 Welcome back to the touchline here on Y254. I'm Robert Osora and it is time for the fanfavorite fan zone, where we talk about football all around the world, but today we'll be kicking off with a game that will be starting at 3pm, which will be live on KBC Channel 1, that is Arambia Stars versus South Sudan. And joining me for this segment is the one and only Tairas Wajaki, Big Man, how are you doing? I'm very well, thank you for having me, nice to see you and a new friend for me here as well, nice to meet him too. Hey, you read already? No, not many more. A lot of the time viewers think that we all know one another. We meet here, it's where we touch base on the touchline. Eric Aganya is the one that we are talking about, but before we talk about everything that is happening in Europe, we got to talk about Arambia Stars playing South Sudan Eric this afternoon. What do you make of Kymanzi's game today? I think we are expecting more of attack and we want to see now Ghost Mule stamping his authority on the team after taking over from Kymanzi. Remember the last line-ups he has come up with was more or less Kymanzi's team. Now he has had some time with them. We want to see what can he do as Ghost Mule. We want to see his philosophy on the field, being affected by the players he is going to field today. But all in all being patriotic we are expecting a win for Arambia Stars. As we stand at the moment Kenya might not make it to the Africa Cup of Nations because we have got two matches remaining and those are six points. Mathematically we need all the six points for us to get to nine so that we can have a chance of playing in the next edition of the Africa Cup of Nations. And then this month alone we will be playing five matches, three friendlies and then two Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. We will be playing against Egypt and Togo. Mike Ochano, former Gormeo player was here, he said we can get four points. Do you think we can get that against Egypt and Togo? Well, not even on paper does it look easy. Now in the practical sense we would need more than prayers, we would need a miracle. I know that people historically one or two of them have been known to come back from the dead. That would be pretty much what Arambia Stars need because right now we are dead as a doornail. Why? Not because we cannot get the points, it's not impossible but pretty much it's not in our hands. Why? Because obviously the two teams on top of the log stand a higher chance given that they've left us by quite a considerable gap. And we would have also not just to fully depend on our result but to depend on their results as well hoping that they lose. That would give us a chance. So when it's not in your hands really you need a miracle and that's the kind of situation we find ourselves in. And I don't see them wanting to lose. They'll pretty much also try and secure the bag for themselves. It's not going to be easy against Egypt here and it's not going to be easy against Togo Awe. So it's pretty much not in our hands. As for today against South Sudan it's a friendly but definitely not the usual kind of friendly. It's a friendly that's pegged on the African Cup of Nations qualifiers that are coming in a few days. If there are mistakes to be made today is the day to make them and then they can be worked on. For me it's really not much about the result. Yes the psychological element it's important for that but it's about how we work on any mistakes that need to be made. Our weak areas need to be looked into so that when we go in against Egypt in the next few days and Togo also in the next few days we can go in at full strength. A big one there from Taylor Swayaki talking about Arambia Stars going full strength when they go for the African Cup of Nations qualifiers. It is the touch line here on Y-254. At Y-254 channel is where you can find us on the social media platform during the live stream and you can enjoy the best of what Y-254 can offer. Now let's go ahead and talk about everything that happened during the midweek where we had the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. Who are the winners and losers of these editions of the UEFA Champions League? Eric, for you which one will you go for when it comes to the winners and let's start with the winners of the UEFA Champions League. The UEFA Champions League the winners of course we had PSG coming getting that draw is more than they needed because remember they had defeated Barcelona already. That was not a surprise because Barcelona have more problems than on field problems. They have problems with their structure, they have problems with their team, they have an aging squad. So it was expected. Dortmund also failed through but for me the biggest winner for me will be Liverpool. Because remember Liverpool has not been doing well in their domestic league in the Premier League and they have been shaky. And remember before that game they had just been defeated by Fulham. So for them to come now and win against Lipzig was a big, big, big morale booster to them. And I think they are putting all their eggs now in the Champions League. We can see how they will be performing when it comes to Europe but the one you started with Barcelona and Paris and Jaman. It looks like now Paris and Jaman and Kylian Mbappe has got to be the new kid on the block going forward. Paris and Jaman are not entirely the new kid on the block in European football. For many years they and their fellow compatriots Olympique Lyonnais