Final Build-Up The FA Cup

May 27th. 2017. How will history look back on this day? Will this be

the day that champions become legends? Chelsea continue to

dominate English football. It all started with that double back in

2017. Is this the day that shapes a club's future? Arsene Wenger has

signed a lifetime contract here at Arsenal. He is the best manager we

have ever had and I am glad he is staying! What happens today changes

lives. Brilliant goal. Listen to the Arsenal roar around Wembley. Whose

name will live on forever? The Queen has announced a new holiday in

honour of Arsenal's FA Cup star Sir Theo Walcott. Breaking news from

north London, Arsenal have renamed their stadium after Alexis Sanchez.

Triumph. Victor Moses. The Academy Award goes to Mesut Ozil. But on

this day dreams can be shattered. One mistake can ruin everything. So

what will it be? On this FA Cup final day. Slightly over the top

maybe! But it certainly is a day to make your name.

It's an absolutely glorious day at Wembley for the 136th FA Cup final.

Chelsea have already won the Premier League,

now they're targeting the double in Antonio Conte's first season.

Arsenal missed out on the Champions League but are chasing a third

Supporters have been asked to arrive early due to increased security

checks following the terror attack in Manchester.

There'll be a minute's silence in memory of the victims.

The thoughts of everyone here at Wembley are with all those affected.

That's the view down Wembley Way right now.

90,000 people making their way into the stadium.

Here's a taster of what to expect from us over the next hour or so.

We chart the remarkable rise of back-to-back Premier League

We go back to where it all began for World Cup winner Mesut Ozil.

And, Josh Widdicombe and Elis James are put to the FA Cup test.

Tony Adams. Is that my voice? I went Welsh on you!

Joining us in the studio we've got goals, lots of goals,

Alan Shearer, Chelsea's record scorer Frank Lampard and Arsenal

Seven FA Cup winners medals between them.

I am going to move it on quickly. This game has everything for the

neutral. It has a team that is flying with confidence. Having

already won the Premier League with a manager who's looking for a double

and his first FA Cup. Arsenal struggling with injuries and

suspensions but with a manager going for a record-breaking 7th.

Incredible. Should be a great game. Frank, in terms of Chelsea, you won

the double of course with Chelsea. They've already won the league. Does

it help when you have won the league to come to a Cup final or does it

make any difference I think maybe it helps. They're confident. On a good

run. They won the league two weeks ago now. It's how they've handled

that patch that's important. They've a manager that will be pushing them

and when you get so close to such history for Chelsea to do it again,

then the players will be more than up for it. Different for Arsenal.

It's been a poor season for them. Would this salvage it for them,

victory today? Yeah, finishing out of the top four is disappointing,

but if you can beat a Chelsea side, an impressive Chelsea this season in

the Cup final that would be quite impressive. I would take it as

success. OK. For all their success in recent

times, these two clubs have met The year was 2002 and it was

an Englishman in central midfield It's not just any other game, it's

the FA Cup final. I never in my wildest dreams thought I can maybe

play in a Cup final, but to play in five FA Cup finals is an amazing

experience. 2002 probably my famous year, the one I really enjoyed the

most. Chelsea were become ago real threat to probably Arsenal,

Manchester United. So it started to get a special derby. The players

they had, they were superb. A young Frank Lampard, young John Terry.

Zola, what a player he was coming off the bench. It was a tough game.

The stadium was rocking, it really was, what an atmosphere. The game

itself was really, really tight. Second half opened up a little bit.

Chelsea had two or three really good chances. David Seaman made a couple

of really good saves. David Seaman had to turn it over the bar! I was

playing centre midfield. Tony Adams picked the ball at the back. Just in

time, Lampard challenged. Got into a good angle. It was really weird.

When I picked the ball up, I was waiting for the runners from either

side, but there weren't many red shirdz. Henry took a good run, he

took players away from the ball that was perfect, it was my opportunity.

All I did was open my body on the right foot. Two to his left and he

shoots. Oh, Ray Parlour. Next minute it was in the back of the net. The

joy, the emotion. The subs running all over you. It was brilliant. I

done that every day in training but in a Cup final it's a little bit

harder. We managed to score just as good a goal that was bent into the

far corner. Probably the best week of my life. We went to Old Trafford

five days later and won the double. What a day for everybody involved in

the club. Coming off that pitch knowing you just won the FA Cup

final, knowing you can show your grandchildren as you get older to

say I played in an FA Cup final and lucky for me I scored in one. What a

cracking goal it was as well. Well worth seeing again. Where were you,

Frank? I lost it in the build-up, didn't realise that! Tracking back.

