:00:26. > :00:34.Welcome to Match of the Day 2 Extra on live BBC Two
:00:35. > :00:39.Joining me today, former Everton midfielder Leon Osman,
:00:40. > :00:42.Hull defender Alex Bruce, who's currently on loan at Wigan,
:00:43. > :00:43.and James Ducker, who's the Telegraph's
:00:44. > :00:51.Good afternoon to you all. If you want to get involved, we would love
:00:52. > :00:52.to hear from you. Use the hashtag, #bbcfootball,
:00:53. > :00:54.on social media Yesterday's Emirates FA Cup
:00:55. > :01:01.quarter-final goals as 5-star Gunners book
:01:02. > :01:03.their place at Wembley. Manchester City join
:01:04. > :01:04.them in the semi-finals with a comfortable win
:01:05. > :01:08.at Middlesbrough. A huge result for Hull City
:01:09. > :01:14.in their Premier League relegation battle,
:01:15. > :01:16.beating Swansea City. And a Josh King hat-trick
:01:17. > :01:18.puts Bournemouth six points clear The Sun says Chelsea
:01:19. > :01:25.are interested in Manchester The Sunday People claims the Arsenal
:01:26. > :01:29.players are shunning Alexis Sanchez and that Wayne Rooney's
:01:30. > :01:34.England days are numbered. Arsenal's board have told
:01:35. > :01:39.Arsene Wenger to make a decision on his future during
:01:40. > :01:41.the international break That's where we will. Four is we
:01:42. > :01:48.talk Arsene Wenger and Arsenal. We'll keep you updated
:01:49. > :01:52.with the Old Firm Derby. But we start with the goals
:01:53. > :01:59.from the Emirates. COMMENTATOR: Than an halt -- Petr
:02:00. > :02:36.Cech saves, but only just. Ozil, picks out Mustafi. Little lob.
:02:37. > :02:43.Touched on, Giroud. Coming back for Walcott. Theo Walcott! Arsenal have
:02:44. > :02:46.the lead on the stroke of half-time. Lincoln City's first half endeavours
:02:47. > :02:49.under. Giroud has pulled away from his
:02:50. > :02:58.marker. There he is. Miskick from Theo Walcott. Bellerin going with
:02:59. > :03:03.Sanchez. Giroud! 2-0! Well worked by Arsenal. They cut through Lincoln
:03:04. > :03:05.City, and they head into the FA Cup semifinals barring a miracle
:03:06. > :03:13.comeback. Sanchez to Gibbs. It's in. Arsenal
:03:14. > :03:16.have a third. And the scoreline suddenly looks a lot more knobs
:03:17. > :03:27.sided. -- lopsided. Away from Wood. Alexis Sanchez.
:03:28. > :03:32.Brilliantly placed for an Arsenal fourth. They put Lincoln City to the
:03:33. > :03:43.sword in the end. Poorly placed, back to Alexis
:03:44. > :03:48.Sanchez. They are out on their feet, Lincoln. At the far post, or walked
:03:49. > :03:50.into the back of the net for an Arsenal fifth. Aaron Ramsey
:03:51. > :03:58.completes the victory. How good was it for your players to
:03:59. > :04:04.play with that with and fluency in the second-half? As it does help to
:04:05. > :04:09.build confidence. We have been short of confidence, because we had some
:04:10. > :04:12.disappointing results recently. In the second half, when the confidence
:04:13. > :04:19.was there, you can see the quality came back into our game. Our game is
:04:20. > :04:24.about that. Much has been spoken about Alexis Sanchez and what has
:04:25. > :04:28.been going on with him in the last few weeks. He played 100% today, no
:04:29. > :04:35.one could question his attitude at all. No, people talk, and talk, and
:04:36. > :04:43.talk, but it does not mean they talk the truth. But we have to deal with
:04:44. > :04:51.that. Performing on the football pitch, that people talk, show what
:04:52. > :04:56.we are about, playing with quality and commitment. That is what Alexis
:04:57. > :05:02.can do. For you, it has been a tough week or one in your career? I don't
:05:03. > :05:08.know. I always, when I have a problem, I try to sort it out. I am
:05:09. > :05:12.competitive, I am always focused on solving the problems I face, and in
:05:13. > :05:17.our job, when you sold one out, you have straightaway another one.
:05:18. > :05:25.Sometimes the size of the problem is bigger, sometimes a bit smaller.
:05:26. > :05:28.STUDIO: Let us know whether you think Arsene Wenger should stay or
:05:29. > :05:36.go, should he leave Arsenal? Get in touch. Alex, looking at Daniel's
:05:37. > :05:41.comments already, he says that Wenger should leave. What is your
:05:42. > :05:45.view? Arsenal fans have got to be careful what they wish for. How many
:05:46. > :05:48.times in the past have we seen managers leave and people can't
:05:49. > :05:53.replace them. Manchester United struggled to replace Alex Ferguson
:05:54. > :05:56.after all those years. People need to pay Arsene Wenger more respect
:05:57. > :06:02.and what he has done for the club. I wouldn't like to be the man that has
:06:03. > :06:06.to fill his boots, that is sure. It is a difficult one. Looking across
:06:07. > :06:12.the City, looking at Chelsea, Mourinho leaving, the Messiah at
:06:13. > :06:16.Stamford Bridge, Conte comes in and day are going to win the Premier
:06:17. > :06:19.League, in my opinion. They might look at that and think they have to
:06:20. > :06:24.make a change as well. It will be interesting to see what happens in
:06:25. > :06:28.the summer. But for me, I wouldn't like to be the man that fills his
:06:29. > :06:32.boots. Back to Wenger in a moment, but there has been a goal in the Old
:06:33. > :06:37.Firm derby. Ian Turner. It has gone to Celtic. It has been an even start
:06:38. > :06:41.to the game, but Stuart Armstrong has broken the deadlock. Cutting in
:06:42. > :06:50.from the left, a low, left foot shot, beating Wes Foderingham in the
:06:51. > :06:53.goal. 1-0 after 35 minutes gone. Leon, good afternoon to you. It is
:06:54. > :06:57.difficult for Arsene Wenger because they put five past Lincoln City,
:06:58. > :07:02.they are in the FA Cup semifinal, but fans on social media and on the
:07:03. > :07:08.radio last night saying the time is up and he has to go. Yeah, you know,
:07:09. > :07:12.it is a difficult situation. They have come up against a very strong
:07:13. > :07:17.Bayern Munich team in the Champions League. They have gone out, albeit a
:07:18. > :07:21.lot worse than you would have expected. He is through in the cup.