that are known as Lyon have been having this flirtatious relationship with glory in the UF Champions League. I think for the last 20 or so years perhaps even more. But this time around they have a new kid on the block Kylian Mbappe. And not just him. They've got Neymar. They've got a squad that last season we saw go all the way into the UF Champions League final. Losing narrowly a goal to nothing to Bayern Munich who went on to win the FIFA World Club Cup. And it's a huge achievement for Paris and Jaman to get to that final itself. And not just that to maintain relevance in the UF Champions League. We remember there were big names in the UF Champions League before AC Milan, Manchester United. They're now contesting in the UEFA Europa League. So to remain relevant through those years and not just that to go and not you're too higher and to contest for the ultimate prize is a huge thing. And now that they have a strong contingent they look like they know the suck it well of the UF Champions League. Even though they are playing before empty stadiums I think they are to be taken very, very seriously. They are very, very strong, very capable. But to Kel their previous coach left them, went to Chelsea. It's still a gray area to see how they'll perform. And the new manager, I forget his name he coach Tottenham. Mourizio Pochettino, thank you. But given that Pochettino has an idea or two about the UF Champions League and he's fitted in well at PSG then you can have some confidence in them. Well then we have FC Porto Eric defeating Juventas and they knocked Cristiano Ronaldo out of the Champions League. I think for the first time in 14 years, I don't know in 10 years and now Cristiano Ronaldo is not going to be there. This is a big result also for FC Porto to get on to the quarterfinals which they have not done for a very long time. Yeah, we can see the big names coming back as Teras has said because we cannot say that FC Porto has not dominated. I remember they won it with Mourizio. And for a very long time they have not come up to that stage. But for them the game against Juventas was a big, big game and it showed character because you realise that it's a game that went even into extra time and they scored their goal late, late, late. It shows a lot of character in the kind of players that they have right now and you can see that the kind of players they have a blend between experienced players like Pepe and a blend between the experienced players and the young players coming in. So the young players are learning a lot from these experienced players because when you have people who have seen it, Pepe has played for Real Madrid, he has seen it all. He will calm down nerves when they could have lost. You remember if you compare the game against AC Milan and Manchester United they considered a stupid goal towards the end. You see if you have an experienced defender you are not going to make that mistake because he knows his position improperly and that is what has happened to FC Porto and they shouldn't be taken lightly. I think we have also witnessed a change of God this week with the exit of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi from the UEFA Champions League that should not go unnoticed. Coming up to the change of God has got to be this kid from Borussia Dortmund, Ellen Arland. Yes, definitely. And Kylian Mbappe, I think that will be the new rivalry because the media needs something to feed the public with and the public needs something to debate on. It keeps football alive beyond the 90 minutes. What do you make of Arland, Borussia Dortmund? He is a good finisher. He has been able to prove himself. He has one powerful left leg. What gives him an edge now? I saw some of the games he played recently. He is very strong in the air also. He is 20 years old. If he can put his head down, he will achieve a lot. But the problem with such young kids is that sometimes it gets into their head and they may not be able to have the discipline that we have seen with the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo to go all the way up to 35, 36, Kina Ibrahimovic to go all the way to that edge and you are still doing it. He is broken a lot of records at the age of 20. He is a good prospect. And every elite team in Europe right now, his name is being mentioned. The Real Madrid with Man City, Manchester United, Chelsea are on his top. So you see, he is going to go for. Just like Mbappe is also being mentioned along those circles. So he tells you this is the best team and along those circles. So he tells you this is the new rivalry at that level. And I like it. And I like Haaland's positive attitude. He is very fearless. But as he said, he is still young. Let's not get carried away. Well, Haaland, one of the major records he broke was getting onto the 20 gold mark very fast with only 14 matches defeating the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Some of the other matches that will be played this coming week when it comes to the second leg of the last eight of the Champions League will be having a Manchester City playing home to Borussia Mwendek Leibach and Manchester City is leading that fixture by two goals to nail. Then Bayern will be playing away home actually to Lazio. They are leading that fixture by four goals to one. And then Chelsea will be travelling to Atletico Madrid to play Atletico Madrid but they are leading that fixture by one goal to nail also. And then the last one that is remaining on this fixture will be Real Madrid