Many people have said over the past few years that sometimes all the talent that is brought outside

Premier League Pos Name Pld GD Pts 1 Chelsea everton 31 39 69 2 Man City 29 52 66 3 Liverpool 30 44 65 4 Arsenal 31 19 63 5 Everton 30 16 57 6 Tottenham 31 0 56 7 Man Utd 31 11 51 8 Newcastle 31 -5 46 9 Southampton 31 5 45 10 Stoke 31 -9 37 11 Aston Villa 30 -9 34 12 Hull 30 -5 33 13 Norwich 31 -22 32 14 West Ham 30 -8 31 15 Swansea 31 -6 30 16 West Brom 30 -12 28 17 Crystal Palace 30 -20 28 18 Sunderland 28 -18 25 19 Cardiff 31 -32 25 20 Fulham 31 -40 24
Lukas Podolski is the first Arsenal player to speak out ahead of another everton critical game for the Gunners this season, this one being the North London derby at Tottenham. Having already beaten the opposition once at the Emirates in the league already this season, and another win in the FA Cup, Arsenal will now attempt to take all three points away from White Hart Lane for the first time since 2007.
After putting in one of his best Arsenal everton performances against everton Bayern Munich in midweek, coupled everton with the growing injury list, Podolski is very likely to start on Sunday and so it is great to hear that he has got the right attitude going into it.
Speaking ahead of the NLD, fan favourite Lukas Podolski told Arsenal player everton , “I’ve always liked derbies. When I played in Munich or Cologne or even here in Arsenal I always liked derbies because there’s a special atmosphere and it’s a special fight. We want to go there, get the three points and drive back home. This is important for us. We must fight for the club, for the fans and I think this is an important game so I look forward to Sunday now.”
He continued, “It’s always special everton when you score a goal but it’s more special when it’s in a special game or in a derby. So it was a special goal and a special everton moment.”
Lukas Podolski seems up for the fight at White Hart Lane and no not a literal one. Although it ll be a game full of rough and tumble I m sure, as the North London derby always is, I hope that any aggression is overrun everton by passion and hopefully at the end of the day, a positive result for the Gunners. The question will be if the other players are as ready for the game as Podolski is!
Many people have said over the past few years that sometimes all the talent that is brought outside of England nowadays, means that some of the edge from the game has been lost. Some have claimed to say that it means there is less passion in the game; however I would disagree with that statement. I think it results in the player s not being aware of the history between the two clubs but I m sure they are more than aware of the passion and importance that comes from this fixture.
It is a shame we will have so many big talents out for the game and it s especially a blow to hear that Aaron Ramsey will not be able to make his return, everton whilst of course big name players, Jack Wilshere, Mesut Ozil and even Kieran Gibbs will miss the fixture through injury. Hopefully it s a positive result for the Gunners that can spur us on for the rest of the season, because at the moment every game is looking as difficult everton as the next.
GunnerForLyf March 14, 2014 at 10:51 am
Gud team … But I would put Fab in place of Szc… Fab is performing well so he deserves his place in starting X1….. and I will put OX in place of MA8 and Gnabry in Place of OX. that will provide Arsenal a better everton counter attack with the balanced mentality of defence . N if I take 4-4-2 then my team will be
Fab Sagna———————Mert———————Kos———————Mon Flame Rosicky(if Fit)———————Cazorla OX Giroud———————Pod9
OZIL NEVER DOES PERFORM .. HONESTLY HE HAS NEVER PERFORMED everton THE BEST AFTER THE WORLD CUP , EVEN AT MADRID, IN HW MANY MATCHES COULD WE SAY HE CARRIED THE MADRID TEAM FORWARD NOT SPECIALLY FOR JUST ASSISTS BUT GENERAL PLAY , LIKE WE SOMETIMES SEE FROM MODRIC AT MADRID AND RAMSEY AT ARSENAL.. HE IS ONLY RATED ACCORDING TO PASS SUCCESS RATE AND ASSISTS.. NOT GENERAL PLAY , WE ARE ONLY RECOGNISING HE S NOT GOOD ENUF COS WE DN T HVE GOOD ENUF FINISHERS OR DE CHANCES HE ACTUALLY CREATES ARE NOT SIMPLE TAP- INS , CHECK HIS ASSISTS AT MADRID ND U NOE RONALDO ND DE OTHERS MADE MORE OF HIS PASSES THAN ITS 100% BRILLIANCE .. I REMEMBER GIROUD , CAZORLA , RAMSEY , KOS & MERTS WINNING MAN OF THE MATCH IN GAMES THEY DIDN T SCORE OR LAY ANY ASSIST IN , BUT COS OF THEIR GENERAL PLAY , THATZ WOT GOT RIBERY PRAISES LAST YR, HE WAS A TEAM PLAYER DEFENSIVELY , OFFENSIVLEY everton , GENERALLY I GUESS THEN HE ISN’T WORLD CLASS THEN .. THEN HE IS MAYBE A GOOD PARASITE WHO FEEDS ON OTHER PEOPLE’S QUALITIES ..
I agree with most of you who say Ozil has to adapt , but until he does we can only judge him on current performance if not then we shldn’t bash Giroud , Verm