:07:22. > :07:25.He is still in contention for the top four. From that point of view,
:07:26. > :07:29.he is doing the job he has done every year, but it is getting to the
:07:30. > :07:36.stage where Arsenal fans want more. They want to be challenging for the
:07:37. > :07:40.title again. They need to be winning trophies and competing in the
:07:41. > :07:44.Champions League. Arsenal fans are demanding more. I also think Arsene
:07:45. > :07:49.Wenger's demeanour in general seems flat and a bit deflated of late.
:07:50. > :07:54.When any manager gets to that stage, it is may be time to move on. James,
:07:55. > :07:59.John Richardson, back page of the Sunday Mirror, apparently the board
:08:00. > :08:03.have told him he has to make his mind up in the international break.
:08:04. > :08:09.There is a time pressure for Arsenal, if Wenger decides this will
:08:10. > :08:13.be his final season, then they need to be able to move and react quite
:08:14. > :08:17.quickly. It is a big decision. It will be a big decision for them, who
:08:18. > :08:20.they get to replace. The change brought about if Wenger goes from
:08:21. > :08:27.the club is huge. We mentioned United before. We saw one guy being
:08:28. > :08:36.there the 26 years, and the people at the club was huge. It will be the
:08:37. > :08:40.same at Arsenal. That club is modelled to Wenger. Everything that
:08:41. > :08:44.happens there has gone through him. He is omnipresent, and he controls
:08:45. > :08:50.everything. They will want some time to be able to plot their next path
:08:51. > :08:56.if he does decide to go. It is very interesting, it does look like he
:08:57. > :08:59.will make his own decision, Wenger. They have been clear in the past
:09:00. > :09:04.that Wenger will pick his moment ago. Should it be his decision? I
:09:05. > :09:07.don't think so. At any other football club around the land, the
:09:08. > :09:11.chairman and the board have their say. It is, but I believe the
:09:12. > :09:16.Arsenal board are showing some respect Arsene Wenger. They saying,
:09:17. > :09:19.we are not going to sack you, we are not prepared to do that after the
:09:20. > :09:26.service you provided to the club. We would like it to be your decision to
:09:27. > :09:31.move on. They are showing him the respect, and hope what they consider
:09:32. > :09:35.is the right decision. What do you think the players want, Alex?
:09:36. > :09:42.Whether we like it or not, we have seen what goes on at other clubs,
:09:43. > :09:45.player power exists, we know it is exists. In the dressing room, people
:09:46. > :09:50.will want him to stay, and some will want him to leave. Once that play
:09:51. > :09:56.every week will him to stay. That is what it is like image dressing room.
:09:57. > :10:00.Players there will be happy, but it will be a mixed bag. There will be
:10:01. > :10:05.an obvious divide. Especially the players not playing. But you get to
:10:06. > :10:07.the point where players like Alexis Sanchez, I think they want more.
:10:08. > :10:11.They want to be competing at the top. It gets to a point where they
:10:12. > :10:15.are thinking, Arsene Wenger doesn't seem to be the man to do it. They
:10:16. > :10:18.will want to bring in better players. There is such uncertainty
:10:19. > :10:24.about Arsenal at the minute. Back in my time, I have played for managers,
:10:25. > :10:28.David Moyes left of his own will, Roberto Martinez was under a cloud,
:10:29. > :10:31.and ended up getting the sack. For the period before that, there was
:10:32. > :10:36.such uncertainty for the players of being there next year. What was
:10:37. > :10:39.going to happen? Are we looking to strengthen the team? Will I fit in
:10:40. > :10:43.with the new manager? So much is going on that there is such big
:10:44. > :10:49.uncertainty and you don't know where the club is going. What is it like
:10:50. > :10:52.listening to the same voice, you had David Moyes for so long at that
:10:53. > :10:58.club, sometimes does it get to a point where players need to be
:10:59. > :11:05.reinvigorated and tested? I think they probably do. It depends on the
:11:06. > :11:09.type of manager you have got. I have got to be honest, David Moyes is the
:11:10. > :11:13.type that is in your face. If he feels that you are not doing it, he
:11:14. > :11:16.will demand it from you. For everything I hear about Arsene
:11:17. > :11:19.Wenger in Arsenal's dressing room, he is quiet and lets people get on
:11:20. > :11:24.with things. That type of manager will be more susceptible to the
:11:25. > :11:29.lethargy that comes with uncertainty of not knowing who the new manager
:11:30. > :11:33.is coming in. An interesting piece in the Sunday Times survey by
:11:34. > :11:39.Jonathan North Croft. If you take a look at this, it is basically about
:11:40. > :11:44.the young talent that Arsene Wenger brought to the club. People like
:11:45. > :11:50.Aaron Ramsey, Karl Jenkins, and Jack Wilshere, James, and a suggestion
:11:51. > :11:53.from here that there are questions about whether he can get the best
:11:54. > :11:57.out of the British talent. The players that have been written about
:11:58. > :12:04.today, can they improve? You mentioned Gibbs and Walcott as well,
:12:05. > :12:07.can't you. Wilshere is a difficult one. They look to him as the one
:12:08. > :12:15.with the talent that they thought would become the creative fulcrum of
:12:16. > :12:21.their midfield 47-8 years. -- the 7-8 years. He has massively been
:12:22. > :12:27.debilitated by injuries. Some of the other players, have they actually
:12:28. > :12:32.have the quality and the skill set to get Arsenal to the level that
:12:33. > :12:40.they want to? I would maybe argue not in the case of Jenkinson and
:12:41. > :12:44.Kieran Gibbs. You mean, initially? They have definitely been good
:12:45. > :12:51.Arsenal squad players, but are they actually good enough to win games,
:12:52. > :12:54.dictate that team? We have seen some English players down the years that
:12:55. > :12:59.have been the driving forces in their side. Walcott, you know, he
:13:00. > :13:03.has flattered to deceive at times. There have been moments where you
:13:04. > :13:07.have thought he is turning a corner and the penny is dropping, but he
:13:08. > :13:12.falls short. Aaron Ramsey, very gifted, but hasn't really, sort of,
:13:13. > :13:16.dominated in a way that they would have hoped. That has been the issue.