playing away to Atalanta. They are also leading Atalanta by one goal to nail. That's it for the UEFA Champions League. Let's also look at the UEFA Europa League where one key fixture that everybody was waiting for a very mouthwatering clash was between Manchester United and AC Milan. What did you make of it Eric? I was disappointed because I felt that Manchester United was sloppy. They were slow in position because you see Manchester United derives a lot of pleasure in transition between from defending to attack. They do it very fast you saw what they did to man sit over the weekend their second goal from the keeper to look show goal they were slow against AC Milan. They got lucky even AC Milan lost some chances and their finishing was also awful. They just failed to put the tie to rest because Maguayav missed a very open chance that kid James missed another open chance. We will be talking about three nil and when you are three nil up you have your head in the next round but right now they allowed AC Milan to pick a vital away goal and AC Milan can decide to go back and sit on an in nil draw and let's not forget that Zlatan was not in this match maybe the next game he will be fit he might be there and you see Manchester United also have a problem they have to fix that problem in defending set pieces they are conceiving so many goals from set pieces What about considering goals are the key times of the game laps in concentration comes with an experience to defender because if you look at that corner one you shouldn't have considered the corner but now that you've considered the corner in the last minute defend manmak the guy was left alone and you see that comes with having an experienced centre back Mugoya is not as experienced what if you had paper in that defense what if you had dramas in that defense could you have considered that goal? no meaning that the defense for Manchester United that is still key for them central defense they need a central defender an experienced central defender a very fast central defender because Mugoya has a problem with his pace also with the kind of squad Manchester United have if you look at them from number one to 11 they shouldn't really be considering such goals they shouldn't be giving away points week in week out remember they were contesting for the Premier League this season a few weeks ago and now it's up to city if city keep the momentum going forward United have no chance if they lose then they'll throw in a lifeline to United and Leicester but you look at the kind of players they have they should be able to beat Crystal Palace they couldn't beat Crystal Palace when they met a few weeks ago it's one of those puzzles and against AC Milan it was a lapse in concentration just that in the most crucial of minutes the last dying minutes in a game of football are the most crucial of course all the minutes are crucial but the last dying minutes those ones are so important because when you consider goal at that point really psychologically you're just depleted you have no motivation to come back you're just purely dead it's that simple and then the coach has to take some responsibility here because you look at you are one nil upper you don't resolve to defending because you saw what Olegana did he pulled out Bruno Fernandez who was a threat to AC Milan brought in Fred who is more defensive so you suck pressure a lot of question marks a lot of question marks around him talk about the new kid who was given his debut coming on to the game and scoring on his first game for United that's the Atalanta spirit he's brought it to Manchester United but he's also got to meet a team that has that kind of Atalanta spirit Atalanta if you followed them for the last two seasons especially last season they are very strong technically and then this season they have given it a go they have done their best prior to last night's game they were seated in the sixth position you can see that they have ambitions for Europe and to have Diallo there of course he was born in Ivory Coast left for Italy as a child joined the Atalanta youth system around 15 years of age he's coming to Manchester United and he's showing them to play how they should be playing yet he's such a young lad they should be showing him how to play but instead he's the one who's got life in him he's got ump, he's got spirit he's got his module alive and kicking the rest of the United players should borrow a leaf from him yet it should be the other way around but it was not only Manchester United that had a bad day in the Europa League some of the teams they played some of their best football and they came up with win we saw a win for Tottenham against Dynamo Zagreb away and also we saw Granada beating Molde by 2 goals to 1 Arsenal also winning 3 goals to 1 against Olympiacos and then Esi Roma David Inkshakta Donut by 3 goals to 1 Villarreal also winning against Dynamo Kiv by 2 goals to 1 and then Ajax young boys winning against Ajax winning 3 against young boys there also in the Europa League coming out to be a very good final hurdle for some of these major teams we're having good teams and the quarter final will be very interesting because the most shocking result was Esi Roma beating Inkshakta 3 goals to nil for me I didn't see that coming because I also knew Esi Roma to be a very good team I also liked what Arsenal did they've had a problem having that character to finish off games and after they scored the first goal Olympiacos equalized but they had the character in