EPL: Arsenal FC v Tottenham Hotspurs FC
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Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspurs
Barclays Premier League
Emirates Stadium
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Kick-off: 12.45pm -
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sh!t sp*rs are going down again!!!
regardless of whether under ramos or jol, both their mother's are a wh0*e. we know that thru the songs.
i hope the usual 4-4-2 plays with RVP and Adebayor in attack and Hleb and Rosicky in wing.
and again, maximum 3 pts and humiliation to sh!t spurs!!
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knn, must drag their mother in ar?
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the chant is like that de ma, i show u.Originally posted by turbo_drift:knn, must drag their mother in ar?
Whos that team they call the Arsenal?
Whos that team we all adore? Theyre the boys in red and white, And we're f*cking dynamite,
Cos (spur's manager) mother is a wh0*e(drag the wh0*e part).
http://www.fanchants.com/football-songs/arsenal-chants/whose-that-team-they-call/ -
icic...
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this saturday we will get alot of that chant, u all should listen attentively in ur TV screens or u can come first hand to hear it at the Modesto's. our crowd LOVES to sing that song and drag the wh0*e part.
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They are many chants for spuds actually. That's why i Like to face them in any competitions. I'll go for a 4-1 win for arsenal. that's if Rvp hleb fabregas and flamster play...but if they dun..a 2-0 win for me will do against sp*rs -
2-0
i think
spurs have no chance on emirates stadium
ass-anal are dynamite at home -
london derby
hard to predict
but im going for arsenal win coz of home advantage -
Van Persie - We know what it means to the fans
Robin van Persie has been hearing the same three words from Arsenal fans all week: please beat Tottenham.
Those orders have been carried out with gusto during Arsène Wenger's reign with Spurs registering just one win in 26 meetings since the Frenchman took over at Arsenal. But local bragging rights still mean so much to Arsenal supporters and Van Persie is well aware of it.
"When I see the fans in the street, they tell me that the Tottenham game is the one they want us to win," he told Arsenal.com.
"It means so much for these people, whether they are at the training ground, or when I am out shopping. It doesn't matter where, everyone speaks about this game. It means a lot.
"You can sense there is a special atmosphere. It is similar to the games against Chelsea and Manchester United in terms of atmosphere and that's what I like the most.
"I just love to play those games when the fans are on top of it, they are loving it and every single piece of action in the game gets the fans involved. It's great to be a part of it."
Van Persie has played in six North London derbies but, somewhat surprisingly, has yet to register a goal against Tottenham. He'd love to address that at the weekend but knows that Saturday's fixture is just the latest in a long line of huge games for Arsenal.
"I know it is a big game for the fans and it is for us as well. But there are big games every week - last weekend it was Chelsea and we were very happy because we played well. Spurs is massive but we have to win every game in the Premier League, not just against Spurs, if we want to be champions." -
Walcott is the only doubt for North London derby
Theo Walcott is the sole concern ahead of the North London derby this weekend.
The England winger is not training at the moment after being laid low with flu. Otherwise Arsenal have a clean bill of health before the visit of Tottenham on Saturday lunchtime, a very different situation to the many questions marks that were hanging over the squad ahead of the Chelsea game last Sunday.
“The injury news is quite good compared to last week,” Arsène Wenger told Arsenal TV Online on Thursday afternoon. “The only one who is problematic is Theo Walcott. He is not fit to practice. He has had flu and has not recovered completely. Everybody else is available.”
Therefore Emmanuel Eboue is fit despite being stretchered off against Avram GrantÂ’s side.
Arsenal TV Online subscribers will be able to see the full pre-match interview on Friday. In it Wenger talks about Juande RamosÂ’ revolution at Spurs, fansÂ’ behaviour, the importance of this derby, the performance at Blackburn, EduardoÂ’s finishing and Alex SongÂ’s defending, why Chelsea was the key win of the season and William GallasÂ’ goal. -
Yay..i hope this will be the FULL squad i've been dreaming of.
Almunia
Sagna Toure Gallas Clichy
Hleb Flamini fabregas Rosicky
Adebayor Rvp
Woooooooooo....5-0 anyone?? -
Ramos: I don't fear Arsenal
Juande Ramos is unlikely to be scared by anything in tomorrow's north London derby after his most terrifying moment in football.
The Tottenham boss was knocked unconscious when a fan threw a bottle filled with cement at his head when in charge of Sevilla in their cup derby with Real Betis last March.
Ramos was out cold for 11 minutes, had to be carried off the pitch and there were horrific scenes as paramedics frantically tried to revive him.
The incident happened nine months ago and, although he cannot remember much about it, Ramos is unlikely to feel intimidated by facing Spurs' bitter rivals Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.
