Sky Sports has released behind-the-scenes footage of its pundits preparing for Monday Night Football.
Arsenal legend Ian Wright appeared on the program for Monday’s Premier League match between Chelsea and Newcastle at Stamford Bridge, which the Blues won 3-2.
Either side of the match, Wright and Sky Sports regular Jamie Carragher discussed and analyzed a range of topics, and a never-before-seen clip from Sky’s new matchday series. SCENES has now given an idea of how much work goes into the program beforehand. has now given an idea of how much work goes into the program beforehand.
The 65-second clip shows Wright and Carragher standing in front of a huge projector watching the movement of Darwin Nunez during the second half of Liverpool’s clash with Manchester City on Sunday.
The Uruguayan striker was caught offside on multiple occasions at Anfield, and the clip begins with Wright asking Nunez to “make sure it’s in play now” after once again going wide around the last defender.
Sky Sports has released behind-the-scenes footage of its pundits preparing for Monday Night Football.
The clip shows Ian Wright explaining how Darwin Núñez could improve his movement.
Wright and Jamie Carragher discussed the clip to make sure they were on the same page for the live show.
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The ball was still in Liverpool’s half with young defender Jarell Quansah, but Wright insisted that Nunez should have already been looking to start a run, as he stated “now, I’m gone, I’m running over there” while pointing at Nunez to to reduce his run and move behind City’s defensive line on their left side.
Wright highlighted Quansah’s time on the ball and asked Nunez to be more proactive with his movement, before Carragher intervened to ask for the footage to be removed, ensuring the pair got their analysis of the situation right.
As the clip progressed, Wright explained to Carragher how Nunez was giving Quansah “nothing” by standing still, to which Carragher agreed as he stood with his arms crossed listening to Wright’s analysis of Nunez’s shortcomings.
Quansah eventually passed the ball to the right wing, but Núñez still did not attempt to run behind, even though Wright believed the situation was “made for him” to do so.
Núñez finally goes halfway forward, but when the ball goes over the top, he is offside again and the pass reaches the City goalkeeper anyway.
Wright and Carragher then discuss Núñez’s body language at the time, suggesting that he “shut down” when he didn’t receive the ball sooner.
The clip offers a fascinating look at how Monday Night Football experts work together hours before the show begins to keep them on the same page when they go on air.
Carragher is a regular on the show and has impressed over the years with his in-depth analysis.
Wright also shined Monday night, earning praise for speaking freely on issues while also reflecting on his illustrious career.
Wright made a positive impression during his long-awaited appearance on the show, with fans praising him for speaking out about “the elephant in the room” as he raised the issue that City had 115 charges on them.
He also backed his former club Arsenal to win the Premier League for the first time in 20 years and praised Mikel Arteta’s men for being “ruthless” this season.
Wright is Arsenal’s second-highest scorer in their history behind Thierry Henry, but spoke about how things could have been very different when he came close to joining Chelsea in 1996 after falling out with manager Bruce Rioch.
The show ended with Wright reflecting on his brilliant career, but there was plenty of analysis of the weekend’s action in the hours leading up to it, and behind-the-scenes footage has now revealed the attention to detail required of experts ahead of the show on alive.
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