What's up with you? When I start criticising everyone later on...

Jogging back. Look. Marvellous. Did he really do that in training all

the time? Ray was an underrated player but he did not do that every

day in training! I mean, it's not great losing an FA Cup final. It's

awful. We have all been there. I remember that was my first. I

remember loving the day. I enjoyed it. Nothing worse than not winning

and coming away losing a game like that. But the build-up was fantastic

and that's what this is all about. Certainly is. Here is a reminder of

how both how both teams - how both teams booked their place in the

final. Breaks the hearts of Preston North

End. It's 19 years since they went out at the third round stage. Pedro,

lovely goal. It's Willian, it's in! Sanchez has two for company. All the

time in the world. Arsenal have breezed through tonight.

Costa and that has sealed Chelsea's place in the last eight.

If football still has a place for dreamers then Green Lane is that

place. That is surely Arsenal through to the quarter-finals.

Now the eyes of the football world are on Lincoln.

Sanchez, brilliantly placed. Arsenal go through to yet another FA Cup

semifinal. One semifinal place left. It's a

considerably big three already in there. Another big name is going to

join them. Kante finds a way! Both chasing the

title and hoping to win this FA Cup. Driven, brilliant goal! Their double

is still on. It's part two of the big-hitting Wembley weekend. Welbeck

missed it. Sanchez has scored! It's going to be an all-London FA Cup

final between Arsenal and Chelsea. It most certainly is. The players

are out on the Wembley turf soaking up the atmosphere. We can hear now

from one of the Chelsea team. Gary Cahill. Tell us about the last week

and how difficult it's been and the challenge of winning the league and

keeping everybody in the right mental space and getting motivated

again for today? First of all, it's been enjoyable. I spoke after the

West Brom game when we sealed it and won the league. We have had a

relaxed week or so, rightly so, celebrated it. We had a couple of

days off. Then it was important that we got back to business in the way

the manager is, they crack the whip as soon as we finished celebrations

and we had a week's build-up for this game. We have been training as

hard as we have all season. We are in the right frame of mind and we

know that we have a great opportunity in front of us today. So

much has come from the back three that has been consistent this season

in terms of playing together, 28 times. How enjoyable has that been

for you to captain from that position and see what the team can

do? It's been amazing. It's been amazing so be part of a successful

campaign with the squad and to have the armband for a lot of that has

been unbelievable for myself. A lot has been made of the change in

formation. It's worked well for us. We have some great personalities in

there. Thankfully this season we have managed to keep players fit. We

have had a lot of consistency throughout team selection. We have

people coming in and out every now and again, but the players are more

than capable as you have seen. We have been lucky in that respect but

at the same time shown a lot of quality. We have done very well. We

have had a great campaign. We have a chance now to finish it off on a

high. And win an historic double. Good luck. Thank you very much.

He really has had an excellent season. The teams have been named.

Dan Walker can bring us up to speed. Thank you very much. Wonderful buzz

down here at pitchside. About five degrees hotter than it is outside

the stadium. Let's show you the two teams for the final.

Starting with the Arsenal side. The first time this back three have

started together. Oxlade-Chamberlain returns from a

hamstring problem and fills in at left wingback. Sanchez also fit.

Arsenal, several key players not here. Chelsea at full strength, that

includes the keeper Courtois. He has been first choice in the Cup

since the quarter-finals. The Blues have a settled defence.

This back three started 28 of their 32 league games.

Matic is preferred. Moses and Alonso the familiar two on the flanks. On

the right, Pedro gets the vote instead of the semifinal match

winner Willian. Hazard and Costa completing the line-up. There you

have it. The two teams who will battle here on the Wembley turf in

around about an hour's time. Will it be double bubble for Chelsea? Or a

magnificent seven for Arsenal and Arsene Wenger?

Chelsea at full strength. First, are you nervous about the back three

forced on Arsene Wenger and Ospina in goal? Yeah, I am, if Arsenal win

this game I couldn't find fans last night who said they fancy Arsenal to

win especially with that back four, that back three never played

together and Ospina. It's asking a lot against a Chelsea side that are

just, the system is brilliant, players are playing well. They

haven't a lot of choice back there because of injury and suspensions

but it's a huge ask. Not started a game, Mertesacker.

No real injuries for Chelsea, full strength, makes them look very

strong favourites, Frank. And no European football, which they have

used to their advantage. Antonio Conte working hard with the team.