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"I was knocked out but I want to forget that now. Somebody threw something at me, it hit me on the head and knocked me out," recalled Ramos.
"I don't expect it to ever happen again, not this weekend or next weekend. I hope it never happens again on a football pitch. The following week I was absolutely fine. The match was heated but I never could imagine something like that could happen. I don't remember anything after being struck, nor what happened on the pitch."
Ramos is used to fierce rivalries from his days in charge of Sevilla, but in north London the fixture has suffered in recent years due to the Gunners' dominance.
Tottenham have not beaten Arsenal for eight years. And Arsene Wenger's success has only turned up the pressure on Spurs bosses. Glenn Hoddle, Jacques Santini and Martin Jol have all paid the price for failing to break the Gunners' domination.
Ramos is the latest in a long line charged with stepping out of Wenger's shadow and bringing some silverware to White Hart Lane. But that task does not frighten Ramos even though he knows his progress so far, after two months at the helm, will be gauged by how his team fare against their neighbours.
"I don't understand the correlation between the problems previous managers have had here and the success of Arsenal," said Ramos.
"We cannot worry about what other teams are doing, we need to focus on ourselves.
"There's a big difference in the league table at the moment, but we are not as far behind as we were before. Little by little we will close that gap and that will come by getting results.
"We know it's a number of years since we beat Arsenal, but we have to try our best to get the right result.
"Arsenal play good football, are very attractive to watch and are the leaders.
"We are playing very effectively at the moment in terms of what we need to get results. We are playing well, more positively and are improving, which shows in the results. "I don't think it's a psychological barrier at all.
Arsenal have a great team with a big squad and that is the reason, but whoever is the best and most powerful team on the day will win."
Ramos believes he is introducing the attacking flair football that Tottenham fans want and brought him so much success at Sevilla.
He added: "I don't like to compare ourselves with Arsenal and myself with Arsene Wenger, even though I congratulate him for the job he has done.
"In the last few games we are showing we are getting to grips with the style we want here. At Sevilla I had a way of playing with a certain type of player so we would like to create that again. But the most important thing is results and getting points."
Ramos has yet to fully master English, although he says neither he nor new England boss Fabio Capello - who he regards as a close friend - will be held back by the language barrier.
Although he reckons it also has its advantages, saying: "I can't understand a word fans are saying!" -
draw . Arsenal is strong at home but not invincible
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i bet 3-0...Originally posted by felirox:Yay..i hope this will be the FULL squad i've been dreaming of.
Almunia
Sagna Toure Gallas Clichy
Hleb Flamini fabregas Rosicky
Adebayor Rvp
Woooooooooo....5-0 anyone?? -
20-0
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*Wenger - Berbatov is quality*
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger admits his side must be on their guard when they come up against Tottenham Hotspur striker Dimitar Berbatov.
Top of the table Arsenal host their fierce rivals at lunchtime on Saturday, and The Gunners manager is wary of Berbatov's quality.
"It seems, especially in the last two or three games, that when Berbatov plays well, so do Tottenham," Wenger said.
"The quality of Tottenham's performances recently can be linked with the gain in form of Berbatov.
"His intelligence, his technique and the quality of his movement have impressed me. He is one of the Premier League's better strikers."
Ramos
Wenger went on to back Spurs boss Juande Ramos - who he believes will bring success to White Hart Lane.
"I think Ramos can achieve something at Tottenham. He has the experience and plenty of resources," he continued.
"He has the chance to do it because Tottenham already had a good team before he came - they have finished fifth for the last two seasons." -
Woohoo
i get to see this on CABLE !!!
woooohooo -
just rape spurs accordingly
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u can't rape the willings.
jk. -
2-0 to the Arse.
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seems like confidence is extremely high here! gogo gunnerz! Beat the hell outta them!
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Arsenal go into the north London derby with just one major doubt - England's teenage winger Theo Walcott.
Walcott has not trained this week after suffering from a flu virus.
Stand-in centre-back Didier Zokora misses out for Tottenham after losing a Football Association appeal over his red card against Manchester City.
Ricardo Rocha and Michael Dawson face a race to be fit, while Ledley King's hopes of making a surprise return have been dashed by a thigh complaint.
Arsenal (from): Almunia, Lehmann, Sagna, Gallas, Toure, Clichy, Eboue, Gilberto, Diarra, Rosicky, van Persie, Adebayor, Senderos, Traore, Song, Denilson, Bendtner, Diaby, Eduardo.
Tottenham (from): Robinson, Cerny, Chimbonda, Kaboul, Lee, Dawson, Rocha, Lennon, O'Hara, Jenas, Boateng, Malbranque, Huddlestone, Berbatov, Defoe, Tainio, Taarabt, Bent, Keane -
i bet 2-0