:00:34. > :00:42.Hello and welcome to a brand-new show across the BBC this lunchtime,
:00:42. > :00:47.analysing the week and's football. Wherever you are, whether you are in
:00:47. > :00:57.garden, you should be able to stay in touch, because we are on BBC
:00:57. > :00:59.garden, you should be able to stay BBC Radio 5 Live and on the BBC
:00:59. > :01:00.Sport website. There is a lock to discuss this lunchtime, from Mata to
:01:00. > :01:03.Di Canio to Everton to Southampton. discuss this lunchtime, from Mata to
:01:03. > :01:07.We will try and cover them all over the next 45 minutes, with the Daily
:01:07. > :01:09.Telegraph's football correspondent the next 45 minutes, with the Daily
:01:09. > :01:16.Henry Winter, the BBC commentator Everton, Sunderland etc, Kevin
:01:16. > :01:20.Kilbane is here. It felt less today Everton, Sunderland etc, Kevin
:01:20. > :01:23.like the Premier League really kicked into action. Plenty of goals
:01:23. > :01:27.and excitement after a tepid start to the season. Do you expect this
:01:27. > :01:30.and excitement after a tepid start afternoon's game, the Manchester
:01:30. > :01:42.season. It is too early for that. Some people have been saying it
:01:42. > :01:44.season. It is too early for that. You have only got to look at the
:01:44. > :01:49.table to realise how many different it might define the reputations
:01:49. > :01:51.table to realise how many different the managers in the eyes of their
:01:51. > :01:57.fans. Moyes with Manchester United, Etihad, that will cement him in
:01:57. > :01:58.fans. Moyes with Manchester United, heart of United fans. And with
:01:58. > :02:01.Pellegrini coming in, we don't know much about him in this country.
:02:01. > :02:05.Manchester City fans have taken much about him in this country.
:02:05. > :02:08.him, but they need a good result today to endear him to them. We
:02:08. > :02:10.him, but they need a good result hear from Moyes and Pellegrini
:02:10. > :02:15.before one o'clock, but Manchester United, this would be their third
:02:15. > :02:25.already, having played Chelsea and does that make it a must not lose
:02:25. > :02:37.rather than a must win? Possibly, that is a good thing, that so early
:02:37. > :02:45.into the season... Yes, it makes a makes a difference for City. It
:02:45. > :02:51.into the season... Yes, it makes a both managers' first Manchester
:02:51. > :03:04.too early, as Henry says, to say mood will change. That midweek game
:03:04. > :03:24.against by elevators and helped Moyes. It did not go well from a
:03:24. > :03:28.Manchester derby is of course on BBC Radio 5 Live from four o'clock.
:03:28. > :03:31.Manchester derby is of course on BBC four games are on Match Of The Day 2
:03:31. > :03:35.this evening. One of those games, Arsenal against Stoke, John Motson
:03:35. > :03:40.is at the Emirates, covering this game for us. Before we delve into
:03:40. > :03:45.this game, Motty, this afternoon, five teams could go top of the
:03:45. > :03:49.merely? That is true, and one of them are Arsenal. A nice story for
:03:49. > :03:53.you as I am privileged to be the first outside report on your new
:03:53. > :03:58.show, is that it is exactly 100 years, and Arsenal are celebrating
:03:58. > :04:00.this anniversary today in various ways, since Arsenal football club
:04:00. > :04:06.came across the River Thames in ways, since Arsenal football club
:04:06. > :04:09.and became a north London club, which is where the rivalry with
:04:09. > :04:13.Tottenham started. So they are celebrating that today by having a
:04:13. > :04:19.special emblem on the players' auctioned for charity at the end of
:04:19. > :04:25.the game. Also, you are right, Arsenal could go top, as could
:04:25. > :04:32.Tottenham. But Mesut Ozil, making the Emirates crowd excited. There
:04:32. > :04:38.are fans already in the ground today who have been telling me it reminds
:04:38. > :04:47.them of the day Dennis Bergkamp papers, Arsene Wenger has already
:04:47. > :04:51.made that comparison. So it sounds like an exciting day here. Does
:04:52. > :04:52.made that comparison. So it sounds confident that they will get the win
:04:52. > :05:01.over Stoke, who have started well? confident that they will get the win
:05:01. > :05:03.over Stoke, who have started well? They have. And I saw their game
:05:03. > :05:11.against Manchester City in the week, and Stoke looked like the better
:05:11. > :05:20.have something about him all stop I team. It did strike me that Stoke
