If Arsenal stop powerhouse Gareth Bale, they\’ll win today.
If they nullify Caulker at set-pieces, they\’ll win.
But I\’d be amazed if Arsenal or Spurs keep a clean sheet.
I can\’t see that this morning and couldn\’t see it on Friday morning, when I backed BTS.
AVB is an analyst and a data-technocrat who is so up himself that he lacks the empathy to get the best out of his players. He\’s like a mini-Alfred Hitchcock, who famously said : Actors are cattle.
He blew it at Chelsea but he was also shafted because the club told him : Rip up this team as soon as you like. That job needed people skills that he lacks. So the Chelsea team ripped AVB up instead and then went on to win the Champions League and the FA Cup for his assistant, Roberto Di Matteo.
The most important players the pitch will be Bale and Szczesny, if he plays.
If Gareth Bale starts motoring through centrefield onto the right pass, he could wreck Arsenal all on his own.
However, Adebayor is a clown and a bottler who won\’t do much, Defoe a sharpshooter who can\’t take the Arsenal defence on alone.
Adebayor is a flaky player that AVB doesn\’t rate and doesn\’t know how to use.
The fixture will miss Harry because there were 40 goals in the Spurs-Arsenal games when he was the manager.But I won\’t miss him. I can\’t stand the guy.
Predictions are impossible until I see the teams at 12 o\’clock.
That\’s when I might have another bet.
Several Arsenal players, including Sagna, are said to be doubtful. If Sagna doesn\’t play, Arsenal will be much weaker. He\’s strong, fiery, experienced, fast, and still their best natural defender.
Walker, Defoe and Lennon are also doubtful.
I\’m told Walker has been shocking all season.But Brad Friedel has been good.
Three nights ago I got a call from a pub quiz in Essex.
Kelvin had met a guy who knew Sandro and the guy said Sandro told him that Moutinho is coming to Spurs in January and Bale is going to Real Madrid for £40 million.
When a transfer window is coming up, you hear this kind of talk.
Is Bale good enough to play for Real Madrid?
Well, Laurie Cunningham was,Steve McManaman wasn’t.
Gareth Bale is big and fast. He can score with both feet and his head. He might be good enough. Let’s see what he does today.
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