Dimitar Berbatov has instructed former membership Tottenham to punish Arsenal’s ‘leaking’ defence within the North London Derby this weekend.
Arsenal and Spurs renew their rivalry on Sunday when the 2 sides face off on the Emirates Stadium, and Tottenham have regained kind ahead of the derby, successful every of their final 4 video games.
Meanwhile, the Gunners adopted up back-to-back wins with a draw in opposition to Burnley final day out once they conceded their fourth aim in simply three video games.
And that defensive vulnerability is one thing Jose Mourinho and Spurs ought to be trying to punish ahead of this weekend’s derby, in keeping with former striker Berbatov.
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“This weekend it’s the north London derby and Spurs have the momentum with Bale additionally coming into kind. However, it’s a derby and you simply should strive and win that recreation,” Berbatov instructed Betfair.
“Arsenal are leaking objectives and making errors, the Burnley aim highlights that. Spurs must implement that and make Arsenal make errors and not make errors themselves. I believe Spurs have the higher gamers on paper, however in these video games, nothing is for certain.
“It’s an vital recreation for each groups. It is a north London derby. Both units of supporters wish to win the sport. If Spurs win it, they edge nearer to the highest 4. It’s good for the ego and pleasure too. As I’ve mentioned earlier than, if you step onto that pitch and you are mentally prepared, you’ll be OK.
“A win over Arsenal will construct their confidence even greater. Spurs had a very good season to start with, then they hit a dip in kind and now once more they’ve stepped up a gear up and are performing nicely.
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“Hopefully they do not have one other dip in kind as in any other case it might be the identical previous story. My solely want in the event that they beat Arsenal is to take care of their consistency as that separates massive sides and then the actually massive sides.”
Berbatov additionally mentioned Gareth Bale’s kind, the Real Madrid loanee scoring 5 in his final 4 video games following a disappointing begin to the marketing campaign.
“The Gareth Bale present is happening,” added Berbatov. “Football is unpredictable, you suppose it is going a method, then it goes the opposite manner.
“Apparently, Tottenham have scored 100 objectives this season which is a few achievement and proves Kane, Son and Bale can play and thrive beneath a Mourinho system. They simply want to take care of that consistency till the top of the season.”
