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3:02Gary Neville: Which teammates would you swap houses with for a week? Hoses. Hoses are his situation.

3:09Ian Wright: I don't know why.

3:12Gary Neville: Have you ever changed your opinion about a player or a manager after meeting them personally? Goal kick and you're going up for a header. You jump and I just stand. I don't jump at all. Is it a foul? I don't think it's a foul. You don't think it's a foul? I do. Which player do you wish you'd played with more? Maradona. Oh, more. No, I didn't think it was. That was for football reasons as well.

3:43Gary Neville: Right, Harry Kane is on the verge of becoming the quickest to score 100 goals in the Bundesliga. Rank these English strikers. Harry Kane, Alan Shearer, Michael Owen, Wayne Rooney. Oh, so difficult. It's a silly one, isn't it? You know what I'm saying? All that does is cause problems and arguments. So we have to pick an order, the best. Yeah, I'm going to go Wayne Rooney's number one. Wayne Rooney, yeah. Yeah, Shearer. I class the others as more number nine. Shearer number two?

4:11Ian Wright: Yeah. No. You're not putting Shearer over Harry Kane? No. Yeah, I am. Yeah. I wouldn't. That's a solid plan. Are you doing it on how he plays? He's getting on just the goals. I just think if the both say, let's say England's number nine. Can we fix one at Wayne Rooney? Can we fix Wayne Rooney there? Wayne Rooney.

4:32Gary Neville: Can we fix Wayne Rooney? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Can we fix Michael Owen? He's a great player, Michael, but can we fix him at four? because of injuries Jamie, speak so it's Shearer and Kane then no, I get it and I think I said this a few days ago but for me I think Kane's English greatest striker now I don't class Wayne when I'm thinking of that I'm thinking of sort of like someone the number nine the goal scorer I class Wayne as more as a great player rather than just the centre forward but I just think a lot of people would say Shearer over Kane but I don't know what the actual it'll just be oh I like him better his numbers are far better at an international level he's been a top goal scorer at a World Cup he's gone abroad and absolutely I mean he's played for one of the biggest clubs in the world and he's absolutely smashing the records to bits he's played for a Tottenham who've never been the best team and his record in the Premier League is as good as Sheena's

5:21Ian Wright: Alan was like that though most of his career went from Southampton to what he'd done at Blackburn he played for a Newcastle team who almost won the league one season and then he signs the next season so he's playing for one of the best teams in the league for two or three years at Newcastle Blackburn with the top two teams

5:38Gary Neville: for about three years Carlo, what about this as a compromise? I think for me I would say that Shearer's number two and Kane's number three OK, but what I'm saying is what's your argument for that? I think if Kane does look, I agree there's not much in it to be fair they're probably similar but There's no argument? No, you're not giving me I think Shearer's the greatest goal scorer in Premier League history and I think if Kane comes back But if Kane would have stayed do you get it? I know, and Kane could come back and do that and we might be talking in two, three years where we say Kane is above Shearer So Kane's got to come back and beat him in the Premier League goal squad for Kane to go back.

6:08Gary Neville: I just think sometimes, yeah, I just think Alan Shearer, look, I think both of them are amazing. Both of them, to be fair, are so similar in terms of personality, character, you know, just performance levels, consistency, strength, mental strength, everything. They've got everything, those two, as football players, everything. There is no weakness in those two. They're that flawless. I also think Kane, I feel like I'm criticising Shearer, but he can almost play that you're like a better footballer in terms of Shearer was always the number nine and I get it it was amazing

6:39Ian Wright: I remember Ari's come at a different time in the way that strikers play as well Kane the way he said there was a spell I think in the Premier League was Kane was arguably the best passer of the ball in the Premier League was passing we used to just drop deep

6:51Gary Neville: Shearer's crossing was unbelievable right you finally made an argument you've made a debate Shearer's crossing I think Shearer the style of play that Shearer was playing and he's got a tattoo have you got a tattoo

7:01Ian Wright: listen Listen, I love Harry Kane in respects of... Let's have a vote, Ian.

