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Just before we get started, I just wanted to say a big thank you to our partners Skyberet and please don't forget to subscribe if you like I hope you enjoyed this episode Introducing the total Solutions advantage only from Comcast Business. It's the largest fastest fiber powered network for small business, gig speeds with equipment and security included and a five year price lock. No one does business like Comcast business Switch today. Get started for sixty dollars a month for twelve months when you add an advanced solution to a qualifying interternet package. Limited time offer. restestrictions apply. New customers only requires three hundred megabt per second internet, security edge and additional qualifying service onene year agreement,aperless billing and autoay bank account required. Tax and fees extra What are they eggs Yeah littlegs. So this is a Nabisco platter today Gary. Nabisco They've obviously gone all England to today. Oh they've gone England Yeah reasons. English English Engish owned strawries. We're the best at strawriies aren' we? I would say so. we're good at strawberries What do England do better than anybody in the world? Let' start without this runwnning breakfast, sm Sweets Breakfast sweets Dairy milk English Cabury' English, chocolate I'mving that, even though the Swiss might have a bit of an argument They might have a bit of the point. Oh the Belgians? The Belgians yeah, the Belgians and the Swiss. What about desserts? What about things like sticky toffee puddings? Sticky toffee pudding and Ale crrumble jam roollie poli. I think we could put a shout in there for the French might have a bit of an issue with that and the Italians Tin Tell any desserts or Timamisu's mininging. I love tinnama. Turisu's awful. I hate turamacu. You can't put coffee in the dessert. I don't like it No, I think we I think I think we' therere in the top three for for desserts I'm actually to start with that what do England do? Because it's a glorious day for England,n? What do England do better than anybody else in the world?orning Monin. We have had murder aboutother weather disespesion you Just something that we do moan But we also when we actually win, we also go probably too much the other way as well. We're a bit sort of like we' like a roller coaster, aren't we The u I think Roy's got some one hundred ones. He's got some things that have been annoying him. I think I might have included one of them no. We might have to edit it. We might have to edit it. I said, by the way, if you just say that I must to edit it out. Yes, no, you're not earlier or you're on time. tenen o'clock start. Sweets from Ireland? Oh sw. I'm just getting someone sent me I'm getting this Chinese book for tonight Because it's an England morning this morning, we're asking the question to start with, what does England do better than anybody? A friends in anyome And we'll pick it up with you in a minute. I know you're bit upset about it Ian, what did England do better than anybody? That's the question we were answering first. and I put out thereiss break first, piss people off N want it Breakfast. Breakfast, we do better breakfast. No and not Roast. put an Iir in. bre Dessert, sticky touffy pudding, jam rollly polle On a second, what's all this England does better now? No It's just a question. What does England do? Be they won. It's just a question this morning. What does England do better than anybody P. Real Regal celebrations. Royal celebrations. I mean, we do that pretty well don't we? You don't do these thereough, do you? Hey, You don't make sweets like that. I you do sweets, Oh, chocolate. Dairy milk. You back that up. Dairy milk, Cadbury? Irish, Ireland is better. Ireland is better chocolate than England. Yeah, but Cadbury was born in England. Yeah You can't you can't claim Cadbury. Cabbury's not Irish all, but suddenly just because they serve it all. But England are very good at claiming stuff T me? Jesus. Before we start, we're not gonna to start on Balligan, but I've got one of the best things ever for you, right? So last night, it's not your joke, it's not It's not a joke, right? You'll think this is funny. So set blatter tweets out red cards are not overturned by political phone calls. They're overturned by rules, evidence and independent bodies. If a U.S president intervenes with the fee for president and the player is suddenly cleared before a Wor Cup knockout match, the question is unavoidable Cor of Aardis, FIFA. foootball must never become a playground for political power Car's replied to Sep Latter, we need you to come back SP and clean up FIFA. He's the biggest shit house of all time, Cara. We need you to come back and clean up FIFA That's very big eagle this m than that This episode of Stick to Football is brought to you by Skybet. They're joining us all tournament long and we're delighted to have them along with us for the ride. We've got plenty more episodes on the way, so hit subscribe, get your comments in then stick with us all summer England. We've got a very disciplined episode ' you w want to try get it out later on I mean, where to start? I'll come to youy to start with. We didn't watch the game together. M and Roy did you sort of Yeah, 'cause Bread and my gang grandchildren wereolute It was amazing watching What a game, Aan. You know something it was I remember when we said I was saying as long as we don't start by, you know trying to play out of the back and letting them bring the pressure on us and we didn't do that But it was a game of attrition, man. It was a game where we had to dig in. It was a game we had to manage it You know, we had to expect, you know, the You know, did the hotel's noise, the fucking, everything that comes with it, you know, the red cards, the goals, the penalties, everything that came with it, all the pressure that come with the game And we dealt with it is what we earn I earned the right to fill our field this morning because they really Dic Mat even the guys the guys like Dan Byne, Jed Spanks fels felt for Geral Quant, obviously, felt for him, but Everybody justified themselves last night in what they'd done dude. I think bonafide superstar last night's performance U Ary I went in with Aarry with the parent I said there's no messing about at this point. this parent is going in Um, but like Just it was I don't I don't know, Gal. It was just like one of those where I was just all over the place in emotions Jeopardy of everything. It was amazing. It was amazing. We don't have many moments where I think that we actually feel really proud do it like I felt even this morning I feel like that was a proper game and I think we've been quite underwhelming at times. and yesterday was definitely a day a day in the World Cup Brazil, Norway, England Mexico. You've said it before a go big or go home. and it felt like you had to either step up or you didn'. We come on to Brazil. I think England Roy. did go big Yeah last. stepped Yeah, they Especially we look at the game yesterday Halland turned up. Yeah, right. It is about your top guy stepping up the audio of players is our vuge cred Bingham McCain St's up again. It was good. It was a pro was a prop game, wasn't itah It was a proper game, good pace to it,' been a needle there, even the delay. They done their stuff. Of course ye we know what they obviously that's what they do. of course, we've seen it but other the teams And yeah, listen, you have to give credit where it' Stue, but I fully expected England to win obviously it made a bit hard walk, We' supposed to be descend off C they turn up to defend it well. Mexico ran out of ideas last fifteen, twenty minutes. I know we were putting crosses in but England were like They just didn't have that cuteness. There did another cuteness to open England up Yeah, they let to defended Join people just just it just kind of made that decision. just I'm punching everything. I want to punch every You just made that decision right that's it, Bam I'm gonna just take the pressure off my. He had hiss best game last night did because that head I tell you what, that header. From Iines Yeah thing Yeah, it's a good too. but the only thing I say if he does sayve that you're saying whereere's my b here but it's one of D on. on that one, th right. I think a keeper on that one is thinking it's going to be gllanced to cross him. So I was thinking does he basaseically the keeper sometimes just stay a little bit that way and then all of sudden you like he did with like that way Yeah he went way too farward apparently with a step Yeah way too far we with step. Now we went to header, but obviously Yeah, if you're a goalkeeper, but you have to expect it's going to go either away. That's why they do all that reaction stuff all the time. It was a very good saving and bugs up in front of him But I'm saying if that went in, you would be going, whereere is my goalkeeper? So I kind of expected to save it, but it was obviously a good save. I think they deserve credit to all a cou And I think what happens at any team We're all obviously our jobs is to pick holdeser teams and look at weaknesses. but we could we could do that for every team ometimes we look at weakness in England the back four,'ve got the wingers or swap. Sometimes you end up just Do not stilling up in the semif not a finineal I think they're I think the manager doeses credit because we're all these decision makers he's getting questioned as we do, everyveryone questions every manager's decision. wh it to stick a twist into full backs into injuries and whatever. And they're getting through I know, they've got a another game where you're looking The whole build up to the Mexico game was obviously maybe or all with slight favorites maybe in people's eyes But not if now all of a sudden England a favorites again to be Norway ask and that's another dangerous game, of course because you know, N we' doing you know as well, you know, as please Pleaseed with Dan Burn Please for someone like Jed Swin because they're coming and it wasn't about anything. I wasn't easy that. I know I hon Ton No it wasn't It must be tough though, Royan, you know, with those guys because people are constantly talking about whether they should be there or not. I know, But if you're a defender, truthfully and you're coming on And the information would have been just just sit in. and defend like damperur He wouldn't becomeone of as an open game Dan Burn. because he'd be going, listen youd be getting ripped. So that was the dreams set. That's why he brought Dan Burn