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.
Er pen…
Wengerball is back!
there’s no excuse whatsoever for what Jorginho did there
Eddie off for Smith Rowe please
Havertz had better watch his sloppy footwork or we could be down to 10 soon
thus far we have an own goal, a penalty and Jorginho gave them the equalizer on a silver platter…as such, MA’s counter-attacking tactical approach has been less than fucking stellar…Eddie should have been sent off for fun
ESR coming in will be good. But we have to realise that the boy’s spirit has been broken by Arteta keeping him in the doldrums almost 1 1/2 years. Plus he has not been playing with the starters for ages , likely only with practice agaio team. It will take him a few games. That is mandatory if we expect ESR to shine away
the Spurs should be paying Jorginho’s wages this week…what a useless twat
Brighton with their obligatory 3 goals a game
my bad earlier on, as I was convinced that Romero already had a yellow prior to the handball
Eddie’s stats are championship level.
really, Jesus not Eddie comes off…I guess something absolutely horrific has to happen before ESR sees the fucking pitch…we could be in trouble here
we’re asking for trouble if we’re going to invite pressure with this lineup on the pitch
We got no midfield now, so why no ESR?
Getting tired and very sloppy.
Eddie’s unjustified call-up is going to cost us, as it will lead to more minutes in our kit…imagine what odds you could get on a possession % bet in this fixture on our pitch
I’m telling you straight-up, all the shit MA had to eat when other offers came in for ESR, made matters expotentially worse for the kid, as you know full-well our dimuntive MIT is a totally vindictive cunt
I don’t really get our very static set piece strategy today
Bissouma made Havertz his bitch
Would be poetic justice if ESR scored the Winner
first PL appearance of the season for ESR…what a fucking joke
ESR come at 96 minutes to provide justification to Arteta for keeping him on the bench unsold
Tony-if he can’t get on the pitch until the final few minutes of a fixture when MA chose this largely counter-dependent approach, then he’s fucked, as his directness would have made far more sense than what Vieira brings to that particular equation
First dent in our challenge with Pool and City winning.
Fuck it – disappointing but probably a fair result. Arsenal have to stop folding after they go ahead. It ought to be an easy fix.
TRVL & Hoopah
Arteta is just a nasty piece of work. Spuds were worthy of their draw and I don’t concede that often. Was Trossard injured or rested?
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A full 100 for ESR would have got his tail up and he would have been I believe instrumental in a win. Havertz and Vieira are not right for our #8 position.
Any news on Rice?
I know it’s Carabao this week so hopefully almost all the first team get a rest.
Spuds looked slightly fresher than us in the second half which is to be expected. I hope we fucking slaughter them at their place later in the season
KP
It is but Arteta can’t see it because of his multi dimensional tactical fluency in action. Simple positional football after scoring is not in Mikel’s remit.
Rice felt something in the calf. The commentator said his calf was wrapped up during half time.
Not a good thing, as Partey is out for some time.
One thing I’ve noticed about the Spuds is their inbuilt resilience Ange P has developed throughout the team. Something we greatly lack.
We should have won this. I’m gutted.