Hockey BILL COLWILL reports from Bisham AbbeyGreat Britain 4 Russia 0Britain's women persisted with their new aggressive style of hockey in the second

Hockey BILL COLWILL reports from Bisham AbbeyGreat Britain 4 Russia 0Britain's women persisted with their new aggressive style of hockey in the second Test yesterday, although towards the end of the game they were looking tired and their play became over-complicated.In a slow start Britain played zonal hockey, which allowed the Russians to settle into their game, and it was not until the 17th minute that they opened the scoring from their second penalty corner, Karen Brown's lob bouncing off the crossbar to be met by Pauline Robertson.A fortuitous penalty corner two minutes later produced the second goal. Deehan has spent the season so far playing for a Norfolk side, Wroxham, in the Jewson Eastern Counties League.Paul McGrath is likely to break Pat Bonner's record of 78 caps for the Republic of Ireland when Jack Charlton's team travel to Portugal for their conclusive European Championship qualifier in Portugal on 15 November.Republic of Ireland squad, Sporting Digest, page 31. However, he should be fit for Saturday's match at Arsenal.John Deehan, dismissed last summer by Norwich City, returned to League management yesterday when he took charge at the Third Division club, Wigan Athletic He replaces Graham Barrow, who was sacked last month. He will miss Wednesday's Coca-Cola Cup replay against Crystal Palace because he is playing in an international friendly for Brazil in Argentina.Another foreign import, Manchester United's Eric Cantona, suffered a knock in training on Tuesday. Juninho arrived in England last weekend and has trained with us for the past three days. But we have not yet heard from the Brazilian Football Association."Saturday's match is already a 30,000 sell-out and, if the clearance fails to arrive in time, Juninho's debut will be delayed for a further fortnight until 18 November, when Middlesbrough travel to Selhurst Park to meet Wimbledon. Dave Allan, a press spokesman for Middlesbrough, said: "It is a frustrating situation for the player and the club.

Burns added that his captain, Paul McStay, in fine form this season since returning from injury, will be a key figure.. RUPERT METCALF All those newly bought Brazilian shirts might have to stay in their wardrobes for at least another fortnight: Juninho may not be making his Middlesbrough debut this weekend after all. Bryan Robson's pounds 4.5m purchase from Sao Paulo was expected to make his first appearance for his new club at home to Leeds United on Saturday - subject to Middlesbrough receiving an international clearance certificate.That, it seems, has been delayed at the Brazilian end. ''We have been playing well for the past month or so and I don't think we have been getting the credit the players deserve for that.''The midfielder Phil O'Donnell misses out but injury worries over John Collins, Andreas Thom, Simon Donnelly and Andy Walker are clearing. If it can be achieved, then the dismal memory of a Coca-Cola Cup final defeat by First Division Raith last November, and a record run without scoring a goal, will be erased."We are making progress and anyone who thinks we haven't improved since last season doesn't know what he is talking about,'' Burns said.

More tellingly, only Ajax have beaten Feyenoord in their stadium this season.Everton's prospects depend largely on the fitness of an already depleted squad. David Unsworth (back), Earl Barrett (knee), Vinny Samways (hamstring), Andrei Kanchelskis (ineligible) and Duncan Ferguson (imprisoned) could not make the trip.Anders Limpar (ankle), Joe Parkinson (foot) and Daniel Amokachi (knee) are all in the party but may struggle to complete 90 minutes, while Craig Short (viral infection) was hospitalised for tests at the weekend.For the Celtic manager, Tommy Burns, victory against Paris St Germain at Parkhead tonight would be another giant stride in his 18-month Parkhead revolution.The Tennents Scottish Cup holders are aiming to overturn a 1-0 deficit in the second round, second leg tie. But we must show the passion that has not always been there this season," Royle said in Rotterdam. "It is a big night for the club and a big chance to get our season going again." Everton start all square after a goalless first leg, but much of the determination that characterised their FA Cup final victory and relegation escape has gone and the single win in their last 10 matches came against Reykjavik's part-timers in the first round.

There was little on Tuesday night to suggest Forest will prove an exception.. Joe Royle is relying on his Everton team rediscovering their fire to upset Feyenoord in the European Cup-Winners Cup tonight "I am quietly confident. It's hard to blame them when they find it a struggle."I'm sad the other teams like Liverpool and Leeds and Manchester United have gone out because we've no particular wish to seek the higher profile which we'll probably get now as the only British side playing in Europe."So far scrutiny has tended to expose failure. But after three years of instructing players how to go about winning at domestic football I've suddenly got to tell them different things to perform in Europe.

But at the top level here there are still pressures on clubs getting results in the Premier League and giving the public excitement on Saturday afternoons."Talking about the Auxere game in particular, he added: "I wish we could have passed the ball better and given support quicker and better from the back to players further up the field. "We can't hope to match the technical ability of the Ccontinentals," he said, "until the structure of our game is changed at the grass roots."We are hopefully moving towards it. At least we are now allowed to get kids at nine and 10 and start coaching them and teaching them properly. Forest's resilience was admirable but even their manager, Frank Clark, who described Auxerre as the finest side he had encountered in his time as a manager, admitted the debt his side owed to fortune."They will be feeling very hard done by with the result," he said.