:05:20. > :05:20.have something about him all stop I Marcuse thinks about starting with
:05:20. > :05:31.him today. But I think the rest Marcuse thinks about starting with
:05:31. > :05:33.solid style, but if you look at Marcuse thinks about starting with
:05:33. > :05:38.stats, and there are enough of them, goodness me, it has already
:05:38. > :05:43.been proved that Stoke are passing the ball more over shorter distances
:05:43. > :05:47.than they did under Tony Pulis. Whether that means they are a better
:05:47. > :05:52.team, time will tell. Is it possible to pick a side to win the Premier
:05:52. > :06:01.League title at this stage? I was glad you did not ask me which three
:06:01. > :06:05.were going down. When the season kicked in, I thought Manchester
:06:05. > :06:10.were going down. When the season and Chelsea have the best squads if
:06:10. > :06:16.Manchester United and Arsenal fans will argue with that. I am pleased
:06:16. > :06:24.to see a few unpredictable results, Liverpool. I would like to see it
:06:24. > :06:29.stay open as long as it can. Jose Mourinho seems to be not sure what
:06:29. > :06:33.his best team is at the moment. Therefore, I will go with Manchester
:06:33. > :06:42.City. I know Pellegrini has some settling in to do, but player for
:06:42. > :06:49.player, Kevin will know that with four strikers, you can combine any
:06:49. > :06:53.two. They have got those four, and their manager seems to believe in
:06:53. > :06:57.them, whereas Mourinho doesn't. We will talk more about Mourinho and
:06:57. > :07:06.Chelsea later. We will let you get Manchester derby and hear from both
:07:06. > :07:15.managers. Manuel Pellegrini and David Moyes. You never know how
:07:15. > :07:16.managers. Manuel Pellegrini and go. Going into the derby in good
:07:16. > :07:18.managers. Manuel Pellegrini and form was never necessarily something
:07:18. > :07:29.Playing at home against Manchester go, because it could go either way.
:07:29. > :07:34.Playing at home against Manchester United, it is more important to
:07:34. > :08:08.this game, we will have improved than not to lose. Rooney is a very
:08:08. > :08:11.this game, we will have improved tactically, let's concentrate on the
:08:11. > :08:19.two managers. Della Greaney said this week, I don't get fazed by
:08:19. > :08:23.two managers. Della Greaney said derby -- Pellegrini. Wait till this
:08:23. > :08:25.afternoon. If he has a bad result this afternoon, and similarly for
:08:25. > :08:33.pleasant if they don't do well. this afternoon, and similarly for
:08:33. > :08:34.is fantastic that he experienced that in Argentina, but this will be
:08:34. > :08:45.nationally will be watching, so that in Argentina, but this will be
:08:45. > :08:48.could be in for a surprise. I think David Moyes is beginning to look
:08:48. > :08:52.like he is enjoying himself at Manchester United. It could have
:08:52. > :08:57.gone either way for him. It is a job you will always want as a football
:08:57. > :09:04.manager, but the reality of doing it can be intimidating. To me, he does
:09:04. > :09:08.not look intimidated. I spoke to him on Tuesday night and he looked
:09:08. > :09:16.happy. He looked like the Manchester difficult thing to get so soon into
:09:16. > :09:20.his Manchester United career. But to me, he looks established now. I
:09:20. > :09:22.his Manchester United career. But to it is early days, but he looked
:09:22. > :09:28.comfortable in his role. To take over from Sir Alex, any manager
:09:28. > :09:31.would have found it difficult. But he is an experienced manager, David
:09:31. > :09:35.Moyes. On the back of the Mail on Sunday today, they have gone with "I
:09:35. > :09:39.am the boss does quote, and Moyes has had to deny that Sir Alex is
:09:39. > :09:46.Trafford. That was always going has had to deny that Sir Alex is
:09:46. > :09:53.happen, because of the history of when Sir Alex died down. -- stood
:09:53. > :09:59.down. But there has never been any indication of that? No. But firstly,
:09:59. > :10:03.he has handled the Wayne Rooney indication of that? No. But firstly,
:10:03. > :10:19.have pushed to have gone to Chelsea, situation really well. Rooney would
:10:19. > :10:38.have pushed to have gone to Chelsea, necessarily play with too much
:10:38. > :10:48.some of the defending. You listen to the Manchester United fans, and
:10:48. > :10:52.some of the defending. You listen to Fergie's boys. That is how it is
