Chapter 1: What were the key moments from the Sunderland vs. Arsenal match?
It's a mistake by Williams of all people. He's given it to Mahrez of all people. Ulloa! He's going to get there first and Jeff slips away here. Ulloa up with it. He's going to give it to Ulloa. 3-0. Albrighton in the middle. King. Gray. Albrighton. Four. Don't worry about Leicester if one or two are missing.
Yes, it was emphatic. Beating Swansea 4-0, their biggest win of the season, and they were never in trouble. 18 attempts in total, nine on target is the most in a game this season from Leicester. Swansea predictably had more of the ball. Leicester double their touches in the opposition area. 4-0 it finished. What an impact Ojoa made in the team today. And both those two are with Patrick Davison.
Guys, well played. Leo, I think people wondered how you'd get on without Jamie Vardy today. You've just given a resounding answer.
No, I am happy because this team is unbelievable, you know. We play so good. We miss Vardy. He's a very good player, no? We could play well and I enjoy playing with this team and these teammates. It's so great, these results.
Do you feel any pressure? You stepped up and took an ice-cold penalty last week and then today you slip into the team and score two goals with a lot of scrutiny on your position.
No, no, because always I am ready for play, you know, when I can help to the team, I work always for this. And for that, I am happy because today I could make two goals and help to the team. That is more important for me. This team is unbelievable.
Riyad, crucial first goal. Tell us about it. Gave the keeper the eyes, right?
You know, I went to pressing and the defender shot the ball on me. I was lucky, a bit lucky, but after that I just see the gap and I shoot and I'm lucky I scored. So I'm happy because it was a difficult game. You know, now three games to go. We know it's more closer, so we need to keep going like that because everyone is working for each other and that's a great team spirit.
You said you were lucky with that goal. Why were you lucky? A bit of harm, maybe?
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Chapter 2: How did Leicester perform against Swansea in their title bid?
Could be a big night for you personally?
Yeah.
I don't know. I will see. Jumping in the helicopter?
Yeah, we're jumping in the helicopter together with the team and we're going to have a good night.
Well played to both of you. Leo is the Barclays man of the match. Riyad, do the honours for us.
Thank you very much.
As Patrick said, Mahrez might get his award later this evening. And Jamie, you said, win today, win the title. How impressive was that? It was exactly what he wanted. You bring in players, obviously we were worried about the Vardy effect of him not playing. Ajo was magnificent.
He also made a bit of a tactical change with Jeffrey Schlapp, who was brilliant, offered real pace, a great outlet for the team. Everything he seems to do as a manager seems to just pay off. And Mahrez, again, magnificent. His whole performance from start to finish. I think the goal settled everybody's nerves. But some of the things he does with football are just unique. He is so lovely to watch.
Always easy on the eye, lovely touches. But what he's also brought to his game... his ability to work for his team, because he's bought into this team ethic here, you know, there, winning the ball back. I've never seen him do that a few years ago. And this is what sets him apart. This is what makes him the real player. Should he win tonight? Is he the player of the year in your eyes?
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Chapter 3: What impact did Jamie Vardy's absence have on Leicester's strategy?
Not only for yourself at times, but for each other. And they understood that, and they look at him celebrating that goal. It's amazing. We were wondering if they're going to miss Vardy.
Maybe Vardy's been holding them back then?
No, not really. But we were talking about, is Schlupp going to be the answer?
Is he going to get back in the team next week?
Well, that's not even a question.
We'll find out this week if that's even possible.
But they all came. Andy King came with a purpose. Gray came on with a purpose. Albrighton came on with a purpose. The one that started with a purpose. Every one. It is a team effort if you want to be at the top of the league and if you want to win it.
And going back to the first goal, I love the way Ranieri describes Mahrez as the team's light. He switches on the team, change colour, if you like. And he got it all started, didn't he? Yeah, again, it's a huge... slice of luck, I think, because he definitely hits his elbow.
But after that, it's a beautiful finish because if you look at it, once he wins this ball here, you would think he's going to play it into the bottom right-hand corner. Just there. He's going to play it in that corner and he just reversed it at the last second and puts a bit of topspin onto it and it just dips into the corner. I think it hits his elbow.
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Chapter 4: How did Ulloa contribute to Leicester's victory?
He wants to cross the ball again. He didn't panic. No nerves, as we mentioned at the beginning. Today, they didn't show any. 3-0.
Because I think that's great management from Claudio Ranieri as well today. Because you can pretty much name the team week in, week out. And I think Mark Albrighton's been brilliant. No two ways about it. He's been fantastic. He keeps great balance. But maybe he just felt in training this week, looked a little bit tired, maybe just needed a bit of a rest. So he brings in Schlupp.
