North London like never before

A North London Derby has'nt been stacked in the favour of Tottemham Hotspurs as it does this Super Sunday.

Andre Villas-Boas (AVB) Spurs are one of two teams that can boast a 100% record this term. And although Arsene Wenger & Theo Walcott don't share my sentiments this Arsenal squad is weaker than the Spurs one.

Let's not get ahead of ourselves here this will be Wenger's 41st north London derby, and he has won 18 so far. Not forgetting Spurs last two visits to the Emirates ending in 5-2 defeats, this fixture is surely not won on paper.

In fact not since February 2009 has the North London derby ended with fewer than three goals scored.

The impending sale of Gareth Bale and the additions of seven new players at the cost of ± £110 million, including midfielder Christian Eriksen signing for £11.5m from Ajax, has been the most ambitious play of any Premier League team. Not to mention the home sides failure to spend a pound. AVB has every right to feel confident of taking all three points.

If ever there’s a schedule that says ‘beer in one hand, braai in the other,’ it’s Liverpool-Manchester United followed by Arsenal-Spurs. What more can any soccer fan ask for?

Prediction
Ever heard of the saying "Never kick a dog when he is down" well this dog is Arsenal and I can see you thinking Spurs look hot favourites but what have they really done besides two penalties and two cleen sheets? Everytime Arsenal have their backs to the wall they come out on top and I can see that happening again. For me its Arsenal to win this.

Jade Christopher Bentley Adams (@jcba)

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