them to go on and score 2 late goals that to them was a big plus and as we were saying earlier Arsenal have realized that this is the only way they can get to Champions League next season because getting to the top 4 is a miracle for them Leave alone the top 4 maybe the top 6 will be a big challenge for them bearing in mind the matches that they still have and so we're looking at very good teams coming into the quarter final because you're looking at either Manchester United or Esi Milan Arsenal in the quarter final Esi Roma in the quarter final those are interesting games this is the problem with the Champions League and you might share in it or beg to differ when teams are eliminated from the UFA Champions League they shouldn't go to the Europa League they should sit it out to allow the small teams to allow the so-called small teams to get a chance to face off with one another because this entitlement this elitism is not really fair I think it's not only that I think also also Mourinho shared the same idea saying that it is not a sport married twice that you live another competition to come but another one will argue it is to make this other competition stronger no, I differ because if you were in the Champions League and you eliminated it meant one thing you were not good enough go back, next season come and if your level was the Europa League that's where you belong it's like saying you went to start for KCAC you failed you came and start for KCP it doesn't make sense you see it shouldn't be like that but that is the rules that you are playing it is the touch and error so we will tell you and Erica Ganya just a preview of what happened midweek between the Champions League and the UEFA Europa League that debate on teams leaving the Champions League for the Europa League will still be there and we will be talking about it some other time but for the remaining minutes let's go ahead and discuss some of the matches that will be coming off this afternoon in the English Premier League we've got Leeds United playing home and then Crystal Palace will be playing home to West Bromwich Albion at Everton today it is Everton versus Burnley and then Fulham will be welcoming Manchester City later into the night but let's kick off today with the Ali kickoff and that is Leeds versus Chelsea a big one for there and the question will be will Leeds handle Thomas Tuker his first defeat of the season oh it's possible and I mean Tuker can't win it forever or fail to to lose forever because he secures draws also along the way but the thing is when you look at both teams right now Chelsea are at a better place it would be an achievement for Leeds if they got themselves a draw out of this I think they are over depending on Patrick Bamford and on the other hand Chelsea are depending on a system and they follow it through so far so good the system has been working for them yes Chelsea close all the key areas on the field Leeds depend on space now with spaces closed Leeds will have to come up with a strategy to find a way through the closed spaces now that could be anything from running into your players and hoping to get a foul of it maybe a penalty or a free kick or and I know the death of the long ball that happened long time ago and it's been heavily criticized but there are exceptions to every rule Leeds might have to raise it up a bit to try and open up Chelsea but I don't see Leeds winning this game I think it's going to be Chelsea if Leeds get a draw congrats to them what about you Eric Leeds are coming on to this game they had a stint there before they lost to Aston Villa by one goal to Neal where they had gone 18 matches on a winning streak they had 10 wins and 8 losses and considering their style of play they saw goals can it happen for them today and stop the Chelsea winning streak stopping Chelsea will be tricky but what I know today will be goals because Leeds will concede and conceding goals will not stop them from attacking because that's what they know and as Tara says Leeds are going to avoid the Chelsea midfield because the Chelsea midfield is so strong currently as it is so Leeds will want to put that ball on the flanks to get across to Bamford that's the only way they'll be able to beat Chelsea because we have Kante who is so good in that midfield breaking up play every now and then so if they try to go through the midfield technically Chelsea are better and today Chelsea I see them winning maybe 3-2 a big one actually coming out from the Chelsea lineup today they are starting off with and now I recognize number 9 starting off in that forward line we are seeing Havertz playing pinpoint as number 9 in that front line and then they got a 4-2-3-1 play for them we have got Jogino and Kante in the midfield and then Pulsage Mountain ZH being the support in the front then Havertz coming in as number 9 for Chelsea 3-2-1 you can see how technical the formation is for Chelsea wish we could just show him just a sneak peek you can see how technical I think what Tukel has done has stopped Leeds attack through the wings by putting ZH there those are speedy wingers who are going to come to Leeds so I think Chelsea have an edge and then Leeds is coming on with a 4-1-4-1 formation that's entertaining football from Marcelo Biesler yes a flat formation for them Chelsea we can see a diamond formation what Marcelo Biesler will do will attack he will play his game but he will concede goals simply because now you see Tukel has put in two speedy wingers when you come they will