:10:52. > :10:55.Fellaini slot into midfield and looks good there. I think David
:10:55. > :11:01.Ferguson. He will be approaching him looks good there. I think David
:11:01. > :11:08.on a regular basis and asking what he thinks of this player. He will
:11:08. > :11:15.give him that insight into every basis. Manchester City fans might be
:11:15. > :11:18.throwing something at the television /radio/tablet on the basis that
:11:18. > :11:20.throwing something at the television have not spoken much about them
:11:21. > :11:21.throwing something at the television far, so we will do that after Guy
:11:21. > :11:25.Mowbray, who is doing this game far, so we will do that after Guy
:11:25. > :11:32.Match Of The Day 2 tonight, gives us Yes, we are hoping this will be
:11:32. > :11:34.Match Of The Day 2 tonight, gives us first genuine blockbuster of the
:11:34. > :11:37.Premier League season. We have had a couple of pretenders to that had
:11:37. > :11:42.already, but they have not lived up to the hype. This one will meet
:11:42. > :11:45.already, but they have not lived up expectations. Both teams come into
:11:45. > :11:50.the game in great form after scoring This game has been a pivotal fixture
:11:50. > :11:53.in the title race over the last couple of seasons. City at home
:11:53. > :11:58.in the title race over the last United, you think back home to April
:11:58. > :12:06.Kompany's header meant that City turned around the race. Then last
:12:06. > :12:06.Kompany's header meant that City Persie's late winner for United
:12:06. > :12:11.enabled them to go on a run and Persie's late winner for United
:12:11. > :12:12.the title eventually at a canter. Even at this stage, both teams are
:12:12. > :12:22.proverbial six pointer. We will Even at this stage, both teams are
:12:22. > :12:26.Ferguson involved as Manchester United manager. You have to go all
:12:26. > :12:27.the way back to 1947 for the last time I Manchester derby was played
:12:27. > :12:41.front of a record crowd. I would put time I Manchester derby was played
:12:41. > :12:41.front of a record crowd. I would put That is all right, then, as long as
:12:41. > :13:01.Manchester City win this tactically? That is all right, then, as long as
:13:01. > :13:07.think Patrice Evra is suspect. If you can get Navas isolated with
:13:07. > :13:17.Patrice Evra, if you can put decent balls into the box with whoever
:13:17. > :13:22.Patrice Evra, if you can put decent invariably score. That is the key
:13:22. > :13:29.battle for me today, those two. You say whoever City play upfront. That
:13:29. > :13:33.attacking talent they have brought in, you would say Vincent Kompany is
:13:33. > :13:46.one of the most important players. We don't know David Silva will be
:13:46. > :13:50.involved. David Moyes knows it is Wayne Rooney behind Van Persie,
:13:50. > :13:53.involved. David Moyes knows it is brilliantly together. When Van
:13:53. > :14:01.Persie hit the bar against Palace, it was sublime. But that has been
:14:02. > :14:08.Manchester City, that the players who are there have responded. The
:14:08. > :14:20.atmosphere at the Etihad is better now. Pellegrini has tried to play
:14:20. > :14:28.with more wit. -- width. Sergio Aguero has been terrific. Vincent
:14:28. > :14:39.Kompany versus Rooney will be one of the match ups of the season. I never
:14:39. > :14:45.know what I am going to get from Man City. Seeing them against Newcastle,
:14:45. > :14:53.they were outstanding even before thinking this is a real championship
:14:53. > :15:06.winning side. Then they went to Cardiff. Even against Hull, they
:15:06. > :15:37.produce a good performance. I think into this season. Helix fitter and
:15:37. > :15:41.sharper than I have seen him for a sharper than I have seen him for a
:15:41. > :15:45.long time. When he was training before the Scotland game, he was out
:15:45. > :15:52.there for half an hour early, with one eye on the cameras. There was
:15:52. > :15:56.all the speculation about Chelsea. But the England staff are seeing, we
:15:56. > :16:03.have never seen him in a training session this Sharp. There were some
:16:03. > :16:08.Ferguson in terms of his condition last season, but this season he
:16:08. > :16:09.Ferguson in terms of his condition looked terrific. He has worked hard
:16:09. > :16:15.in training. He has just got on looked terrific. He has worked hard
:16:15. > :16:22.it. I want to move onto Saturday's games. We will start with Chelsea.
