Does it matter?

[thatgooner]

With Arsenal Vs Tottenham fast apporaching i often find myself thinking weather or not the players actually care that this is the North London Derby? Do they even know that this is the most important game of the season?
If Your born in the Ivory Coast for example and you come to England just to make a career out of playing football are you really goin to care that the next game is a team from down the road??
Is it just another game of football to them. Sure they all have a winning attutide! But sometimes you want to see extra in these huge rivally showdowns!

[GoonerJim]

I have money on Ade scoring against them - he seems well up for the derbys!

[dvbrisgooner1]

I'm sure it does matter to the players. However I don't think they see it as big as Man Utd, Liverpool or even Chelsea. I have to say that I feel like that, as Tottenham are just a necessary inconvenience twice a season. We are their biggest game, no doubt about it, but I don't believe they are our biggest game. If they reach our level again (ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha) then it would become a big fixture once again.

[REB]

think your right, it doesnt mean as much 2 our players it does 2 the spuds thou,, our players are more up for the chavs or man u

[Galasso]

Didn't seem to harm us too much last season!

[stearmaster]

i think it dose to the younger generation.....cesc flamani, ade diaby, hence the 2-0 and they f***ed it up....

[Wayno]

None of our current squad were alive last time Spuds won the League so why should they see it as a BIG match? It is a big deal for the Spuds knuckle draggers but surely for us it is just another game playing against insignificant opposition.

[Belfast Boy]

They know alright!!!

[Rilo II]

I havefriends from differentplaces around the world who have only supported arsenal since they came here. None of them can explain why, but they have all adopted the hatred for tottenham naturally, so I'm sure the players will be biginto the rivalry.

[stats]

Tottenham is bigger than Man utd & Chelsea etc
You live local, you live far away you hate Tottenham

[T.S]

Do they even know that this is the most important game of the season?

I'd argue that this is far from our most important game of the season. In fact, I'd say that our recent games against Prague were far more important. We are Spurs' cup final. I'd hate to see them become ours again.

[donaldo]

Do they even know that this is the most important game of the season?

I'd argue that this is far from our most important game of the season. In fact, I'd say that our recent games against Prague were far more important. We are Spurs' cup final. I'd hate to see them become ours again.

Your"e right TS if Sperz ever beat us it there will be a street party in Tottenham high road.Their whole season revolves around beating us and us not winning anything.They still talk about the 91 semi even though we have beaten them in 3 semi"s since.