Chads United

The North London Derby, arguably the most heated rivalry in English football, never ceases to amaze me. In the time that I have followed the beautiful game, Tottenham have faced Arsenal 7 times, with a record of 1 win, 2 losses and 4 draws, with the only win being the unforgettable 5-1 triumph in the Carling Cup semis. What was remarkable about this most recent draw was the scoreline: 0-0. The aggregate score of the two previous meetings was 9-5 in favor of Tottenham- an average between the clubs of 7 goals per game. And then they come in with a 0-0? Que bizarro.

Some notes from the game:

1. Wilson Palacios looks like the best player on Tottenham's roster at the moment, and no I am not exaggerating. He was ridiculous today. Maybe I'm just a Tottenham fan who has been starved of great defensive performances all these years, but Palacios looked like a puma out there, and the ball was his prey. I see now what they mean when they say he "breaks up play well." They mean that he is really good at disrupting the opponent's passing game and overall flow. And to top off his defensive performace, he can pass AND shoot! I am very excited to see this man in a Lillywhite jersey in the future. Plus he hails from Honduras, a CONCACAF nation (represent, son!), and I just kind of always cheer for CONCACAF players in Europe.

2. Spurs miss Berba a lot. We looked good today with creating chances but man did we look bad when we tried to finish them. If only we had Berbatov still, we probably would have won today, cause honestly we missed 2 or 3 solid chances as well as a handful of half-chances. If only he would have been relegated to the practice squad at Man United and then sold back to us at 75%...

3. Eboue is a retard. I don't think this needs much more explanation, but in case you didn't see the game, he is a summary of Eboue's performace:

17': Eboue talks himself into a yellow card
28': Eboue scores, but it is dissallowed after he table-topped Woodgate in the box.
37': Eboue is sent off for kicking out at Luka Modric after play was called dead.

Arsenal probably could have won had they not played 63 minutes with 10-men. Tisk, tisk, Mr. Eboue.


4. Adel Taarabt can play with his head UP!! Usually when we see the French youngster, he literally stares at the ball when it is in his possession as he attempts to run through the entire defense. But today he was passing very well, he looked like (dare I say it) Ricky Kaka. Hopefully this continues, as he was very highly rated coming into Tottenham (dubbed "the next Zidane" by some in France).



It was a great game as far as nil-nil draws go.

The repurcussions of this game: Arsenal missed an opportunity to close the gap with Chelsea, while Tottenham continue to struggle to pull away from the relegation pack.