The talk of Sky Sports

For the best in up-to-the-minute sports analysis, look no further than skysports.com, your online home for expert opinion.

Here's a snapshot of what the skysports.com experts have been saying over the last seven days...

"If David goes into this fight happy that he doesn't look all that great but wins on points, or if uses his speed to get in, get the punches off and gets back out there and doesn't get drawn into a physical battle, there's a fair chance he can win on Saturday night. But this is David Haye we are talking about. The reason we are so excited about him and love to watch him is because of the way he acts, the way he fights."
As David Haye prepares to face Nikolai Valuev, Jim Watt wonders if the Englishman's biggest enemy might be his own desire to please.
Taken from 'David's brave demise'

"It is a hard task in Germany and he will have to humiliate Valuev to get there. He's done it out of the ring but he has to make him look stupid, make him miss, really get the crowd baying for his blood. Then, if he sticks to the disciplined gameplan and outboxes him, they have to give him the decision."
Johnny Nelson explains how David can beat Goliath - but the Hayemaker will have to put in a commanding display to convince the German judges on Saturday night.
Taken from 'Drawing conclusions'

"Drogba has always been a talent but he's learnt how to be consistent and learnt that people don't like players who throw themselves on the ground; it's still a part of his game but he has curbed it. He's certainly not as bad as he was a couple of years ago when at times he went down like a seven-stone weakling."
Andy Gray reckons Didier Drogba is the best striker in the world at the moment... all seven stone of him.
Taken from 'Bridge Building'

"Nobody is going to win the league on Sunday, but I believe Chelsea need to win this game if they want to finish the season as champions. Manchester United couldn't be playing any worse right now."
Paul Merson reckons Chelsea need to make their good form count in the most eagerly-anticipated game of the season so far.
Taken from 'Scare of the Drog'

"Bob Willis became Bob Dylan for the evening and was singing all night long. As for me? Tonight Matthew I'm Johnny Cash. I do a mean 'Folsom Prison Blues' - and I also like to throw in a bit of Buddy Holly. I do James too. Sit Down. Please everybody sit down..."
Sometimes we wish we could be a fly on the wall... Bumble recounts the story of last weekend's karaoke night.
Taken from 'Stars in their eyes'

"England can do it. Let's forget about the World Cup; that's in the past. This is a new beginning, and you feel they have a great team spirit. The Kiwis work incredibly hard for each other. England have got to match that, and I think they can."
Stevo is convinced England can overcome New Zealand on Saturday evening - as long as they put in a bit of graft.
Taken from 'Rough and tumble'

"English fans could do with performances to prove it was right to keep all the management from the previous regime except the most qualified coach of them all, Brian Ashton. So far, England has achieved nothing beyond the reach of Ashton. It is time for Johnson to justify Andrew's decision and deliver."
Are England really moving forwards? Stuart Barnes would like to see some proof when they face Australia.
Taken from 'Style council'

"England is a rugby nation with a big playing base and that should always allow them to cope with injuries, even on this scale. And, to be fair, Johnson has already said that, although this number of injuries is unprecedented in his experience at this level, those injuries will be no excuse."
England may have a patched-up squad taking to the field, but Miles Harrison insists that can be no excuse if things go wrong.
Taken from 'Decisive and incisive'

"The question now is how high can they go? Can they get into the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the Masters events because that's what you need to do to get into the Top 20? Doubles is the form of the game that is played by most people in this country. Hopefully their success will show to other guys that it is possible to win titles, thereby bringing up the rest of the pack."
Would you believe it? A British tennis success story that isn't Andy Murray. Barry Cowan congratulates Fleming and Ken Skupski on their second tour title of the year.
Taken from 'Flying the flag'

"Yet there is no doubt that this has been a disappointing year for him. It doesn't matter that he's won six tournaments and it doesn't matter that he won the Bridgestone Invitational, if Tiger Woods doesn't win one of the four majors in a calendar year he will be disappointed."
For most mere mortals, six tournament wins would represent a fine season. Not so for Tiger Woods, says Mark Roe.
Taken from 'Banking on Tiger'

"San Diego is nothing to get excited about, simple as that. They have a solid, reliable quarterback in Philip Rivers and Vincent Jackson is playing very, very well, but there is a lot of other things that just aren't going right - but Rivers is not one of them."
Kevin Cadle thinks Philip Rivers will be left high and dry again as San Diego come unstuck at New York Giants.
Taken from 'Cry me a Rivers'

"I live with Trev and we were watching the game on Tuesday night - when he came on Trev said: 'I bet he scores.' Trev asked for odds of 5/1 Aguero would score and I was more than happy to take his £5 stake off him - easy money! Or so I thought..."
Tubes may be a master of the rap game, but he's not much of a gambler if this week's efforts are anything to go by.
Taken from 'Battle of the Bridge'