Arsenal of late has picked up a very uncanny knack of scoring goals on the brink of 90 - Gunners did this against the Premiership leaders at the weekend and yet again blazing late against the Spurs they scrapped in a draw at the English League Cup semifinals first leg.
Spurs have gone 16 games without a win against their demanding foes and will very rarely ever get a better opportunity than this to avenge themselves - Tottenham Hotspur’s failed to cling to their two-goal advantage and succumbed conceding two in the second half.
Julio Baptista became the hero of the game hitting the net thrice - ironically though, once his own and twice the Spurs. The Brazilian has been amidst the finishers for the Gunners lately he had scored four at Anfield in the quarters of the Carling Cup.
Having dominated the first half completely Spurs were sent onto the back seat by the more affluent Gunners in the second - Dimitar Berbatov’s 18th minute departure owing to groin injury was a major blow for the visitors. His absence wasn’t felt early as Spurs managed to double the count but his agility and presence was gravely felt in the second when the side completely lost control on the game.
Wenger and Arsenal would be content with the result playing the game without some of the prominent names like skipper Henry and Adebayor - though, Spurs will rue the opportunity of going one up in contention for the finals of the Oldest Cup in English Football.
Read: BBC
