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herbert wrote:Let me spin it another way, only 4 defeats in 17 games at your rivals ground is impressive
Of course I'd much rather have drawn 10 and lost 4 than drawn 7 and lost 7 but look at the disparity between the sides over that 17 years. They have been mid-table (at best) for most of it before becoming a UEFA Cup team, we were a top team for a decade and even since then have lingered in the top few places. We should not be measuring our record by how many defeats we've avoided.
Also on a more pragmatic view for the vast part avoiding defeat doesn't have the same significance as at Chelsea or United - until the last few years denying Spurs 2 points is going to have done us fuck all good come the end of the season.
19 points from 17 visits. Impressive?
Form goes out the window in derby games. Us at home is the biggest game of their season and with that in mind, our record there is impressive if anything. We went a whole decade unbeaten at the lane, that is bloody impressive.
Their confidence is shattered now but they'll up for it on Sunday you can be sure of that.
Form goes out the window but no cliche is going to change the fact we have been the better side for the whole 17 years pretty much. Use as many cliches as you like - 3 wins in 17 attempts is shit against a team of Spurs' calibre.
Ozil 3-6 weeks, Wenger says four. (that means 8 )
Rambo not ready yet, another two weeks (He still has recurrent pains in his thigh).
Gibbs doubtful, Nacho and Sanogo ready.
KIM ready!
I worked out the other day that spuds fan buying a beer legally on the occasion of their last league title win would have had to have been born during the second world war.