They make their own fortune. They have been ruthless winning games but

have certainly been fortunate. Conte is very good tactically, will he

target the central defence and Mertesacker in particular? 100%. And

I think he will say to Costa to get into the back three as soon as he

can. Definitely. Frank, you know Petr Cech very well. Will he be

upset to have been left out of the final? We have seen it with other

managers. Petr Cech played the quarterfinal and semifinal. I've

never been a fan of that rule. You have your best players, and Petr

Cech is a massive personality and a winner. They have a back three who

have never played together, but having that voice and presence

behind them in Petr Cech, to change that innocent cup final is very

strange. -- to change that in a cup final is very strange. It's almost

like he stacked it against himself. He hasn't got the central defenders

he wants, and then he brings on Ospina. In the first leg of the

Champions League he had a nightmare, but he hasn't let them down since.

This is massive, Arsenal need this and I think Peter Petr Cech should

have played. Is Arsene very stubborn? You played under him.

Well, yeah. He is. He has been like that for years. But I genuinely

believe in the last few months especially has been isolated and

taken on everything himself. He hasn't got much help in somebody to

talk with him. He ain't got no one, I believe, and that's why he looks

isolated. You call it stubborn but I think it's incredible belief in his

own ability. You look at the criticism around the football club.

Yes, stubborn, but there is a mean and tough streak within him. I don't

know about the rest of the team, but if Petr Cech has been dropped in a

final, I wonder what they are thinking. No disrespect to Ospina,

but I don't think it's the right message for the rest of the team.

Time for a sideways look at cup finals gone by with Josh Widdicombe,

Elis James, and some other comedian. This is a special FA Cup final

version... I was checking my flies, sorry! Seriously! I love this

already. Let's just keep this. I'm joined by two time FA Cup winner Ian

Wright. Ian Wright is their! He has sent the supporters into ecstasy.

And Elis James from the sitcom Josh. I've never won the FA Cup once.

What's your favourite FA Cup memory? Charlie George. I'm going to give

you three FA Cup final. Take it in turns to name players that played.

The first one to get a player Ron loses. Best of three. If you get a

substitute you can go again. If Elis James loses, you will be wearing a

full England kit on television in front of your nation. Ian Rush will

probably be watching. Ian Wright will wear a Chelsea kit at Wembley

on the day of the FA Cup final. A full kit? I think blue is your

colour. Blue is not my colour. Are you ready? No. Di Matteo. De Goey,

the goalie? Incorrect. Oh no! David Seaman. Freddie Ljungberg.

Ashley Cole. Bergkamp. Henry. Correct. Silva. Incorrect. He's much

better than I thought he would be, Elis James. This is to save yourself

from total embarrassment. Roland Nilsson. A curveball to start!

Palmer. Worthington. Waddle. David Hirst. Mark Bright. To throw one in,

Ian Wright. That took a while. Andy Linighan. Paul Warhurst. John

Harkes. Tony Adams. I just went Welsh and new! Kevin Campbell.

Graham Hyde. He was a substitute, go again. King. ... Unbelievable! That

means the winner, 2-1 to Elis James. (BLEEP) hadn't realised how

competitive a former professional footballer would be. Elis James,

congratulations. Ian Wright, enjoy the cup final. Thanks for nothing.

You will look beautiful in the Chelsea kit. A hand of friendship

across London. You should sing Abide With Me in the Chelsea shirt. What

was your single? The Wright stuff? You're out of order. STUDIO: I'm not

wearing it! They cut a lot of my stuff out in, I did better than

that. Frank Lampard on the back, I might wear it. Think how many more

goals you would have got. Can't even imagine. We can hear from a man who

knows what it is like to score an FA Cup final winning goal.

Aaron Ramsey. The first thing he said when he walked out on the pitch

was wow. That's to do with the heat. What difference will that make

today? It's absolutely boiling here. We'll have to manage ourselves

correctly today, go and press at the right moments. We have to be aware

of the heat. You have been a matchwinner in FA Cup finals in the

past. This is your winner against Hull from a few years ago. What does

it mean that you personally know how to win here and Arsenal have won

here recently. Does the history help? We have had great history here

in recent years in the competition. We like playing here so hopefully we

can have another day to celebrate. It's not been the best of seasons,

your boss and the players have come under criticism. Do you feel as a

group of players you owe him and your fans a performance today? I

think we have let him down at times this season. He has stood by us and

he believes in us. We only have ourselves to blame. But we do have

something to hopefully finish the season off on a high and give

something back to him, the fans and ourselves. The band are playing for

you behind us. Enjoy your day today. STUDIO: Another man at the heart of

the midfield battle will be the Footballer of the Year N'Golo Kante.