because he said I had to look at every scenario on different games. He said if we're trying to win a game, we're trying to get back in a game, we're holding onto a lead. So you bring Dan Burnne on going, Dan, you know what all these crosses that mix kept putting in They weren't even mixing up. He's going, Oh, listen, is this is what I do. This is what he And he came in and done it same expense. But so that means I'm saying it's justified the managers Of course, of course. But I think if you're a defender coming around and youre said to Danbur, what information you g giveing go, know Dan we're obviously done to ten men when your defendense a cross, you go, happy days. If he said, I want you to get up the pitch and I you get up against the wing? he's going, No, no, just defend crosses But So is it an easy thing to do? like you're saying it you'reing it like it's just like, yeah, what's the big de? He's coming to a majorly pressured game to do. Absolutely. But the whole manager said he's been watching and studying his players and he wanted these type of players who might be in the background like Dan Byrne, prrime example Listen, if England were three or four one up, he's noting them on, is he? If he's talkught we' hold onto, then Dan Burnnard did you meant to bring him on because itel very. Yeah. ye, it did. And And I think the good thing about last night, So these Dan Burns who have been Chris, they off you know know you're really p of it. know you're really p. becausecause before the World Cup he was saying, remember he saiding I got whole sce So now he's thinking, actually we' to end up losing Pout of goalke was probably. Everyone's got to have a good taste of this worldld Cup And what's that like in a group? Everyone feels makes everyone feel better. Would you join when you talk about stepping up J I loved. I loved the first half becausecause they were the most compact I've seen them. The two wide players took right back in, they were narrow and I saw a shape that I thought, right, okay They did not demonstrated in the first four games. They couldn get into that shape at all. If you look at the shape in that game last night of how they actually how compact they were with the wide players and the sort of Harry and J dropping back in the back for being narrow, it was A million times better. Why weren't they doing that again? such a I think they gave a few chances Well which chance did I mean they gave a couple just mentioned head a couple two really good head they they gave away a goal and also they dropp I thought they dropped a little bit deep on a couple of occasions. They did but in terms of the general shape of the team, it was so much better defensive especially they're trying to get themselves to know exactly what they're doing in this shape, because like you said, we haven't seen it And they did it. I know but you know, you have to be careful all. I'm not trying to put a d downat on things. It feels like you' going on. a couple of days ago when you maybe drawwn or everyone's going, Oh what happen. And the actually one n it's a good win I try to balance one O obv obviously I'm autll But then when they won last night, there was a really good win. Den don't go too far the other way you go, this shape looked better. They can say the two goals got to be more. you know just stuff you know what happens when you win a game, you think you've done everything right? when you draw a game you think you've done everything wrong. something has to be a balance. I understand I understand for England years ago, was a bit extreme, but you're thinking surely everyone's getting a bit more caught on now So when our first game or the second game of the W Cp be ggan if were Order Mr. White Pred go But I get. But what I like Rose there were three phases of the game where there was the first half, which was I thought we were quite solid and had to withstand a lot. They were sort had a lot of the ball. Then there was the bit pre Kanza prequansa are being sent off, which I thought to be fair was a bit of a shooting match where we just based it fellt like a little bit we were just good to watch that. Yeah. And then Pul's Kansza I thought that was that was the sort of the grit, the fi, the goosebumpy where you're just hanging on. and I know you don't gonna get carried away with the Roy, but that's the big. When I see if I've not seen the first half and the shape, I would be a little bit downbeat this morning If they can get into that shape, as a team theyve got they got chance but I So the five games of had in the World Cup. I think it's like a league team. I think you've seen a bit of everything. You've seen a big gold trout. You've seen this wee go that worries me. We've had injuries, we' chopping It's like being a manager a Lague club. you've seen that in like a short space of time that kind of pluses and minuses pllus is down we go back to it You' got a real goal threat. Even last night you going for the bits that they scored three goals. Yeah. And they were down only ten minut for last twenty, twenty five minutes. So if you think you want to score two or three goals in most games Kan andlly If Kane and Belly can turn up, you're the manager' going, Yeah there's other bits where we got to tighten up. Brazila gun. There's other good teams gunoss Every team we have a bit biger, I'm not sure about that, but also going Yeahah, we focus on that R rememember how good he was nervous like belling him stuff into the box last night. I was talking about a coaching one was fe Yeah and all his defensive stuff and he was g past people Yeah. I think his force goingone and brings it back to people like Brian Robson. I gu this time into the box, right? You've seen him where Saka gets it And you see where he runs from. and it's not he's not it's a pretty straight run What is that timing? I don't know if you can cootach that stuff because I remember speaking out of midfielders years ago and Rob Oers United about A lot of players get getting there too early. But it's it's just a kindness to In sprint the today just not arrived time and I don't know if you can coach that. if you's anotherl J Rad, lamp bad obs she scoldsy just get it right, M. I remember there was a guy I remember guy S something was already getting it too early. Yeah. It kind of goes behind him or the deffend has spot him and they blah But these guys got nes They just prling. I remember I got into a noy argument with a guy talking about Jude Bening and Switally' scoring those goals for Ral Madrid from a yard out and two yards out but he's come from. I so do you think playing foral Madrid or playing international football Y it's easy to be scoring a goal from a yard out W has done Work has being done. you tried to explain it and again It looks like, oh, he's just running But he's had to make a run to get in there then the ball last bit and he's got is the quality of the player. If it can't if his goes from K exxactly. Roy right his arrival is he is like he is pretty is like just and he's moving at such a he's moving at a pace which he can adjust He's not moving at a sprint pace, which means that you can and you're doing that one you can do iss getting too early. Yes. if it's if he's if it on his you can still make offer at the end. Yes. he's coming ont to where it's just he's not even breaking his stride, Simes he's ex just weighting and just As you said right, the workk is already done work's this year. I see. you I think it was probably it's eight months ago now, maybe November twenty twenty five Rity you went out when no one was thinking really about England because during the Premi League season, not many people think too much about England and certainly with Jw playing over in Spain. I think he was injured at the time. you don't think too much about him that much either because obviously he's over there and we're very Premer League centic aren't we when we do the show? But you went out on a limb at a time for him in terms of sort of you felt the treatment. And to be fair there's some articles reappearing this morning that I'm looking at which is basically, you know, leave Jude at home, donon't bring Jude. I mean, when you look at that, to be fair, when we even all of us in the pre tournament stuff, we were saying, lookook this guy's a superstar. you feel obviously vindicated, you feel feel angry, you feel like what you obviously feel really passionate. It think it' because you see someone and you believe in what he's capable of doing not from a place of like these I he so arrog it's so flash's just You could see somewhere he totally believes in himself. But develing all yeah, the criticism of have been, you know what it wasic. C he he because I know we've had this discussion before he's confident kid. He's a very confident guy and he's got a lot of belief in don't think the agenda was more angry you were more angry of the agenda as a more angry of the agenda because what you've gott to do is you got to leave these people to be what they're going to be. Remember he's twenty two And so you have to be that person who stands, all I'll dieing is ill because What I've seen of him up to this point I think he's a super star ready to go and you saw what happened with that rank, what we've done, what I've done on there. What was coming from that gal but? You just have to have faith and belief in somebody And I've said from the stuff, if we are going to anyway, obviously H Iarry going to be there, but Jude will play a major part in us winning anything or getting anywhere because of who he is, what he's capable of doing and his belief in himself. So I can look back and say, it's like you right you will see someone say Yeah, I could see he's got this. I can see that in him I can see that everything about it in the ways his team is the ways The way he's looked after, the way he's managed, the way he plays, his confidence how he is I can believe in all of that world I can say conffidently He will do something in the World Cup, no danger Harry iss a Harry's like, I'veol it He's like gold, Harry just just delivers Yeah. But this He is a rockstar Dude Bellingamy, like in the sense of he's just completely and utterly different. And I before this tournament was thinking he's a superstar. But if you said to me, what how many world class players? I think I said this, like Harric Kane is the only world class player we've got and he is world class Jude, probablyro and Declink have got a bit to do to get into that category If you said to me now, five will cook games later, I've seen him play from that first Did you'w the