:19.They were able to get through there. The left back, the second worse
:36:19. > :36:23.left back performance after the first game. Yes. How were they in
:36:23. > :36:30.Zone 11? It's not an area we would like to go into. David James,
:36:30. > :36:35.keeping it real. Zone 14 that is what it is about. Euro 2012, Five
:36:35. > :36:45.Live with commentary of every game on the radio. Tomorrow two cracking
:36:45. > :37:04.
:37:04. > :37:10.matches on the telly: start working This these shows are late for you,
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:37:18. > :37:22.watch them straightaway when you log in. We head off for the first
:37:22. > :37:29.time to the England camp as they prepare for a massive first game on
:37:29. > :37:32.Monday against France. Here's Gabby. Kicking in Krakow. This was the
:37:32. > :37:38.first look at the New England in Poland. Training with the doors
:37:38. > :37:43.thrown up. A couple of thousands locales had a look. One lucky
:37:43. > :37:53.punter went home with a souvenir. An entirely difficult constituency
:37:53. > :37:53.
:37:53. > :37:58.to those who were reported to have racially abused the Polish players
:37:58. > :38:03.yesterday. Much of this area is untouched. The pitch will be one of
:38:03. > :38:10.the finest in the fourth tier of Polish football next season. No
:38:10. > :38:15.penalty spot. Why would you need to practice those! Nearly half the
:38:15. > :38:19.squad retired to the team after the PR was complete. All part of the
:38:19. > :38:23.plan insist the FA. No new injuries to report, not for the want of
:38:23. > :38:33.trying. After that, most of the players spent the afternoon on a
:38:33. > :38:38.
:38:38. > :38:41.tour of of the camps. Several players went to Auschwitz. So
:38:41. > :38:47.gripped were they that Joe Hart said you could hear a pin drop.
:38:47. > :38:54.Today was emotional for all. glad I came. I've got to say, it's
:38:54. > :38:57.not a pleasant experience. It's a very harrowing experience. I think
:38:57. > :39:02.it's something that people should really try to do because it's...
:39:02. > :39:07.You know, it's very difficult to imagine this type of inhumanity. To
:39:07. > :39:11.see it so clearly documented and have the guide explain so clearly
:39:11. > :39:16.and so graphicically how everything took place, and the scale, it's
:39:16. > :39:21.still very worrying today, 60 years after the event. The scale of the
:39:21. > :39:29.place. The numbers that walked through these doors with no hope of
:39:29. > :39:34.living. I've just been in there where the bodies were cremated. So,
:39:34. > :39:39.90% of the people who came through the door didn't last over an hour.
:39:39. > :39:43.The pictures of people who lived. One hour later they were dead.
:39:43. > :39:48.we went in to see the Hume hair. We moved next door and started seeing
:39:48. > :39:53.suitcases and we saw the age difference between 60 year olds and
:39:53. > :39:57.three-year-olds. Having kids myself, seeing young kids' shoes was the
:39:57. > :40:01.point were it brings a tear to your eye and hitting home really hard
:40:01. > :40:06.then. Next door you see the selection of shoes. Let's be honest,
:40:06. > :40:10.we saw 40,000 pairs of shoes, that would of been nothing compared to
:40:10. > :40:15.the amount of people who, obviously, died and lost their lives here.
:40:15. > :40:25.Tomorrow, attention refocuss on France. It's the last day of
:40:25. > :40:36.
:40:36. > :40:41.training before the flight to don Ideally, you win your first game.
:40:41. > :40:45.If you don't, win the other two. Beat whoever is in front of you.
:40:45. > :40:49.Exactly. Positive mentality. We made David work for his fee by
:40:49. > :40:53.coming up with his England 11, who he would start against France. I
:40:53. > :40:57.will run you through it first. We will look at the high points and
:40:57. > :41:02.low points. Obviously, Joe Hart is low points. Obviously, Joe Hart is
:41:02. > :41:07.the keeper. Picks itself. The back four, who is there and who isn't.
:41:07. > :41:12.Johnson, Terry. Lescott Zone 14. I'm not doing a coaching badge,
:41:12. > :41:20.Cole at left back. Your midfield. This is were there were a few
:41:20. > :41:23.raised eyebrows at home. Walcott, Gerrard, Parker and Milner and then
:41:23. > :41:28.you want Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Danny Welbeck. Rooney banned
:41:28. > :41:31.for the first two matches. No Ashley Young. You have Milner on
:41:31. > :41:35.Ashley Young. You have Milner on the left. Thoughts? I like James
:41:35. > :41:39.Milner. I think he is the sort of play that Roy Hodgson will like as
:41:39. > :41:42.well. He is versatile with regards to what side he can play on. As
:41:42. > :41:47.to what side he can play on. As much as Ashley Young is a great
:41:47. > :41:52.player. He will have a big role in the tournament as it progresses the
:41:52. > :41:55.idea of having Theo Walcott with the pace, the way he links in with
:41:55. > :41:59.Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is on fire at
:41:59. > :42:09.the moment. This is an opportunity for the two of them to really
:42:09. > :42:11.
