Source: Daily_Mail
Deadly foes: Nasri and Gallas set to provide added spice to tasty north London derby
Arsenal playmaker Samir Nasri is looking forward to winding up former Gunners skipper William Gallas when north London rivals Tottenham visit the Emirates tomorrow.[LNB]The two French internationals have become bitter foes after having a blazing t? ?? during Euro 2008, in which Les Bleus spectacularly failed.[LNB]Gallas, 33, has won 84 caps for France, having made his international bow eight years ago, and accused youngster Nasri of showing a lack of respect by stealing Thierry Henry's seat on the team bus.[LNB] Respect: Samir Nasri is looking forward to enemy William Gallas, who publicly criticised the 23-year-old, returning to the Emirates[LNB] Nasri hit back and said: 'Thierry was absent with a back injury and I sat in his seat on the French bus. When he came back he said 'Can you get up?' But he said it in a certain way. So to wind him up I answered "well, respect works both ways".' [LNB]Centre-back Gallas, who moved to Spurs in the summer, then hit out at Nasri in his autobiography, La parole est ?a d?nse (I call the defence), which was published in November 2008.[LNB]French elders: Nasri supposedly showed a lack of respect when he took Thierry Henry's seat on the France team bus at Euro 2008[LNB] The pair then never spoke in the two years they were together at the Emirates playing for Arsenal. Nasri said in May: 'I don't communicate with [Gallas], but I'm not the only one at Arsenal who doesn't have any communication with him. [LNB]'We are four or five. You don't get 11 friends in a football team, there are people who have affinities and who get on.'[LNB]And now the enemies are on opposite sides of the north London divide tomorrow's Premier League match will have even more spice added to the tasty derby.[LNB]Nasri, 23, told the Sun: 'Those who called me a little twerp after Euro 2008 realised last summer some of those with whom I'd had a few problems then were the ones who screwed up in South Africa.[LNB]'People said to themselves "well, perhaps it wasn't the 1987 generation who were the twerps after all".[LNB]'Respect has to be reciprocal. I don't have to shut my mouth and say amen to everything just because I'm younger.[LNB]'We played together for two years at Arsenal without talking to each other.'[LNB]Meanwhile Nasri's France and Gunners team-mate Bacary Sagna hopes Gallas is not targeted by the Emirates boo-boys at the Emirates.[LNB]'William always gave everything for Arsenal and I think it is a bit silly if people now whistle him,' said the right-back.[LNB]'If anything, he deserves a good reception from the Arsenal fans because he always did very well for our club and was very professional.'[LNB] Frustrated teenager Sunu wants to leave Arsenal and return to FranceWenger ignored my pleas for to sign my pal Van der Vaart, reveals Van PersieVan Persie admits Afellay made right choice snubbing Arsenal for BarcelonaCLICK HERE FOR ALL THE LATEST ARSENAL NEWS[LNB] Explore more:People: Bacary Sagna, William Gallas, Thierry Henry Places: London, France, South Africa