:13:17. > :13:22.Have they been quite good enough to start with to get Arsenal to wear
:13:23. > :13:28.they want to? Maybe they have had some of the from players coming in,
:13:29. > :13:31.if they had been of a better quality, bringing different
:13:32. > :13:34.attribute to the team. You might have seen those players kick off.
:13:35. > :13:38.Only Arsene Wenger knows how they are performing in training, only
:13:39. > :13:41.Arsene Wenger knows whether he sees whether they are capable of getting
:13:42. > :13:46.through all the games, but I just feel that to get the best out of
:13:47. > :13:50.these young players from 21-24, they need to play every week. There is a
:13:51. > :13:55.rotation that goes on at Arsenal that they never get a head of steam
:13:56. > :13:58.up. Wilshere in and out of the team, picking up injuries.
:13:59. > :14:01.Oxlade-Chamberlain can never find a position, he picks up injuries
:14:02. > :14:04.because he is in and out of the team. On the flip side, Aaron Ramsey
:14:05. > :14:08.had a whole season in the team and was arguably Player of the Season
:14:09. > :14:12.because he played regularly. Since then, there is so much rotation at
:14:13. > :14:15.Arsenal that you can't get a set team. There is so much choice that
:14:16. > :14:20.he wants to keep them all happy, and you suffer for it. Being brutal and
:14:21. > :14:23.if we are honest, and Arsenal fans won't want to hear this as well,
:14:24. > :14:29.Alex, if you look at the quality of European football we have seen, the
:14:30. > :14:35.magnificent game midweek, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain. Arsenal
:14:36. > :14:38.were few million eight, and it shouldn't happen to them. It comes
:14:39. > :14:42.down to the squad that Arsene Wenger has assembled, it is not good enough
:14:43. > :14:47.to compete at the top level. You could say that, and the result
:14:48. > :14:50.against Bayern Munich, 10-2, it is a very bad result. We all know that.
:14:51. > :14:54.The players have is bonded in the right way yesterday. I know they
:14:55. > :14:57.were playing Lincoln, no disrespect to them, to win 5-0 will give them
:14:58. > :15:02.confidence. But when you compete with Bayern Munich, Barcelona, where
:15:03. > :15:07.Arsenal fans want to get to, they are a million miles off at the
:15:08. > :15:11.minute. To compete with those players, you have to spend the
:15:12. > :15:18.money. I know he has spent money, and when you spend it, you have to
:15:19. > :15:21.buy the right players. Are they top, top European players? They have not
:15:22. > :15:25.shown it. What might they have spent a lot of money. They have got to do
:15:26. > :15:32.better. Recruitment has got to be better. A lot of England's top clubs
:15:33. > :15:39.would struggle against Bayern Munich. I don't think that is
:15:40. > :15:45.necessarily... Manchester City would be beaten 10- to? I am sure they
:15:46. > :15:48.wouldn't be, but as we have seen all teams have struggled in the
:15:49. > :15:53.Champions League in recent years -- 10-2. The difference is, certainly
:15:54. > :16:00.in the Premier League, they look well short of Chelsea, and even
:16:01. > :16:07.Spurs at times. So the jump to Bayern Munich, that ilk of team, it
:16:08. > :16:11.is getting greater. The great frustration for Arsenal fans is, it
:16:12. > :16:13.is not that they have been miles and miles away, they always seem to be
:16:14. > :16:24.perennially 2-3 players short. They are just not resilient enough,
:16:25. > :16:30.they seem flimsy when the going gets tough. They are not physically
:16:31. > :16:34.dominating to grind a result out. Chelsea can accommodate a physically
:16:35. > :16:41.dominant. Look back years ago when Arsene Wenger and his team were
:16:42. > :16:49.dominating, Vieira, Adams, they were big guys. I don't see Arsenal having
:16:50. > :16:54.that. If you are ever stuck in a bar with
:16:55. > :16:59.Martin, he will say he would look around at dressing room and he would
:17:00. > :17:02.see Vieira, at Old Trafford, he would think, we are winning because
:17:03. > :17:07.we have a team of battlers are really hard men.
