Going on the recent form of Arsenal and Tottenham you would have to make the spuds favourites to win the north London derby set to take place at White Hart Lane this Sunday, especially as they also have the advantage of playing at home, but to listen to some of their fans, players and Mauricio Pochettino you could be forgiven for thinking that the three points were already in the bag.
Confidence can help you in football, of course, as it can in any sport or other facet of life, but just like with anything you can have too much of a good thing and too much confidence can also lead to complacency, as we Arsenal fans have learned to our cost many a time.
I also quite like it when the Gunners are tagged as the underdogs as it takes the pressure off our players and at the same time gives them an extra reason to go out and prove themselves on the pitch, which is exactly what we saw at Wembley last weekend.
So when you have The Mirror reporting that the Tottenham boss is dismissive of the challenge from Arsenal and is thinking of bigger things, while Sky Sports reports Erikssen talking up their title challenge as if they have already beaten us then I have to suggest that the spuds are way too sure of themselves and I hope that this attitude comes back to bite them as well as firing up the boys in red and white.
Sam P.