 It is the title here on Y254 and Robert Osoro. What a big fan we are coming to the last huddle of the title. But we are not done yet. We are here for the fans and joining me for the fans is none other than Eric Agani. Eric, how are you doing my brother? I'm good, I'm good my brother. It's been quite long. Yeah, sometime. What are your highlights of the week man? My highlight of the week maybe sports wise, football wise, at least Manchester United came back to winning ways. After that shock against Aston Villa we were able to recover. But basically the most important thing I think is the work that we are doing with the community. That is what really matters and we are trying to organize a cleanup with the sports for green environment. Ah, it's a big conversation now. Yeah, sports for green environment actually we are doing it in West on 26th under the leadership of Dr. Clement Kamaru. With guys from sports for green club that is we have the likes of Victor Shinga, former footballers. We are bringing those young men together. We do something for sports under the same time for the green environment on 26th of November. You should come and join us on that Saturday. I think you saw what happened and also the CS was in Egypt talking about climate change in green and everything. So something that people should look forward to. Yes, something that we all need to embrace, a clean environment. We have tree planting. We are not only just keeping the environment clean but we want the environment to be green. Yes. And we see that this is something we need to bring in young people. And that's why we are partnering with young people in Karest. And Dr. Clement is really coming in to support such kind of initiatives to empower the young guys for future. Well, it's a big one for what is happening there with Dr. Kamaru under the green initiative. So the youths of Kare West getting there play football as well as taking care of your environment. I think that game must unveil a Manchester United. The conversation was the key difference Bruno Fernandez brings to Manchester United that is unrecognizable. I think we have those unrecognized heroes. And the Bruno Fernandez I think in that game proved to be one of those people. That in the event that he is not in a game now you can see because we could see Van de Beek did not click completely. Yes. I think in my opinion he is playing this for Manchester United. Yes. Over. Over as well. Where they run from Ajax. No, no, no. I don't know unless a miracle happens. Because you saw now in midweek when Bruno came back. Yes. And Scott came back into the team. The chances were created. There is fluidity in the team. And they were able to score four goals. And I think in that game also we have to give it to Marcus Rashford. Yes. I think he really earned his position in the England team. Because if you look at the few games or the games he has played under 10 hug. He is coming back to the Marcus Rashford of Van Gaal. You remember when he burst into the scene. Yes. He is coming back to those. Confidence. Confidence is there. Taking on defenders. Yes, taking on defenders and being able to switch from one position to another. If you realise the game he started off as a winger. Yes. To accommodate Mashal. And then he came into the middle. He is able to switch off from one wing to another. Yes. And at the same time coming in as a number nine. Yes. So I think Marcus Rashford is also doing really well. Talking about the World Cup and the England squad. Is it a squad that gives you confidence that they can get on to... I think they were in the semifinals. Yes, in the Euro. In the Euros. In the Euros. Yes. In the World Cup. Not in the semis. I think quarters. If I'm not mistaken. They didn't make sumifinals. I think... I don't know what happens with the England team. Because there's a lot of hulabalu about them before the tournament. Big talk. And this big talk, the media is all over. And you see again right now it's being rocked by selection issues. You remember what Jose Mourino said about Tami Abraham being left out. Yes. You're picking somebody who has only... Philips who has only played 56 minutes. Yes. And you're leaving Tami Abraham. And Mourino brings in another. Is it because of the skin color or something? You never know. So you see. There's that that now England team is surrounded a lot by media talk. Yes. But now I don't know if it gets into the heads of these guys. Because there's a lot of expectations when they're going into a tournament. Yes. And if you look at the depth and the talent in the team. They deserve to win. Just like Belgium. What happens? Yes. They flop. When it matters the most. When it matters the most. Because the Euro we thought they'll carry the Euro. Yes. Look at what happened in the fight. Belgium no chance. But also yes, scores are being named here. We're getting the final scores now. But it is the big names that are not going on to the world cup. The big misses. In France. Not having Golo Kante. Not having Paul Pogba. They injured Verane even though he made it on to the squad. Can they play a good world cup? I love France and it's my team that have been supporting for quite some time. And this world cup. The missing of Golo Kante and Paul Pogba. We really affect that midfield in terms of creating opportunities. And that one is a challenge. And I would like to see who the coach will bring in to replace Golo Kante. Especially Golo Kante. For Paul Pogba you can have a few other players. But Golo Kante plays a very crucial role in breaking up play in that midfield. And also in starting up moves in that midfield. So his absence in this team actually may affect France. And that's my biggest worry. But I'm glad to see look at the attack. The attack has two old men. Karim Benzema and Oliver Giroud. I'm glad to see Giroud coming back because Giroud is a proven goalscorer. It was actually one of the key players that they had in the 2018 world cup. But a big worry also for our team from Africa, Senegal. Not having Sadio Mane. Actually it's actually the same as France. Look at France. A whole