When you lose Vardy, you lose a lot of pace. But Schlupp offered so much down that side. Because the right-back... Angelo Rangel lacks that little bit of pace and he caused him problems all day. So I think you have to compliment the manager for that as well. And you talked before the game about what Gray offers as well. You liked his pace and what he brings to the party, which we saw.
I remember seeing him play for Birmingham and I saw that a lot of the times when I saw Birmingham play. He has that in his locker. Great desire. But again, I love the fact that he doesn't stop. Again, we're going forward and they want to share. I'm not sure that Andy King wanted to share that one. But the ball goes back in and who is there? Albrighton. He's been on the pitch for three minutes.
but desire do you think it was staying staying at the back and looking what was happening look at his desire to get in the box if you're not in the box you cannot score goals that's a bit lucky i don't think he wanted to put it back there but grave followed and on brighton too lovely skill from the kid as well he came on it looks sharp great cross just alive and i think that typifies the whole team they sparkle every single one of them they're a joy to watch
Swansea, though, disappointing day for them, beaten 4-0. Let's get some reaction. Leon Britton with Patrick Davison.
Liam, it's obviously a tough afternoon. You seemed in the game at 0-0. What went wrong?
Well, we conceded fairly early on in the game. You know, the game plan was to obviously try and stay in the game. We went with Gylfi as a false number nine, if you like, and just to try and stay in the match and then go from there, really. But obviously they scored pretty early on in the second goal. Then it was clear we had to change something at half-time. Tough on Ashley Williams.
He's usually so reliable for you, but obviously his mistake for that first goal.
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Chapter 5: What are the implications of Leicester's win for the title race?
It was a fantastic show to see my players fight and play together. We know we had some difficulties, but with the support of everybody, we made a good match. Did it take a lot of mental strength today? Did it show a lot of mental strength? Yes, I like this kind of performance. be hungry, be solid, press a lot.
We knew they keep possession of the ball very well, but we were so concentrated and Ulloa made a fantastic goal. How good was he and actually Jeff Schlupp coming into the team today? You've not had to change much. You call on them and they step up. Yeah, I asked Jeff, hey, now I need you. You are our strength. You are so powerful. And they made also another good match.
You said you needed someone to step up, to give the light. I think you said pretty much. Did Mahrez do that today? Was he that player who gave the light? Yeah, Mahrez is the light. When he switched on, all the King Power players, It's fantastic. Where does this leave you then? Just five points needed to be champions. Does it feel almost touching distance now?
We know it will be tough because Tottenham is a very good team. But we want to fight until the end. How big is tonight for the club, three players up for Player of the Year? Would it mean something to everyone if Mahrez, Vardy and Gallo Cantor could win it? Yes, of course. I am their manager, I'd like all the team... I want them to win, but it's not possible.
But for me, they are all the winners. You've said a lot this season that the fans can dream. Can the players start to dream? Can the managers start to dream now? No, I told them now we had a dream, but now it's important to make a dream a reality. And now we are to fight for the reality.
Thanks, Claudio.
Thank you to you.
And to make that dream a reality, it's five points needed from those three games on the left. And Thierry, next weekend's the interesting one, really. Manchester United at Old Trafford with United now having the door ajar for that top four.
It's going to be a tough one. You're going to have to go at Old Trafford and try to win it. At the same time, we all know that Tottenham are going to be at the bridge. I said it last week, I think Chelsea will be the referee for both teams. And what's the referee going to do?
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Chapter 6: How are Arsenal's chances in the top four affected by recent performances?
but they answered every time all the questions. It's going to be another one, a massive one, and I think that team is showing us that they can perform without him.
They must have had their doubts before the game. They must have been nerves. I mean, Ojoa coped with it admirably. I feared for him a little bit today, but I think as much as it's going forward, I think as long as that back four and goalkeeper's in place, I don't really fear for them. Even without Kante, they had a couple of games without him, they didn't really suffer.
The back four, and Thierry touched on it, They are so strong. They're so together. They're so compact. The two full-backs never get out of position. I mean, I saw Danny Simpson play at QPR. I can't believe it's the same player I'm seeing now. He's magnificent here. He does his job perfectly. Fuchs' left back is amazing going forward, set pieces. And in Schmeichel, they've got a great goalkeeper.
I think that's the key for the next few games. They've shown they can cope without Vardy. And the good thing is this is a little rest for him. So when he comes back for the last couple of games, he's going to be flying as well.
And another factor, and I think you'd like this in Claudio Ranieri's interview with Patrick a moment ago, and it's something we were talking about earlier in the show today, when he talked about fighting. He talked about battling. He talked about the mentality in all of this. You can see he meant it. It was a little snarl. And I quite like that sometimes with a manager.
You know, you can't be nice to everyone. You've got to... Every now and again upset people. And you've got to tell your players, when you give a message to them, they've got to understand it. They've got to believe in everything you're saying.