:16:22. > :16:26.This may be a difficult question to answer. 48 hours ago Chelsea were
:16:26. > :16:35.having their worst ever start in the Roman Abramovich either, and now
:16:35. > :16:41.they are top of the table. Explain. For David Chelsea manager, possibly
:16:42. > :16:45.with the exception of Jose Mourinho, being top of the league has not
:16:45. > :16:50.with the exception of Jose Mourinho, enough. It is about the style of
:16:50. > :16:57.play. Chelsea are top of the league. Did they play well against Phil
:16:57. > :17:01.yesterday? Not particularly. But Jose Mourinho is different. He has
:17:01. > :17:06.been given a licence that others thought they perhaps had. A VB
:17:06. > :17:12.thought he had it, but quickly found out he did not. Only the other week
:17:12. > :17:19.I was being told that Everton under Roberto Martinez had started badly.
:17:19. > :17:23.unbeaten side in the Premier League. Things can turn quickly. Chelsea are
:17:23. > :17:27.at Spurs next Saturday lunchtime. Things can turn quickly. Chelsea are
:17:27. > :17:41.all change again? Probably. This is they lose against Tottenham, does it
:17:42. > :17:43.all change again? Probably. This is Mourinho, I was right. There is
:17:43. > :17:52.all change again? Probably. This is massive discussion about Juan Mata.
:17:52. > :17:56.all change again? Probably. This is yesterday after the game. Juan Mata
:17:56. > :18:06.Was there a particular reason for that and does he have a future
:18:06. > :18:12.here? Yes. He has still adapt. He has to transform a few things in his
:18:12. > :18:19.game. But he is a talented player. Talented players are the one that
:18:19. > :18:23.you want, they are the ones capable. realities. Previously he was playing
:18:23. > :18:32.here with two lines of four. It realities. Previously he was playing
:18:32. > :18:38.very defensive. He was a Number realities. Previously he was playing
:18:38. > :18:39.playing behind the striker. Now realities. Previously he was playing
:18:39. > :18:49.are playing in a different way. realities. Previously he was playing
:18:49. > :18:57.have to work together. We want him. All three are fewer desperate to
:18:57. > :19:00.questioning Juan Mata. As soon see two men, he was heavily linked with
:19:00. > :19:13.Wayne Rooney and Juan Mata going in the opposite direction. He obviously
:19:13. > :19:18.workrate, whatever it is. He is talking about systems and how he
:19:18. > :19:25.plays. That was not how they played last year? It was not. Chelsea
:19:25. > :19:30.Juan Mata was in behind. That is how Juan Mata was in behind. That is how
:19:30. > :19:34.they played last year. It would Juan Mata was in behind. That is how
:19:34. > :19:47.Oscar or Eden Hazard. That suited Juan Mata. I saw him against FC
:19:47. > :19:50.Basel. He gave the ball away. His initial instinct was not to sprint
:19:51. > :20:24.They did not play in the formation been through this before with Jose
:20:24. > :20:27.They did not play in the formation he has said last season. But if
:20:27. > :20:27.They did not play in the formation looked at Chelsea yesterday, the
:20:27. > :20:32.interchange does players. Oscar looked at Chelsea yesterday, the
:20:32. > :20:37.the Number 10, the best player at the moment. You can understand why
:20:37. > :20:48.the manager would want to channel scores, he tracks back. Keep its
:20:48. > :20:52.passes on. I do not understand why Juan Mata has to either beyond the
:20:52. > :21:01.bench or in the stand. If he plays out wide, he can come in. Yesterday,
:21:01. > :21:09.Oscar moved out wide attendees and has came into the centre. -- and
:21:09. > :21:11.Eden Hazard came into the centre. That was one of the successes of
:21:11. > :21:18.yesterday. I feel some sympathy That was one of the successes of
:21:18. > :21:22.Juan Mata. I do not think that the manager is right saying that you
:21:22. > :21:33.cannot accommodate the three of them, Juan Mata, Oscar and Eden
:21:33. > :21:39.successfully, under Rafa Benitez. He accommodate them. Juan Mata is the
:21:39. > :21:39.successfully, under Rafa Benitez. He one that he will not accommodate at
:21:39. > :21:46.the moment. For whatever reason one that he will not accommodate at