midfield that was there in 2018 was not going to be in the team. Matuidi, Kante, Pogba. You look at Senegal, the team that qualified for the world cup and also won the African final. Sadio Mane injured. You have Aliyo who was the partner to Kulibali injured. The two fullbacks also not in the team. Yes Senegal was there but that one makes you worry. It's a big blow to Africa because you see most of the hopes, maybe 80% of the hopes of making it to the latter stages of the world cup is in Senegal. Because you look at those teams that have qualified. There was a lot of hope in Senegal. So missing those top players really worries. And that's where Aliyo says he's supposed to prove himself as a coach. Because if he can bring in other young people and they rise up to the occasion then he goes into history as one of the best coaches, African coaches that we've had. Because I had something on social media. Senegalis was saying that they are going to use witchcraft to make sure Sadio Mane gets fit before. That one does not work. That one I think is debatable. But it's a big miss to Africa. Because now our hopes were in Senegal. When you look at Cameroon, the way they performed in the Africa Cup of Nations with the likes of Abu Bakar, Vincent Abu Bakar also coming on to the side. And they look to be a team with confidence riding high. Since someone told to cover the president of the Cameroon Football Federation they can do something. They can do something because they also have a young school that is coming in and their preparation has been really really good. Because they have two guys who know what they are doing who have been there and done that. We have the go bat song on the other side and we have Samoleto as the president of the Federation. These guys have been there. They have performed. I think they won the Olympics with Cameroon. They've gone through those harsh conditions. Now I think one thing that Samoleto has done and that should be a wake up call maybe to a former footballer. He has taken up the reins of the Federation and also they changed the perception and made the players a little bit comfortable and increased the minimum wage and such kind of things. So their preparation has been better than the previous World Cups. And if they can concentrate, they have the capability to cause a lot of unexpected things in the World Cup and they can bring us good results. We will be following that and we will be giving everything that will happen considering that we are just eight days away to the World Cup and Group H has one clash that every African will be waiting for. That will be Ghana versus Uruguay. And Uruguay, they shocked me yesterday when they were naming their squad. Luis Suarez makes on to the squad. He was there in 2010. Edison Kavani makes on to that squad. Araujo also makes on to that squad. But for Ghana, the 2010 players like Asamoa, Gianna, Mensa, Muntari are not in the squad. When you look at the Uruguay either the legs of Militao and Ghana currently, can we have that payback to what they did to us in 2010? I don't think so because you see the Ghanaians have failed to bring in experience and if you look at the Uruguay squad they have the youthful guys coming in and then they have the experience. You cannot doubt Luis Suarez winning mentality. You cannot doubt Kavani's winning mentality. And there are those games that experience matters that have been there. We've been in this situation, losing situation but we've overcome and this is what we need to do. We need to pull together, we need to work and that's when you get experienced players coming in look at Real Madrid. They blend between youth and experience and the striking force between Benzema and this young Brazilian boy he has improved because of Benzema and I wish they could have brought in at least 2-3 people who are there in the last World Cup when that handball kicked them out. They have something to play for. But again, I wonder why now as you are talking about the big games why would the gear not to make it to the World Cup? That was my next question. What could be in Rika's mind to leave David Ahaya off the Spain national team because he's a top goalkeeper he's been Spain's number one goalkeeper and he's the best experienced goalkeeper that Spain has at the moment. I don't think there is any other goalkeeper. Not only that but if you look at his form this season he's been brilliant for Manchester United actually he saved Manchester United a lot of points but I know one thing Luis Enrique has a problem with he likes, he's just like Pep he likes a goalkeeper who can use his feet very well and that is not one of the gear strongholds and he's not Edison he's not Alisson the likes of keepers who can start the move from behind that is what Enrique likes but when you see now his reflexes and his capability to make those crucial saves and his experience even if he was not the first keeper he should have been in that squad that is what many people have actually said most of the former players are saying that you need that experience even if it's on the bench even if it's on the bench in the dressing room and what have you and if you look at the gear right now in Manchester United players in Manchester United so you need that and then I don't understand Luis Enrique conversations are here and there but I think one major one is that Spain doesn't like players who play outside of Spain but here you want to win this cup and you look at the Spanish squad it's really a young squad they are rebuilding after the likes of Iniesta the likes of Javi, the likes of Piki exiting the scene so they are rebuilding they are between 18 the likes of Javi they are between 18 and 23 so you need that 25-29 year old who has been there and done that you will be the best to answer this question well because it might be payback for Manchester not giving Enrique the job or maybe it's his personal maybe you never know I don't want to deal with any Manchester United player Sergio Busquets is in the squad I think he is now the most experienced in the Spanish side and also Ramos also did