A key man in Chelsea Pitman title success, just as he was for

Leicester last season. -- a key man in Chelsea's title success.

N'Golo Kante was born in Paris but grew up in the west suburbs of the

city. Not the most dangerous council estate, but still a council estate

with a huge sense of community. Mum was a cleaner and that was a refuse

collector in a very religious community. His dad died when N'Golo

Kante was 11. He stayed introvert. Started playing football. There is

an amazing picture of him winning player of the tournament. In the

picture all the other boys are lifting his trophy and he's standing

at the side, showing his humility. No club came in to sign him, which

is weird. Koscielny, Giroud, Rick Perry, they

all went through the lower leagues before making it to the big time. --

Franck Ribery. When he broke into the first-team, he was good.

I don't think I've seen a player with so many Man of the Match awards

in a row than N'Golo Kante in the second division in France. What

amazes me is Kante was setting such standards in the French league for

interceptions and tackles that others weren't on the case sooner,

but Leicester had the jump on everyone else. Leicester said, we

are the English version of your current team. We want you to do the

same thing for us as you do now. They the right words to get him to

sign. He was the perfect player for Leicester at that time, and for

Ranieri and the way he wanted to play, for Jamie Vardy, Riyad Mahrez,

and those players. He passed his A-levels and got a

degree in accounting. He good BA accountant if he wasn't -- he could

be an accountant if he wasn't a football right now. I think the

proof of Kante's importance has been this season, in what Leicester lost

and what Chelsea gained. He felt ready after just a year, like two

years in France, ready for the next step. And every next step, he

delivers. Winning the Premier League, playing in the Euro rose for

France as well, showing everybody that they got it all wrong. I think

for him, it's sweet revenge. Nobody believed in him when he was a kid,

despite being good, people said he was too small or not good enough.

But look where he is now. From when he started in that council

estate where he got with Leicester and where he is getting now with

Chelsea, I think he deserves it all. It's a wonderful story. STUDIO: He's

got a degree in accountancy. Check out these numbers, winning more

games than anyone else in the last two seasons, more tackles and more

interceptions than anyone else in the last two seasons. Remarkable

talent. I bet he has covered more ground as well. I have never seen

anyone in my football career cover as much grass in a 90 minute game as

he does. Even at the end of the game, I'm sure he could do exactly

the same again. There's no denying Eden Hazard's ability, but he's had

his best goal-scoring season this season. We know he can do this, he

has done it all season, stuffing out of moves from the off position.

Going forward, interceptions in front of the back three. This is

brilliant, winning it three times in the move. Passing, winning it back

again. Passing again. Losing the ball and time and time again, this

fella has done this. What enables Hazard to do is that he doesn't need

to track back. He can win this, superb pass. He wins the ball and

can play at forward to Hazard. Hazard doesn't have the same

responsibility, giving him the freedom to stay up front. I know

there is still a hell of a lot to do when he wins the ball here, but he

wins the ball, sets his team on the front foot, and he wins it in vital

positions. He hasn't done this too many times, but this was in the

quarterfinal against Manchester United to set them on their way. I

don't think it's a coincidence that Azpilicueta, Gary Cahill, David

Luiz, they have had their best seasons in football, I think.

Looking back to last season. Who had their best season? Wes Morgan,

Robert Huth, Mahrez and Drinkwater, going forward. He has played a huge

part in Leicester's success and the individual success of other players,

and in particular Eden Hazard. You played with Claude Makelele, who he

is often compared to. Better or worse, how do you compare them?

Makelele was a great player, but he is something extra. Makelele

patrolled in front of the back four, but he never really went forward to

unleash himself. I think Kante has that ability. In terms of the

Chelsea team, that is there a difference. They were pedestrian in

passing last year. But Kante has added energy in a team that has gone

right through them. He's an absolute pest to play against. One of the

instances, might have been against West Ham, where he anticipated the

past that was going to the right-winger. He gets a lot of stick

for not being technically good, but he's fantastic! He has everything.

but it's a huge ask. Not started a game, Mertesacker.

What a first season too with Chelsea it's been for Antonio Conte. A very

good player who has become an even better manager.

Antonio Conte was with us in Juventus. He understood really well

tactics of the game and I think he is the same as a manager. He is very

good at getting inside players' minds and can get them to play with

humility, pride, aggression, intensity. He was looking for

something new. For me he is the best in the world.

The most important teams for me is to be a team, every single player

must put their talent into the team. I enjoy the season. We play

different football. The system is different.

Another philosophy, another type of football. He is completely

different. Brilliant goal. Look what it means on the Chelsea bench.