:21:46. > :21:54.is, on current form, is Juan Mata worth a place in the side? Yes,
:21:54. > :22:00.100%. Is Romelu Lukaku worth a place in the Chelsea side? Last week,
:22:00. > :22:02.100%. Is Romelu Lukaku worth a place Jamie Robinson outside that they
:22:02. > :22:10.being a title winning side? Romelu were a centre forward away from
:22:10. > :22:10.being a title winning side? Romelu yesterday. Possibly. I do not think
:22:10. > :22:15.you could say with any degree of yesterday. Possibly. I do not think
:22:15. > :22:22.goals if he played for Chelsea upfront. He has never been given
:22:22. > :22:30.that responsibility. It is how he Brom, and briefly yesterday, you
:22:30. > :22:46.January, but contractually he cannot investigating on the Premier League
:22:46. > :22:53.January, but contractually he cannot go back. He cannot go back. He could
:22:53. > :23:03.but Everton will not release him any time soon. He will do well. I think
:23:03. > :23:07.if you put him up top in that team, Fernando Torres does not look like
:23:07. > :23:19.he will do it, there is not watch face in Demba Ba, the logic of
:23:19. > :23:26.leading -- the logic of following -- the logic of allowing Romelu Lukaku
:23:27. > :23:31.away does not make sense to me. Yesterday, when Everton brought
:23:31. > :23:34.away does not make sense to me. on, it changed the dynamic. They
:23:34. > :23:38.were able to hit it to him, straight to his feet, he was running in
:23:38. > :23:51.behind. He is everything that you would want is a loan striker. On
:23:51. > :23:58.current form, out of all the Chelsea Presumably they bought him because
:23:58. > :24:12.they thought he was the man that would replace D-day drug bust.
:24:12. > :24:15.they thought he was the man that Didier Drogba. I have a feeling
:24:15. > :24:16.they thought he was the man that later on MOTD2, we will include
:24:16. > :24:19.they thought he was the man that least one of Leighton Baines' free
:24:19. > :24:26.kicks. We might include both of them. We want to know, if it gets to
:24:26. > :24:33.England's last World Cup qualifier, qualify, who with me the England
:24:33. > :24:48.left back? The details are the screen. -- who would be the England.
:24:48. > :25:06.No argument, Ashley Cole, the best screen. -- who would be the England.
:25:06. > :25:15.left back in the world. Leighton over the last 12 months. I was at
:25:15. > :25:20.the hawthorns yesterday to witness Sunderland's defeat by West Brom.
:25:20. > :25:31.The Independent has a patron of Paolo Di Canio. Why always me? By
:25:31. > :25:38.his outburst, we are talking about Sunderland's shortfalls. So by
:25:38. > :25:45.criticising his players publicly, he is actually protecting them. Whether
:25:45. > :25:48.he is doing that consciously, going onto the pitch, trying to attract
:25:48. > :25:58.the attention away from the team, do suffering from tension. He is on the
:25:58. > :26:04.pitch, making signs. The Sunderland fans want to get their teeth into
:26:04. > :26:11.something. The team is not playing particularly well, and Paolo Di
:26:11. > :26:19.Canio has drawn the attention away from the side. They are not playing
:26:19. > :26:24.recognise that. As long as the attention is on the manager, I think
:26:24. > :26:32.the team will be in a better place. You are saying that he is taking it
:26:32. > :26:38.all on himself. Good managers take the blame for bad results. Ferguson
:26:38. > :26:43.was the master of that. He was at his most quotable in defeat. I do
:26:43. > :26:49.not think that Paolo Di Canio is a particularly good manager. Despite
:26:49. > :26:52.his success at Swindon? It is a completely different step up in
:26:52. > :26:57.terms of dealing with the player power in the modern Premier League
:26:57. > :27:06.dressing room, with great respect to players, particularly the way he
:27:06. > :27:10.criticised John O'Shea, one of the most respected individuals in that
:27:10. > :27:16.dressing room, he will lose a lot of faith with the players. One viewer
:27:16. > :27:19.has got in touch to say, what about the stands with the fans at the
:27:20. > :27:22.has got in touch to say, what about of the game? Is that damaging? The
:27:22. > :27:51.glasses, with this gesture, that fans were not applauding Di Canio.