:42:11. > :42:19.attack Zone 14. Why can't Oxlade- Chamberlain be the hero of Euro
:42:19. > :42:21.2012? As a nation we search for a hero. We haven't got one, arguably,
:42:22. > :42:24.this tournament because of the suspension for Wayne Rooney who has
:42:24. > :42:29.been our hero in the last few tournaments. Oxlade-Chamberlain is
:42:29. > :42:35.a young player, looking fantastic for Arsenal, good for England as
:42:35. > :42:41.well. This is a good opportunity for him. Robbie, as David mentioned
:42:41. > :42:50.17 times today, he is doing his coaching damages. Do you think he
:42:50. > :42:56.has a future as an England manager given his starting 11? Possibly.
:42:56. > :43:01.was going to start with Wales and work up. You have to start Ashley
:43:01. > :43:04.Young on that team. You can't sit back against France and wait to get
:43:04. > :43:09.beat. You have to attack them, beat. You have to attack them,
:43:09. > :43:15.surely? The thing with France is, they are bang on form at the moment.
:43:15. > :43:21.You can't go gung ho against them. You have to win games. Play young
:43:21. > :43:31.Walcott. We will see. 1-0 England. You love 1-0. I haven't been right
:43:31. > :43:31.
:43:32. > :43:41.yet. Ireland kicked off against Croatia on Sunday. We have
:43:42. > :43:59.
:43:59. > :44:03.highlights of that game at 11.35pm This is the longest wooden pier in
:44:03. > :44:12.Europe, apparently. Twin with Southend on sea as well, classy.
:44:12. > :44:15.Home away from home for Republic of Ireland during Euro 2012. Over
:44:15. > :44:19.10,000 locals turned up to the Republic of Ireland's first
:44:19. > :44:26.training session earlier in the week. Excitement about all things
:44:26. > :44:30.green and all things euro. I'll be at the stadium when Ireland is
:44:31. > :44:35.going to play with Spain. Yeah. Yeah. They have a lot of fans here.
:44:35. > :44:45.A lot of Poland work and live in Ireland. So, I think, that you will
:44:45. > :44:46.
:44:46. > :44:53.have a big support here in Poland. I saw the team yesterday. In 73-
:44:53. > :45:03.year-old Trapattoni the Republic have the oldest team in the
:45:03. > :45:11.
:45:11. > :45:16.Championship. We must be proud about our country, our people,
:45:16. > :45:23.because they make very big, or great, sacrifice, the money, the
:45:23. > :45:27.travel, the trip. The players know this. A warm welcome for the
:45:27. > :45:35.Ireland team. The draw has been a quick kick where it hurts, Croatia,
:45:35. > :45:41.Spain, Italy, ouch. Ireland could be back on the beach soon, this
:45:42. > :45:51.time on holiday. Croatia is before us in ranking. We met them in
:45:52. > :45:53.
:45:53. > :46:03.friendly game. Many players play in England, I know many players. Our
:46:03. > :46:05.
:46:05. > :46:15.team know. They are good quality, our quality. Our attitude. It is in
:46:15. > :46:15.
:46:16. > :46:19.the life never say never. Never say never. He is a wonderful man I have
:46:19. > :46:29.to say. Inspirational. You looked look at the fixtures. They are all
:46:29. > :46:34.
:46:34. > :46:39.It is mouth-watering. I am going to suggest they have got a real chance
:46:39. > :46:47.of getting through this group because they do not concede goals.
:46:47. > :46:52.I totally agree. In Jack Charlton they had at God in the Republic of
:46:52. > :46:56.Ireland. He was a legend. In Giovanni Trapattoni they have
:46:56. > :47:05.somebody who can closely follow him. I think they have a real chance.
:47:05. > :47:10.Has this ever happened before? He named his team before anybody else.
:47:11. > :47:16.Unless anybody gets injured, he is playing it. When the appointment
:47:16. > :47:22.was made it was looked at as a strange decision by both parties, I
:47:22. > :47:27.think. He has proved himself to be a tremendous manager. He could do
:47:27. > :47:32.some very wonderful things for Ireland back this trip. The fact
:47:33. > :47:36.they do not concede goals, with that confident going in before the
:47:36. > :47:41.game starts, you know that I knew a day with that discipline you can
:47:41. > :47:49.beat anyone? For sure. I think they had one of the best defensive
:47:49. > :47:59.records in the qualifying campaign. They will be tough. One down, 23
:47:59. > :48:00.
:48:00. > :48:10.more to go. Here are v early headline makers. Salpingidis gave
:48:10. > :48:11.
:48:12. > :48:15.Greece and new lease. Tyton spared the blushes of Wight TEC chairs me.
:48:15. > :48:20.-- Wojciech Szczesny. Off the pitch this was the only thing worth
:48:20. > :48:30.seeing from the opening ceremony. Event Samaras played better than
:48:30. > :48:30.
:48:30. > :48:34.this man. That is the curtain coming down on the first day. We