7:07Gary Neville: Let's have a vote for now. I'm saying now, Shearer, but maybe in a couple of years when Harry's finished, it may be Harry. But I'm going Shearer now. Shearer. I'd go Shearer. Kane. See, but argument... Kane. Shearer. Let's have an argument. Let's have a fight.

7:19Ian Wright: Three to Shearer, two to Kane. You change your mind? Shearer was sneaky. No, I said Shearer at the beginning. Yeah, but that was the time. That was the time. Oh, that was the time, yeah. Yeah, but you can't go on what you think of them as later.

7:30Gary Neville: Within the fucking time. Roy, were they sneaky elbows, though? Yeah, sneaky elbows, yeah. Were they sneaky, though? I thought Alan was just to be fair. No, no, I don't fall for that one. He's just honest. No, I thought Alan was just to be fair. Nasty, I'll be honest with you. I must say, he was nasty, Alan. I mean, he was horrible.

7:44Ian Wright: He's the best number nine. Yeah, but that makes it hard to play against. I bet you... No, but it's easy to come up by it when I'm attacking.

7:49Gary Neville: No, I didn't admire people who were nasty. Why are you saying that? No, what I mean is if he was in your team, you'd want someone like that. No, I wouldn't. I don't like nasty people. Roy, you are Mr Nasty.

7:59Ian Wright: I don't want nasty people. He's not, yeah, but we're talking about... He was nasty. Not nasty, like... He was, sneaky elbows, back of the head. Yeah, but nasty's like trying to stamp him. No, no, that's sneaky. I don't mind people stamping on me, sneaky elbows. No, I'm telling you. I'll show you the videos later, all right?

8:19Gary Neville: Okay, so which teammate would you swap houses with for a week? Houses. the hoax or his situation

8:28Ian Wright: no no no no no no you mean you have to take your family in you can't like leave these he had the family his name it should be the family is it a material thing he just moved into his house it's not Wiveswap that's what he thought that's what he thought in life you went straight to Wiveswap oh no I just mean like their lifestyle you obviously know something that's a straight I don't know a girl I don't know

8:56Gary Neville: Bex's house that he has in the country you don't want to say it here did you write this question okay now Bex in Miami lovely his house in the country I just love his house oh don't want to make some honey make some wine actually you know what he sent us some honey actually I should have brought this yeah you be careful you said message him and he'll reply and he didn't that's how it stands they send you honey at the stands hello honey you know what I think my mate lives next to you by the beach, Rachel Brown. Yeah, yeah, yeah. She's always driving a bike with the jeans. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Did she buy that before she moved in?

9:36Gary Neville: Yeah, I think so. But I'd like to live there because it's by the beach. So Jill wants to live next to you, Cara? Yeah. More than welcome. Right, eh? And then he wants to move. Swap houses. It could be the present. But is it just a house? I'm serious. Is that a house or a situation? Yeah, a house swap. Could be any famous house, anything. Stevie's house is unbelievable. Oh, my God. Is that in the middle? The one in Portugal, or?

9:55Ian Wright: All of them. I tell you what, now you think of it, I remember I went to Patrick Vera's house in Amsterdam. My God, I was like, I said, Nance, I'm struggling, Nance, if this is where Patrick's living, we're struggling, man. It was an amazing house.

10:11Gary Neville: Yeah.

10:12Ian Wright: Unbelievable house Patrick had, you know what I'm saying? You go in the door...

10:15Gary Neville: Did he have more money than Roy, then?

10:17Ian Wright: No, honestly. He got his contract with you, didn't he? No, it's just, you drove up the road, and it's just on the road, the road's right there and you go in and it just opened like the TARDIS.

10:28Gary Neville: Yeah.

10:28Ian Wright: Amazing house.

