A home derby with Spurs is a beautiful game - Arteta - video Dailymotion

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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta on the North London Derby with Tottenham and the beauty of playing at home at the Emirates Sobha Realty Training Centre, London, UK

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00:00I know you've spoken about the North London derby before,

00:02but you've managed the North London derby,

00:05you've played in some of the most ferocious derbies in world football.

00:09What makes this one so unique, so special for you?

00:13It is different.

00:14I mean, it's a big city, but it's a big rivalry.

00:19It's a part of London that we want to conquer.

00:22They want to do the same.

00:23There's been a lot of shifts as well over the years as well,

00:27who's been more dominant.

00:28And it's just beautiful, especially when we play at home,

00:31in front of our people.

00:32We know what it means to them and the energy that they're going to bring,

00:35the energy that the team is going to bring in every single action.

00:38And it's just a privilege to play those kind of games,

00:41so we cannot wait to get to Sunday.

00:44You mentioned the fans, and it obviously means so much to them,

00:48to both ends of the fans.

00:49But how big a challenge is it to separate what their needs are

00:55and you're trying to focus on what is just a game that you want to win

00:59and you must win to get three points?

01:01It's about bringing it into the table.

01:03That's the context of the game, and that's a superpower.

01:05You know, when you have everybody playing with that passion

01:08and with that emotion with the team every single ball,

01:11it makes a difference.

01:12And we've been very privileged the way that the fans have been with us

01:17at the Emirates and especially against our rivals.

01:20And on Sunday I'm sure that the team is going to behave

01:23and make them very proud.

01:25You mentioned the recent record, it has been very good from your perspective.

01:28Five wins and a draw in your last six North London derbies.

01:33Can you put your finger on why the record has been so good?

01:36Have you been able to separate the actual occasion with the actual game?

01:41Yeah, it's a game that emotionally requires something else.

01:46And you cannot be too hyped, but at the same time,

01:52that game demands that in every ball, in every action,

01:55you have to be at it a bit more than in any other game.

01:58And we have found a really good balance.

02:00Obviously we played well.

02:02Some days we have deserved to win,

02:04some days we've been a bit lucky as well to win.

02:06That's fair as well to say.

02:08So on Sunday we need a really, really good performance to beat them.

02:11We need a really good performance to beat them.

A home derby with Spurs is a beautiful game - Arteta

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