Football Daily – A commentator’s view: England national team and producer Gary

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Producer Gary Flintoff joins John Murray and Ian Dennis. Also listen to Thomas Tuchel after he named his England squad. Gary gives a behind-the-scenes insight into what a football producer does and reveals his most interesting post-match interviews. Plus more unintentional pub names and terms for our fantastic football commentary glossary. We welcome messages, questions and voice notes on WhatsApp on 0800 028 9369 and emails on TCV@bbc.co.uk 03:00 What does a football producer do? 10:45 Gary’s face is approved! 14:05 What’s it like to interview Premier League managers? 19:55 Who is the most difficult person to interview? 27:30 5 live commentaries this weekend, 29:05 History already in the League Cup final, 32:00 Thomas Tuchel names his England team, 34:15 Thomas Tuchel interview, 44:45 Unintentional pub names, 51:15 Great glossary of football commentary. 5 Live Comments / BBC Sounds: Saturday 1200 Manchester City v Tottenham in the WSL on Sports Extra, Saturday 1500 Fulham v Burnley, Saturday 1730 Everton v Chelsea, Sunday 1415 Tottenham v Nottingham Forest, Sunday 1415 Aston Villa v West Ham on Sports Extra, Sunday 1630 League Cup Final – Arsenal v Man City. A great glossary of football commentary: Section One Agricultural Challenge, Back of the Net, Back to Square One, Booked, Boseman, Bullet Header, Joy Channel, Coupon Fool, Cruyff Turn, Cultured/Educated Left Foot, Dead Ball Specialist, Exclusion Draft, Rubber/Flap Flip, False Nine, Fox in the Box, Giving Goalkeeper Eyes, Caterpillar Catcher, Head Tennis, Whispers It, In a Good Moment, At the Back, FA Cup magic, Maradona, off their line, Olimpico, onion bag, Panenka, bus corner, perfect hat-trick, Billydriver, put his hat on it, rabona, Roy of the Rovers, Schmeichel style, scorpion kick, Spursi, stick it in the blender, sweeper keeper, target man, tiki-taka, towering header, Trivella, where the planetabura sleeps where the owl sleeps where the spiders sleep. Second Division 2-0 could be a dangerous result, star, back on the turf, ball stays batted, batting ends, fire over the bar, end of work, snow falling on it, catch drill, camp in the opposition half, atmosphere of the cauldron coat on a tough peg, coming back to haunt them, a corridor of uncertainty, they couldn’t sort their feet, easy tap, daisy interrupter, defeat, first taxi out of order, giant killer, goalkeeping union, good holiday, good touch for big man, half turn, is this In his locker, wide high and not so handsome, hospital pass, Howler, in the dugout, in the hat, in their pocket, Johnny on the spot, lack, leading the line, leather shot, middle of the park, no need for a second call, pretty headache to get it, no-look pass, nutmeg, on their bike, one for the cameras, one for the purists, they played us out of the park, they point to the spot, the shrimp sandwich brigade, the purple patch, they put Their laces through it, Queensberry Rules, they reach into their pockets, Rolls Royce, Root and Branch Review, Row Z, Screamer, Seats on the Plane, View Through the Brackets, Base Pass Pass, Avoiding a Touchdown, Steal a March, Palm Sting, Straight into the Breadbasket, Stramach, Take One for the Team, That Telegraphed Pass, Tired Legs, That’s Great… (Football), Thunderous Shot, Round a Sixpence, Tackle, We’ve Got a Tie in Our hands. Uncategorized yet Claude, Premier League Affair, self-confidence, bag/box of tricks, brace, waved, bread and butter, deadlock breaker, bundled over the line, champions elect/clear champions, clinical finish, commentator’s curse, rejected from the woodwork, disqualification draft, elimination line, fellow citizen, foot race, formerly of this parish, free kick, goal scramble, honeymoon period, in and around, in the shop window, keeping the ball under their spell, Keystone cops defending, Weakness, loitering with intent, marching orders, nestle in the bottom corner, numbered derby, opposite number, PK for penalty, postage stamp, rough shot, red wine not white wine, relegation hex, rooted down, first route, sending goalkeeper the wrong way, shooting boots, sleeping giants, sliding base pass, small matter of, spider web, running strike, drilling, stone penalty, straight off the training pitch, take one For the team, the team that likes to play football, Thruppenny header/50p header, two good feet, turning into a basketball match, turning into a cricket score, getting in/shepherding the ball out of play, walking a disciplinary tightrope, sticking the left foot, wrapping the foot around, your De Bruynes, your Gundogans and so on.

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