Arsenal v Spurs in the player of the year race?

Posted on December 07th, 2010 in Sports Betting Blog

Arsenal and Spurs have found themselves competing against one another more often than not over recent years, as the Gunners have suffered something of a decline while the White Hart Lane outfit has made the sort of steady progress that has ended up narrowing, if not entirely closing, the gap between the two North London rivals and the Spurs betting reflects this. It now appears that Samir Nasri and Gareth Bale are engaged in a personal battle to secure the PFA player of the year award this season.

Both sides have so far this season displayed an over-reliance upon their flair men as they seek to stay involved in the Premier League title race, with both Bale and Nasri stepping up to the plate to show that they are capable of handling the limelight as the star players within their respective teams. You can expect a few football bets to be placed on them being named player of the year.

Despite Samir Nasri displaying a few magic moments prior to the start of this season, the fact remains that before the current campaign started he was only considered by the Arsenal faithful to be a decent player and certainly not one who enjoyed the hero status that he is currently experiencing, with his status only receiving a boost after his goal-scoring performance against Fulham at the weekend. Compare this to Bale, who has clearly been a rising star at Spurs for some time now, and you can see which player has arguably been the real revelation this season.

When running with the ball, both Bale and Nasri have shown the sort of deft touch that normally belongs in ballet rather than on the football pitch, but the one difference between the two players has been the ability to whip the ball into the box and create havoc in doing so. Whilst Bale has been able to do this consistently, Nasri and Arsenal have been prepared primarily to pass their way into the box, something that has occasionally resulted in frustration among the Arsenal faithful.

With the Premier League as close as it is, the winner of the duel between these two players may decide which side finishes higher in the table.

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