One of the great rivalries of English
football is the North London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham.
There is no love lost between the two of course, and both have been
establishing themselves as genuine top four clubs. At the close of
the 2012/13 Premier League season it was the Gunners who took
supremacy by just a single point over their great rivals. Both
finished the season with the same amount of wins on the board.
However, Arsenal still had a bigger upper hand in terms of having a
far superior goal difference and that is an important thing as well
to consider when looking at markets like Season Match Bets, in this
case Arsenal v Tottenham betting.
Arsenal have the experience of
finishing ahead of their North London rivals for a long time now and
that is naturally going to put them in ascendancy in 2013/14 Arsenal v Spurs Season Match Betting. The aspect of the entire season that
you are looking at for this one is who will finish above the other.
That is it, who gets the upper hand of the two big North London clubs
over the duration of the season? Ultimately in the bigger picture,
the winner of this particular two horse race will likely be the ones
who sneak their way into the Champions League places next season. So
the North London rivalry usually has even bigger importance on it
than just bragging rights of course.
Both sides were in good form towards
the end of last season and both can take huge positives into the new
season with them. Arsene Wenger, who was under heavy fire at the
beginning of last season, turned things around without capturing any
big signings, using his resources and tactical prowess to power
Arsenal to a top four finish. Tottenham meanwhile under Andre
Villa-Boas, often looked a little lightweight up front, but produced
some tremendous quality midfield play. However, the star of the show,
more often than not was Welsh winger Gareth Bale and if he is around
for the entirety of next season, then that could be the defining
factor of Tottenham’s season.
But for a couple of season’s now,
Tottenham have been pushing forward in the right direction,
definitely closing the gap on their rivals. So the Gunners do have
the edge in Arsenal v Tottenham Season Match betting, but it should
again be one of the more intriguing battles of the new Premier League
season. With more and more frequency, the North London supremacy of
Arsenal is coming under threat from the rising power that is
Tottenham. Can Spurs take another step forward in their development
and use their disappointment of just missing out on a Champions
league spot at the end of the 2012/13 season to push on?
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