:17:08. > :17:14.I was fortunate to play against the Arsenal team. People think Vieira
:17:15. > :17:23.was a powerhouse, Tony Adams. But you looked at Pires, they were
:17:24. > :17:30.monsters. Over Miles. Not in size but they had the blend.
:17:31. > :17:37.Perez, the flair player, 6-foot three inches, strong, physically
:17:38. > :17:43.built. Arsene Wenger's teams have come so far away from that. When the
:17:44. > :17:48.going gets tough, if they don't play well and dominate, they don't win
:17:49. > :17:57.games. You can turn up, Ozil, Number ten. Arsenal have two or three, you
:17:58. > :18:03.can outplay the bottom clubs but go to Chelsea, there are too many
:18:04. > :18:07.players not doing enough work. Great discussion, Wenger, in or out?
:18:08. > :18:16.We don't know. You are saying out? You don't know. Respectfully out,
:18:17. > :18:21.well said. Half term -- Half-time at the Old
:18:22. > :18:29.Firm clash. The opening 25 minutes, Rangers
:18:30. > :18:35.started really well, Waghorn should have given them the lead. Craig
:18:36. > :18:43.Gordon said that, it was vital. Stuart Armstrong fired in from 20
:18:44. > :18:49.yards. Rangers did not sustain further damage to give them the
:18:50. > :18:52.chance to regroup at the break. 60,000 at the east end of Glasgow.
:18:53. > :18:56.Thank you. From 1:30pm on BBC One,
:18:57. > :18:58.the FA Cup quarterfinal Eilidh Barbour's already
:18:59. > :19:12.in position at White Hart Lane. The stage is set for the penultimate
:19:13. > :19:18.game of this FA Cup quarterfinal weekend, sure to be a tasty one.
:19:19. > :19:23.Spurs might be for dictators above, but Neil Harris and his side are on
:19:24. > :19:28.a 17 match unbeaten run which includes knocking out three
:19:29. > :19:31.Premiership sides. I am joined by Michael Dawson, former Spurs
:19:32. > :19:35.captain, and Teddy Sheringham who played with both sides. Millwall say
:19:36. > :19:40.they fear no one, had difficult will they be?
:19:41. > :19:44.Really difficult. I have seen them a couple of times this year, really
:19:45. > :19:50.impressed with Neal Harris, a real unity. They will come here today and
:19:51. > :19:56.enjoy the day. Michael, I think Mauricio Pochettino
:19:57. > :20:01.underestimated lower League opponents last time, you must be
:20:02. > :20:08.expecting a strong Spurs side today. The FA Cup can have upsets, and it
:20:09. > :20:14.was nearly with Wickham. Millwall, but they have done in the League and
:20:15. > :20:18.FA Cup is impressive. Harry Kane, a lot said about how
:20:19. > :20:25.well he has been playing recently. What was he like to play alongside?
:20:26. > :20:30.He is a finisher. Teddy was a finisher. And probably watches him
:20:31. > :20:35.with pleasure. If he gets half a sniff, as with
:20:36. > :20:42.Everton, it ends up at the back of the net. Another two hat-tricks in
:20:43. > :20:46.the past few weeks. He cut his teeth at Millwall, what
:20:47. > :20:51.is it like come up against a team you have played for?
:20:52. > :20:55.We had Harry speak in the week about his affection for Millwall. It is a
:20:56. > :21:00.good ground for any young player. They put you to the sword as fans.
:21:01. > :21:04.If you come through, you have half a chance of building your character
:21:05. > :21:08.and becoming a footballer which is what Harry did at Millwall and is
:21:09. > :21:14.proving to go on to bigger and better things with Spurs.
:21:15. > :21:18.Neal Harris, you played with him at Millwall, what has he brought to the
:21:19. > :21:24.club, not just results, but a sense of unity in the community.
:21:25. > :21:32.I didn't actually play with Neal. He played in an era at the old Den, you
:21:33. > :21:36.get a feeling of how things are amongst the supporters. He has
:21:37. > :21:40.brought that along as a player and a coach and manager. He knows all
:21:41. > :21:45.about Millwall and the feeling at the club. It is special. They will
:21:46. > :21:53.be a formidable team to play against. A big ask for Tottenham.
:21:54. > :21:57.Millwall will enjoy themselves. Prediction, Michael?
:21:58. > :22:10.3-1, Spurs. A little closer, maybe 2-1, Spurs.
:22:11. > :22:15.Thank you very much, all looking very sharp.
:22:16. > :22:20.I am used to seeing him in a tracksuit!
:22:21. > :22:27.Mauricio Pochettino has done a great job, they have to win a trophy.
:22:28. > :22:30.You look at Spurs, they have developed well under Mauricio
:22:31. > :22:34.Pochettino. They nearly won the title last season, got close this
:22:35. > :22:41.season, they need that first piece of silverware to develop the club.
:22:42. > :22:47.Jose Mourinho likes to do it, at Chelsea, at Manchester United.
:22:48. > :22:52.I feel that is where Spurs are. Millwall will have something to say.
:22:53. > :22:58.Are you a romantic for the FA Cup, do you want the four big boys in?
:22:59. > :23:04.It has been terrific, the FA Cup, the upsets this year, getting to the
:23:05. > :23:08.quarterfinals. Millwall, there will be something quite exciting for the
:23:09. > :23:13.big boys in the semifinal. When you get to that stage, he would like to
:23:14. > :23:19.see ultra competitive games and perhaps a really good final. It is a
:23:20. > :23:25.big ask on their hands, Millwall. You like the romance up until the
:23:26. > :23:29.quarterfinal point. But if you are tuning in to watch it, a top
:23:30. > :23:33.Premiership team against a championships team which has
:23:34. > :23:44.happened on occasion, it is an anti-climax.