first image of him in the tunnel when we we walked out in our first game He his greatrage. You remember said him? Yes? He was like look so relaxed. I remember Ellie Anderson, it was his first worldup game He was ferce, wasn't he? And youud just looked like so relaxed. his shoulders were up her ths. got energy. This is what I meant to. two great players to have presence. But right you don't hand praise out. easily and that's absolutely right because you've got massively high standards. But even you during this tournament, you've sort of spoken about him with a warmth that tells you Do you think he's wor Is he world class? Yeah I think so yeah I think so when when you're doing the big games and And he's got that presence about him And I think the last year is when unfortately that journey, particularly youngland players they are when to get cr When he score was it, what did they celebrate when you was school? Who else? yeah? So people listen people get upset with all that of stuff, of course, they do We can all be easily upset. but yeah, the kids is doing good. You know what'. The thing the now to keep going on this tournament They will come down to Kane and Bellingam. Well you need that support. We spoke about Argentina, happen their players going thisisten and we've got a mess and we all do our bit. And I think there's a bit of that feeling on the England camp. They must be going We know that Kaine and Billing are the ones who will get us over the line And we Lord be the W carries from? And I say that in the nicest way. I've heard a lot of midfield players, you, Graham Sunis, Stehven Gerard talk on television over the last five, six years and say that the complete midfielder isn't there anymore. There isn't a complete midfield. So' do it last night. Actually in this tournament, I actually think he looks like the complete midfield the clearance at one end and then the goal at the other. And even you're day the game where gamess ever been a bit flat where he's been doing that chasing back and winning tackles You get your rewards later on for that You you might get in that game and that's where I think I remember the kid he's learning he's still learning his trade. twenty three now Like He's got a good few years to go before his peak. now physically he's in great condition in terms of his football knowledge It's probably not or two three years away. So if he keeps fit and keeps playing weeaking week off for R real Madrid, and we're talking about the pressure of the game last night for England He's at Madrid, Ken's at Byron Do I think they're under pressure every week to kind of win games. So I think that pressure I think they would have brought something different to the dressroom the last few days as well. the way Kane speaks, they're like, you know, they're not Yeah. And you always talk about the way that Englandures. I don't think it affects these lads and that them too kind of been the forefront of it will help all your adising on M don't get. If you're a kid watching England now, Is your absolute hero. your your Is your Gaza all these They're all oneand. When we were watching Wld Cubs, eighty two, eighty six you remember these figures obviously, even nineteen ninety remember the Irish players, obviously I'd be looking up to. But these kids know in England when looking back at Gaza, they all love Gaza He'd be winning all these young kids over As you said, he's kind of gets forgotten about a little bit because again, we do focus on the Premier League Again it's what, you know what? I saw something the other day. And this is why Gal you mentioned about like the Do I feel vindicated? I'm not interested in those because like I said, I' have died on the hill him but even the other day is walking through the tunnel after the game and there was a little fella He was in a wheelchair and he was S to do with Venezuela. He was trying to get everyone was walking past him Jude' the only that stop There's something He he's got something else. There's something about even when you're listening to the the stuff the England players are doing now with the mental health and you listen to what he says about you know, when he's had these problems When people come from, when he gets to that low place and how he has to believe in himself to get out of it He's more than just he's more than just somebody that we feel play for a bit and fade away He's somebody that's got a higher purpose for me and that's why I can have the fith for him. And whereere is adddidast? Absolutely. I I've got the d I to do an Argentina event this morning. It's a nice one. You like that one? Yeah. As's also you said you've mentioned he's fronted up to the media. must. That would help his image, I suppose, he's led off the bat It's important that he leads Roy on the Nos on edge Of course, of goes hand in hand This episode of Stick to Football is brought to you by Skybet. Introducing the Total Solutions advantage only from Comcast Business. It's the largest fastest fiber powered network for small business, gig speeds, with equipment and security included and a five year price lock No one does business like Ccast business Which today? Get started for sixty dollarars a month for twelve months when you add an advanced solution to a qualifying internet package. Limited time offer. restestrictions apply. newew customers only. requires three hundred megab per second interternet, securityedge and additionalifying service, one year agreement, paperless billing and autoay bank account required. tax and fees extra Do we think I mean, the England's greatest ever World Cup match is definitely the final in sixty six. It can never beaten until we obviously win another one. But is that England's do you think greatest ever game? No game. I'm talking Is that the greatest match we've seen in But your memory playays your memory play tricks the England Holland game be nice It's amazing. World cup wise I think we've u with the unheard dude Excuse me Have youve done an interview? Yes, and he said. in all his time is watching and playing. He believes thats that's the best performance he's seen in England team put in. G down to ten men in that kind of atmosphere and everything he said that. And you know what it's very hard to look at him and think, hang on when did we What do he do? Obviously against Holland we beat him for one and Wembling is amazing. but it a group game's arou game. that' home. Yeah. But like this feels like with everything that was riding on it, all the pressure, everything they dealt with coming into the game, even going back to is the game going to be brouke for everything what I've had to deal with and then actually do it on the pitch. With ten men, it probably goes down as for me. Yeah.' one of the best performances from an England team in a World Cup. I think we're allowed to get carried away today a little bit. I think look be morning enough people' J jo down us down. so we'll Righty, I'm always one for like, you know, thinking, I think we've been quite underwhelming at times and been worried about us but to too because of the way we play women do even why lead Why are you panicking there? We't panicking. I weren't panicking. Panicking because we thought we' qualifying. He just said there you just said there with Belling when he was you were like always had that bull. Where's your belief in this team and the manager in his preparation. You to prove it. You got to prove it? Right Well the evidence defensively right The evidence defensively has been concerning. So said a teams, but if you're giing up one or two like Croatia is a great example. The first game we will tell you what a couple of goes, you had to keep her He scored for Instead of looking at the neges, we' got four goals Yeah was always building it on when you look at the you've said it yourself with the group matches. they're very easy the group m' stopping you from enjoying the game. A absolutely.' not enjoying matches. We' enjoy game but you're saying we' entitled to. you' just said that wen're entitled to get carried away. Don't get carried away. No as a fans you said Of course. Not going damp on that, but don't go too far the other way where you're going let's get carried away with No no. We won't get youre time you'll be dismissing Norway dismissed Norway. No, no. We dismissed Norway. the feeling you have now it's very hard to to suppress it because of what we watched and what we went through last night. evenven the people probably stayed up All hours of the night and you know, the pubs open people it's amazing to earn to have the feeling, right? It's the feeling you have and it's not getting carried away. It's just excitement and relief. That's what Id feel. I know, two hours ago you were arging on stairs over breakfast. I was like suppressed. Enjoy it. G don't get car of it. Yeah surely as fans, this is the moment where you have to take something from it. This is what you support for. Just on the lovely issue of ride bkes, 'cause we've not got an episode without discussing rideing bkes I. I channel rightide backs to my life Roy, yesterday, by the way, right backs were key in old in both those games. No way right back was tough. he had to be taken off when obvinitius was struggling him Just quickly. Thomas twouk leftft the game. the only thing I was surprised about last night reading this morning is comments Thomas twouk leftft the game was really heavily critical of the referee and the fourth officials watching the game, I actually didn't think I got I didn't think I looked at it and thought that there was a decision that he got wrong. For the big ones, for instance. He was brilliant in atmosphere. Can was a little bit the Ce penalty was a little bit soft, but I can see why they gave it. It was a little similar to that you mentioned that the Croatia one mododerate where kissed. Yeah. And then the Kanza challenge is a red card I just think it's red Do you think it's re Well it's a red? whichich I think we should still appeal to because people are getting these overturned You know, you look at Balligan's one and I'm know twenty seven Absolutely whatever twenty seven or sevent eight. No we know Balligan's not going to break his ankle. It's just clumsy the way it' happened. I don't think Kan has gone. He's gone over the ball a bit But like's got he's got a away it Why can't Now this is what I'm saying with the Pandoraas We can say well I do a minute. Let's come on to that minute. It's an issation. But Ian you thought it was a red you must have done it. Well, you can't listen,'s in the Premier Lague It's a