put the ball up and they will score and then big game also away from Leeds and Chelsea United from what I am getting from both of you is that this is a game which Chelsea is expected to win to enhance their top 4 position they have to win and coming on this one now the number one position has already been catered is just waiting for the days and the trophy will be handed over to Manchester City we've got to talk about the relegation battle and how it is hotting up and one time that is higher that coach will try to get out of that one has got to be West Bromwich Albion and they will be playing against Crystal Palace at 6 p.m two experienced managers when it comes to the English is this a game where you could expect Aladais to give what's on a run for his money and get the three points for West Bromwich Aladais will lock the game sit back and await for our nil because that's what he does best he drilled his defense to defend really well Crystal Palace on the other hand they have Zaha who is tricky and speedy and then they have Christian Benteke who is also equally good but Crystal Palace have a problem with the discipline the players have a problem with discipline on field because if you look at the cards they have received together with Everton they have received a lot of red cards and yellow cards so this is a game that is going to be a hard game with a low scoring game maybe one nil or one one it's a technical game Crystal Palace are better on the road it's time they are at home you've spoken of two experienced managers just the other day Hodgson celebrated 46 years in football management so this would be a good icing on the cake of his birthday 46th birthday as a coach Crystal Palace will have to grind and grind and grind to get the three points but they should be wary of the West Bromwich Albion counter attack I agree with him it's going to be tight a low score possibly but if Crystal Palace score an early goal then here's the irony it could give them confidence to keep attacking or to slip on the job and then give West Bromwich Albion a chance or it could give Crystal Palace a chance to make it a high scoring game overall I think if there's a team to win it's going to be a trick that one considering that Crystal Palace are just six points away from safety in the relegation battle and two teams that are actually coming up from that relegation battle it is West Bromwich Albion and Fulham were actually pushing way hard to come up and be on the safety side of the English Premier League a big one there that will be happening at Masasite Everton versus Burnley and here also another mathematical comes in because Everton is also fighting to get into Champions League next season will they give Burnley any chance of getting a point from them I think Everton will win this one despite the fact that they have one of their best midfielders out that is Diko will be out got injured for the rest of the season I think he will be out for eight weeks that's a major blow to Everton but they still have people who can replace him the problem now with Burnley will be able to deal with the Everton attack that is being led by Charleson and Calvin Lewis they have people who can make a big impact on the game they have Hamis who can spot that path that nobody else can make maybe in the two teams but Burnley have the capability to sit back and absorb pressure and then await for that one nil counter if Burnley scores first Everton are in trouble it will be very difficult to break them down and then a big one there is Calvin Lewis started his tenure with a game against Burnley and he has not lost to Burnley in four games one, three, drawn one gives him a chance to brag that this is a game I can go confidently and win but he is pretty legible in from AC Milan same way he is playing now at Everton he is stacking from the flanks now if Burnley read this and they read it well then Everton will find themselves in a very uncomfortable situation because at midfield if they have to play through the heart of midfield Burnley are very strong as we saw against us in our last Saturday and as we saw against United when they played United but overall I think Everton should be able to win this one not necessarily comfortably because Burnley are no stroll in the park but Everton is a 90 minute side that's their strength let's finish off today's matches before we talk about the big one yesterday between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur where Mourinho has actually come out to say that for me I look up, I don't look down so we'll be waiting to see how that much will be running along but we've got to talk about one team that has actually started playing well let's say for the last seven matches that they have been playing and that goes to be Fulham with Scott Parker what do you make of them this time round they are going to survive relegation they are going to survive relegation because they have a capability to turn up when they are expected to they turned up against Liverpool and they gave Liverpool health and eventually won the game one and if they can get such kind of results I think they are on the 26 or 28 points if I'm not mistaken so they are going to survive relegation actually you are making a very key point for Fulham I think there was a time when they were like 10 points away from safety and now they won against Liverpool and they just need one point and they'll be out of the relegation zone and that's a game they need to turn up now because they turn up against