Arsenal forward Theo Walcott has warned fierce-rivals Tottenham Hotspur that they are facing The Gunners at the wrong time ahead of their FA Cup clash at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday.
The two were drawn against each other for the third round at the Emirates and both teams are going into the game off the back of important wins.
Arsenal saw off Cardiff City at home to stay top of the Premier League, whilst Spurs overcame Manchester United at Old Trafford to boost their chances of finishing in the top-four.
Speaking in a recent interview, Walcott admitted that Spurs don’t want to be playing Arsenal at this time, especially at the Emirates Stadium.
‘I think it is going to be a bad time to play us as well. For the neutrals it is going to be a very interesting battle,’ said Walcott, whose well-executed chip in stoppage-time helped seal victory against Cardiff after Nicklas Bendtner’s 88th-minute goal had finally broken the visitors’ determined resistance.
‘The FA Cup is always special, for me, being English as well. I love the FA Cup.
‘I can’t call it. It is one of those games that is going to be very open.
‘Tottenham, since their new (managerial) appointment, have done very well to be fair to them but, like I say, they won’t want to play us.
‘It is at the Emirates – we are trying to make our stadium into a fortress and we are starting to do that.’
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles
