Tough, Must Win Today and No Song

Boy, am I on a roll with the blogging this week. Must be the sunshine, the birds singing, spring in the air here in the heart of the Midwest. And with that surge of energy and optimism comes a great feeling about the game today. Yes, we are down Song, Gallas, Cesc, Arshavin but have RVP back and the solid Sol in backfield ordering our young troops around. I love the fact that Sol is not intimidated by going back to White Hart Lane where he is hated. That's how it is in football (I'm noticing as a relative newcomer). If you play (and Sol was their captain) for a team and then leave them for across town rivals, you are going to - as the Brits say-get a bit of stick about that. I think Sol revels in it. He's a tough dude and has mentally matured from the last time he played for us. Wenger notes this change is the interview he gave yesterday.
And we are going to need every bit of maturity and grit we have left to squash these buggers. A draw does nothing for either team. Both have to have three points. Tottenham is still fighting Manchester City for the Champions League seat at the fourth spot and we mathematically need the three to stay in the title race. This season is the best yet out of these last four or five "rebuilding" years. Love it!
Now, being American, I have not grown up with this cross town rivalry. Apparently, even families are divided between the two teams as they are so close to each other geographically in London. But I swear to you, I look down very bit on them over here across the pond as if I was living in the Highbury apartments (I wish). A loss to these guys will be more devastating than the Barca game.
Okay,that's about it. Spuds are without Lennon today, so Theo and Eboue will be a nice attacking, speedy threat to them. Of course, we have to watch the long balls to the gankly Crouch. Hopefully Almunia's decision making will be full of confidence today. Time to start biting the nails. Go. You. Reeedddsss!