10:29Gary Neville: So Patrick Vieira's house. Yeah. He always smells amazing. Truthfully, do you want to say I'm happy with my place. Of course you are. Honestly, I wouldn't shop a friend but I'm quite contented with my house. You have got a nice house. It's a gorgeous house. You have got a nice house. It's a lovely house, yeah. It's an amazing house.

10:49Gary Neville: Have you ever changed your opinion about a player or a manager after meeting them personally? You? I've got loads. Him?

10:58Ian Wright: I have to say, Roy, Roy is someone I've changed my opinion on. I love him. What was your opinion first? He was really... I didn't know how to take... When we played, I didn't know how to take because he was... He always looked at you disdainly. I did not hear. That's a shash. No, let me explain. He looked at you in a way where, you know... Because you're my opponent. He never gave you anything in his face, right? So that's what I'm talking about. Yeah. Right? So he was like that. I never thought he was somebody that I'd ever want to be around or talk to because he just sounded such a dickhead.

11:30Ian Wright: But when you speak to the people, because at the time, you know what I mean, it was a different time for Roy when he was playing. All I heard about him, I would never feel that me and him would be like we are now because he was a nightmare, apparently. He wasn't a nightmare. And then he was a great, obviously he was a great player as well. So I disliked the fact that he was so cool off the pitch because he could do all that stuff with the guys. Oh, all the lads love me. and then he was a great player. And so, you know what I mean? He's that kind of person that you admired and was jealous of at the same time.

11:57Ian Wright: Envy, he's great. He was great. I never had a bad opinion at all because I did like him but someone that I now love actually after having on here, Oli Gunnar Solskjaer. He was so lovely. And obviously I only seen him like on the TV and stuff but just such a nice guy. But I didn't have a bad opinion first. So. I would actually say you. Yeah, you should do. I would actually. Because you too. I can't believe that you're actually quite funny. You do make me laugh. I never thought that would happen.

12:27Gary Neville: I say Bruno. Oh, you mean as a player? Yeah, no, I met him for half an hour and I thought he was, yeah. Was that when you backed down after you said he didn't run back? No. I met him for half an hour and I thought, to be fair, you speak to people about him in terms of at the club and they say he's a good type and he's hard-working, really looks after the staff. And that was the thing that impressed me most when the staff said he looked after the staff, looks after the people. So yeah, I'd say Bruno. I've always been open-minded with people like that. No, no, no.

13:00Ian Wright: What are we doing? What are we doing here? Are we doing a serious thing or not, Gary? Exactly. Jesus, let's not do it. Don't do it, mate. We're talking about it when we're having a tea off. We're not giving it to you. He's been open-minded. I want to know who he's going to say, though. I can't finish it now, I'll leave it. Yeah, nice. Carry on. Get some rays, Roy. Get some rays.

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16:55It's football, mate. And what we've done now, what we've created with the long throws, but more the officiating. Now, people say goalkeepers were a protected species. Yes, they were for a reason in that once you create congestion in that six yard box, you can't allow goalkeepers to do their job. They can't do it. And it does my head in when I hear referees and the head of referees saying, oh, but players are just standing their ground. That's a foul. If I was on Monday Night Football with you, because I know you love doing it, I'd show you a live demonstration. If you're a centre-half... Do it now with him.

17:34Do it now with him, Munch. Do it now with him, Munch. Come here, come here. So if you're going up for a header, right, you're a goal kick and you're going up for a header. You jump and I just stand. I don't jump at all. Is it a foul? I don't think it's a foul. You don't think it's a foul? I do. because I'm impeding you. Yeah. I'm not going for the ball. As a centre-back, I'd expect you to do that. Do you expect me to jump or not? No, but if you hold your ground, I see centre-fours do that all the time. I say, you know, goal kick. OK, you watch on the weekend. Any striker that does that and then the centre-back wins the head and then falls over him.