It's my first season. To win in this league, I am really proud.

Arsenal have said that you are favourites t seems to be widely

perceived that Chelsea are the favourite in the press, does that

sit comfortably with you? I think in this type of game it's very

difficult to tell if there is one favourite. I think for the

motivation Arsenal could have something more than us, but for this

season we work very hard in this week on the pitch. Also in the

mentality to try to understand this game, we must keep great

concentration. But I am sure my players want to do this. You said

they may have motivation, was that your biggest challenge, to get into

the right mental frame of mind after winning the league? Yeah, it's very

important to keep the right concentration because when you win

this league in this way, yeah, and the possibility to be bit relaxed,

there is this, for sure. In this week we try to work very well, also

in this aspect. Tell me the overriding emotion right now, is it

excitement, nerves, anticipation? Yeah, I think a mix of all these

emotions. For me it's my first final in England and yeah, I am enjoying a

lot of this, there is a lot of excitement. But also I have great

concentration because the final you have to play the final, to try to

win. I hope you can enjoy it as well. Thank you very much. Good

luck. Thank you very much. Not only his first final in England as a

manager but he has never won a major final. Runner-up in 2012 with

Juventus. This will be a first for him. What a fabulous start to the

season he has had. Everyone has looked at his tactics but his

man-management skills have been good too. Obviously, he took a team in a

bad place. A very talented group and there were some individuals in there

and you wonder where they're at, Hazard had, probably had his worst

season in a Chelsea shirt. Costa. Mid season there were rumours and

probably more than rumours, that Costa was maybe a problem on the

training ground and he dealt with it and flushed it out. By the sounds of

it, he gave a bit of iron fist and dealt with it. Costa is hard for

anyone to manage. John Terry on the sidelines. Fabregas. Sometimes all

you want is honesty from a manager. He laid it on the line with John,

this is how it's going to be, John reacted well. With the group he has

managed it. Someone with the experience of John Terry and a lot

of power he has at Chelsea, but when you are winning football matches as

the manager has done for the vast majority of the season that's an

easier situation to handle rather than results going against you.

Costa the player. I like him. I am a huge fan of his. I tell you why,

because part of the job as a centre forward is to walk off a pitch

knowing that you have upset the centre halves. That you have given

them a tough time. You do not want centre halves walking off the pitch

thinking I have had an easy job today. Rarely in this Guy's career

and in games that defenders will do that, he is a bully. He is push you

around. He can have a fight with you. But he has ability. He can hold

the ball up. He can bring his teammates into the game. He has a

nasty side to him which... All of that. But at the end of the day he

has ability. He can score goals. He is a real handful. He strikes me, I

have seen a few clips of him off the field, he is probably actually quite

an enjoyable bloke to have around in the dressing room. Yeah, I get that

impression. He makes me laugh. I love watching, he makes me laugh

when you see incidents like that. You can see once they won the title,

he is obviously lively in the dressing room. The boys react to

him. I love him. I do love him. Only because he winds defenders up, like

you did. Is he a good chap? He is, he is great in the dressing room.

Two faces, one on the pitch. If he is angry, and talking about his

future, if he doesn't want to be at the club next year it might not be

so good. Big decision for Chelsea in the summer. Chelsea fans haven't had

much to complain about this season. It's been a different story for The

Gooners in a tumultuous campaign. No one has kept a closer eye on events

at the Emirates, here is Robbie Lyle. Arsenal and Chelsea, looking

forward to the game. If we can pull this off and win this game, manager

stays on for you? No. Winning this only papers over the cracks. Doesn't

make up for the season that we have had. It's poor, every single year.

Every year. So, it doesn't paper the cracks. So you don't think he should

sign a new deal? No, absolutely not. He should not be signing a new deal.

What about you? It will be a great achievement if he won today. A

record, 13 times. It will be a record. He would beat George Ramsay

who won seven, eight times. Incredible manager, we are lucky to

have him. Hopefully sign a two-year contract and... Can he sign a new

deal? He was poor in the league. He was noor the Champions League. Is

this like, like he was saying, paper over the cracks? You have to look at

the job of all. And what he has done. He has been a magnificent

manager for halfway through, but listen any team that has the

invincibles, 1888 when Preston North End did it, only played 12 games. Do

I need to go on? Best scenario for you today? Win the game, Arsene

Wenger says goodbye. The team we are playing sacked their most successful

manager and they're on to win the double. The fans are singing they

want him to stay, sums it up. Best scenario? We win. Two opposites

here. The main thing is we all want Arsenal to win today. Let's get this

victory. He really does divide opinion. A win

today will see Arsene Wenger overtake George Ramsay. He will

become the most successful manager in FA Cup history with seven. The

first of which was in 1998. He spoke to Dan Walker. Thank you for talking

to us. A chance for you personally to make history today winning a 7th

FA Cup. No manager has done that before. That would be a significant

achievement. Well, you want in my position, you want to do it, you

have worked hard to get here. You want just to win the competition.

