When any two clubs are level on points after 5 games and are going to play each other, it’s already a rivalry. However, if the two clubs happens to be the Arsenal and Spuds, it’s not rivalry but a WAR. North London Derby is here, on a British Sunday Afternoon, at Emirates. If you have got any plans, I would rather suggest to forget about it and restock your refrigerator. Waitrose opens at 10 am on Sunday and 4 hours are sufficient to sort out any scarcity.
Arsenal v Tottenham is one of the biggest game of this season. The result will affect both the teams, for one is trying to compete for the title and the other one is trying to show the world they, still, are a part of the top 6. A win today will move us ahead of our arch rivals and closer to Manchester City. A win today will keep our confidence high. And for the fans, a win today will mean the world.
Right, that’s a lot of emotion from me on a Sunday morning. Lets get back to the facts.
In the team news, I doubt Martinelli will be available for today. Even if he makes it, I don’t think Arteta will risk him with games coming thick and fast, and when we have a back up in Trossard who is doing exceptionally well for whatever chances he is getting. Raya is probably gonna get the start ahead of Ramsdale again today and the back 4 will remain same. It would be interesting to see whom Mikel prefers in the midfield alongside Declan Rice. Will it be his favorite Havertz, or the in-form Vieira? I would personally go with Vieira, never replace a confident player unless he needs resting.
We need Gabriel Jesus up top and we need him to do the famous Henry slide in the corner after his hattrick today. Saka has been phenomenal until now and I don’t have to guess that he will only improve his performance. He is already excited for the game, and has to say this when asked about the game.
I’m really excited. It’s a massive advantage. Personally, the feeling I have every time I play at the Emirates is that we’re going to win and the people are behind us. The support that the fans give us, not allowing us to lose, gives us that extra confidence boost.
source : arsenal.com
Well, here’s the bitter pill. It’s not going to be easy. Spuds are having a new manager bounce and though they don’t have the usual scorer against Arsenal in Harry Kane, they are playing better than their own standards. Derbys are more emotion than the talent, and we must make sure we keep our emotions in check, score 3 by the half time and not let them have any chances. We need to be solid defensively, whoever plays at CF need to make most of the chances he gets and we must keep them pressed for the whole game. We must also be careful about the goals we concede in the first few minutes of the games; no lapse in concentration will be accepted.
Right, there’s not much for today except the excitement. We have beaten them in both of our games last season, and I hope we do the third on them today. Convincingly.
I will see you during the match.
TRVL
I had a mini cooper Sport rebuilt back in 1975, and I have to say that was such a fun car to drive. THE SL was always on my hit list I never managed to own; only drive friend’s versions. Same with the Aston Martin I was sold on since Goldfinger’s DB5 but never have even sat in one. I won’t be getting the DB12 at £640k here either. However, That is my dream car so Mrs T and I have been discussing buying a property in the west country in the UK where all cars under £300k will be affordable; I would spend more than that. Things you have to do to fulfill a passion. I don’t like the Vantage interior but the DB 12 has really make moves to bring the exterior beauty to its interior.
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I had an M3 that was fun in later years, but stuck mostly to E Class Mercs for business. Junior wants The C8 Vette in the UK, so we’ll see.
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I think Mercedes have dropped the ball with the new AMG Roadster with sports model out next year you might like:
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https://www.mercedes-benz.co.th/en/passengercars/models/coupe/new/amg-gt.html
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https://www.mercedes-benz.co.th/en/passengercars/models/cabriolet-roadster/sl/overview.html.
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it only coming in soft top. Should have a targa top or a metal folding roof. The new amp get looks worth investigating.
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Football wise we are getting what the club deserves, but not the fans. I’m convinced Arteta is falling apart inside even if he loos mentally strong on the outside; it’s all for show with the poker face.
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I expect us to get trounced Sunday at home no less unless we park the bus. Then we might scramble to nick a point as other lesser clubs have done. Arteta is no match for Pep. Anything more than a point from this game and it will be an act of divine intervention or VAR doing a Pool in pour favour; what will the LG wearing tin foil hats say then?
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I think they only put the tin foil, on their heads so they can get in touch with themselves. AFC Forever is their leader and thus the biggest wanker with dickhead close behind, right Marc? 🙂
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TGIF and with the dire football I thought a couple of jokes wouldn’t go a miss.
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Little Red Riding Hood was on her way to see her grandmother in the forest.
Her mother warned her “Don’t walk through the forest, take the path, or else
the Big Bad Wolf will catch you and suck your tits dry!”
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Little Red started towards her grandmother’s house but decided to take the shortcut through the forest anyway.
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The turtle stopped Little Red and warned her “Turn back
and use the path, because if the Big Bad Wolf finds you, he’ll suck your
tits dry!”