18:09He's impeding him. It's a foul. But they'll call a foul because they'll say he's almost creating an arc for the player to fall over. That's exactly what they're doing to goalkeepers. The ball's in the air. I'm not going for the ball. I'm standing on my ground. What I'm doing is I'm obstructing the goalkeeper from doing his job. I do think in terms of actually what you're talking about, the long throw-ins and sort of on the corner kicks now where the goalkeeper can't actually do anything. I do think that something has to change. So what's that going to create? What's that going to create? That's going to create teams now saying, well, let's find long throw specialists.

18:42Let's just... Have a long throw, Ange. You're ahead of your time. You'd get the highest contract. I've been saying that this season. and that, like, I understand managers and teams, you talk about the pressure, how much is at stake in terms of money, trying to sort of squeeze every last inch out of trying to win a game, whether, OK, we'll get the ball in the box, a long throw. And that's always been a case with the smaller teams. OK, we're not as good at football as you, we don't have to have good players, this is our chance to get the ball. I accept that. It's just when I see every team do it, and even my own team, by the way, and I think Liverpool have bought Viet and Echitike I throw in get the ball in his crickets you can't get them on the fin so when I see everybody do that's what pisses me off a bit with it but the thing is and what kills me about it is that people talk about it being some sort of scientific it's the equivalent of throwing it into the mixer mate it's just throwing it into a good place and what's going to happen is more and more clubs are going to just congest that area more and more and I don't think that's what we want to see I don't think that's football like I said I don't think the game was designed that you use your hands to create an opportunity, in my opinion, right?

19:48I think for the last 15 or 20 years, we've always been, keepers are well protected. I think there's an element of like, you're getting your own back. It's a bit of that. The cross would come in, the referee would blow, what's that for? They'd go, oh, it was a foul on the keeper. No one touched him.

20:08Gary Neville: In February, the first Serie A match will be played outside of Italy. AC Milan will play Como in Perth. What do we make of this? That's a long journey. I'm not having it. Why? I'm not having it. We don't need it, do we? They might need it to promote our league. I don't think we do. It won't be the same. It can't be the same. It can't be the same. I'm not having the game. I'm not having the game. They play American football, right? I've been to American football. Is this a good or a bad example? I don't know. And I've gone to watch American football, obviously, in America, in the stadiums and then they play games and I've gone to great occasions but it's not the same it's not the same

20:46Ian Wright: it's not the same vibe it's different so the fans from the fans point of view like the fans all the way they can't get to that game to bring the game to them so as they can witness the team in a competitive game in their country is something that I don't see as a one as one game is a bad thing for them we're talking about fans waking up at twos and threes in the morning just to watch the team because they love them if you could take it there one time. I don't know. It's something that people say... But surely it might be the same, righty, would it? It might not be the same. So four teams are away from home.

21:20Ian Wright: There's a lot to go on in this... Which home game is it? But the thing is, we're talking about what they're doing for the fans to be able to go in and see their team in a competitive league game. I can feel something.

21:32Gary Neville: I suspect, righty, looking at it, I don't know and to be fair, I should probably have looked at it but the integrity of the competition is the big one but the second thing is I suspect when you say about the fans over there, I bet the tickets are a fortune, by the way. I bet it's not accessible so that all the kids that you're talking about that want to watch football, it'll be like they'll make as much money out of it as possible, which will mean tickets will be$200 or something stupid, which means I don't think it'll become something that the kids that you're probably thinking about or the fans that you're thinking about will find it easy to go and get.

21:59Gary Neville: Who's playing, did you say, Nev? AC Milan versus Colm. So if one of these teams miss out at the end of the season for a Champions League spot or whatever it might be, you go, that was the game that cost us or whatever, because Colm are doing well. Obviously, Milan are obviously going to win. Really? That's Fabregas. So come the end of the season, that's your home match, and you miss out, you go, we took our team all the way over there. Yeah. And we've missed out on it.

22:18Ian Wright: What about your fans who live, you know what I mean? That's the chance you take, but you could feel like they started it. Maybe the inception of the idea is to bring it to people who can't see it. Oh, yeah. But then it's like everything, Roy, it turns. They weaponise it. So what happens then? Just say it went really well and everyone was, so there's going to be a lot more games over there then.

