Our opponents are flirting with relegation this season but we can not ignore that their only two wins in their last eight games
came against Tottenham and Liverpool, so write them off at your peril.
His one and only league goal for the Reds
came against Tottenham back in February and the new arrivals of Christian Benteke and Danny Ings over the summer has effectively ended his career on Merseyside.
His worst record for wins has
come against Tottenham with the German still yet to register a Premier League win against Arsenal's North London rivals with Ozil in the team.
Now it's never easy writing these posts after an Arsenal loss, but when that loss
comes against Tottenham, it's harder than ever.
Tosun's previous starts had
come against Tottenham Hotspur and West Bromwich Albion in the month of his arrival.
Not exact matches
He
came out before the game and said he'd play the same way they did
against Tottenham and Galatasaray.
And now that the 27 - year old has put in two excellent performances with some top class saves
against Tottenham and Hull, we are starting to remember the way he impressed when
coming in for the out of form Szczesny in the second half of last season.
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Tottenham
If you add to that the fact that Arsenal haven't lost in any of their last 10 visits to Wembley, and the obvious inferiority complex that
Tottenham have when it
comes to playing Arsenal, and also that the Spuds have to play a massive Champions League game
against Juventus just three days later, then it seems ridiculous that Arsenal are such a large price to win this game.
Jamie Redknapp has told Arsenal that their real test will
come next weekend
against Tottenham Hotspur, and they shouldn't get over-excited just yet.
«I think after the
Tottenham game where we played a very good game with 10 men
against 11 and
came back to 2 - 2, I couldn't understand why — at the moment when you need everyone behind the team — we had to hit that storm.
With their last real convincing win
coming a month ago on the first day of the new year
against Fulham
Tottenham will have to dig deep to rediscover form much alike that of the week of Christmas where they drew 9 points from one week.
«We have a difficult game
coming up
against Tottenham, and I do not agree at all with the way the fixtures have been organised — it is a farce,»
It's to be expected if he doesn't deliver such is his importance to Jose Mourinho's side, and he has particularly struggled in recent outings having been replaced at
Tottenham and Newcastle, while he
came off the bench in the game
against Huddersfield sandwiched in between.
Tottenham aren't going to want to see any of their top players leave this summer, but with the pressure of being unable to match wage offers from rivals coupled with their track record of failing to win major silverware, it could all count
against them if United really do
come knocking.
Since their victory
against Tottenham last month Arsene Wenger's side have only lost one of their next six top flight games but
come into this game having won just two on the road this season.
I am very baffled as to why we haven't signed a striker yet.I liked diego Costa as he was that finisher in arsenals mould and he went to chelsea for not an astronomical figure.The quality and quantity of strikers have dropped drastically.I saw Harry Kane's performance
against us and i think he is that striker with vision as well as finish like costa.But he is at
Tottenham so i think he wouldn't
come as well.Benzema maybe better than giroud but is he the finisher we want (i don't watch la liga).
Whilst we can generate a great atmosphere when
Tottenham come to play we don't offer the same support
against Chelsea, a greater competitor in the modern game.
Our embarrassing reversal in Munich, equalling Arsene Wenger's worst ever UCL defeat, we now are set to
come up
against our arch enemies
Tottenham, who are on a run of ten games unbeaten.
Against tottenham goal
came from an individual error that is unconnected to the dm theory.
Bale joined Real from
Tottenham in the summer of 2013, and went on to score in the Champions League final
against the side's inner - city rivals, and will
come up
against them again this weekend in La Liga.
Assuming that Arsenal win our two games
against Crystal Palace and Bournemouth then we will be pretty close to them when they travel to face
Tottenham on Wednesday in the first of a few tough tests
coming up soon.
Juventus will feel like they can't lose if they
come back
against Madrid after
coming back
against Tottenham.
I have a feeling that the
Tottenham defenders would be happier
coming up
against the size and strength of Giroud rather than the pace, movement and direct running of Alexis, Ox and Iwobi so is that how Wenger will line Arsenal up?
This will not be the first time or the last time that Arsenal face two big games in quick succession of course, and the fact that our north London derby clash with
Tottenham has been scheduled for the early kick - off on Saturday will help, but Arsene Wenger must still consider the fatigue of his players, with a Premier League game
against Leicester City
coming up on Tuesday night.