red. That's'm sorry. Yeah. because he just he just got on the ball and it just went over. So you're feeling he's going to probably go for that. for I wored for us. Is he suspended for how many games does he get for that? Did he get one for that or two? No, it can't be It' straight red, onen' it? I think? I think it I think he time would makes a call. Make a call here I don't think's the same way. Macon Macron for Eis, they make a call. T, let's start making calls, Prime Misters. Ian, why don't you make a call? Make a call, man? We'll come ont to that Ballagum one in a minute, but just in terms of sort of what would be a post the Kansa Rd card The third goal was massive one obviously that that to get that penalty. By the way, I would just play such an Anthony Gordon just quickly because I know we're going to do the player ratings in a minute I thought actually last night he was out I thought he was outstanding. He was really good last night. Yes. You you a really good game? Yeah. I don't think there's anybody else like I think this might be more sp. There seems to be lot more spaces for it? Yeah. Yeah it. Iman Saka defended well as well as well. it's brilliant to be fair, we have mentioned the wingers eventually have to And he's been chopping in change what happened, you chopp in change eventually a couple ofes turn up him to do the business Well we said yesterday, didn't we fel like he was throwing the ball in the air and which ever to land G you but ask's what you do as a manager, Don? Sometimes On on one hand, you go listen to He didn't know his stat, he didn't know his best eleven, I suppose. And that's the case for lots of maners. You might know eightight or nine So this idea that he doesn't know maybe he hiss best, I think that's that happens, isn't it? And then eventually you got to keep persevevering, lads and hopefully these few games theyll find a bit of form Sack is quality for the first goal. We know they got the quality. again it goes Lads, can you show in the big games But doesn't mean say Rashford and, you know, these can come back into it and have an effect in the other games Different horses for different courorsses, but it seemed to be pitched in it. it seemed like you a space and space for Garden He had the big ds right back then they could go passast. You know the ten men with the ten because when you looked at their team, you look at our team, I think we've got a better team than them individually. We had a better team But the atmosphere and everything that came with it, it kind of leveled it up Yeah. Right? So then when it went down to ten men, it's properly like, oh my gosh, now it's properly level because I'm looking at them and I'm thinkking you're not causing us too many problems. Obviously they' header in in the first half of that, but because of the occasion, and because of What's on it? what's riding on it It just felt leveled up. so even when we went to free one, I was afraid I was still thinking, you know, I text school me text me G G can we C we hang on? You know you tried up. You reach out to somebody. someomeone give me and I replied yes. Just That was right. because I'm thinking even if it went it went to free, R, I don't think I would have been comfortable if we went to for one some reason It was a great game to watch. I just I lo it last night. honestly to me It felt like what about when you said it' eleven minutes? Yeah. I mean ye J something that adds to it. It jo something I felt last night was magical for a game of football. It was the best football match I've seen for a long time in terms of just everything and it sendings off penalties D delayed kickoffs as you say, whetuserinking referee. everythingthing's there for a great game. It was the ninet nine semifinal replay that we had Roy. We with Ars or whether it was pitch invasion it had everything but a pitch invasion. It did. It had everything but a pitch invasion Just quickly was good edge deffitely good. It was brillant. So quickly just quickly on the player ratings, let's go through Pickford. I'll throw in a nine to start with on Pickford Yeah I just can You know why? Yeah. You can see too and you give him a nine, man. I'll give him a nine because you know what Roy? he made the decision that you know something? I'm going help this I'm just going to come punch everything I can And he came with violence, Roy what you'd like I thought he came and he just came. I'm going nine people. Ill take I'll go nine I listen. Iig go Nico O'Rilly. I think I'm probably going nine again with Nado who's our best gu. I know you started too high. if we start eight then we can go you're not giving us no wiggle room. I think no the otherre other two players. I No I do think look I to I'm going to I'm going to ten on you, by the way. I'm like No, no. I'm ten I think it's a perfect performance That was w. that when you talk about perfection For me, Jw Bellingham last night was perfection Everything. Wow. Everything now I and it for fo ball playayer. If got a half trick. I mighta give a ten If If if I'm Ju Belly, if I'm watching that at home as a six seven No, let's go through himself. Yeah. Nico O'eilly I thought Nico was our best defender. I thought it was solid again. He was good. Yeah got. He's got a great temper. Brilliant. Brilliant Brilliant nine out of ten for Yeah. See, they were trying to get to him as well and they say he seven halves I'm going seven and a half I got eight with ten hs. I had to do a lot of dealing with a lot of stuff coming into the box. I thought they I thought they were eights M if youoyability you decide on that seven half or eight seven h I know Yeah. seven hfs. Okay, we're going seven half, unfortunate.. O's unfortunate for him to get sent off I' probably I'm gonna to seven. I'm gonna to go down. goven. I'm going go. seven I him seven, Yeah. I think seven. He made a mistake. That's what you're learning in it? know He was up for that game. He go the first half. He did, he did. I was really pleased see that. It's so unlocable. I think he gets arig C We'll find out can it's a game, back One game One game, But I will say is. But what I will say is that he played so well in the first hal. He was quite composed. He was cal. He actually went forward and was an outlet for quite a few of the wrong balls K know that tackle That is the tackle of a center back going out wide. There is a tackle of a center back who's going out wide who doesn't really felt very last stitching. It was Yeah. So just again, it's going to I just hope it doesn't cost us that position during the t, but let's move on Declan Rise and Anderson, I'm gonna collectively give them an eight I think that that's where I'd have them at eight and a half, probably max. Would you have them mate I It as it about you know I probably I what am I going to say exactly up probably me It's interesting what's happening in games actually I do something I actually to think that they these two U probablyb the most expensive midfield pair in the world Well they are I'm They've been solid. this is a compliment but also something this I can't work out that they're solid They're a bit doing their jobs anonymously but not being noticed that much by things that they're doing. but they're doing the work. They're a bit like wor m Yeah theyre They'reone of them none of them us are doing anything that's sort of like They're making sacrifice for the team. Yeah they are And even with Belling not then maybe last year, but when Belling's making these deep run S these lads are doing behind Yeah eight Yeah. Yeah eight. Okay, we're going into the wide areas first. We're going to we'll go to the Kyosaka. I think we're going eight and a half, Jacan. He was good Yeah Yeahah I'll give him I'll give him Yeah, you know, obviously you had to get had to come off of but like He was defending and obviously assisted again. Okay, Gordon, were going eight and half From Gal for Gordon. Yeah. Yeah Dude I'm lobing a ten. youe you're gonna I'm going to, Yeah. I'm going to. I've never I don't think I'. I've never gi anybody att ten in my life. I've never been on anything where somebody I' got hfict ten nine I'm only n and half. You know what, Judah probably take nine and half. I don't think Judahinef. Yeah I think Judah t. If you've gone into the absolute Lion's Den of atmospheres with altitude And you've scored two and you've defended like a you've had a man sent off And you've had a man setentoff and you's still running by the way, like a powerhouse at the end. Did see how he coll as a complete performance from a midfield player. You turn. What what does ten look like in if he fact player R Madrid? Do you know that? Yeah know he playays in you know Yeah, but I say Barcelon team But Roy he is carrying us a little bit here in this tourament for Ri Madrid, he's got other players alongide him that are like no be around the atmosphere and stuff. But I know I know he can deliver, but my point is I what does ten look like if he's a nine or a nine half It looks like a performance for last. I have Tight You know what, G right? You know why do I give him ten because the save it's literally a save off the line Yeah I think that should beckled mean out yet now, but if you want to be critic and he he got caught out in the first position. Jesus Christ. He got drawn towards the bar. I knew someone going to peel off the back of him. likeike Brian McCurry used to peel off at the back Love to get gost and they said if they hadn't bked up, they would scred you to be saying Nine is ten.'m I'd give him ten because of a the clearance because if he doesn't clear ten Yeahah, I'll give him ten. Okay, thanks for listening to me. No Judy the first ever player to get down on strr football in Probably the lastes alone and the last year lastes Allarright, I'm gonna go nine. I think I'm Harry was doing some massive shitry by way and and' diedining for. You know what that's when Harry came in When Harry went down to ten minutes I was saying I need Harry to be harry. He was like Harry what's the German name for Harry Kane? Because honestly, he was German for the last fifteen minutes, Harry. Yeah I mean he was pro Mit. He did it, he did. He did it. Oh dear. He was definitely, definitely rowing himself to the ground it as well. Nine Yeah,'ll give Varry a nine. No problem. And then I he was m. We've got Danburn and we got Jed Spence. I'm sorry, they're easily eight. I Jpen someone said he' an injury before. Someone said that they got injury last way I wasn't playing game. E. Even John's honestly John's No stones.' b seven half eight? No, no, no, no, they' got