22:38Gary Neville: I just think we've won the 39th game. The one thing that I would say is that, let's say, for instance, this could be quite controversial. Let's say the FA Cup final, as an example. I know it's going to be at Wembley, but let's say every five years or every three years, it's held in a different continent. You know, it goes to Africa, it goes to Europe, it goes to... I mean, the FA Cup has been...

22:58Ian Wright: Yeah, but that's a neutral ground, though. It's like Wembley, both teams... That's what I'm saying to you. That might work, that might work.

23:02Gary Neville: Oh, the FA Cup semis. So the FA Cup semis, right, forget the FA Cup final, leave it at Wembley. League Cup. The FA Cup semi-final, which are at Wembley, they could be games that are neutral ground. You could potentially do it with that, where you're not damaging integrity. I think that would be something of a... We complain about travelling stuff now, though in games, imagine them putting more travel on as well. The whole idea of people loving English football is tradition. Yeah, I get that. Then you go to a stadium over there that's not designed for maybe soccer. Premier League is a no-no for me.

23:32Gary Neville: It's a day out for the fans. If you get to Wembley, it's a day out for the fans.

23:34Ian Wright: It feels like a very...

23:36Gary Neville: Premier League's a no for me. You're saying no, because you'd have to travel to do the club. Then you're dismissing the FA Cup tradition. I'm just saying the FA Cup semi-finals, which I don't think fans, to be fair, like going to Wembley for the FA Cup semi-finals anyway. I think there's a big... Oh, yeah, there's another argument for us to go back to Villa Park or... Yeah. ...whatever it was. But, yeah, I get that, Chad.

23:54Ian Wright: But they're playing a different country. Yeah, but you know it's going to happen because they've got to monetise everything. They've got to try and find another way out. Can we bring in more? How much more money can you bring? I don't know. Yeah, but this is what I'm saying.

24:06Gary Neville: don't think because Barcelona were going to play again. Yeah, that's been cancelled. There's a bit of a rumble over there. They've actually apologised for the fact that they were thinking about bringing it somewhere else. Yeah.

24:27Gary Neville: Which player do you wish you'd played with more? Maradona. Oh, more. No, I didn't. That was for football reasons.

24:40That would be a good night. Who would I have liked to play with more? I'd go righty. Not because he's sitting here. I'd love playing with righty. I mean, there's a lot of films where I've literally got my hands in the air when he's going through because he just... You can play on wavelength with players and I knew what righty was going to do and he knew what I was going to do and that makes your job very, very easy. and he had that enthusiasm where it carried you through. There have been dark days in my life where I'd come in where his enthusiasm would pick you up. I remember seeing that, Merce.

25:18Ian Wright: We let her dub it out, didn't we? Yeah, yeah. I think I scored in the cup final and I went through from the afternoon and I think when you watch it back... I think I scored. I did score in the game. He did score, a little dink. But Merce already had his arm up when I was going through. It's the biggest compliment I think I've ever had in respects of what someone thinks. He already had his arms up. You're scoring. Right, he used to score goals, yeah, that I never see anymore. Chipping the goalie. Yeah, I don't remember. Has anybody ever chipped the goalie anymore? Ever? It's true that. No one ever chips the goalie.

25:46Ian Wright: The other day I saw. Oh, yeah, yeah. That's a welding.

25:49Gary Neville: You're not talking about a dink over the goalkeeper as you go through one on one. No, I'm talking about the chip. You remember the tis when he does Schmeichel and he was in his six-yard ball. Righty against Leeds when he... Charlie Palbert. The goalkeeper's off their line. Did Bruno try? Yorval away. Remember Yorval away? Yeah, they were good. Right, run a good run.

26:11Ian Wright: They were good. I think they beat Scarborough at home four before that. Everybody went down there thinking we were going to lose that game. It's the following year after the Wrexham game. Because that's when I was able to. I couldn't play in there. Because you wouldn't have lost otherwise. Of course you wouldn't have.

