Thierry Henry pinpoints the killer advantage Arsenal have in North London derby
Arsenal legend Thierry Henry looks ahead to
today’s North London derby at the Emirates
Stadium.
Former France international striker Thierry Henry
has suggested in The Sun that Tottenham
Hotspur playing on Thursday will give Arsenal an
advantage in the North London today.
Arsenal will host Tottenham at the Emirates
Stadium in what promises to be a fierce Premier
League encounter.
“Whenever Arsenal are facing Spurs it seems
they are always going into the game on the back
of a bad result,” Arsenal legend Henry wrote in
The Sun .
“It will be a difficult game because their rivals
are also on a good run. But playing on Thursday
night is a killer and that will help Arsenal.”
Arsenal will head into the game on the back of a
humiliating 5-1 defeat to Bayern Munich away
from home in Germany in the Champions League
Group F.
The Gunners played on Wednesday evening,
while Tottenham were in action on Thursday
evening.
Spurs got the better of Belgian giants Anderlecht
2-1 at White Hart Lane in the Europa League
Group J.
While many will suggest that Tottenham will
suffer from tiredness having played on Thursday,
the truth is that this is a derby and all the
players will be fired up.
Arsenal are second in the Premier League table
at the moment, while Spurs are sixth.
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