:23:45. > :23:58.We got there as well! Hull City almost beat Arsenal.
:23:59. > :24:04.Do you fancy Millwall to swing a surprise?
:24:05. > :24:10.Not funny. It will be a good tie, a Derby down there Tottenham will be
:24:11. > :24:14.too strong. Lots of FA Cup action. And a big day
:24:15. > :24:20.in the Premiership, three fixtures, what a win for Hull City?
:24:21. > :24:24.Exactly what we needed. In recent weeks they haven't picked up too
:24:25. > :24:34.many points. It was a must win game. They came up with the goods.
:24:35. > :24:51.Did you play alongside Lou Massey at Everton?
:24:52. > :24:55.I have to be honest, Nouiasse. You have seen how Roberto Martinez
:24:56. > :24:59.treated him and Ronald Koeman. It is great to see him having gone to
:25:00. > :25:12.Holland and found his feet and scoring goals.
:25:13. > :25:18.He has obviously been frustrated at Everton. The games I have seen him,
:25:19. > :25:22.he has been a handful. He gave an interview where he said
:25:23. > :25:28.he had no idea why he was frozen out. He has gone to Hull City. He
:25:29. > :25:34.has been fired up by the experience at Goodison.
:25:35. > :25:41.There is back. He is working with a very able coach. Look at Silva
:25:42. > :25:45.coming in. I thought the likes of Snodgrass were going because they
:25:46. > :25:49.wanted to get rid of some big earners and get money in, in
:25:50. > :25:54.anticipation of the Premiership. Silva said that is not the case. He
:25:55. > :25:59.wanted to build his team. I have watched them quite a bit
:26:00. > :26:04.recently. They look so well drilled as a team. Actually very fluid going
:26:05. > :26:09.forward. Supporting the attack pretty well. Before it was an issue
:26:10. > :26:17.getting the best out of Tom Huddlestone. There has always been
:26:18. > :26:22.an abundance of talent. But doing it on a consistent basis has been
:26:23. > :26:28.difficult. He looks like a manager who believes, and playing much, very
:26:29. > :26:34.much to his strength. I fancy them to stay up.
:26:35. > :26:39.Sometimes, you are always, no matter how good a player you are, if you
:26:40. > :26:47.don't fit in with the management style, you have no chance. I don't
:26:48. > :26:54.think this was the player they thought they were getting. Hull are
:26:55. > :27:00.now getting the best out of him. Man City, is Aguero a Pep Guardiola
:27:01. > :27:06.player. There is talking the men be there next season. He has brought
:27:07. > :27:11.Jesus into gently push Aguero away. Maybe he doesn't super-team.
:27:12. > :27:16.This can happen. Alex, I talked to you in December about Hull City. You
:27:17. > :27:20.are on loan at Wigan. Hull City is your parent club. He said there was
:27:21. > :27:24.confident they could get out of trouble.
:27:25. > :27:31.Is there still that feeling? They have been in that relegation
:27:32. > :27:35.battle before. They have experience with Dawson, Davies, McGuire. That
:27:36. > :27:41.will stand them in good stead. Middlesbrough haven't really
:27:42. > :27:48.experienced it. They have just been away to a training camp in Portugal
:27:49. > :27:53.working hard. I have seen the preparation and organisation. The
:27:54. > :27:56.way he started as manager has been very good.
:27:57. > :28:01.Marco Silvestri the ground sharing with Hull FC, the Rugby League side,
:28:02. > :28:07.it is impossible. They played at the KCOM on Friday, then Premiership
:28:08. > :28:12.football, hardly ideal, the next day.
:28:13. > :28:16.The pitch will get cut up terribly. I was in Russia with United last
:28:17. > :28:21.week, the pitch was diabolical. It can get cut up quickly. Wigan
:28:22. > :28:28.have had those battles, rugby and football being played on it.
:28:29. > :28:38.For markers of them that will be frustrating. He will want everything
:28:39. > :28:47.he can -- Marco Silva. It depends who you are playing.
:28:48. > :28:56.Playing Man City. Swansea. Sometimes it will super-team. It could make it
:28:57. > :29:01.more difficult. Let us talk about Swansea City.
:29:02. > :29:04.Given the result yesterday. It has died them straight back into it. One
:29:05. > :29:09.moment they are thinking a couple of results we might be out of the
:29:10. > :29:15.relegation worries around Easter. Suddenly they are back in it.
:29:16. > :29:22.The run Swansea had over recent weeks, many thought that is it.
:29:23. > :29:26.It was a must win as Alex said for Hull yesterday and they got that.
:29:27. > :29:31.Now Swansea amongst other teams are back in there. I watched a bit of
:29:32. > :29:35.the game yesterday. When Llorente went off, they had a few injuries.
:29:36. > :29:39.In the first half they controlled proceedings.
:29:40. > :29:43.Then they fell to pieces. When you take your main goal threat
:29:44. > :29:49.out of the team, the opposition get a boost. When they saw the Venter
:29:50. > :29:53.go, the lads would have had a boost. They have teams in and around them
:29:54. > :29:55.to play so there is hope for Swansea.
:29:56. > :29:59.They are better equipped to get out of it?
