Tottenham Hotspur Facing Tougher Arsenal in the Carling Cup Semi Final

Tottenham Hotspur face Arsenal in the first of two legged semi final of Carling Cup this season on Wednesday at the Emirates Stadium. Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal faced each other in the Cup semi final last year with Arsenal reached the final through a 5-3 aggregate victory. So, Arsenal will be interested to project such a victory this time again. However, the task will not be so easy for Tottenham Hotspur to take the revenge over the Premier league leader Arsenal on their home soil.

Pr-inside reported:

Dimitar Berbatov and Robbie Keane are likely to start up front for Spurs, with Jermain Defoe among the replacements again despite having scored five goals in his past seven games.
Coach Juande Ramos has told the England striker, whose contract expires at the end of next season, that he can join another club to boost his chances of a regular starting spot, but Defoe wants to stay and sign a new agreement.

Well, Dimitar Berbatov and Robbie Keane can lead Tottenham Hotspur to give Arsenal their first home defeat this season. However, even Tottenham Hotspur also know it very well that winning a match in the Arsenal home ground has become a tough one this season. Arsenal lost to Chelsea in the final of last season in the Carling Cup. So, this will try their best to win the title this season. However, before that they have to outperform their same city rivals Tottenham Hotspur.

Eduardo da Silva Hopeful for Carling Cup Semi Final Clash with Tottenham Hotspur

Arsenal is going to host the arch rival Tottenham Hotspur in the first leg semi final match of Carling Cup. This is the going to be the third North London Derby match as they have already met twice in premier league with Arsenal won both the matches. So, this is the best opportunity for Tottenham Hotspur to take the revenge. However, the league leaders are now in an impressive run this season and it will not be so easy for Tottenham Hotspur to stop Arsenal on their home soil.

Arsenal striker Eduardo da Silva is hopeful for their success at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday. Eduardo is now in his prime form with scoring six goals in his last four matches.

Goal.com reported:

"The matches are similar and both full of intensity - but the fans in the North London derby seem to be more civil to one another, while in Croatia the segregation has to be very strictly enforced,” he said.

"I think my experience in matches like this does help when we come up against the likes of Spurs, so I'm looking forward to the Carling Cup game and hoping to feature again."

Eduardo da Silva has been successful partnering with striker Nicklas Bendtner. He has admitted that he has a good understanding with Nicklas Bendtner and can help Arsenal to reach the final. Arsenal was the finalist of Carling Cup last season, where they lost to eventual champion Chelsea. Now, let us see if Arsenal can play the second successive Carling Cup final.