to get eight eight and halfs D the managererss got to get sayit Thomas Duchle. Thank you, comeome on Nine, nine half easily. You know what I mean man' stuck to his guns and We've been doubting him. Yeah. We all have do we doubt him what he's doing? substitut for Gre. When doase doubting him? Do't he?only, you can rewind it and see, listen, I've constantly said this man is stuck by his guns that. No we can't have because you're now accusing of saying that we're now jumping not in. You are accusing Right from the start said about Thomas Sker that he's stuck by his guns Gary's gone on about who's not here and everything like that since. Right backs Right back's been my beefs I think it's been disrespected a little bit. Be that's just because you're right back. We've brought two rideb backs that to be fair continually injured and weve ended up playing five rightide backack so I'm just a little bit ner. and by the way, we' played a write back last night he was aentack. who's never played right back in hardly two years and he got sent off. So he's still costing us a little bit. So I've got a point on rightide backack I. Let's move on This episode of Stick to Football is brought to you by Skybet Harand versus Kain. How good was yesterday It's just a rutless It was a great day, wast it? is rutless again people going on about talk as he had Yeahah. He know his For goof where he go. second one is even better. Oviously poor to defend him. Fk for the penalty misses huge moment but Norway Yeah. There's no surprise they're qualified brillant need And again, I go back to it and even this work proper goal threat. not just Har and their goals obviously for qualifying since they got to the World Cup. and there's always question A and teams haven't played or Harland has played go. will they step up say of course they will. But Roy, you know the thinging when people talk about? No I when he's playing against us and we know he's got like six goals to assist against us When he's just on the pitch,'m you're afraid. And that for me is you can that's amazing That's amazing. When you know that just him being on there, Whver he's touched it, wherever he's played badly, Whver he's done anything too great. going to do something. They were great goals th. You know I look, I was furious with Gabrielle on the first one because of his not the first one because he's moved out around him and done that thing, but Gabrielle's here here and Harlland's here and the ball's about to be crossed. You lch. I was like Oh he just has to know, Gary. You have to grab it you have to stop him if. Yeah, But when you watch it for a defender of that level couldn't understand And remember this somebody I love has been an amazing season for us. probablyb one of the main reasons we won the Lague I couldn't understand how we didn't check for him he' it? He's a big presence. It's not as if you can't see him. he's massive Look right it. I've been done on that goal by the. I've been I've made those Gabrielle mistakes that he made yesterday, notot necessarily in the World Cup finals, but it As a young kid, Les Ferdand ad meit the back post at QPR and I can remember uil those clearest day where I was three or four yards off and it got stood up and he literally jumped I'm dead Yeah. And then I remember to be fair, sometimes I used see it them by smaller players that you think you can out jump and they just get across you need you realize as you get to twenty three, twenty four, twenty five and you still make these mistakes somet you have to be body to body against players who are good in the air. You have to be bodied to b. you cannot be four or five yards off in and Gabrie, I was surprised I wast surprised these defenders and we saw Kaye doing a couple of withem crosses that in the group game Defender seems surpised, don't? you know when they pop ahead of and they Where did you come? He just bes behind you,'s prowling. He's prowling. He sees your number. You're in trouble. You're probably surprised by Harlen Roy, though,? Well, that's my point. Yeah. But that's my point. this why when you shouldn't be when you looked at the way Gabby tried to my point, Gary, you're not you're missing my point You shouldn't be surprised because they are going to be prowling in the box in a six shard box. If you watch it these defend is are like, where did you come from? If you watch it, watch it back in slow motion He never looks and then when he heads, it's almost like But you know where can I can see where someone look Do you know where I can see someone be surprised? So dam a message of the day against Kate Virdy. Messs K did when he was just walking. and he' And then he's got been there. So that's the classic interesting. That's the Rario one. That's the Raldo Brazilian Ronaldo one. where they're just walking's talking to the mate over there and all of a sudden they've gone and you're thinking they're not in the game you're thinking they're not interested But then when you've got these players when you're in the box, you have to be on I alert. wh where he's acting or not, he's not involved. Sain is there or Highland is there or Mbae is there I. You've got to be literally massive high alert because they are the lever. And then couple of gold yesterday. he was literally the only one. obviously the second one he just outside the box I understand toend this backking off send those runners 's nobody near it now and you're letting them shoot, you got lad. That was crazy. Again the both stopp and crosses get stopped the shot. On the second one talking. you've got Denilo and Gabrielle. The ball gets played back. I don't know who plays it here. But it's not again, there's no one you should just converge on straight away. Yeah because we're not talking about Harlland's. He's not in Bapa where he's going to do with quick feet. You've got to get to Harland. Can we handle Harlland on Saturday? That's the question. Are we going to handle Irling Hland? Be if we stop Eling Halland, you're beatating. thing is if you have to you have to say someone like Gay trains with him every day, you have to hope that some like gay concerts like physicality as well, that they'll be able to deal with that. But again, That might beention because I don't know who Linked up was yesterday. I'm not as bigest fan Order Gang. was busy yester And he was good busy yesterday. It was a couple of the mistakes where he should be obviously the goal for the offside you should give earlier We're getting top of all that. And say Eish should be okay. You can say whatever we want, but if if he's in that mode, whoo would you want in your team? Kan or Harand We said this last week, you went' Kan, didn't we We went Kane went Kane over H and thatamage. that could get played back. You know something Yeah, but yeah, but you know what? I think if she pointed up Yeah, if you if you give the same opportunities to Harry Caine, what h Wellarry's goal take them as well. Harry's goal against Oh, you were playing the second round. Panama. Pa No not Panama wasas he Panama? He does not know he Congo? Congoong just d That was similar to Harland's in some ways. That was my whole point The defenders been surprised a Kaying or Harland pops in ahead of him and they're like As you said, you know, not getting touched ties So huge was Harland versus Kane. I said I said Kane the other day, I'm probably Kane's got better support around See haven't got a belling in a group. I look We said Kane, I don't think You can't be wrong, can you? I can't be wrong with either because they're both amazing, aren't they? I mean, that's land England are clear favorites for the skin, now and that's a different ch. You did you think that? you that high? Clear think so yeah. think so I think I just in Brazil just I mean, you say Claire Fay O of the levels, everything They just beat in Brazil not great. We've been worryed about Brilon th torment. lack that mobility We thought they'd st up yesterday at the moment. Oh Brazil at the moment yesterday you scored the first penaly. They go through one B one the second half. Yeah att Nil Nil. Sorail mom. Yeah,rail get their moments. I think England will punish them more. I'd rather have played Brazil than I know they've got their indivuals. I wouldd rather play Brazil than Norway. I would. I also think Brazil can have done just that the aura of Brazil is just li. No but it's the aur of them B Yeah. I don't think that our team would be afraid of the aura of course you're going We it of Vinny Junior But like in respect of the aura of their team, it's not the same kind of aur of the team. they said of their players already especially when you look at those goals what they can see the Aarry Kane could do the same I know but they were looking at the goals in England they could see like two yesterday Do only thing I'd say with The only danger for England is like lets everyone get carried away can almost disrespect Noray obviously, the manager is not going to do that. I don't think we But it's almost a feel Nothing Brazil in a strange way meant that it might have been a tougher game Yeah, I think there was Wor Cup B was only World Cu in Miami in Miami. Yeah Just quickly on the maybe they might not Anl Last week we were talking we answered the question about wouldould Angelot to be the greatest manager of all time The substitutions were a little bit Yes, they were strange, weren't they? the one the Brailiian was bringing name home and leaving him up top on his own. You've lost your point, you've lost your running You've lost energy. You know, if you had Tiago with him as an example or you had somebody up there with him that could of like you did score Yeah He he's w the penalty I know, but just' just say if you want to know'ack but he didn't look great. did it when he came looks like it look his face and everything. to you, I felt like it was almost like we're trying to build a documentary ending, bring Nir on the score the winner rather than actually what's reality. you just feel again, you just I. I remember Kasira got in that side he actually gets a gotwards interested in there. You know what I mean? There lad you know moments. Brazil definitely could it It felt like a sad ending for even though he scored the last kick in the World Cup for him he scored a goal for his country, but There was a it felt sad Yeah because the last few years for him, you know, especially with the disrespect that he's had as well People kind of forget how great he has been in yeah. But I was to end like that for him. You could feel it when he's crying and you know what it means