For the club and for the team. Indirectly it will be as well I will

be very happy if we do it. Talk about the team selection. The

opposite number has had a relatively easy selection, you have had a few

choices. Yes, because we lost three centre-backs in one week. Last night

we lost Kieran Gibbs who had to go home sick during the night. So

decisions were not so difficult because it's not many defenders

left. This season, particularly this week, you have said that some of the

criticism you have received has been a disgrace which are strong words.

Do you feel that a win would silence critics today? No, I believe that

99% of the Arsenal fans are fantastic people who stand behind

the team and you want to play for them. OK. Enjoy the final. See you

afterwards. Thank you very much. If you are wondering what Arsene Wenger

is actually talking about on that particular thing about the disgrace,

let's see what he said earlier on Football Focus.

The lack of respect in some stages has been, for me, a disgrace. I will

never accept that. I believe there is a difference between being

criticised and being treated in a way that human beings don't deserve

to be treated. Well, they are strong words, criticism against some

Arsenal fans. Latterly he has made it 99% of them are absolutely onside

and stuff. What do you make of that? I don't think you can ever deny the

love and passion and what he has done for Arsenal Football Club. But

I don't think there is any doubt of what's happened in the last three or

four months with the indecision, whether he is staying or going, has

hindered the football club, on the pitch. I think too many players have

hidden behind that and used that as an excuse. Because of the position

that they're finished in the league, then yeah, you are right, fans are

divided. But there is no way it's helped the last few months. We might

find out in the next few days why he has been keeping it back from

everyone. Do you think some fans have been a disgrace in the way

they've behaved? Yeah. Fans have a right to criticise. Of course they

do. You know, you hear it a lot, 20 years, he has done more than enough

in 20 years to be treated more respectfully than he has been,

especially when you see some stuff on social media. Do you expect,

rumours is that he will announce there is a two-year contract he will

sign, do you think that will happen? I think he will probably sign, I

don't think he will want Arsenal to be left out of the top four and

maybe not winning this game today. It's not successful for him. Unusual

circumstances where a manager seems to have the overall say. That seems

to be the case at Arsenal. Yeah, I mean, I am with you, it's too

negative around him and something has to change. If he stays, they

need to placate fans and change structure, bring in a coach, change

the line, it looks like they're stuck in a way and everyone else has

moved on a little bit. That's what it looks like from the outside. Do

you think if he was going to leave it would be better to go out having

won this today? Yeah, I still believe that he, I hard him say not

long ago he believes this team can win the league. Some people say he

is delusional or whatever, the fact is that for somebody saying that,

that doesn't say he wants to leave. I guess we will find out at some

point. One man who has silenced critics this season is David Luiz.

More than a few eyebrows were raised when the Brazilian defender returned

to Stamford Bridge but he has been a standout performer.

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David, this season has been fantastic for Chelsea. But for you

in particular it's been brilliant. What was the reason for coming back?

My dream, it was my dream to win the Premier League. My first here I

didn't get to win. Many people didn't understand why I come back. I

had a great life in France, great club. But I think if you don't take

a risk in life you never test something new. I wish to test

something new and that's why. There's been some ex-players who

have commented on the fact that you seem to have matured since you have

come back to Chelsea. Do you think it's a fair comment? I want to be

more mature every day, if I think I know everything, this is so bad. So,

I try to improve every day as a person, as a brother, as a son, as a

player, whatever. I try to improve. I love to learn. I think this is the

right way if you want to be a nice person. My mum, my dad, my family, I

think they are everything for me. When I left my family when I was 14

and they supported me always, doesn't matter if it's so far or

not, they always were present in my life and now I bring them when I

can. Of course they bring luck, positivity and energy, positive vibe

and it's nice to have them near me. I know that you are quite close to

some of your teammates and Diego Costa in particular. I have a great

relation with him, I love him, I love the way he is. Nice

personality, he has amazing history. He is a great person and great, it's

better to play on his side than against him.

