Chapter 53: The Atmosphere in North London
Before the game, the Tottenham coach continued to provoke, and Tottenham captain Robbie Keane made a big statement before the game, saying that the level of the two teams has become closer and closer in the past four or five years, and Tottenham's bench has even been stronger than the Gunners; Manager Redknapp believes Arsenal are still too young to have little hope of winning the title, and the Premier League title will be a battle between Chelsea and Manchester United. Perhaps it was the classic 4-4 north London derby with Arsenal last season that made the veterans look down on their young opponents.
"I don't want to talk about his opinion, it's just an opinion and we're just looking at the performance, not what other people think. It's part of the game, Tottenham fans have opinions, Arsenal fans have opinions, I'm happy with the players I have, I don't want to compare with Tottenham, I'm confident in them and I feel like we have Liliang to win the title. Xiao Qing doesn't care about Tottenham Hotspur captain Keane's words, and which captain will say to the media that his team is weak, the important thing is not what others say, it's how they do it, Arsenal only needs to win the game and win the league title. As for things like war of words, Xiao Qing now seems to be more willing to see the anger of his opponent after belittling him, although he will not take the initiative to attack others, but he is not so easy to talk to. Although Xiao Qing said it very well, Arsenal seems to have a higher level of experts in the war of words.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger also hit back at Tottenham's delusional challenge to Arsenal: "How do you judge the size of a club? Succeed? If you want to look at honors, they still have a lot of homework to do. We've played in the Champions League for 12 years in a row, so if they want to say they're close to us, then at least once. You can never say never, they have potential. There are fans. They're a big club. But the next step is the continuity of progress and now no one can deny that Arsenal are ahead of them and we are always ahead of them. ”
"Tottenham and we are still one street away." Looking at the record of the two teams in the history of the Premier League, the last time Tottenham could steal three points at Arsenal's home stadium was thirteen years ago. Arsene Wenger also mocked his opponents and wanted to turn over in the north London derby, and now Tottenham Hotspur are really hurt to be ignored.
"In football shijie. Stability is crucial, and it will bring you success. However, the premise is to find a suitable manager, which is the first priority for every club president, and the process can be very difficult. It's the same in the Premier League, where very few coaches stay at one club for long, and I think Harry is the right choice for Tottenham, and his experience and wisdom are particularly valuable. "Wenger was very popular in the pre-match war of words, don't think that Wenger will not have a war of words, even if he breaks out, it is still very scary. And this time Arsene Wenger is talking about the '1,000-point club'.
The term "1,000 clubs" refers to the league points a manager earns at a Premier League club. Since October 1996. In his first time in charge of Arsenal's game against Blackburn, Arsene Wenger has already led his team to 997 points. Among them, he played a total of 495 league games, with a record of 290 wins, 127 draws and 78 defeats. A win over Tottenham would see Arsene Wenger become the second member of the '1000-point club' after Alex Ferguson. He has played 668 league games with Manchester United and 1,431 points in his charge. Behind them, David Moyes, former Liverpool boss Houllier and Rafael Benitez have the most league points at a club, with Tottenham current manager Redknapp only seventh.
So according to this standard, Wenger will not have the old Ray's Tottenham in his eyes. Before the game, although the two teams are currently tied on points and in the standings, Wenger still has no north London rivals in his eyes.
Arsenal have messed up games one after another, and they have lost good games in the Champions League and the league in a row, which has also made many people think that Arsenal is not stable enough, although their strength is indeed there, but Arsenal still needs to get better.
The most ineffective thing on this shijie is the media, when you are beautiful, they will disgustingly praise you to the sky, and all the praise is in their opinion. And when you're a little bit down, they'll pounce on you like mad dogs and take a bite.
Now the high-profile north London derby is about to start, which is naturally a game that has attracted considerable attention, but it is not one-sided optimistic about Arsenal before the game, because Tottenham Hotspur is still very strong, and they are now in fourth place in the standings, which also makes this derby more attractive.
Arsenal have lost just one of their last 23 north London derbies, winning eleven and drawing eleven of the remaining 22. Arsenal have won 12 and drawn eight of their last 20 home games against Tottenham, with Tottenham's last away win coming in 1993, the only time Arsenal have lost to Tottenham in Premier League history. In the 34 Premier League meetings between the two sides, Arsenal won 13, drew 16 and lost 5, including 9 wins, 7 draws and 1 loss at home.