:30:00. > :30:04.Hull and Swansea of the form teams at the bottom. They had a difficult
:30:05. > :30:08.one fixtures. Their promises even in defeat against the big boys says a
:30:09. > :30:15.lot about where they are going. Look at Crystal and Middlesbrough,
:30:16. > :30:22.they have really difficult run-ins. Whole, Swansea have a favourable set
:30:23. > :30:28.of fixtures to come. They have momentum and form and looked like
:30:29. > :30:30.they have belief. They look like they can score goals. I expect both
:30:31. > :30:43.to steer clear. It will be close. Who is going down? Palace might call
:30:44. > :30:54.with Middlesbrough. So Sam is not going to keep them on? We will have
:30:55. > :30:59.two C. -- we will have to see. The other side maybe don't have the same
:31:00. > :31:07.pace and quality that Palace and Sam have at their disposal? Absolutely.
:31:08. > :31:09.As Sam went into the Crystal Palace dressing room, he rubbed his hands
:31:10. > :31:15.together and thought it was brewing. He has never joined a team at the
:31:16. > :31:18.bottom of such talent. But you can't get the talent to work as hard as it
:31:19. > :31:21.needs to come and get them to perform, then you will be in
:31:22. > :31:27.trouble. Hard-working teams will always outperform. They have
:31:28. > :31:33.something like five of the top six to come. And all of the teams at the
:31:34. > :31:41.top are fighting. That is a good point. It is really competitive up
:31:42. > :31:45.there. That is the problem. If it was a different run in four Palace,
:31:46. > :31:49.you would always back Sam Allardyce to get them out. That might well end
:31:50. > :31:57.up being the case, but he has a tough task on his hands. Palace fans
:31:58. > :32:01.switching off now, well done, James. Here's a question for you, Alex and
:32:02. > :32:08.Leon, Josh King, he scores but missed a penalty, then gets another
:32:09. > :32:12.penalty, then Benik Afobe gets the next, and misses. As a player, would
:32:13. > :32:17.you take the next penalty? I would be halfway down the tunnel, to be
:32:18. > :32:21.honest. I would run as far away from the penalty as I could. I was
:32:22. > :32:23.hopeless at penalties! I was fortunate to have someone like
:32:24. > :32:29.Leighton Baines, who was unbelievably good at taking
:32:30. > :32:33.penalties. He was very confident stepping up. Some players would like
:32:34. > :32:37.to argue over it. Some players are confident. But ultimately, stepping
:32:38. > :32:42.up to put the ball on the spot, he has got to be confident. We had
:32:43. > :32:46.Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink in the studio yesterday. He was
:32:47. > :32:49.disappointed. He said, if you are the penalty taker and you have
:32:50. > :32:53.missed one but scored, you should be taking the second penalty. It would
:32:54. > :32:58.be hats off to anyone that has missed one to show character to take
:32:59. > :33:02.one again. It is a problem for Bournemouth, because they were two
:33:03. > :33:07.dire penalties, missing the target with the first one. It would be nice
:33:08. > :33:14.for him to take it again, but I am sure Afobe... I was told off by
:33:15. > :33:16.Geneva Hasselbaink for saying it was a rubbish penalty. He said it was a
:33:17. > :33:25.good save by the goalkeeper. Where do you sit on that? -- Jimmy Floyd
:33:26. > :33:31.Hasselbaink. Now the goalkeepers are turning off! If it is going in the
:33:32. > :33:37.corner and it is safe, it is a good save. It was a poor penalty and an
:33:38. > :33:41.OK say. With regards to penalties, what usually happens is, you have a
:33:42. > :33:46.guy on penalties, and a guy jumping on the bit to take a penalty. The
:33:47. > :33:52.rule is, if you miss one, I am on them. He scored from the penalties
:33:53. > :33:57.but against United in a previous week. Watching Josh King, his
:33:58. > :34:02.reaction after missing that penalty. He ended up scoring a hat-trick, he
:34:03. > :34:06.didn't let the penalty miss go to his head at all. Actually, his
:34:07. > :34:12.response and his reaction was outstanding. In that sense, seeing
:34:13. > :34:15.that resilient streak he has, I was a bit surprised he didn't step up
:34:16. > :34:20.and take it, because I don't think he is a player that shies away.
:34:21. > :34:25.You are based here and you cover Manchester City and Manchester
:34:26. > :34:30.United, how much of Josh King had you seen at United? He made a couple
:34:31. > :34:34.of substitute appearances in the first team. I saw him a bit in the
:34:35. > :34:43.reserves. He was 14 when he came from Norway. He was well thought of.
:34:44. > :34:51.A tidy player, certainly when he moved to Blackburn, a lot of people
:34:52. > :34:55.thought, United have a good player in the making there. It didn't quite
:34:56. > :34:59.work out for him. You are starting to see in the past two seasons at
:35:00. > :35:05.Bournemouth, he is delivering on that promise. You almost forget, we
:35:06. > :35:10.said it off air, he is Norwegian. It looks like he has been here forever,
:35:11. > :35:16.classically English, strong centre forward. He has a good touch. You
:35:17. > :35:22.are starting to see he has an eye for goal as well. For him having
:35:23. > :35:27.that confidence, playing regularly, it has maybe brought him up to
:35:28. > :35:33.another level. Is he a top striker? I think he is some way off that yet.
:35:34. > :35:36.But he has been key for Bournemouth this year. The first time ever,
:35:37. > :35:42.Eddie Howe celebrating with a player getting the winning goal, the first
:35:43. > :35:47.time you see Eddie Howe unruffled. He is so calm in front of camera. A
:35:48. > :35:51.lot of that is down to getting three points, because he knows he is in a
:35:52. > :35:55.battle. But also, he has been publicly critical of the FA, saying
:35:56. > :36:01.that five matches is harsh on Tyrone Mings, does he have a point, Alex?
