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Arsenal latest: SEVILLE coach Juande Ramos will waltz into the Emirates tomorrow night — and show Spurs how you beat Arsenal.

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

SEVILLE coach Juande Ramos will waltz into the Emirates tomorrow night — and show Spurs how you beat Arsenal.

That is the view of Seville’s Brazil right-back Daniel Alves who reckons frustrated Tottenham fans will be cursing their luck at missing out on Ramos.

Spurs botched an attempt to replace under-fire Martin Jol with the Spanish coach three weeks ago.

Ramos met with White Hart Lane officials but the deal fell apart after the meeting was made public.

Seville arrive in London today for their Champions League match at Arsenal having started their season undefeated.

Arsene Wenger’s side may be flying high at the top of the Premier League after their 3-1 derby win on Saturday but Alves rates Ramos alongside the Gunners’ boss.

Alves said: “Seville play in a very similar style to Arsenal. We are fast, attacking and play the game in a beautiful way and that is because of Jaunde Ramos.

“It is his football philosophy and it is very close to Arsene Wenger’s. I think that will make this match a great occasion.

The players are all very happy that our coach decided not to go to Tottenham.

ALVES ... Seville ace
ALVES ... Seville ace
“He is loved and respected at Seville. I think he stayed out of loyalty because we were already preparing for the new season and the time to leave was wrong.

“If Spurs had made their move at the end of last season maybe they would have a new manager now.”

Having become the first team — and coach — to successfully defend the UEFA Cup, Seville are keen to make the most of their first appearance in the Champions League.

Alves added: “This is a very big moment for us. We are very confident and we are already playing the kind of football that made us the team we were last season.

“Arsenal are a strong side with great young players. They are one of the favourites to win the Premier League and the Champions League — but we have no fear. I saw their match with Spurs last weekend and the way they play is no surprise to us. We play the same style and this has the possibility to be a beautiful contest.

“But we know if we can win at the Emirates then we will have gone a long way to qualifying for the next phase.”

Alves admits he is still getting over the heartbreak of seeing his move to Chelsea wrecked. The Brazilian was poised to join the Blues for £21million in the summer before Seville upped the asking price.

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich refused to pay £24m and Jose Mourinho bought fellow Brazilian Julio Belletti for £2.1m instead.

Alves said: “The opportunity came up and I wanted to join but it didn’t happen. I am still coming to terms with the situation and trying to move on and look to the future.

“I was angry and confused by the way things happened but I have to concentrate on Seville now and start to turn the pages.”

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