The north London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur is definitely quite attractive, as one of the most famous derbies in the Premier League, and with the fact that both teams are very competitive right now, this game is naturally quite exciting.
The starting line-up of both sides is Arsenal goalkeeper Almunia; Sarnia, Gallas, Vermaelen and Klich on the back line from right to left; Alexander Song at the back, attacking from midfield, Bregas, Diaby and Arshavin; Van Persie and Xiao Qing form the strongest striker partner in the Premier League now.
Tottenham Hotspur naturally wants to defeat their century-old rival, goalkeeper Gomez; Defenders: Joel Luka, Ledley King, Basson, Héctor; Bentley, Hudstone, Palacios, Jenas in midfield; Up front, Robbie Keane and tall Crouch.
However, although Tottenham would love to get a win at the home of their arch-rivals, although they have performed well in previous games, they are a little depressed now; Because they're in huge trouble and they're really in danger right now, because there's a good chance they're going to get three points against their arch-rivals almost delusional, not just because of Arsenal's excellence, but also because of their own shortcomings.
After 10 rounds of the 2009/10 season, Arsenal is at the top of the league table, with 26 points from eight wins and two draws, and Tottenham is fourth with 19 points. If you look at the rankings of the two sides alone, this game is undoubtedly the smallest north London derby between the two sides in recent years. For the first time in Premier League history, the north London duo have both finished in the top four, and Tottenham will finally have a chance to prove that they belong to England's elite clubs, and it is the closest north London rivals look to be in the first place.
However, if analysed from many angles, Arsenal's successful prickling may be a required move.
While the north London derby is never short of drama, it lacks much excitement because of Arsenal's high ceiling, and Tottenham have been in a nightmare for Arsenal for a long time in recent years, with 19 league games without beating their rivals, with their last win coming 2-1 at White Hart Lane on 7 November 1999.
The game was played at the Emirates Stadium, which means that Arsenal's musketeers have the best chance to show off their skills, because looking at the statistics of the major leagues this season, Arsenal's home goal scoring ability in the league is unexpectedly superior to that of the whole Europe.
The firepower at home is inextricably linked to Arsene Wenger's tweaks, and this weekend's professor's boys should be a great gift to their mentor, as Arsene Wenger would be able to earn his 1,000th league point since taking over Arsenal by winning the much-anticipated north London derby. In particular, Arsenal messed up in the two games around Arsene Wenger's birthday, which also made the Gunners' players need to pay more attention, not only for Arsene Wenger, of course, but also because Arsenal are now being chased by Chelsea and Manchester United in the table.
Don't look at Tottenham's away record so far this season, with three wins, one draw and one loss in five games, but Tottenham Hotspur has been a soft-footed crab in the league away against the traditional semi-finals in recent years, and Tottenham has not won even one victory in the past four seasons when visiting BIG4 home. They came close to breaking that cycle with Arsenal last season, but despite scoring four goals on the road, the old powerhouse were unable to take all three points from the Emirates Stadium. That's why they look like they have a chance to dominate the Premier League's top four every year, but it's still a little bit close.
Although Arsenal has some injuries now, almost the main squad can still be guaranteed; However, on the other hand, Tottenham, the top scorer Defoe will be banned for the last round of red will undoubtedly be quite a headache for the old Redknapp, in addition, Woodgate and Lennon are out due to injury, and Modric's absence due to injury is not a good thing for Tottenham. The team's top scorer and wide knife are both out of action, and the away game against Arsenal may be more than lucky.
The main striker was suspended, and the absolute core injury was missing; Coupled with the inability of Lennon and Gareth Bale and other main players to play, the remnants of Tottenham Hotspur may only rely on fighting spirit at the Emirates Stadium, because they really can't compare with Arsenal, the gap between their lineups is really too big, although Tottenham Hotspur is good, but Arsenal is undoubtedly better.
Arsenal and Tottenham once again played the north London derby, but Arsenal attacked well in the new season, but the defence was the worst in Arsenal's Premier League history, against Tottenham, Arsenal wanted to take all three points.
Xiao Qing and his team-mates are ready to win, not defeat against Tottenham Hotspur, they have already made a series of mistakes before, and now they are no longer qualified to make mistakes in such an important game.
The Emirates Stadium was boiling over, with frantic cheers for the Gunners players, but more of a frenzied boo for Tottenham Hotspur, and derbies are never lacking in a fiery atmosphere. And at this time, such a frenetic atmosphere also made the players of both teams even more excited, because they both wanted to defeat their mortal enemies and become heroes! (To be continued......)