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Little Red was almost there, so she kept going through the
forest. Sure enough, the Big Bad Wolf jumps out of nowhere and tells her
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“Take off your shirt Little Red Riding Hood – I’m gonna suck your tits
dry!!”.
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“Oh no you don’t”, yells Little Red, as she pulls up her skirt,
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“You’re gonna eat me just like the story says!”
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Your girlfriend is ugly when…
(1) She looks out the window and gets arrested for indecent exposure.
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(2) As a baby, she had to be breast-fed by the family dog.
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(3) Even mosquitoes stay away from her.
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(4) She startles the animals at the zoo.
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(5) On Halloween, she has to trick or treat over the phone.
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(6) She makes onions cry.
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(7) Her ass looks like two pigs fighting over a box of milk duds.
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(8) Her armpits look like she has Don King in a headlock.
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(9) The plastic surgeon wanted to add a tail.
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(10) When she was born, the doctor slapped her mother.
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Have a good one LIR
wouldn’t spend more than that*
amg gt*
Base calling ambarish? You ok? Anything we can do to help with the blog?
KP
Are you going to Cardiff to see the Watford game or is Prontypridd v Haverfordwest a closer bet. Hopefully a win for the Bluebirds and Haverfordwest will ease your embarrassment of Pep putting the pretender to the sword.
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Marc
I was wondering if you’re going to the game with hope springing eternal. Not sure what I’d do, but I guess you’ll get the score soon enough so might as well witness it first hand would probably be my thinking.
Hi Tony
Neither unfortunately (and I may struggle to be back in time for the City game). It’s my mum’s (Ma Kroenkephobe if you will) 80th birthday this weekend in a not so sunny corner of the east Midlands so I’ll be singing the family song in Saturday with my brother (who’s a CFC supporter… So some possible banter value there.)
Enjoy the game Marc – you never know. Which is a million miles from erudite football analysis as usual from me. I’ll keep in touch over the weekend.
Tony
I’m going on Sunday but don’t expect anything other than a spanking – only a 2 nil loss would probably be a good result!
KP
it’s a tough one but mums always trumps our needs, and it’ll be good for her to see everyone together. Keep and eye on your phone I guess and try not to launch into whatever you’d launch into if ESR scores the winner in added time. I know I would but I’ve got an excuse and it would be accepted bar Mrs T who with similar issue would rip me a new one. Oh the irony of ADHD. It should be call ADParadox!
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I see Spuds getting 3 points, Chavs maybe 1 point and Brentford getting something from Old Toilet. Have to hope West Ham topple the bar Codes at home and the really tough game to take a stab at is Brighton home to Liverpool – what a game that is going to be if I haven’t cursed it. Simply put we need Brighton and De Zerbi to take the points or at least one with Pool dropping 2 just before we take on City.
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Someone said the best thing we can do with Havertz is put a city shirt on him on Sunday. .
That really cracked me up. Take a bow son if you’re reading this best put down so far.
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Marc
Stranger things have happened, well, not that strange actually, so there’s always the first time. Ok, maybe next season. 🙂
Reality check . Looks like City had a full measure of the apprentice as they goaded him out
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/guardiola-arteta-postecoglou-man-city-31121113
RM don’t want him now either; they like Dezerbi, Hoopah. No one is believing his ravings any longer. Just need Josh to wake up and smell the coffee or what the City game.
Tony-I was exceedingly fortunate as I had several connections in the automotive world, especially a good friend who made a fortune bringing supposed “lemon” cars from the storm belt in the US to Canada at a vastly reduced price…I’ve never purchased a vehicle right out of the box, for obvious depreciative reasons, so I could usually buy a car for well below market value, drive it for a year or two, then sell it for a small profit, as I was incredibly meticulous when it came to upkeep related issues…of course, it helped immeasurably to have a childhood friend, one of the guys I referenced earlier, who would deal with all my mechanical needs in the evenings, after his shop had closed…we would get baked and shoot the shit…I miss that luxury now, as he retired on his 50th bday and moved to Arizona
as for Sunday, the one thing we have in our favour is the absence of Rodri, which should never be underestimated…of course, our record against Pep, with his former underling in charge, suggests that we will be hard-pressed to secure any points in this fixture, but stranger things have happened…City didn’t look great against the Wolves, albeit they outplayed them for considerable stretches, and they weren’t at their best mid-week, when some class finishing saved their blushes, but to think they might have 3 below par matches in a row seems a bit of a stretch…not sure what our lineup will look like, considering our potential injury concerns, but the fact that we don’t currently employ any players who can logically replace either Marts or Saka, means that this could be a rather scrappy, narrow affair, at least on our part…I’m trying to remain somewhat positive, but MA’s continuing tactical struggles are making it exceedingly difficult to do so…Cheers