I’ll be disappointed if Spurs miss out on title – Pochettino
Tottenham’s 22-year wait to finish above Arsenal will end this season if they beat their north London rivals at White Hart Lane on Sunday.
So this game is, as ever, vital to Arsenal’s chances of finishing in the top four.
He is far from positive about Spurs temporarily moving across north London to Wembley while their new 61,000 capacity stadium, on the site of their current White Hart Lane home, is finished.
Arsenal will need to up their game again and will hope the occasion does get to Spurs as it has done in the past.
“When we competed at Wembley, the Champions League was a new competition and then in the Europa League we played with 10 men”, Pochettino said last week.
Kane is evens to score at any time on the Sportsbook, which I think is an attractive price.
The usual suspects for Arsenal will be Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil, two players who seem to be on the verge of leaving in the summer, but for 90 minutes will have to pretend like they are desperate for a bumper contract. They were fantastic and they helped a lot the team. “It’s a fantastic union that can only benefit the club”.
Wenger’s sixth-placed side secured a late 1-0 win over Leicester City on Wednesday to move five points behind fourth-placed Manchester City and four behind Manchester United.
When we finish 20 years above them, it’s not important and now suddenly it becomes important. Erik Lamela and Harry Winks will both remain unavailable, but goalkeeper Michel Vorm is might feature as he has recovered from his previous injury. And you can not say the weight of one year has the weight of 20.
It would also be a big boost for Spurs’ title ambitions.
Asked how hard the new stadium could prove for Spurs, Wenger replied: “Very hard, much more you can imagine”. You never know what will happen, but we’re confident.
“We’re playing for our future and to continue our run. I would say it can take two years [to feel at home]”. I thought they put up a great fight last season, and they’ve been outstanding this season.
“You can not ignore that it is a derby, with all that means, and we are also playing for another big thing, to be alive in the title race”, Pochettino said.
But while derbies can obscure everything else, Tottenham’s bigger preoccupation should be whether they can catch Chelsea.
Spurs fans took to Twitter as they are desperate to see Trippier brought back into Pochettino’s starting eleven in what is a must-win game against the Gunners. English Premier League title-chaser Tottenham will play its home games next season at Wembley Stadium while its new stadium is completed, the club said on Friday. “I’m in football because I want to be successful ourselves”.
Arsenal are certain to be without Shkodran Mustafi due to a thigh injury and his central defensive partner Laurent Koscielny is a doubt with a knee problem.