to Brazilians because When look at Brazil as a whole country and what they give the world. they give the world The main thing that is football Yeah and the sport. that's why they The sports people are so is everyone ever Bitical orders? Because there it is even the Nutriical Well, they alwaysried, don't they? did. Because it means so much to We fight, they cried. sc the English do, yeah This episode of S Football is brought to you by Skybet Introducing the tootal Solutions advantage only from Comcast Business. It's the largest fastest fiber powered network for small business, gig speeds with equipment and security included, and a five year price lock No one does business like comcast business Sich today? Get started for sixty dollars a month for twelve months when you add an advanced solution to a qualifying internet package. Limited time offer. restestrictions apply. new customers only. requires three hundred megab per second interternet, securityedge and additionalifying service, one year agreement, paperless billing and autoay bank account required. tax and fees extra So here we go, Ballagan. after the US Bosnia match, these are timeline of events. Andrew Giuliani alerted Donald Trump to the Rd card. Trump and Giuliani have been taking multiple times, talking multiple times a week since the start of the World Cup and regularly before that. even in the evening, Giuliani Ludnk and US socrificicers began activating on plans to challenge the Rd card. Thursday, Trump dialed Giana in Fantino and asked about a FIFA rules around the red card. This is all apparently a time. This is a report. I told Trump would be busy, did you? And Around the red cards. they've known each other for eight years, obviously. FIFA declined to confirm any specific discussions, but reiterated to Politico that the decision to spend the one match bam was made by an independent disciplinary committee As US soccer's legal team formally prepared and submittit its appeal to the FIFA, Giuliaianni and Lutnik offered to make White House attorneys available to assist This is incredible. So you carry on. We get to Sunday FIFA announced that Balan's one m susension would be suspended. So they put this big sort of what would be legal document in apparently and said that we need it challenging. They've then basically FIFA announced that the independent eighteen person committee Basically they have said they've suspended Balligans Balagan's ban for the game against Bosnia You afa I think this is the most Damning statement apart from charos to S Butter, S Butter. Representing the Belgium National team U Afr have said about his red card this his red card in a statement Yesterday's decision to suspend for a probationory period of a year, the implementation of a one match automatic suspension following the red card issued to the player following Balagon. across a red line. Football like any of other sports relies on rules, which are basis of fair, honest and transparent competition. A minimum automatic suspension of one match following a red card is not a discretionary option It is a principle embedded in regulations which cannot be made subject to exception, let alone in the middle of a tournt where several of the players have been in the same situation and regularly served their s. It also add and does not require the decision of a competent body to be enacted When the certainty of rules is no longer guaranteed by its guardians, the integrity of the game is at stake and the credibility of the competition is undermined. We express our disbelief at such an unprecedented, incomprehensible and unjustifiable decision. that is strong from you on behalf of Belgum, to America. ve in You know something. So we've seen this Cs this is probably worth mentioning with the timees. So Donald Trump partly doing a press conference right now and we're just going to get some breaking news wherever he seent it to me Barry You haven't you have just yet. What group I mean, Rin it . Donald Trump is speaking about the decision. I'm a person that loves sports and was a good athlete and I understand sports really well. F, I'm athlete. This is Donald. That wasn't a foul I mean, this is absolutely ridiculous. That was two guys running full speed that happened into crash into each other like You can't take your foot and properly place it on somebody else's foot. These were two great athletes that got tangled up is Donald Trump speaking. someoneone brief him S brief people. Yeahah, this referee is a little bit suspect. Wow, Wow. Soee he's gone in there. Wow If you check his past, I don't want to say that because's talking about checking someone's past. I don't like to create controversy but very suspect The US presresident reiterates, I didn't think that was a foul and prais and praises FIFA for a really brilliant decision.. Let's one of the more second, let's keep going. Trum Trump continues, all I did was ask for a review Be I didn't think it was a foul. It real. This is real. This is football. is what I'm saying. Right now, this is America any other country. This swearself. What's just swearing now No Yeahah, I know. She's a language. What room want I one that exatolly? got I told you got them. But this the made me angry, this reading this is I' just got. I've got somebody else for a room on. Okay. All I did was ask for a review because I didn't think it was a foul again, I'm good at this stuff Is this Trump still speaking? Yeah. I didn't think it was a foul. I thought it was two great athletes who crashed into each other. I said that before. If they wouldn't allow a top player, maybe I'mong the best players on the team to play, I think it would have been a big stain and I related that feeling. I didn't tell him what to do. I can't tell him what to. I don't believe he made the decision I think it was the committee that made the decision and they made the right decision because number one, it wasn't a foul and I want' to see your best players. How would you feel if it If it took Messy Ronaldo O Kain out. You can't do that got if they do have bad. We got to have our best players and Belgium's got a great team by the way. We got to have our best and they got of their best. And if we win or we lose it's fair. That's what we say and I love Belgium. I love Belgum. That's what you're probably say. do you little your little impression? No, like it sounds like a Mff. It sounds like T Mar's phoning up. Just somethingest crazy. I have never seen to be honest with you, I have never seen or heard anything like that in my life. Fifa to be honest with you They've got a real problem here. This is not going to go away And This is Donald Trump, This is the president of America, the Guardian of f isree world a free world. And this is basically interference at the highest level it looks like. well, is' he admitted that he's contacted isact and asked them to review it So this is interference with power at the highest level into football and into a worldld Cup I can't stop thinking about something in my head is like like L mafia guy who phld somethingone up and say, you know, the guy, the guy that did the thing thing, you know? I want that thing to go away. That that thing go away. It feels like Donald Trump is just sitting there just no, no, no, But do you know what? All joobes are say. He was a good athlete themsel, Doughn't Yes, was a great athlete but S. girl, it's like it's not like he's just done that. He's not just phoned up because this has got a whole team behind it like old team that he's got involved to It's sad in it. what's happened to football? Coming to America with Donald Trump and this happening and everything else what' happening G, we can't go into our control It's just so bad. It's so it's sad what's happened? What we have to sit around and just take is like, okay, how can does America want to win that badly that they'd rather do this They'd rather do this and how dod you feel for Balligan? They'd rather do this and and integrity of the sport's gone. Just because they want to win so much It's so bad go. Do know something? America have got so much love in this toneent of the team for they' played for Yeah foron. Do You know what it sounds the USA fans must be the real property USA soccer fans must be David Ston., absolutely. stick how he's feelingsol. You must be thinking, you know whatt I wanton' play him. You've got a little asterics here, haven't we? Massive asterks,ot a little asterics It's bigger than the whole name. If they win, they'll sing it' un fair if they'll lose you if they e deserert. You know what I mean? No one wins against it. No one wins just somethingin If this was England Van. If this was England now and we had one of our sort of what would be prrime ministers contacting football organizations, even the contact itself, even, let' say It is disgusting. should we surprise the FIFA You know what I mean? F it? What a sham. What a sham. It's sad. Where does this go from here o? Well because this is as low as it gets in respects of like we're talking about the integrity and the transport. This is as low as it gets. what happens if this doesn't this this has to be stopped? This has something has to happen in the Vatican shouldn't be able to play. It shouldn't be this shouldn't be able to happen because what's going to happen in the future? like I said How can you get somebody like this box will open. It's going to be crazy talk about a decision kind of holse. What about the decision you're talking about in the game about the referee? Oh no God. The referees but they're saying because again, they've looked back at the referee and he might have done some things and So Donald Trump, somebody' briefed, Donald Trump is not saying thiss referee looked back He's got a history. He's saying that to somebody. He's just literally destroyed a referee's reputation publicly. the most powerful man in the world. referee who himself a couple bits going on You know, to you to keep it like Light does it What makes him think he knows what a red card isn't it? It doesn't, he does not. It's talking about the tackle itself and the way it landed it. So Fairoy, one thing I would say here, I did think it was a harsh red and shouldn't have been a red. That's not point. I also think it's ridiculous, by the way, that there isn't an appeal process during the tournament to actually say can we challenge this. think Howard Web every week comes out and says basically we're going to overturn that decision the the MGL It's a different point FIFA have not got the right process in place to start with, but once the process