He is so different off the pitch and on the pitch. Yellow he's still ugly

off the pitch! But it's true he's totally different. And Willian. He

has been my great friend since I was eight. And your neighbour. He can't

live without me, that's why I came back! A piece of quick thinking from

David Luiz. The double, I think Chelsea just got

it one time, so we need to do it with our feet on the ground, working

hard. That's our way during the whole season. We have to play at a

high level two win against Arsenal. It was Antonio Conte's first season

in the Premier League. The first time you were working with him. How

key was he to your success? He is a winner. He loves to watch football.

He's a guy. He tells me I want to work high everyday. He said, are you

ready. I said yes, that's why I came here. That's why he has done a great

job in his first season. There are still things to do, big things to

do. Let's try to win the FA Cup also. We have brought you a little

surprise. A belated birthday gift from everyone. Thank you so much.

Sideshow Bob! Thank you, BBC. STUDIO: We are very generous souls.

David Luiz answering his critics. I think three at the back has helped

him. It has. And with Kante in front, that has given them more

security. And Azpilicueta as well has been there to help him. And Gary

Cahill is having the season of his life as well. He has that protection

in all areas. Speaking of Azpilicueta, or Dave, as they call

him in the Chelsea dressing room, he has been remarkable. One of those

unsung heroes, but he has made more passes in the Premier League than

any other player this season. And he has been ever present. What I like

about him is that he's proactive, trying to press into midfield.

Recovering with pace and desire. He has no right to put him under that

pressure to stop the goal. He has speed and perception. He knows where

the danger is. You can get there early. He goes back from right back

to covering central areas. He wants to get tight. When it is the ball is

going behind he has the speed and awareness to get going early. And

Paul Pogba is no slouch. At the end he has composure as well. He has

made his own that position, between right back and centre-half. He

recovers so quickly and he has grown. That composure, we haven't

seen that from him before. We wonder if he has the height to play

centrally, but he wins that through commitment. He knows where he needs

to be. And he wants this to step into midfield, make the different.

Gets it out of his seat, quality ball to Costa, whose scores. He has

four assists this year from a centre-back. This is the goal that

wins then the league. Coming from right wing. An unsung hero, but he

has played every minute of every game this season. In a squad as

squad as strong as Chelsea's with John Terry and Kurt Zouma breathing

down his neck. The managers talking in the tunnel. Respect being shown

for each other's abilities, skills and successes over so many years.

Conte came out the other day and said how Wenger should be respected

more for what he has done. I totally agree. We have seen from the fans

that they want some form of change. Somewhere along the line, some form

of change. The board or the manager, something has to change. 20 years

since a foreign manager first won the FA Cup with Chelsea. Ruud Gullit

was the man in charge. He is with Gabby Logan. 20 years and since he

walked out at the old Wembley with Chelsea, who were on the precipice

of a new era of winning trophies. The atmosphere today is as special

as ever. Does it take you back? It was a fantastic day. I saw it as a

kid and then to walk that long walk out of the tunnel, that was magical

for me. Chelsea had scars on every single seat of the Chelsea fans

here. -- had scarves will stop there is a sea of blue around us. You have

crystallises between Chelsea and Arsenal. Chelsea are secure in

themselves because they have already won something. On the other hand,

they hope something happens. It's natural. A difficult season for

Arsenal, if they want to get something out of this season, it's a

trophy. Chelsea have already talked about a bit of complacency before

the match, because they have won something. Maybe they could relax,

but this could be the icing on the cake if they win this as well. It

would be an historic double. Gary talked about it in the studio, what

Conte can do with man management. Coming into a club that finished

tenth, hardly adding to the personnel. Motivation shouldn't be a

problem. He has a good team and they are all professional, but be aware

of some players who might get a bit easy going. David Luiz could be a

player like that, sometimes he's easy. But I think he's very

energetic. He is on the team all the time. As long as you win, it's OK.

And there comes a period also when things are not going so well, that

could irritate some players. We saw it with Mourinho when Hazard had a

difficult season. It all depends how you win and if you win. I know you

are confident for a Chelsea win. Yeah, 2-1. This time next year, we

will be just two weeks away from the Russia World Cup. Four world

champions featuring today, Pedro, Fabregas, Mertesacker, and the man

who divides opinion like few others, Mesut Ozil.

I am proud of where I come from. It's my home, Gelsenkirchen. When he

came to our school in 2000 he was just an ordinary school kid. You see

in the classroom he was really focused on maths, English, whatever

else. He was humble and shy. You wouldn't imagine he could be such a

rocket, an explosion when he's on the pitch. A totally different

personality. I played with him when I was, I

think, five, and when we won the Game 10-0, he sometimes scored eight

goals or something like that. He would dribble through opponents. It

was great. His technique was great at this time. Especially his game

intelligence. Always with his head up. Like Xavi or Iniesta. The same

capabilities, scanning the players more than other players. You do

wouldn't think he was 17 or 18. He was like he was 30. With his

composure. A small guy, really shy. Kept trying to hide himself, didn't

know how to talk to me. And then I saw how he played on the pitch.