not make it on to that squad I think Ramos is basically a ninja since he moved to PSG he's not really recovered his original form well big matches coming away this afternoon Ali Kikof, there Manchester City vs Brentford Bournemouth, Everton will be in the gold rush with Liverpool playing home to Southampton with a new manager now Forest will be home to Crystal Palace Leeds will be travelling to London to play Tottenham and Western will be playing home to Leicester City Big match at 80-30 today between Newcastle and Chelsea and then we'll be finishing off the night with Wolves vs Arsenal so those matches will be coming away but we've got to talk about the improvement that the Arsenal team has had at the moment they've really done well they've exceeded expectations in my opinion actually I was trolling some of their fans earlier on in the season telling them match day 10 you'll not be on top now it's 16 and they're still in contention they're still leading the look I think the belief is coming in the belief is coming in and Ateta has brought in a team spirit and they stay injury free if the key players stay injury free especially Tomas Pate Tomas Pate calls the shots in the midfield that game made the midweek where they played and they were eliminated from the league was it a statement of intention from Ateta saying that for me I'm not concerned with the other trophies I'm in the marathon for the league if it is a statement then it's a wrong one because the league you see you have experienced coaches calling for the Premier League coaches like Pepu as the depth because you see Ateta in my opinion should have concentrated on getting a cup get a trophy this season don't live without a trophy because if you look at now the Europa League or wherever they are playing look at the teams that are dropping into the Europa League they are major major teams you look at now they may get a hash draw and then now you are dropped off and then the Premier League again you never know you have Pep here who has the depth who has the experience and who has the desire to win it again and then for Ateta if these players who are going to the World Cup if they come with injuries he's in trouble because if you look at his second team his second team can't replicate if he makes five subs then the formation changes and the electric lose that game well they are playing well at the moment and actually Asano is leading the table but Man City will be playing early and then Asano will be finishing off the day but one team that has also improved and two managers will be playing today for the first time again each other is Newcastle v. Chelsea what an improvement that Newcastle has had under Eddie Howe if you look at what Eddie Howe did at Bournemouth he brought them from down and he maintained them at the middle table and it was only because of lack of fans that Eddie Howe was not able to do well and Bournemouth were relegated at that particular moment but he's a good coach he's one of the best coaches in the Premier League that England has and he's made some good buys not very expensive but good buys remember Newcastle has a lot of cash so he didn't go for the flamboyant players he didn't go for the high ranking players he brought in players who are average and who are willing to go an extra mile and here credit has to be given to the likes of Trippia look at what he's coming and what he's done he has rallied the team behind the manager and they are playing good football they have the fighting spirit and they are not scared of whether you are big or small today they are going to cause Chelsea problems they are going to cause Chelsea problems because they have the belief and they are scoring very many goals and considering very few not only the scoring bit but also their defence they are winning 4-1 4-0, 5-1 so the goal difference is really high and you see they are on top of they are in the top 6 a big one there for Newcastle against Chelsea they have brought in some difference to Chelsea but for me they look more or less the same Tomas Tukelsaid these are two managers with two different philosophies because look at the way Brighton is playing confident guys confident guys who can knock the ball around confidently without fear Tomas Tukelsaid drilled into Chelsea that they have to be defensive pragmatic timely and to time their hands weight, sit back and attack on a counter this guy is bringing in a concept let us play free flowing football it will take him time because again Chelsea has players who are in their early 30s who are finishing their careers it is not easy to change such kind of players to start going for the ball he has to wait for the counter attack he has to wait for the 1-9 so I am sure this season Chelsea may struggle to finish in the top 4 but if he is given time and resources to bring in young players who can adapt to his philosophy Ram Potter is a very good coach look at what he did at Brighton that is his work it is a big one for Ram Potter for Chelsea that they will be against Newcastle today Tottenham Reds, Nottingham Crystal Palace, Liverpool, Southampton Bournemouth versus Everton and then the early kick of there is actually like 30 minutes from now will be Manchester City versus Brentford but big win for Leeds again Tottenham the last weekend they are Leeds winning usually for the first time away and Liverpool losing at home I think for 70 matches now they have gone without losing at home doing something good with Leeds comfortably say they will be out of the relegation no they will be out of the relegation and they have claimed some big fish starting with Liverpool Deva Kayangman who is creating half book I think Marshwater he has brought in the clinical and the finishing because that was their problem and he is tightening the defence a little bit because you look at Bersa was playing an open free flowing football and they could concede a lot but right now they are tightening they are not winning pretty they are winning 2-1, 1-0 but they are picking the points and I think the confidence is coming in and once the confidence comes