Exclusive: Arsenal expert makes big claim about crucial Tottenham vs Manchester City clash
Arsenal FC expert Charles Watts is not exactly feeling optimistic about tonight’s big game between Tottenham and Manchester City as the Gunners desperately hope for a slip up from their title rivals against their north London neighbours who will NOT want to see them lifting the trophy this Sunday. Speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside for his […]
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Arsenal FC expert Charles Watts is not exactly feeling optimistic about tonight’s big game between Tottenham and Manchester City as the Gunners desperately hope for a slip up from their title rivals against their north London neighbours who will NOT want to see them lifting the trophy this Sunday.
Speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside for his latest Daily Briefing column, Watts explained that he thinks the atmosphere at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium tonight will surely be very flat, making it a likely stroll for Man City as they close in on another title victory.
There will perhaps be some more optimistic Arsenal fans out there, but it seems Watts is resigned to Mikel Arteta’s team finishing runners up again as they did last year, though the manner in which they’ve done it is really quite different.
Arsenal can be proud but won’t get any favours from Spurs
While Arsenal fell away towards the end of last season, they have done almost everything they can to win the title this term, with only an unstoppable City side preventing them from finishing as champions, according to Watts.
“After the win at Manchester United on Sunday, all eyes turn to whether Tottenham can do them a favour against Manchester City. Do I expect them to do that? Absolutely not. And it’s not just because of the Arsenal factor for Tottenham, it’s more to do with the fact Spurs simply aren’t good enough to cause this City team any problems,” Watts said.
“It will be a stroll in the park for City, in a stadium which will have absolutely no atmosphere. Any noise the Spurs fans inside the ground will make, will be when they are cheering on City themselves. And to be honest, I get it. Arsenal fans would be feeling exactly the same if the roles were reversed. They wouldn’t want to win a game if it handed Spurs the title, even if Champions League qualification was at stake.
“I’m sure the Spurs players will be up for it and Ange Postecoglou has been saying the right things ahead of kick-off, but there will be no intensity in that ground later. It will be a Tuesday evening stroll in north London for City, just as it was against Fulham at the weekend.
“Arsenal have done all they can, they have taken it to the final weekend of the season against a City team that just hasn’t stopped winning. And when you look at the run-in that Arsenal have had to deal with, they deserve so much credit for that. Against any other side, they would be champions already and they would be worthy champions.
“The numbers speak for themselves. But they are not up against a normal side, they are up against a side and a club that have raised the level to such an extent that you have to be pretty much perfect to beat them. That’s why City will be lifting the title on Sunday once again, despite the remarkable efforts of Mikel Arteta’s team.”
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