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28:50Gary Neville: Bruno would easily get into an all-time Man United 11. I just saw a Man United 11 the other day. Bruno was in it. I can't remember who it was that did it. So Bruno gets into an all-time Man United 11. How many are playing in the middle? Let's get Bruno's stats. Or two. His stats are incredible to be fair. You know his stats.

29:10Ian Wright: Did they put an 11 there? so as we can find out who he'd be replacing No, he's not able

29:14Gary Neville: to get in the throw man yet

29:15Ian Wright: Yeah, but they haven't put him in an 11 so we can say he can't get in there in front of such and such It's a statement It's a statement But I don't like this game girl It's too much loose ends with this game But what do you class as like a good player? Is it stats? I think Brio's a top player but to get him to Manchester United to throw time 11 I don't think so Yeah, I think that'd be hard well you think you've got Cantona all the midfielders you've got Cantona you've got all the attacking players I just don't think just on stats alone yeah

29:54Gary Neville: 101 assists 105 goals that's what he's got that is unbelievable by the way brilliant stats amazing no it is they're unbelievable they're incredible but to be fair that's not the question you ask but you are talking about getting in front of people like Bobby Charlton in that attacking midfield position attacking sort of best best Charlton Scholes and what if Bruno leads in a couple of years and he's not got even a couple of league titles under his belt that shouldn't count part of your greatness has to be getting your hands on trophies it has to be without a doubt if you're comparing to all the players you've just mentioned there great players great characters Robbson exactly in his position Robbson yeah yeah there's loads those creative

30:30Ian Wright: yeah of course it's such an unpopular I don't like that question at all bro he's hit in all these you shouldn't have asked that one what's Bruno as a matter of fact What's Bruno won at United? What's he won? Is it trophy-wise?

30:44Gary Neville: FA Cup. League Cup. Twice, probably. How long has he been? Has he won the FA Cup twice? How long has he been at the club? Five, six years now. League Cup, the one. Let's have a look. He's been longer. He's longer than that. He is. He's won the EFL Cup and the FA Cup. Right, so if he left United in the summer, if he moves after the World Cup. Look, the counter-argument to that is that up until 93, when Brian Robson was 35, 36, he'd only won two or three FA Cups at United. So my point is, the greatness of Brian Robson as a player when he was playing for England, playing for United. Steven Gerrard at Liverpool, obviously won the Champions League, but he also only won Cups.

31:19Gary Neville: So I think there are sometimes a player that does stay with a club that holds that club together through a difficult time. I think Bruno has been a shining light for United. But I think regardless, I don't think he gets... Listen, I've got so much respect for him. I think what he's doing in a poor man United team what's been for the last few years. he's been by far the standout player and his stats are very good but to get in the team ahead of some of the players over Man United history I couldn't put him in there no sometimes there's players and I've looked at players over the years who've played for teams and they've got amazing stats but the team doesn't really make progress I'd rather almost say to players and I just don't mean Bruno I'd rather your stats were a bit less but your team were winning a bit more yeah does that make sense yeah it does it can't be just about stats it's like all the players scoring goals and not winning no trophies you know what I mean

32:09Ian Wright: that's what it feels like all the players you played with you're going into the biggest game who's beside you in the midfield like you don't look at stats it's like who would you want beside you yeah what have you got Gaz from my United days yeah NC scores you maybe yeah but he was good went to battle with yeah NC people still underestimate

32:30Gary Neville: Paulins because that's his time at Liverpool yeah NC midfield when NC left United it was a big blow because a young lad that summer Sparky left and Incy left. And like, we were obviously young players at the time. We were actually breaking in. We played in that final before they left, the one against Everton when Everton beat us. And it was a blow, that, because them two were massive characters in the dressing room. Incy was like, Incy was amazing with the young players. He was hard with us, but he was amazing with us, you know. He really looked after us properly, Incy. Like, you know, he was...