Amazing. Playing with Mesut Ozil, you have to be careful with what he

will do. I told him, never put a bad ball in here, because I will kill

you! Brilliant from Ozil! In many ways he's the perfect Arsenal

player. He has the technique, the pace. He's not going to be the

player who runs up and down the pitch and wins all the tackles and

starts pumping his fists. Ozil, beautiful. A top team always needs

players that try to play the through pass. It's normal and clear that not

every through pass can reach the other player.

When Germany won the World Championship in 2014, there were a

lot of discussions going on between German football fans, where should

Ozil play, couldn't he play better? I think sometimes it isn't fair to

him. Because he does more in games and sometimes fans think. I think

what Germany have done quite well is to create a system around him where

he doesn't necessarily feel he has to do everything. I think that

Arsenal sometimes it can look like he's not trying or not interested.

But I think more often than not, it's down to a lack of organisation

and direction as far as the whole team is concerned. Put him in the

Real Madrid team, put him in the Germany team, and you see a very

different Mesut Ozil. At Arsenal there are some good players, yes,

but when you have played with Cristiano Ronaldo, it's much better

when you play with Olivier Giroud somebody like that? People say he's

the best player you can have at ten. Others say he is lazy. We talk about

body language. I know this discussion. He's always like this,

his face is like he doesn't want to play. But we know this is Mesut

Ozil. Sanchez, could come back to Ozil. It

does. It's three! There are times in every season in the last few years

where he's been in touch with his potential and fulfilled it and

people talk about him being one of the best players of his generation.

But because we haven't seen it consistently throughout a whole

season, I think there will always be that nagging doubt at the back of

people's nines about just how good he is. -- people's minds.

They either like him or they don't. Ian Wright? I do like him. It's

quite interesting listing to Rafa Honigstein and his old team-mates

talking about what he's like. When you watch him in games like this,

against Sunderland when Sunderland were down, his energy and drive. He

can murder teams like this. This is stuck. Look at him go. Great ball

from Sanchez. Criticism that he is a flat track bully. These games

against Sunderland, Stoke and Watford, the energy he has trying to

get in. This was when Chelsea were not performing. Him and Sanchez were

fantastic. Bielik brilliant, energised. He gets in there and does

his stuff. What happens is when Arsenal are not playing well, he

does things like that. People judge him by his reaction. He can close

down closer there, but that's not what he's about for me. When you

have the kind of players around him, like people say in the video, like

Ronaldo at Real Madrid, he looks like a much better player. He got a

lot of stick for this. But the way he plays and Howard he is, I know

what he can create. I'm not bothered about that. Does he do enough? When

you consider the goal against Chelsea was his first against a top

six side, then no. Paying out money for him, you want him to perform in

these games, massive games. Consistent enough? For me, a bit of

a luxury. In the Premier League, you have to have 11 players. We had Di

Canio, who was a luxury, at West Ham. But we knew we were average and

he did the extra. He is world class and can change the game today. There

is no denying that he has huge ability. I would just like to see

him doing more in big games. When you mention the word flat track

bully, one goal this season against any team that finished in the top

half. That's not enough. I think he needs to do more in big games. What

an opportunity to ram that down everybody's through today. The same

can't be said of Alexis Sanchez? A very good player. I think he has

been asked's best player again this season. -- Arsenal's best player.

Down the middle, left, right, wherever. More often than not, he

has come up with the goods, the goals, the assists. He is a very,

very good player. He seems to like this place as well, Wembley.

Remarkable record, six goals in five games for club and country here. Won

all five of the matches as well? He could be the difference. You talk

about Ozil, but this man, the pace he has got to dribble the ball, do

something special. 13 of his goals for Arsenal have been outside the

box. He can score from anywhere. He gets frustrated that some of the

players around him are not as confused as he is. I think that is

where his frustration comes from. -- not as enthusiastic. He will

deliver, he will get something from this game, and that is something you

cannot level at a lot of these players. Eddie Newton, representing

Chelsea, Sol Campbell representing Arsenal. They are coming out to

present the trophy. They wave to both sets of fans. There is the FA

Cup that they are all chasing this afternoon. Such a strong favourite,

Chelsea, quite unusual. Chelsea against Arsenal, you would think it

would be quite even. That doesn't block to be the case, prior to