She began the swim a day early because the water seemed to be "fantastic, " Nyad said at a news conference before beginning the swim.

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The return leg at Anfield will be a fantastic night, with a great atmosphere.

BBC: Graham Taylor's view

"The experience these players would get from being at a major tournament would be fantastic but a number of teams who reached the last finals have found themselves under pressure and I think some of that is down to preparation time, " added Pearce.

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He is a fantastic player and the type of player we need to be keeping at Spurs.

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The Premiership may be fierce but they have demonstrated in Europe that they have fantastic ability - even if I would not be surprised to see them lose at Old Trafford at the weekend.

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The southern hemisphere teams seem to have lost their usual dominance in the pack and I would say that the England combination of Johnson and Kay at lock forward would be a sound choice - Johnson is a fantastic leader and Kay has really emerged over the past few months.

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But it did add that while staff were said to be "fantastic", patients commented that there were not enough of them, especially at night.

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But Gerrard could be at left-back and still be one of the best players in the team because he is a fantastic footballer.

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