City they'll give City a hard time they'll give City a hard time because they are capable of doing that I saw the game against Liverpool when they decide to knock the ball around they can really do it nicely but the problem is that now can they withstand Manchester City's attack do you remember Manchester City in the Premier League they are wounded after having been defeated by Manchester United over the weekend we can't afford another loss because if they lose again today then the confidence now is shaky you are 10 games or 9 games remaining and you've had 2 losses the self-believe will take a dent and that is one thing people not want to do that and whatever is going to make Manchester City win this game is the experience of the coach Scott Parker has done well for himself he is a football manager but his chances of beating Manchester City are rather slim the trick for City is to go into this game and kill it from the get go if you the longer you stay the more confidence you give full hand and you don't want to give a weaker side confidence that's what Liverpool did last weekend Liverpool had the upper hand more Salah was shining on his side of the flank but then they weren't making use of it and 15-20 minutes into the game Fulham realised do you know what we've got a chance here let's give it a go and that's what exactly they did and they played that way to the last and final minute and won that one one year so City coming nice and early will be swan from the get go well again now tomorrow is the big one these two teams have been actually how can I say continuing each other's back considering where they come from they are just six kilometres apart in London between Asino and Tottenham and it is going to be a big one for them tomorrow considering all of them Eric are chasing for that Champions League position Tottenham just two years ago was in the Champions League final they started the season very well crashing Manchester United like it has never been done before but now they are out even of the top four race and that's what they are looking for and they are going again just close down rivals Asino that game has got to be a real mouthwatering clash tomorrow I think Mourinho has already said the mood by his comments him saying that he doesn't look down he looks up that already has rattled Asino he started his mind games so Asino may come into this game reckless wanting to prove a point and that's what Mourinho wants because Mourinho wants you coming to attack him he has the pace and if you look at the last three games his front three have performed that is Bel, Ken and Summing they are now performing how Asino are going to content with that will determine the tie and I read something interesting on my way here that we've had dubbies this is a dubby that has produced the second highest draws in the history of the Premier League 23 with the other dubby between Everton and Liverpool producing the highest draws that is 24 but if you look at the first leg of this game the same dubby Mourinho carried the day he carried the day because he had the discipline to sit back and wait for an opportunity to attack and Mourinho has done something interesting this season Mourinho has turned not only being a goal scorer but also a provider if you look at his assist he is on top so he can provide he has the capability of playing as a number 10 and that one will really give a problem to Asino to deal with and allowing somebody else to play somebody else to play as a number 9 he scored a beautiful goal in their last game out of nothing but let us not also rule out Asino because they have a full squad I think their only injury was Mitro who has come back so we are going to see both of them having full squads I would like to see how it plays out the question will be also will the midweek class play into it according to fatigue or will rotation come into play now both teams played midweek so they are fairly balanced on that score the thing for Asino now Tottenham have a very strong attack so Asino in that regard need to play a high game because if you entertain these guys deep into your half they will do you in and you have to give your opponent their props Tottenham are better in attack than Asino right now one thing I will give to Tottenham of late we no lose they have been playing very well as far as I am concerned and tomorrow I think they will play very well Asino's biggest problem is missing opportunities they will play well and then they get to the final third they miss opportunities they lost so many opportunities to put that game to bed yes there were controversies about the penalties and what not those ones will always be there but in terms of actual play they gave away so many opportunities even that gold they scored I am not taking anything away from Obamayang's goal keeping error as well so there is the 50 element Obamayang put in 50% and the other goalkeeper helped him with another 50% so Asino really need to put the game to bed but I don't think they can Tottenham right now at a very good place I think Tottenham will win this time Talking of playing in America Bayang is one of their key players when it comes to this season and how it has been performing as Tottenham should watch out for in the Asino squad Good wonderful left leg a big character for an 18 year old and is going to give Tottenham problems but what I am looking at is that Mourinho knows that and Mourinho knows how to prepare for big games and Mourinho will be prepared if he takes Saka out of