Arsenal's 0 - 0 draw
against Southampton
came at a most inopportune time for Arsenal as Leicester City, Manchester City and
Tottenham Hotspur all won their games, dropping the Gunners to fourth place in the process.
They've had a tricky start: Three of those games have
come against the current top three, Manchester City,
Tottenham and Everton, while the other two have been away from home.
The
Tottenham Hotspur striker has
come in for criticism at the start of the new season because of his lack of goals at club level, but did score his second senior international goal with a brilliant effort
against San Marino on Saturday evening as the Three Lions sealed their qualification for Euro 2016.
Particularly with the north London derby
against Arsenal to
come on November 18 when they return from international duty, the last thing
Tottenham would have wanted was an injury to a pivotal figure in their backline.
One of the most dramatic ties of the Champions League season so far played out in incredible fashion on Wednesday, with Juventus
coming back from a 1 - 0 deficit in the game
against Tottenham Hotspur and a 3 - 2 aggregate score to win the second leg 2 - 1 and the tie 4 - 3 thanks to two goals in four minutes in the second half from Gonzalo Higuain and Paulo Dybala.
Chelsea
came out to play football
against Tottenham and got thrashed.
Durham points to the fact that our run of form
came after it was clear that Chelsea were running away with the title and also that the two games we lost were the two that really mattered, the first leg
against Monaco and the north London derby at
Tottenham.
The Potters last two trips to London saw Chelsea and
Tottenham ship five goals each past them, and they will now be hoping to somehow
come to the Emirates and end a losing streak of 15 consecutive away matches
against us.
It was as much a relief for Arsenal fans as much as Arsene Wenger for the team to get back to winning ways after our defeat to
Tottenham last week, especially as it
came against our hated rival Jose Mourinho.
The news
comes in the following weeks that Fellaini has been ruled out with a knee injury he picked up
against Tottenham last month.
With David de Gea already basicaly out of the door, there's no doubt
Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris
comes out on top
against Victor Valdes and Sergio Romero.
It therefore
came as a surprise when Martinez started Stones in their Capital One Cup trip to Barnsley just 24 hours later, and similarly in Saturday's goalless draw
against Tottenham Hotspur.
Theo missed the first half of the 2014 - 15 and his first start
came during the third round of the FA cup, a year on from picking up his injury
against Tottenham.
Ok we got one fortunate call
against Tottenham so what's next «what goes around
comes around» or «it all evens it self out at the end of the season» I've hear that rubbish time and time again but I'm yet to see it.
This week's View From The Enemy
comes from the Official
Tottenham website and here you can ready what Mauriccio Pochettino thinks ahead of today's game
against Arsenal at the Emirates....
The four games that
come after the interval include visits to
Tottenham, Manchester United and Liverpool with just one solitary home game
against Arsenal.
They're playing
against a
Tottenham side who give you loads of opportunities this weekend, though - and that's another reason why we might see Villa's five - game wait for a goal - and point -
come to an end.
Palace ended a seven - game spell without a win
against Huddersfield midway through March, but defeats to
Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United and Chelsea
came beforehand.
However, he has since struggled to find his feet due to injuries, fitness, loss of form as well as discipline, and this has seen him add only two more goals to his tally — which have
come in recent games
against Leicester City and
Tottenham Hotspur.
Wins
against Tottenham, Liverpool and Manchester City was followed by an unlucky defeat at the hands of runaway leaders Chelsea but United really
came unstuck in this one.
After Sunday's lackustre showing in the surprise home defeat to West Bromwich Albion, and with an FA Cup semi-final
against Tottenham to
come this weekend, Mourinho has omitted some of his more high - profile players for the clash at the Vitality Stadium.
60 % of Leicester's home goals this season have
come in the first half of matches and they got off to a flyer
against Tottenham with both goals in the first half.
With key games
against Bayern Munich and
Tottenham coming up, this leaves us with no room for rotation and absolutely no margin of error if we want to retain our momentum in the Premier League.
With games
against Bayern Munich and
Tottenham coming up next week, the manager will be looking to rest his best players and absolutely no...
Sakho would then miss most of the opening matches of the season,
coming back in November to start
against Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United in the Premier League.