Bent - We can beat Arsenal

Striker says Blacks Cats can overcome in-form Gunners

By James Riach   Last updated: 19th November 2009   Subscribe to RSS Feed

Bent - We can beat Arsenal

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Darren Bent is confident Sunderland can dispatch of Arsenal when they travel to the Stadium of Light on Saturday.

The Gunners are in fine form and come into the Premier League clash having scored 11 times in their last three outings, outclassing their opponents on a number of occasions so far this season.

Sunderland have also been a potent attacking force this term, especially at home where they have netted 15 times in six games, and Bent believes the Black Cats can pick up a result at the weekend.

"We have done well at home," he said in the Daily Mirror. "We have only lost at home to Chelsea and if we play like we can do, not too many teams can live with us.

"Liverpool found out a few weeks ago, and West Ham found out what we are all about when we were down to ten men and came back."

Bent did concede, however, that the Blacks Cats will have to be in top form if they are going to get a positive result against Arsene Wenger's side.

The 25-year-old compared the current Gunners crop to the Arsenal side that went unbeaten during the entire 2003/04 league season, and is expecting Saturday's clash to be a tough game.

He added: "They are on top, top form. They keep scoring four a game, which is unheard of.

"That is like the Arsenal of a few years back and the likes of Thierry Henry, Robert Pires, Freddy Ljungberg and Dennis Bergkamp. They were giving people beatings of four and five regularly.

Tough

"It is going to be a tough game against Arsenal. They were written off for the title at the start of the season but they have shown they mean business."

Bent has been impressive so far this campaign for Sunderland and his goals tally of eight leaves him third in the scoring charts behind Didier Drogba and Fernando Torres.

England manager Fabio Capello rewarded him for his fine domestic form with an international call up against Brazil last weekend, and Bent said he enjoyed his time with the Three Lions.

"It was nice to get back in the squad and play against Brazil," he said. "It is every player's dream to play for their country, but to play against a team of the calibre of Brazil was special.

"Playing against Brazil was a spectacle. You don't realize how good they are until you play against them.

"For me Kaka was fantastic, Luis Fabiano was brilliant. They are top players and you see why they play for the likes Real Madrid."

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Simon O-peters (Arsenal fan) says...

I admire your courage Bent but Sunderland will need 100 beach balls to stop Arsenal from taking the 3 points on Saturday. This is not to underrate your team but we need the THREEEEEEEEEEE points more than you do.

Posted 13:55 19th November 2009

Mark Malavan (Arsenal fan) says...

Here we go again, another example of knowing when to keep quiet about how your going to beat Arsenal!!! Remember what those two losers Robbie Keane/Harry Redknapp said in the lead up to the game at the Emirates recently, about how they've got a better squad and how their going to take our place in the top four, to my knowledge I think we spanked them 3 nil that day!!! Mr Bent you've been warned and probably done Arsene Wenger's pre match speech for him.... Cheers

Posted 13:06 19th November 2009

Mark G (Stoke City fan) says...

Sunderland don't stand a chance at all, especially if Bent is playing. He's at best a Championship player and is highly over rated.

Posted 12:30 19th November 2009

Davethegooner Smith (Arsenal fan) says...

what's this twit twittering about? he should do his talking on the pitch. maybe if he had not spent his time awstruck and watching brazil the other wednesday, he may have turned in a better performance and booked a place in S Africa! plonker has won nothing, nor will he. Gunners will stuff the mackems

Posted 11:47 19th November 2009

Matt Piper (Leicester City fan) says...

any team can beat any team on bad day, but to honest i see another 3-0 or 4-0 win for the gunners. Last year they used to create 15-20 chances a game but only scoring one maybe two of those. However this year it all changed, they look more leathal in the final third, and with players like Rosisky, Fabregas and Arshavin who will stongly influence the outcome of this result. Although the Black Cats have a good home form record this year i just dont see them being winning this game and the gunners will open them up this weekend. this year they seem to have the vision of "if you score two, we will score five!". The team Wenger has created are not far off of being the next invincables! well done gunners for making football exciting to watch.

Posted 11:17 19th November 2009
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