the game then he will prevent Asino's hopes of getting something out of this game the other one they have also lack as it he is also a very good player he knows how to hold the ball especially when he is playing as a long striker the main problem with Asino is that Obamayang being the captain he is not vocal that affects the team because if we look at Huigolore Huigolore there was an incident where Sumim did not track back Huigolore wanted to beat him up as in why are you not tracking back what you need from a captain captain is supposed to drive the team Tony Adams is what he used to do that is what Asino is liking Obamayang prefers to lead by example but you see now you have to rally your troops because you are the general you have to rally your troops until the next especially when you are chasing for a sport exactly a big one there between Asino and Tottenham where do you think the match will be won and how many goals do you expect the match will be won on strategy if Asinole played up then they stand a high chance but if they invite Tottenham into the Ayad goodness Tottenham can bug three goals but it is about strategy for me and these are the games where Sumimorino wakes up for he will lock the defense he will lock the midfield because he knows to be allows Asinole to play in that midfield is done he is going to put his oko there to destroy all the balls and I think Tottenham will give to them 2-1 Wow Tottenham they are being given a 2-1 win there by Erika Ganya we will be hoping how that is how it is going to happen we will see how it is going to happen in one team that is also going to getting into this match day without their coaches got to be Sheffield United Chris Wilder who brought them all there from that division to the championship and then to the Premier League his first season in the Premier League finished in a very good position they are at number 8 defeating some of the best teams in the world the likes of Manchester United but with mutual consent he handed in his resignation and is no longer the coach for Sheffield United and they will be going on to this match day against Leicester City who are hoping to cement their chance in Champions League football next season they are going to be tough outing for Sheffield always tricky when you have a new manager in but the thing that gives them a lifeline is that Leicester City are a second half team they give you that chance to play in the first half if Sheffield can come and at least play for that one point I mean in the first half then they do stand a chance but if they just drag on and give Leicester time and time to play Leicester will do them in not just in the second half they will do them in the first half as well but second half Leicester do put up a fight if you are just joining us here on the touchline on why to fulfill your other preview of the friendly between Harambe Stars and South Sudan the game is about to kick off on KBC Channel 1 so if you are a fan of Harambe Stars and how they are preparing for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier they are kicking off again South Sudan at KBC Channel 1 in a few minutes from now so let's go ahead we can talk about Sheffield United it is very tough to lose a coach that you have come up with and you have stayed together for the last 5 years and the Premier League has not been good for them this season and the coach has decided to leave the club will it be just a confirmation for them that at the end of the day you are going to the championship you need to prepare well again to come back on to the Premier League I think losing their main coach at this particular moment bearing in mind what he has done for them confirms them that their chances of going being relegated are now higher and the problem is the board just refused to back the coach because if you followed him last season he really performed well and I was content of the coach of the season they refused to back him in the transfer market and they refused to sort out some of the problems with the player contracts remember there was a player who even their captain actually who said he is not going to sign a new contract and the board refused to sort it out or they were sluggish in sorting it out so the coach will remain with a very lean squad lacking depth being that the rigorous Premier League when fatigue kicks in now you start getting a beating especially from a small team like that you will start getting a lot of beatings and I think the coach just did the honorable thing and said look here we have come from far but this is where we part ways it's unfortunate it's 10 games to the end of the season but he had no other choice should you have left earlier earlier in the season when he had already seen the journey into the Premier League was becoming really tough for Sheffield because the other time I think they went 16 matches without even a win they had I think only a draw and that was actually something that showed you that we are not on the right track I am of the opinion that he should have left earlier but it's usually very difficult to let go even in relationships of any nature away from football just life in general human beings struggle to let go and for him Sheffield United was like his baby he's come from he's brought them back to the status that they once previously enjoyed Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Queen's Park Rangers those used to be the teams in England when some of us were growing up Wimbledon FC and he brought them