:27:51. > :27:55.glasses, with this gesture, that sums it up. I have no idea what
:27:55. > :28:00.he's, Paolo Di Canio. How can that benefit the football club or the
:28:00. > :28:05.dressing room? It is almost like Phil Brown doing his half Time team
:28:05. > :28:13.talk on the pitch. Not as bad. Almost. Mark Lawrenson said that
:28:13. > :28:16.Paolo Di Canio would be sacked by Almost. Mark Lawrenson said that
:28:16. > :28:22.Christmas and that Sunderland would be relegated. All the Sunderland
:28:22. > :28:37.fans were saying, it is not about Paolo Di Canio, in what he has been
:28:37. > :28:43.players' attitude, their diet. Five yesterday, he brought to the club.
:28:43. > :28:46.He brought more to the club over the course of the summer. These players
:28:46. > :28:50.that signed for Sunderland knew course of the summer. These players
:28:50. > :28:52.and what they were signing for. You're not going to think that Paolo
:28:52. > :28:58.Di Canio with the, you know, the You're not going to think that Paolo
:28:58. > :29:07.sort of manager who is all arms around the shoulder, sensitive.
:29:07. > :29:16.There are so many players that have been criticised by the manager.
:29:16. > :29:19.There are so many players that have team-mates by the manager. Wearing
:29:19. > :29:26.-- when you're in the manager's office, one-on-one, it is different.
:29:26. > :29:30.But in public, it is difficult for a player to take that criticism so
:29:30. > :29:33.openly. You all expect Paolo Di Canio to have a go at you. Any
:29:33. > :29:38.manager would do that, but when Canio to have a go at you. Any
:29:38. > :29:40.is so open like that? I did not Canio to have a go at you. Any
:29:40. > :29:56.who would respond positively? Not a problem with the John O'Shea
:29:56. > :29:56.who would respond positively? Not character. That would be water off a
:29:57. > :30:12.ducks back to him. He would not character. That would be water off a
:30:12. > :30:16.ducks back to him. He would not is tough. He will see the headlines.
:30:16. > :30:21.He will see Paolo Di Canio going over to the supporters. This is
:30:21. > :30:23.He will see Paolo Di Canio going man that has become very wealthy by
:30:23. > :30:38.making strong decisions, and staying Remember, we are on Radio 5 Live,
:30:38. > :30:40.BBC One and the BBC Sport website. Arsenal are unchanged from the side
:30:40. > :30:45.that won in the Marseille game. Arsenal are unchanged from the side
:30:45. > :30:51.means a home debut for Mesut Ozil. Mikel Arteta is on the bench. Stoke
:30:51. > :30:54.made one change from the team which started the 0-0 draw with Manchester
:30:54. > :31:03.City last weekend. It is a player that Motty also mentioned. He comes
:31:03. > :31:06.in for his full debut. Ms Ozil has played -- mess at Ozil has played in
:31:07. > :31:15.a couple of positions already. You could argue that Olivier Giroud
:31:15. > :31:17.a couple of positions already. You more crucial player. Giroud is
:31:17. > :31:20.stronger in his second season. Whether it is the training, he looks
:31:20. > :31:26.sharper and fitter. The service Whether it is the training, he looks
:31:26. > :31:29.is getting, if you look at the way Ramsey has been playing this year
:31:29. > :31:33.and particularly this season, it was interesting listening to Motty
:31:33. > :31:40.talking about the impact that Miss Bergkamp had when he arrived at
:31:40. > :31:53.talking about the impact that Miss club. -- Denis Burke camp. -- Denis
:31:53. > :32:11.pavilion. And his arms were full of pineapples and apples and fruits and
:32:11. > :32:31.Whether Mesut Ozil will have that impact is different, but in terms
:32:31. > :32:31.Whether Mesut Ozil will have that galvanised the club after a fairly
:32:31. > :32:44.indifferent transfer window. Isn't galvanised the club after a fairly
:32:44. > :32:47.indifferent transfer window. Isn't other early game is Crystal Palace
:32:47. > :32:51.against Swansea. Alice making three changes from the side that were
:32:51. > :32:55.beaten by Manchester United. Harry Bannon will make his first start for
:32:55. > :33:00.Ian Holloway's side. Ashley Williams missed the win in Valencia midweek
:33:00. > :33:05.for Swansea, but he returns to the starting line-up. Let's hear from
:33:05. > :33:09.Michael, you have Ashley Williams back in your starting line-up today.