isn't in place, you can't then just put it in place. Literally free will, just going basically make a decision on behalf of one te. But they done it but Ronaldo, obviously that was pre tournament preach I wasn't a great eith To be fair,' missed you've med Champions League F finaloy through suspension. I missed it I missed Euro ninety six semifinal through suspension. You've probably missed games through suspension in where you just know. Did you miss a flying for house Yeah did ye. Yeah, so we've missed finals or sem massive games through suspension, it hurts. it's bad. you don't want to Yeah. to be fair to FIFA, they have now sort of brought in where you abolish Yeah you know, yellow cards after G stays. They're trying to make they're trying to help it And so I think the point around that he makes Trump around, you know, players, you don't get your best players missing. But if they get sent off, That's just just Unfortunately, you get you accumulate here like just even when you listen to him say, Oh, if it was messy, if it was loud or like, we're going to say, Yeah, because it's them, it wouldn't happen. It would happen It would happen if it's then because that's how football is. Fotball don't work like how he thinks. He thinks that we're going to say, oh yeah, you've won the argument because if it was Messy, would say yeah, he's got to play. No, Messy would get suspended as well. I mean, I'm not going to bring Bru Sprstein into it but then I'm going toing Bruceprste into it. he's done a political tour in the last six months where he starts off his concert and you went to Manchter last year and he talks about the America that we are living in now This is happening now. You know, this is happening right now and he goes on and lists about fifteen different things that have happened in America right now and it's just I must admit growing up I did have America as being the guuardians because if you're brought up in England or in Britain you're thinking of America as being the people who came over fight obviously in W World War II and literally help us You know, from what would have been a disastrous situation. You're always thinking that America is there to protect everybody. That's what you think. That's what you think when you growre up in England. That's what I think. And now you look at it and you think It's the exact opposite. I don't think that way Right now. No, no, no, it's different And I mean, this is this is sport obviously But the interference in sporting decisions in the midst of a tournament by a host country's president is It's incredible. People say, did that really what happened in that time in the world. And Justine it's got to the point now where you're starting to question sort of Is this really that bad? because actually it wasn't a red card Or is it just alright? or is it normal? And you start to question it and you start to lose your mind and then you think, no, it's a disgrace. Yes Let's just all wake up Let's wake up. comeome out of this trance is a disgrace n. your fingers crossed the. He's on the last few wk cs, Qatar, Russia. Yeah, America now. So much. Yeah, power the dollar Sad, really sad. Okay Right.'ll do rem R I want to.or says what before we finish with Harlan and one of Harlan and Bellingham What are these grapes going out One of these two Alan Kay, Hen Bllam. Han Cane Bllen. Right?s a all walkss if one team loses they have to. But one of these great players is trying to go ascend is's going up We lost V thisious junior. Yeah. Yeah yesterday. This is now quarter final. This is right it's real. It's real now It's been real all the way through. it's been brilliant. but it's really. It's really real that way there is like it's heart ach is hard time. Like its crazy when Richard Pry and Gean Wilder realize they're actually inure. Yeah, it's brilliant And they're walking in're the's talk st. This is real good is that. our great go Roy. You know what? we should watch that together now. We should watch it together when he says Can't take it. Okay This episode of Stick to Football is brought to you by Skybet Roy, you've had a few one hundred ones develop. I had yes. I had one one hundred one develop. It was I had two, but I've tried to one Yeah, not two, G for breakfast. No, that was You know, peopleeople on their phones on loud spepeaker were having their breakfast video sitting there. and they having a proper looud conversation and breakfast. Yeah, it was really funny. I was a young girl Yeah, if someone rang your breakfast got to ring about in five minutes. but have the proper conversations and also breakfast. you know when we ha haveving breakfast two or three people come in who've been to the gym. S They straed it as if like we've been to the gym, we're a amazing. You're like, you're scum because you've not been to the gym. And they're sweating. They've got legggs on. And then they say, Oh don't hug me I'm sweaty. And they got a torre under their neck. This is if areren't we amazing? No just sit down at your scramb leg And I' struing' like, o, ' they they went to the gym. I love that ye. I love that. I' go to the gym we then go have a shower the put them to come in all wet and sweat go, I'm amazing. you're nobody. to this gym Is anyone agree with that? Anyone? I have to agree with the gym. the gym one. Be I went to job out the shower. You see them com in this t three or four walk. They they coming in like in a tide like but look into like a gang. Warriors are coming by the gang? We're the gym gang. What they coming we're takingen over, we' going into the gym. We've done two minutes on the treadmill I' been to the gym. Oh love it That's a good one to put The phone was. Royan triing to look, you know, he's trying to get her attention but she wouldn't look g.' trying to get her attentch so they could do one of those cut s. Am the only person if someone ever called you friendak because you go we're br back and flav I'm busy. I' say really leave the le. well and have a proper conversation when everyone's around unlad speaker I was f trying to g attention Mine Norwegian. was your? Mine Norwegian. Mine is football players posting out pitches on the private jets You that's not good at b it. Yeah. Nin it Not having at all. that happens like you think you're use a private jets? No, Lads, no problems at all. You know, go for your lives. We know that obviously you're in big contract. we' in big we earn money now. We could so you fly private jets. No. It's not a sustainability thing. It's not a green pieacece thing.'s But just you think generally a football fan paying fifty sixty, eight hundred quid a week to go watch the play ones to see you on a private jet. Do you think that's a good look? you honestly believe that's going to bring you any favor whatsoever? But that is that part of the player'sy brand now where they want people to know what on say you don't have to brag about the fact that you're in a private Lad stupid though, don't it? L loads of players do it. I don't get it There's no benefit to it. There's no benefit to isn't it? There's beneit to. I just the idea And again, not just footballers, but they want people to show them their lifeesty that ' not I agree with you. I think it's wrong, but is that I'm trying to get into their mindset? Why are they sending images? I have no idea It's about in security. Svant it? No say Brand if you're being advised as a football player by your PR agency or brand agency To put out pictures on your private jet, you need to sack that company straight away. They are not advising you right, trust me It's absolutely It's like but they they're obviously doing it theyv. Yeah, I agree. but they must be doing it for a reason. I think football players also should go have a drink in this should be obviously travelball. If if we ever spoke to a modern football who does all that, I'd be interested to ask and go, why do you do that? And they go No, my fans want to see me No way there's going on. they won't answer for now. The thing is I would if I was a football player, I would also just my advice would be Never have a picture on holiday with a glass of alcohol Even though you can drink to your heart's content on your holiday and do what you want. Dr jocolate? No No but honestly, don't have just don't have a never. No no, right. seriously, I'm saying just on holiday though guysirl Absolutely. drink. of course they can have a drink, C do what they want, but just don't post a picture out on Instagram with alcohol Or on the president people that you don't drink.. What happens if do What happens if you're out in some you're just having a drink a they're staring up. If someone takes a picture, P's fair enough. they's still on holiday drinking. That's fair enough. But why would you post it out on your own Instagram that you've got a bottle of beer or a glass of wine in your hand? Why would you do that Why would you even think to do that? Because there's no point benefit Im relaxed, I ha'm hold it. we no hold. J just do that. You post a picture out on the beach no problem. You don't like the players posting out pictures and that was go other one. playays post that to be some training in in the middle of the summer. always yeah. That's post off sprint and a feel with professional couraches We know you're fit. Look at me Do dokeies Dogies in terms of sprints. Dogies rem dooggies.. Anyway, that's just my little wind in the midle of suwmer. That was a good one. was a nice. always what? Yeah, P playayers train. Prayers training. Right. And you know one other one, peoplee are of swearing all the time you're not c greatreat at it. People swear Yeah. I'm working radiot on that Yeah, it's not great. You swear a lot. I don't swe that much. You're doing. Gy when you you're doing? I feel like I get angry sometimes. I catch myself now, right. I never used to catch myself. I can I. Because I know when you can stop yourself. I know doing that. I was doingar that a lot now I'm trying. You do. You swear a lot We should you know what we should do. F find something. We should have fins now any Fes us wear it.? Absolutely should have fines. We're not talking like stupid money, proper money for findings we could give it to a charity at the end of the season or something. And breed. England are through and will play Norway on Saturday where they're another fifty thousand pounds is up for grabs with ITV seven football. With almost two hundred thousand in jackpots giing away so far, could you be the next big winner on Saturday night? Kan and Highland of thirteen goals between them this tournament but will you