back to those glory days so I don't want to be hard on him it's not easy to let go of that baby of yours and let someone else come in so yes he should have left earlier but now that's water under the bridge finally he's left and for sure I think they're going to be ready I think he was waiting to see if they'll back him in January they didn't back him in January and he thought there's nothing more I can offer nothing more I can offer finally let's finish off with Manchester United playing against Western and also there the battle for top 4 becomes a key one for both Manchester United and Western United do have a chance to finish also in a champions league sport Manchester United in trouble going by what they did in midweek and going by the amount of injuries they have Rashford is out Kavanu is out Mashalo is out so they're going to start this game without their normal front 3 Bobo is still out they have the gear personal reasons so they have up to 6 first team players who are out now Olegana has to show his character that he is a team he is a coach who can handle that kind of a team because if he is defeated tomorrow having drawn with Besimilan then the question marks that have been there will come back because he has tried to arrest them with defeating Man City but you see he is also going against a very disciplined West Ham team but he is lucky that Jesse Lingard is on loan he could have played against Manchester United which would have added more problems to Manchester United bearing in mind that he is playing so well right now and he is going against a manager who knows Manchester United David Moyes he knows some of the players he knows the structures and he has been in Manchester United and he has come into West Ham and brought defensive discipline I think it was the FA FA, yes they moved up to the extra time he has that in his team he has been able to he has a capability of working with few resources to achieve extraordinary things and that is what is done with West Ham so tomorrow it will be really tough for Manchester United just sticking with Manchester United it is also tough for consistency is it the coach or the players because you see Manchester United they win 9-0 against Southampton against Southampton they come into a draw they play very well against Manchester City they end up with a draw against AC Milan who is to blame this is the players or the manager it is a bit of both but it is also the lion's share of that obviously falls on the feet of the coach or the manager rather Oliguna Salshaya I am not being hard on him I supported him from the beginning but the truth is he did not get this job on merit he got it through what in Kenya we call Kujwana this guy is a legend that Manchester United is a former player so he is one of the boys let's take him back and I met Manchester United fan out there randomly and asked him how come you fans of United are so soft on Oliguna Salshaya the guy told me he is our boy he won us the champions it's a boy old boy network so the lion's share of the blame is on his employer and himself but having said so to father compound the fact that United have a lot of injuries as Eric has pointed out is the fact that they are meeting a team that is very strong at the moment and is hungry for glory in West Ham United I can't tell you over time I remember seeing West Ham United contesting for UFA Champions League sport at this time of the season this time around and it's no fluke you look at their squad Teklan rise for me is just something else altogether he is really really good and it's not a fluke he is actually really really good two years ago I sat here for the season which was crazy at the time because guys looked at me and they thought what is Tira saying now I think they can look back and see where I was coming from with that if United get a draw out of this then they have reason to celebrate because it's not going to be easy as a big one for that where do you think the game will be won between Manchester and West Ham West Ham in the midfield if West Ham able to take Bruno Fernandez out of the game for Manchester United that is it because apart from that they don't have anybody else who can influence the game Rashford is not in Mashal is not in, Kavan is not in so they are looking at Bruno Fernandez pulling the strings in the attack I'm sure now they will give a start to Ahmad Diallo they may also give a start to Greenwood so who supplies Bruno Fernandez so if they take Bruno Fernandez and that's what Moyers will do put Teklan rise there no ball comes to Bruno Fernandez that will be trouble and the other problem is that will Maguaia be able to deal with Antonio Antonio is a bully of a striker and you've seen what he can do that is another place that the game may be won because when it comes to those set pieces Moyers will be longing for those set pieces he'll be longing for those corners because he knows when a corner comes in that's a half goal because he'll put Antonio there Antonio jumping with Maguaia that's a goal that's where we come to the end of the touchline here on Y254 thanks a lot Tairas for coming on board Eric it's always a pleasure having me here on the touchline 7 minutes 8 to 9 minutes gone between Arambestaz and South Sudan the game is live on KBC channel one so for the sports fans you can move there for the others on here Y254 you can always wait for Rock Tour that will be coming away for all of us the crew of touchline we say good afternoon enjoy the rest of your broadcast here on Y254