:36:02. > :36:05.He does a little bit. Only Tyrone Mings knows if he meant it or not.
:36:06. > :36:13.If he did, in five games is probably fair. It shows how much pressure are
:36:14. > :36:18.on these games. As you say, Eddie Howe is normally a cool customer. He
:36:19. > :36:23.was doing a Jose Sa the touchline yesterday. It obviously meant a lot
:36:24. > :36:27.to get the three points. The draw last week, the Bournemouth lads have
:36:28. > :36:31.taken confident out of that. The Tyrone Mings incident and the
:36:32. > :36:34.aftermath, is that something, James, that you think might be able to
:36:35. > :36:39.galvanise the club and the togetherness in the dressing room in
:36:40. > :36:43.a relegation battle? To a degree, possibly. I think there is more a
:36:44. > :36:47.sense of injustice on Bournemouth's part. I think they genuinely feel he
:36:48. > :36:51.has been harshly treated, it is that more than anything else that might
:36:52. > :36:57.galvanise them. I was slaughtered on social media last week for
:36:58. > :37:02.suggesting it was far from clear cut that Tyrone Mings meant it. I think
:37:03. > :37:07.if you see before he surveys the wreckage in front of him, he looks
:37:08. > :37:12.at Rooney and Ibrahimovic, puts his hand, and make a big leap. He is not
:37:13. > :37:18.looking anywhere, he is not looking at Ibrahimovic. He is looking ahead
:37:19. > :37:22.and to the side. I think, clearly, obviously, it looked bad, but I was
:37:23. > :37:26.surprised that the FA came down so heavily, because I didn't think it
:37:27. > :37:29.was that clear cut. Are you saying three and three would have been
:37:30. > :37:36.fairer? That would have been fairer. Ibrahimovic has clearly
:37:37. > :37:40.intentionally elbowed him. There are a lot of pros that have argued
:37:41. > :37:43.otherwise and said that he knows what he is doing. Having looked
:37:44. > :37:48.closely at his body language, his line of sight, what he was doing
:37:49. > :37:52.when he made the jump, I am far from convinced that it was deliberate. It
:37:53. > :37:56.was a shame it resulted in that because it was a good, old-fashioned
:37:57. > :38:00.scrap. They both gave each other a little bit. They came out after the
:38:01. > :38:05.game and said they enjoyed the physical battle. For that to happen,
:38:06. > :38:08.it put a damper on on the afternoon. Your opinion, Leon? I think it was
:38:09. > :38:15.dangerous. I don't know if he meant it, like Alex said, only he will
:38:16. > :38:18.know. If you can see someone is lying on the floor and his head is
:38:19. > :38:23.down. You have got to avoid it. Make sure you jump ten yards further or
:38:24. > :38:27.landowner backside or something. You can't have a chance of standing on
:38:28. > :38:32.someone's head. In my opinion, it was dangerous and deserved a ban. Do
:38:33. > :38:35.you think five is justified? No, three would have been fine, but once
:38:36. > :38:41.you start appealing things, it is always going to be made even bigger.
:38:42. > :38:46.It was dangerous play, clearly, that's why he has got it. It is the
:38:47. > :38:50.extra two matches because they thought it was intentional, I would
:38:51. > :38:53.argue that. Let's go back to White Hart Lane, a cracking quarterfinal
:38:54. > :38:58.coming up on BBC One, Tottenham against Millwall. Here is the team
:38:59. > :39:01.is. A shrunk Tottenham team to reach the
:39:02. > :39:09.semifinals for the first time in five years. Four changes from the
:39:10. > :39:13.3-2 win against Everton last weekend, trivia in at right back the
:39:14. > :39:21.Kyle Walker, Winks comes in for Dembele, who is not on the bench.
:39:22. > :39:25.There are two changes for Millwall, unbeaten in their last 17 games, a
:39:26. > :39:29.big blow for their goalkeeper Jordan Aja who started his career at top
:39:30. > :39:34.them, but he is not fit today. Tom King continues between the sticks.
:39:35. > :39:39.Morrison starts with Gregory, and Jed Wallace on loan from
:39:40. > :39:42.Wolverhampton comes on. Millwall have blocked out three Premier
:39:43. > :39:48.League teams so far on their own patch, can they repeat the triggered
:39:49. > :39:57.White Hart Lane? Don't forget to join Gary Lineker and the team 1:30.
:39:58. > :40:00.Plain sailing for Manchester City yesterday in the FA Cup quarterfinal
:40:01. > :40:18.at the Riverside. COMMENTATOR: Toure looking for
:40:19. > :40:25.Zabaleta, who is free. Surely in the end it's got to go in. It does from
:40:26. > :40:27.David Silva. A disastrous start for Middlesbrough, just past the two
:40:28. > :40:35.minute mile. Manchester City already in front.
:40:36. > :40:43.Leadbetter's corner, and they haven't! Claudio Bravo almost
:40:44. > :40:47.conceding. Here's the second one. Just over.
:40:48. > :40:55.Here goes de Bruyne. He's got Sterling away to his right. He's
:40:56. > :41:06.seen him. Raheem Sterling looking for Aguero. Middlesbrough survive
:41:07. > :41:17.yet again. Silva, well worked. Sane in full
:41:18. > :41:22.stride. In towards Aguero... Finally! The scoreline has a more
:41:23. > :41:33.realistic look about it. Sergio Aguero, four in four in the FA Cup.
