Kyle Walker: Hoping Spurs can carry momentum into Arsenal clash
Kyle Walker hopes Tottenham can carry the momentum from their mauling of Newcastle last time out into Sunday's North London derby.
Spurs demolished the Magpies 5-0 at White Hart Lane a fortnight ago to keep themselves firmly on course for a top-four Premier League finish, while some are classing them as outside contenders for the title.
Defender Walker knows this weekend's trip to Emirates Stadium will be one Spurs' toughest clashes of the season but has urged them to play with the same approach they adopted against Newcastle.
Attitude
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"We just have to keep playing the way we've been playing," he said.
"I thought some of the football against Newcastle (two weeks ago) was outstanding, we scored five goals.
"We just need to go to Arsenal, take the same attitude there and hopefully get the same result - another win.
"The lads are buzzing. It's the north London derby, we're well up for it and you can see that in training day in, day out.
"We're putting the work in and hopefully it will pay off on Sunday."
Tottenham beat Arsenal 2-1 on home turf in October, and right-back Walker was the unlikely hero.
The 21-year-old, playing in his first north London derby, wrote himself in to Spurs folklore by hammering a 30-yard strike past Wojciech Szczesny to steal all three points with 17 minutes of the game left. It was his first goal for the club.
"I get asked about that goal in every interview I do," said Walker, who signed from Sheffield United in 2009.
Values
"Not coming from London you don't really understand the values of the north London derby.
"Obviously you understand the values of Tottenham and Arsenal but you don't know how much it means to the supporters until you play in it."
He added: "This will be totally different.
"In October, we played at White Hart Lane, our home turf. Now we go to their own turf now."
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