33:00Gary Neville: Well, we go back to the... We go back, again, dinosaurs go back to when we played. But all these players we kind of throw, we mention, and we talk about the modern player, Incy, Sparky, all these lads, Raymond, whatever. Proper characters, man. It's the characters that get you over the line in certain games or when you have a difficult few months. And it's the guys in the background who are the fringe players. I was like, Wes, it's all for all these lads who come in and might play. You talk about 15, 20 games. They were ready. They were really top pros. I still think he just showed a lot of characters.

33:28Bruno, he has, yeah. He very rarely misses a game, does he? Oh, yeah, I give him credit for all that stuff. He's always available.

33:41Gary Neville: What would be your number one tip to a young striker? Hit the tag. Yeah, hit the tag. Exactly.

33:49Ian Wright: Don't lean back. Don't lean back. Don't lean back. Practice, practice, practice. And then it's just, but it's about confidence and belief. You've got to be in exactly when that ball is about to be hit. you need to be can you coach that I've asked Ray can you coach that instinct for a striker are they born Ian Rush Michael Owen being in the right place at the right time can that be coached that's repetition repetition repetition but reading the cross writing anticipation it's the whole package of knowing your players knowing football drawing from experience where's Bex likely to CrossFit where's Giggs I remember watching I used to watch Rush and watch Lineker and they'd be moving when the ball's in the air and the ball would come to them.

34:39Ian Wright: What is that coaching I'm saying? I don't know, Roy. Experience as well because you've been there so many times and most likely it's going to end there. Yeah. So, always be an optimist. You're gambling, Roy. You're gambling. Advice? Always be an optimist. I always believe the ball's going to come to you as well. How often are you ready to go in there? A lot of your goals, you've got... No, go on. Sorry, Jim. No, go on, Jim. A lot of peeling off the centre half, getting on your chest off a long ball and scoring. and you don't see a lot of that now, do you? You know, like a winger looking for the kind of diagonal, the go bit.

35:09One of the best assists I've had. Long pass away to Charlton. Are we having a video? What video? What's a reserve game? So your advice for a striker is being optimised. Yeah, being optimised. Hope something, hope for a mistake by the keeper, defender. Do you know what a bit frustrates me when you're watching games at weekends and there's a striker in a position and they go, oh, he wasn't expecting it. They thought the defender was going to get it. Always be ready for him if someone slips or misses it. I'd never clear it. Everton, Sunderland Everton. Barry from... Yeah, yeah, yeah. He's got to get over that, of course, yeah.

35:42You know, the best optimist I used to watch would be Aguero. He'd always think the centre-half's going to miss it and you could watch him and he wasn't right nine times out of ten, but he was so good at that. Thinking, what if? So you had a good assist. Forrest, remember, you missed a ball. He sliced off you and he just landed in my feet. I meant that I saw where you got four, Ollie was that four in

36:05Ian Wright: came off the bench 20 minutes wow that's game over 4-1 I didn't get four in 20 minutes four is yeah I think one of them was my sister first one I almost missed that one two of them there's a poor ball in then he didn't go and celebrate he does his own thing yeah yeah So the away fans. My kids always... Kiss the badge. Sometimes they see the gold, they come on telly, and he's like, Gary, he used to kiss you. Yeah. Gary's a kisser.

36:41Gary Neville: Yeah, you're a kisser, girl. I was so happy. I love it. I love you. Right, let's go. Horrible. Kiss. Tell him. Horrible. Never kiss me. Never score.

36:49Ian Wright: Imagine he tried to come to kiss you. Somebody kissed him. He just goes on the lip. I think there was tongues, I think. It was really sloppy and wet. It was a big thing. When he goes to the eye and does it. Beautiful. Was it like on the head? A little tickle up the tash. A little tickle up the tash. I bet you didn't want to call. I'll see you after the gear. A little tickle up the tash. Yeah, come on.

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