:41:34. > :41:37.STUDIO: If we are honest, it was all too easy for Manchester City
:41:38. > :41:41.yesterday, but what they need given the huge week they have. A big
:41:42. > :41:51.testing week, Monaco in the Champions League, it is finely
:41:52. > :41:57.balanced, Guardiola says that if they do not score, they will go out.
:41:58. > :42:02.A big week for them. Particularly after the disappointing result
:42:03. > :42:06.against Stoke three, drawing 0-0, that was a cakewalk for them
:42:07. > :42:09.yesterday, evidence yet again of how exhilarating they can be going
:42:10. > :42:14.forward. Talking of cakes, I never thought I would say it on live
:42:15. > :42:21.television, you saw Ibrahimovic in a cafe be was eating a cake? No, he is
:42:22. > :42:27.a bit healthy. Were you eating a cake? I was. That is the difference
:42:28. > :42:31.between me and Zlatan! He is a beast of a man, I have never seen such a
:42:32. > :42:36.big, physical presence. He walked in, and you hear people say he is a
:42:37. > :42:39.big lad. It is Chelsea against Manchester United in the FA Cup as
:42:40. > :42:41.well live on BBC One tomorrow evening. That is your Sunday and
:42:42. > :42:43.Monday plan for you. Graeme Souness says
:42:44. > :42:45.in the Sunday Times that "with Ibrahimovic suspended United
:42:46. > :42:54.have little or no chance That is what Graeme Souness says,
:42:55. > :43:00.agree or disagree? Agree, if I am honest. He has been such a
:43:01. > :43:04.figurehead for them this season. Scoring probably 40% of all of their
:43:05. > :43:09.goals. He is also assisting them, he is a big physical presence up there.
:43:10. > :43:13.I think they will really miss him. With Chelsea being social at home, I
:43:14. > :43:20.can't see anything except a Chelsea win. Little or no chance, James? I
:43:21. > :43:24.think there is a chance. The issue is for me, less Ibrahimovic being
:43:25. > :43:29.out, and more fatigue, this will be United's, they have had 45 games
:43:30. > :43:36.this season, it will be their 46. Chelsea have had 43. Majesty night
:43:37. > :43:42.it had been to Russia playing on a god awful pitch -- Manchester United
:43:43. > :43:48.have been to Russia. 5-6 players will come into the team that didn't
:43:49. > :43:52.feature. They have shown signs in the last few games in the second
:43:53. > :43:57.half of looking battle weary. I think that will tell tomorrow night.
:43:58. > :44:01.Particularly when you look at how formidable and aggressive and
:44:02. > :44:07.strong, Chelsea are, that will be a problem. If they are that reliant on
:44:08. > :44:10.Zlatan, a number of United fans want Antoine Griezmann. He gave an
:44:11. > :44:14.interview in the week saying that he is happy in Spain. It shocked a lot
:44:15. > :44:20.of people. The fans hoping he would come to United. Will it materialise?
:44:21. > :44:25.It doesn't necessarily mean a great deal. I expect he will move to Old
:44:26. > :44:29.Trafford in the summer. Clearly, with the big deals, there are always
:44:30. > :44:33.convocation is an things can change. It looks nailed on in April... They
:44:34. > :44:38.need to get the Champions League, that has got to be a guarantee,
:44:39. > :44:44.surely? Not necessarily. It wasn't a factor for Paul Pogba and
:44:45. > :44:49.Ibrahimovic coming. The framework of a deal is in place with the player.
:44:50. > :44:53.The problem with a lot of deals is the negotiations with transfers, but
:44:54. > :44:57.he already has a clause in his contract, if activated, Atletico
:44:58. > :45:05.Madrid can do nothing about now. There are lots of complexities. It
:45:06. > :45:09.is complex to invoke clauses, but if they want, he is therefore ?85
:45:10. > :45:15.million, and there is nothing Atletico can do about it. It is
:45:16. > :45:19.likely to go semi-only will leave in the summer. He'd of the
:45:20. > :45:23.extraordinary step of reducing the length of his contract, so he is now
:45:24. > :45:29.a free agent. There is talk of him going to Italy. That could change.
:45:30. > :45:33.But if he goes, maybe is it the start of the break-up of that sad,
:45:34. > :45:37.Diego Godin is a bit older now. I think Antoine Griezmann will go. Is
:45:38. > :45:44.it possible he will stay in Spain for another year? Yes, but he is 25
:45:45. > :45:48.and that is a good age to move. Ibrahimovic will stay, I expect. He
:45:49. > :45:49.will give them another matchwinner, it will give them a game changer
:45:50. > :46:04.that they need. From a Chelsea perspective, hard to
:46:05. > :46:09.be at Stamford Bridge? The Arsenal team, Chelsea are the
:46:10. > :46:13.opposite. They have such a strong spine, physical players and they
:46:14. > :46:18.have proved this year they don't get beaten. They have a never say die
:46:19. > :46:22.attitude. It will be a great game tomorrow night. Man United have
:46:23. > :46:26.improved in recent months. Jose has put his stamp on the game. I would
:46:27. > :46:31.like to see Wayne Rooney given a chance if he is fit. It is a great
:46:32. > :46:36.occasion for him to show what he can do.
:46:37. > :46:41.Really enjoyed your company today, thank your very much this afternoon.
:46:42. > :46:43.Chelsea v Manchester United is live on BBC One and
:46:44. > :46:50.You can watch Spurs v Millwall shortly.
:46:51. > :46:54.And don't forget MOTD2 tonight with highlights
:46:55. > :47:13.They're calling it an entertainment extravaganza
:47:14. > :47:17.audience fun and frolics and outrageous shenanigans.