:33:09. > :33:13.How pleased are you? What does it mean to have your captain back? It
:33:14. > :33:17.is always important to have your important to recover injured players
:33:17. > :33:24.as quickly as possible and have important to recover injured players
:33:24. > :33:28.full squad to pick from. We still have a couple of injuries, but
:33:28. > :33:36.things are looking better. We can always make changes from game to
:33:36. > :33:44.game. You have gone with Vass quez upfront. What was the thinking
:33:44. > :33:50.behind that? Well, we played two games this week and I think this
:33:50. > :34:02.game could suit him, at least the We will talk about Palace-Swansea in
:34:02. > :34:06.just a while here on Match Of The Day 2 Extra, but we are going to
:34:06. > :34:20.got 74% of the vote, Ashley Cole under the desk! Leighton Baines
:34:20. > :34:23.got 74% of the vote, Ashley Cole 26%. Have you? The only reason I go
:34:23. > :34:29.for Baines would be on it is because I think offensively and attacking
:34:30. > :34:37.players. Ashley might come out on top of Baines in other areas. But I
:34:37. > :35:09.Right, we are going to come off top of Baines in other areas. But I
:35:09. > :35:17.Grand Prix. How impressed have you been with Swansea's start to the
:35:17. > :35:22.season, Steve? I saw them lose to Manchester United on the opening
:35:22. > :35:27.day. It was not a 4-1 game. Quick story about Michael Laudrup, who is
:35:27. > :35:31.a tremendously likeable guy. His brother Brian was working for Danish
:35:31. > :35:36.television on that day. They had contractual obligation interviews
:35:36. > :35:41.with sky and with us. His press contractual obligation interviews
:35:41. > :35:48.turned down Danish TV. And his officer had gone, and Michael had
:35:48. > :35:50.turned down Danish TV. And his brother had to drag him in to do it.
:35:50. > :36:03.So there is a bit of an edge there. however reasonable he seems. I am so
:36:03. > :36:08.full of admiration for him. I have warmed to him. He seems like an
:36:08. > :36:15.extremely personable, intelligent, tactically astute person. I thought
:36:15. > :36:18.know the red card helped enormously for them, but if Swansea can have
:36:18. > :36:25.him for two years, and if it is for them, but if Swansea can have
:36:25. > :36:31.to be two years, they should look on can hear that game on 5 Live sports
:36:31. > :36:33.extra this afternoon, Crystal Palace against Swansea. I wonder whether
:36:33. > :36:41.Southampton could be this season's against Swansea. I wonder whether
:36:41. > :36:43.Southampton could be this season's Liverpool? All right, maybe not
:36:43. > :36:48.Southampton could be this season's same as Swansea, but they certainly
:36:48. > :36:52.have energy. I think Swansea will win the Europa League. They are
:36:52. > :36:57.have energy. I think Swansea will up for that. If you look at their
:36:57. > :37:04.selections and their manager, they will want to win a European trophy
:37:04. > :37:10.Premier League, seventh or eighth, which is a realistic target for
:37:10. > :37:29.other night, what a fantastic bit of ever to have played the game, and
:37:29. > :37:43.other night, what a fantastic bit of an Olympian and when he went to
:37:43. > :37:46.other night, what a fantastic bit of question. I will come back and ask
:37:46. > :37:51.heard from Ian Holloway ahead of How will you miss your suspended
:37:51. > :38:00.player and deal without him? He How will you miss your suspended
:38:00. > :38:07.been a very important layer for How will you miss your suspended
:38:07. > :38:13.KG. He is vital to our structure. It gives someone else in opportunity.