And there's no doubt at all, everything he says, every detail that he tells his players to do, they do it to a T. You know, really, when I look at this Leicester side, they break the rules. You know, you're not meant to win when you haven't got possession of a football. That's what we've always been told this last few years. You've got to have possession. 39% that they have today, even less maybe.
Just under that. Under that. They play a 4-4-2 system. I didn't think a 4-4-2 system could win playing the Premier League anymore. I know they play a slight variation with Okazaki coming the deeper. But what they do is amazing. And it's so good to see. They're breaking every single rule that I thought would win the Premier League. My goodness, it's effective.
You know what I like about him is he makes you want to play. I was looking at him talking and I was like, I want to start my career again and play for him. And I like the fact that you have to make your player responsible. You have to hold them responsible. He said to Schlupp, go, we need you, win us the game.
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Chapter 7: What challenges do Sunderland face in their relegation battle?
Our cohesion was less good and we still created two, three good chances but couldn't take them. They defended well in fairness and overall it was a very tight game in the second half.
Should you have had a penalty? Yeah, 100%. I said that to the referee and I think he had a look at it at half-time and he said, yeah, he agreed. But I just said to him, basically, if he doesn't stop it with his hands, I think he goes in because he's so close to the goal and maybe it would have been difficult for Peter Cech to react because I hit it quite clean, but we take the point, it's OK.
Could you have had one given against you, Yedlin? Well, I've looked at that and I would say that Yedlin has no chance of getting his arm out of the way because it hits his leg and his arm. If he's shooting his arms, sliding his arms up here and it hits his arm directly from the shot, then I would say that was a penalty. But I'd say it hit De André's leg first, then hit his arm.
I can't see that being any chance of being a penalty there.
For me, none of them was penalty because it was not deliberate handball. The guy is close to the... guy who takes the shot and I'm against this kind of penalties a bit too easy.
We're heading down the right track and when you play an Arsenal in the Formula Union recently and you take them right to the wire and have as many chances as them, I think you know and I think the lads know they're going down the right track.
One definite positive, return of Jack Wilshere.
It was not necessarily expected but he has done good things when he came on.
Well, let's talk about the implications for both those sides, starting with Sunderland at the bottom of the table. This is how things stand with just one point separating these three teams. It is so tight. Goal difference could be absolutely crucial. Sunderland after today on 31 with Stoke away. Next, Arsenal play on Saturday night football against Arsenal.
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Chapter 8: What are the predictions for the upcoming fixtures affecting the title and relegation?
They obviously play Man City away. And when you look at the fixtures of Man United, they have to play Leicester. Norwich won't be easy away and West Ham away. That's going to be a tricky one too, finishing with Bournemouth. That's the last game as well at Upton Park, a bit of a carnival atmosphere. It's going to be a difficult one, but I would like to think that Arsenal will be in the top four.
You know, and it's going to be in between City and United. Who knows? But, you know, the game at the Etihad for Arsenal is going to be vital if they can obviously beat Norwich at home.
Did we see with Arsenal today what we were talking about in the first hour of the show today? And you were animated about it. They go to Sunderland and you saw from Leicester here an Arsenal fight. determination, hunger? We've got ground all day. We were saying during the game, we've seen so many games like that with Arsenal, they sort of run out of ideas, wait for something to happen.
If Sanchez isn't on form, you think, well, who else is going to score a goal? Giroud's not scored in 13 now. And it looks like they're just... It's going to limp into the top four again. And that, for me, is boring. They deserve better than that. You can't keep doing that year in, year out and get brainwashed that fourth is good enough. They should be producing more.
They should be looking to win the title. They shouldn't have Tottenham and Leicester finishing above them this year. I know you can say, well, Chelsea and Man Utd are still behind them. But this was Arsenal's big chance. This really was their year. And unfortunately, they've blown it. What happens if they don't get it?
What happens if they don't limp, as Jamie said, into that top four and they miss out?
Wow, that's going to be massive. That's going to be . I personally think that they're going to be in the top four. But if they are not in the top four, then I don't know what's going to happen. Because I don't think that people did expect them not to be in the top four. But obviously, the result of today doesn't help. Doesn't help.
Next thing we need to wait on is if Man United is going to capitalize on that. We will see. But now you're catching me off guard there because for me, I don't see Arsenal not being in the top four. But if they're not in the top four, then some stuff is going to have to be done for next season and big stuff.
Maybe it's a change they need. Do you think? Maybe a lot of my friends that are Arsenal fans think that sometimes you can just sleepwalk in every year, every season, finish in the top four, that's OK, that's good enough, we're in the top four again in the Champions League. Maybe that might be the point. Everyone wakes up and says, listen, we can do more.
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