into a team that team becomes very difficult to beat and Manchester United one thing I learnt from the game against Aston Villa they are key players who are making Manchester United good Anthony Verane Bruno and in the game after the Europa League win against we trusted that same team to go ahead but there are players who are still not into that level to make United be the team that is supposed to be I think first and foremost I have to give credit to the manager he has studied the ship and he has brought in some discipline you can see his identity the fighting spirit is there we have players now who are ready to fight for the manager we have players and one thing he said he said no contracts being given if you don't earn your contract go and you've seen he's putting up Magua for sale in January but again I believe I am an ardent and a strong Manchester United fan but I want to be honest I believe we are two we are three signings away from contesting for the Premier League we need a simple clinical finisher a double digit finisher Ronaldo can do it but the problem with Ronaldo is that Ajax caught up Marshal is injury prone so we need a striker we need a midfielder who can come in to replace Bruno in the event that they are not there and then we need one defender and then we will be good to go well Manchester United is also a big team that everyone follows but big manager changes Southampton without now Arsenal coming into the game and then we got other like the new coach was coming for Southampton now baptism by fire to go and play against Liverpool he's lucky because it's not Liverpool of the older years two, three seasons ago because I think Liverpool this season have become the whipping boys look at the games they've been able to draw and those that they've lost games they wouldn't have drawn but it's still a difficult game for Southampton and this is what affects Southampton look at the managerial changes in the last two, three seasons they've had so many that tends to affect the team in terms of identity because each manager comes with a different style of play but I think there is another coach we need to give credit to is the Crystal Palace coach he's something silently he's winning games silently and he's a coach who has surprised many Patrick Vieira is actually a very good coach and not many people thought that Crystal Palace could be where they are at the moment with the kind of football they are playing but I think for me Vieira started showing is a mantleness when he started that draw with Man City so winning against Man City he has a different style but I cannot let you go without talking about the Europa League draw 2011 it was Manchester United Barcelona the final of the Champions League now it is a Europa League playoff game talk about how times have changed how times have changed even before going to the Manchester Barcelona game look at the teams that are in the Europa League look at the teams that have come likes of Ajax who are serious Champions League content and that's how competitive football has become and now coming to the Manchester United it means really football has evolved and the likes in quotes I'll say the big teams and no longer the big teams because now you see the real competition among the traditional big teams is in the Europa League and not in the Champions League and that game against Manchester United and Barcelona will be an interesting because there are two coaches who have come in to study the ship in teams that have not been doing well and we'll be able to see what Shavi and on the other side will be able to come up so that we see who carries the day it will be an interesting game to watch really interesting we'll be following up and those matches that will be following up for the Europa League for the Champions League but the Champions League remember again we have Liverpool versus Real Madrid two early two early so it means one of the good teams will be kicked out I don't know how PSG I don't know how it is going to come out but it is a tough one for all the teams but it's like the Champions League has now moved to the Europa League that's where the competition is because if you look at the Champions League you'll be able to support two teams who are strong but if you go to the Europa League we have around eight teams and others didn't even make it the likes of Atletico Madrid but Atletico was knocked out so you see it will be interesting and then I think this season we are just seeing crazy things because we have a world cup that is in the middle of the season we don't know the shape in which these players will come back after the world cup look at the fatigue because this is actually also the last primarily March Day as we head on to the world cup which team will you be supporting for the world cup I'm a big lover of France but I'm looking at the Brazilian squad and I'm scared why is it not too much of a name for Brazil with those key players great players who might not perform at the world cup but blending between youth and experience they have brought in this young guy Danialves at his age but the midfield of Brazil the forward line the forward line is scary the keeping department the forward line is scary the pace of the forward line look at Rodrigo whatever he is doing I believe if they are going to play serious team work and then supplement it with individual brilliance the world cup is there they will create problems but for me I'm betting a world cup Argentina Brazil or Argentina Argentina I'm not a big fan but they also have a good squad and message in form he look at his last games few last games maybe 10 games he's really been doing well so for you France might win it I'm routing for France but I'm looking at the the Brazilian squad it's nice it's good they have an experienced coach if I ask my friend that is where we come to the end of the touchline here on Y254 thanks a lot Eric for coming through for us I'm Robert Rosoro till the next time enjoy your weekend enjoy your afternoon continue watching Y254 here on the touchline good afternoon have a lovely evening