:38:13. > :38:26.Hopefully, they will grab it. But he has played very well. Really want to
:38:26. > :38:34.progression that Swansea have made gives us a hell of a chance to show
:38:34. > :38:47.Henry, do you think Southampton season? No one has ever asked me
:38:48. > :39:00.that, good question. In terms of their pressing, definitely. Their
:39:00. > :39:08.manager's message is getting through to his players. Lambert looks like
:39:08. > :39:12.he belongs in the squad. They have done good business in the summer in
:39:12. > :39:29.terms of keeping Luke Shaw. I was Obviously, the players enjoy working
:39:29. > :39:35.likeable guy. His tactics are also adventurous. Talking about the young
:39:35. > :39:39.players like Luke Shaw, throughout the team, they have talented players
:39:39. > :40:11.that have come up through the youth structure. But last season and the
:40:11. > :40:15.well. I could not fathom what they were doing when he left the club,
:40:15. > :40:20.but six months later, it has been a success story. And on the language
:40:21. > :40:25.English. I was there towards the end of last season to do an interview,
:40:25. > :40:30.and their manager came in and we chatted for ten minutes in pretty
:40:30. > :40:33.decent English. For you or for him? And all the coaching happens in
:40:33. > :40:41.English. His English is pretty decent. Just not in front of the
:40:41. > :40:44.camera. Yes, I think he feels he is less likely to be misinterpreted if
:40:45. > :40:51.he is interpreted from Spanish into English. Finally, we have not really
:40:51. > :40:56.spoken about Cardiff against Spurs. We can hear from Jermain Defoe,
:40:56. > :41:00.spoken about Cardiff against Spurs. has not exactly featured greatly for
:41:00. > :41:04.Andre Villas-Boas this season. What has the manager said about
:41:05. > :41:07.Andre Villas-Boas this season. role this season? He said he wants
:41:07. > :41:10.me at the club. He said that last year, to be honest. There was a
:41:11. > :41:14.me at the club. He said that last of speculation last season, and
:41:14. > :41:17.me at the club. He said that last said, I know you are going to score
:41:17. > :41:21.goals. But as a player, it is nice hearing that, but you want to play.
:41:22. > :41:27.But it is a long season and there is hearing that, but you want to play.
:41:27. > :41:28.a long way to go. Some players have made coming off the bench their
:41:29. > :41:34.thing. Is that a role you would made coming off the bench their
:41:34. > :41:39.happy doing? Not at all. I don't want to be sitting on the bench
:41:39. > :41:45.happy doing? Not at all. I don't being an impact player. At the end
:41:45. > :41:50.of the day, you want to start games. World Cup year, what does that mean?
:41:50. > :41:54.It means everything. I have played in the World Cup before, and it
:41:54. > :41:59.It means everything. I have played the best thing in the world. But I
:41:59. > :42:01.it is based on merit. You have got to play well and score goals. That
:42:01. > :42:05.is why it is even more important last year, he was playing his best
:42:05. > :42:15.that I am playing this year. Do last year, he was playing his best
:42:15. > :42:21.form for a few years as that lone times, and he was a real catalyst
:42:21. > :42:25.for Tottenham last year. He was outstanding, finishing-wise. He
:42:25. > :42:39.for Tottenham last year. He was fallen down the pecking order now
:42:39. > :42:42.for Tottenham last year. He was outstanding striker he is. He can be
:42:42. > :42:55.absolutely lethal. Eriksson also caught the eye. 11 million. I was
:42:55. > :43:04.talking about him the other week. Absolute steal for Tottenham. He is
:43:04. > :43:08.a finisher. And with Eriksson as well, the way he finishes, that
:43:08. > :43:19.a finisher. And with Eriksson as perfect fit for Tottenham, those
:43:19. > :43:22.was said in the interview. If Roy Hodgson takes four strikers and
:43:22. > :43:28.everybody is fit, I am not sure Defoe is one of them. Cardiff is a
:43:28. > :43:32.difficult place to go this season. Ask Manchester City. That was the
:43:32. > :43:37.best game I have seen this season. When I say Defoe is not one of them,
:43:37. > :43:40.that is if he is not playing. He has the ability to be one of them. That
:43:41. > :43:44.is it for the first Match Of The Day 2 Extra will stop here is what is
:43:44. > :43:49.coming on the BBC, football -wise.