be predicting one of those to score the first goal? Completely free to play simply answer seven questions now on the ITV seven app or website for your chance to win Good luck, eighteen plus and TNCs apply Right, What's this one? Right here we go.ight. So before we start, we've had over half a million play the ITV seven so far amazing. That's amazing. Well done everybody. Well done. What it? The question today is I want The last seven England players who have failed to score in a worldorld Cup play. The last Do't say last? Do doesn't say last? It is the last seven. It's the last seven It the last seven miness one feat It will not when they've won in World Cup. so they might have missed an opaling shoot out England one That does not come There's only been seven ever Does only mean seven there Well, Waddle and Pier are definitely two, aren't they? Yeah. at the input Is that Baty and So There's only seven in tau, you're saying There's only seven ev theames Latin in defitely. sorry, yeah, yeah. Latins what in pce So you want to lock them in? Yeah, That it is wadl and pce. Okay So here you go. David Bati Baddody inie, said Percy, Waddle So we got them four, yeah Yeahep, you've got them for. That's a good start Three more Was that in the world C ofually thevel six, Yeah, Cars one hundred percent. Was that Wal Cup? Workup two thousand six Cara. Luck out? Yeah. Correct. Jamie Callgh. He's number one as well. J Rot on Caracter.' number one. That's the first time he's ever been number one. Car U So who else missed in that game? because obviously Cara came on who someone else has missed Ohinargreves. No hes score. he's got a great one Wh who missed Who missed that So which four copies talking about here now? He's two thousand six There's one more from two thousand six back In two thousand two we got knock out by Brazil. like a field of two thousand six in my. W wouldould't be showing that? I'm just tryraing it like a Sar park or people like that lads who might' have been R I believe or not, I was on the pitch at the end. I was there watching it. I'm trying to think who it was that missed O thats. can't believe you that will something mess They show S Scsy want to take one waser Skolz wasn't there. he retied in two thousand four. Who would have took one at the end on the pitch there? Bex was off She wasn't back. Wiz I was off because he got sent it off Michael in I think I don't remember him taking one wasn't it saident a half As a co. As a Cle took one, but I think he scored. He scored. he s scored. I think As a C cole took one John Terry will have took one, you know. I think he might have scored as well I think John Terry took one I think he score. I Darling. I No I think Stephen might have missed you. Steve do you, Steven G or Frank? I didn't wanton them too, miss. I like your hair. I like what you've done with hereir. Is an idea Welome as game. So is it are we is it that year then we're talking? Is it It's definitely two thousand six is definitely one of these and I think I think Stevie come back to that one. We got two guessest I think Stevie are Fank. I think one of them must have missed William Jerrred L looking on that in? We'll go well we'll go to Stevie andne Frank There Stevie Frank een sweep again. Y. Oh the bottom this Oh my god. I see d on part, Stehven. I was sure about Steven. I was about Steven six Jee. that's five, two now. G. So I think it's one more win and Jill gets the Jill's tarie, he gets the money. What was she getting There's seven five thousand dos But I You know what you got it better than that That was too easy. more difficult for the next one. This episode of St Football is brought to you by Skybet What is the best celebrated day in the world like a window S Patrick's there. We were just have the two hundred fifty. What do you think the firework, by the way at the July first I said dinner. I know like Roy's not a firework man, but like if I'm be totally honest In twenty twenty six off It's just the same as like when I watched when I was a kid justust stuff going up and blowing up. I thought I would have seen something more three D with messages Yeah. and I don't know. I agree. you know, two hundred and fifty and that's what they give us.'d like out would the light. I'd like to see music. I'd like to see ships and things sailing across the actual river and like things going off. and I'd like to see messages in a crescend. There wass no crescendo. It was just completely an obliteration of firew. And did you see over the other side thingsings were on fire? Yeah, that was on the bridge, Yeahah It was on Friday. I was like Harry Kennedy, on m I just I I just thought that in this day and age the fireworks would have been something And room one hundred and one, people recording fireworks. I was doing that. I know you were. Iagone was caughting fireworks. It's never gonna look the same when was was I was gu when I go. But watching his phone know the people at ITV were doing actually missing. No you're missing fireworks. Here we go my Yeah. I if you have with my shoulder Is that actually exad at me?. You didn't even watch it you said you just coming a film minute go It is good though, huh? Yeah No gl I thought it was good. You know what, I tell you what was really good, Roy. The stuff was comeing off the bridge Yeah the bridge's kind of like a full of eyes. full of fireworks. When eyes your dead bge you' be only go on firew for amaz but you No, you won't be. But I did like the way it came down He Do here it is There off the bridge Yeah, that was good the bridge. I I got that as well. five minutes that one. I was like, How did that happen? How did I do that? How does the fireworks go down like that So clever. It's was the most celebrated day in the world. Christmas dayay. Christmas dayay. Staint Patrick. It's celebrated bybody the world, o? Christmas That wasn't the question, you just said. Would you say Chinese New Year celebrated. that's a massive celebration over ina. Morning Christmas. Morn Christmas. Well Let's put it in. I'm put it in I'm gonna put it in co pilot. what's worth? Well What you ask us what we enjoy, isn' it what? No, what's the most celebrated day in the world. What is the best celebrated day in the world? Yes scary Let's put it in let's see what comes up with the answ New Year's Eve The most celebrated ye New Ye's E N Ye's day Yeah. fiveive to six billion globally celebrated decemember thirty first What you're doing it New Ye's Eve I used to like I'd just go to bed now just It is a bit silly, everyveryone ends up kissing people who don't know that. They do that silly song. little acquaintts forgot Its it's some reset.s a reset. They need to do it. They need to do it here. Okay, this question. If Argentina win the World Cup, does that settle the messy Maradonna debate forever? If he wins W worldcup it gets two World Cups Yeah but then are we basing it on how much you won on a one you do tend to measure Pelle through his great as his will. The differentnce players different characters. Mara Dunet will never We all love Marriedan, you know, because he was a bit of a before he won it, I mean? And his flawed genius Yeah exactly Eactly. You know, Not sure about was it? A his fitness courard said loved Diego He loved Diego. He didn't like No. He loved Diego. Diego, but he didn'tather than it. Yeah personal I think I think if he wins it, it settles the Ronaldo also so yeah if you kick Renalo not Maradononna, Messi. Ronalo because I'm sure there's Argentinians that won't haveave mercy over Maradonna So England was a bit Argentina maybe in his semi if they got That'd be a horrible. You got to go Argentina top. It's kind of Argentinian that top. I'm reading a lot about Argentina. It'll come off for then. I'm really yeah. I've reading a lot about Argentina at mom. I'm not really a big fan of them anymore But this' is not Argentina, is it? It's just It feels the Agenta blue. It's not thergentina blue, is it me Arentina energ me me Right. So New Year's Dday Yessday I'm try find another one here. Which Will Cup team has surprised you most at the tournament Cate Berdie? withithout doubt. Oh Cate Berdie. Without doubt. That was a was That. And did you see even that didid you see what Infantino said there even what he said there? You know what I mean? I suffered alongside Argentina during that game, man. My God, this man is just' disgusting. is the understanding of football properag. He suffered. There were people celebrating around him Be Argentina beat Cape Verd It was so bad, man. and Kate Verdy, what they've done in this World Cup They brought more joy than anything in what they've done. I think it's a football match that people have watched and genuinely were disappointed that they didn't get something out of it It was brilliant. You know what again at the end of that game When you looked at those players how they were crying. they weren't crying or, Oh happy to be here. they genuinely thought they had a chance of beating the worldor Champions. That's what the World Cup does That's what the World Cup is supposed to give you hope right now. I one of one players crying after again. I'm glad I didn't have w my birthday Did any Irish playerseroy cry after going out of a tournament in ninety four or in know the cour tournaments that you were in? Did anybody cry?? D depending what time it was, the pubs were closed No I don't remember play Iers crying No. That seriously. I don't think so I don't remember that say anything. It kind of sound to people upset but then they go into the stand and cry with our families in the stand. it's like, you know what I mean? Do you ever cry like? Do cry like that? don any game like that I don't think so not When was the last time you cried, Ian, Roy wh watched T I watched Toy Story other day I was. Toy Story five. No, no, not five. I just had one on. just I watched I watched honest I I with England one You know, I watched the other day. I was the toy story free when Andy when Andy left all the toys with the little girl next door and then he drove off and they were all sitting on the thinging honestly. Just just went for him. We've seen this in the last four or five tournaments sn't we right when Roy's watching England, obviously at a certain point, he knows they need to get through because obviously we wan to watch him on television TV game. But then there's a point where he goays right, that's fucking in now Get him out. He's coming. Fucking get him out. it I can't see his now yeah. He's just getting there isn't? have to go like Ga defefenders and Panama's left back time or something