Arsenal v Spurs
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It's the game where form goes out the window, where desire is everything. I recall Spurs not having lost with a host of new signings going to the Emirates, conceding after 23 minutes and promptly controlling the game without actually creating any chances under Andre Villas-Boas last season.
That was the game he and Steffen Freund had an argument about our approach and Freund was never seen on the front bench with the head coach again, consigned to sit with the substitutes and take notes instead.
This is a game both sides raise their game for and it's usually close whatever state each side is in. Calling a result is therefore never easy. Do we go to the Emirates with hope of victory, realistically no. We are inconsistent at the moment but you'd expect us to put in one of our better performances, however being clinical, essential in this game, is not our strong suit and it needs to be.
Chances will not be abundant so being clinical is a must as we'll probably be needing at least two goals if we want to win. A draw is more likely, a defeat easily possible.
Will our best defender, the only one we have of Champions League standard, be recalled from exile or are we going to severely hamper ourselves again. If you want to show the skill you talk about Mauricio, now would be a good time to do it.
We certainly do, last year we weren't brave, we didn't try to unlock their defence, we just played in front of it and waited for them to present us with a chance which never happened. To begin making history Pochettino has to eradicate the problems that stifled us creating chances last week.
Will this game show that a week is a long time in football, we hope so. There have been 127 goals in this fixture, one thing we can usually rely on is goals.
That was the game he and Steffen Freund had an argument about our approach and Freund was never seen on the front bench with the head coach again, consigned to sit with the substitutes and take notes instead.
This is a game both sides raise their game for and it's usually close whatever state each side is in. Calling a result is therefore never easy. Do we go to the Emirates with hope of victory, realistically no. We are inconsistent at the moment but you'd expect us to put in one of our better performances, however being clinical, essential in this game, is not our strong suit and it needs to be.
Chances will not be abundant so being clinical is a must as we'll probably be needing at least two goals if we want to win. A draw is more likely, a defeat easily possible.
Will our best defender, the only one we have of Champions League standard, be recalled from exile or are we going to severely hamper ourselves again. If you want to show the skill you talk about Mauricio, now would be a good time to do it.
“Tottenham for me is a big job, it’s a dream to stay here like [him] or to have the time Arsène had in Arsenal. For this, I need to show my skill, I need to work hard, I need to get the results. You need to work with passion.
“I like to play this type of game. We need to be aggressive, focused and show all that you have inside. We need to be brave.”
We certainly do, last year we weren't brave, we didn't try to unlock their defence, we just played in front of it and waited for them to present us with a chance which never happened. To begin making history Pochettino has to eradicate the problems that stifled us creating chances last week.
Will this game show that a week is a long time in football, we hope so. There have been 127 goals in this fixture, one thing we can usually rely on is goals.
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