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By Simon Sinclair<\/h3>\n

23 Jun 2011 15:50:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n
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Rafael van der Vaart celebrates his opener in Spurs’ 3-1 win over Inter (Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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Rafael van der Vaart<\/a> has reflected on his first experience of the north London derbies between Arsenal<\/a> and Tottenham<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The midfielder scored three goals, including one in the win at the Emirates, and assisted twice in two games against the Gunners last season after moving to Spurs from Real Madrid for \u00a38 million.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Dutchman admitted he enjoyed playing in the games, especially the tie at White Hart Lane when Spurs rallied from 3-1 to draw 3-3.<\/span><\/p>\n

He told the club\u2019s official website: \u201cWhen I came here everyone talked about the biggest game of the year against Arsenal.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter if it\u2019s league or cup, it\u2019s always big and you have to win that one.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTottenham hadn\u2019t won at the Emirates and it was great feeling to go there and win in my first derby, and especially to score.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe played a bad first half, went 2-0 down but in the second half we were a totally different team and that showed a lot of spirit.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThat felt a bit like a victory. It was a great game, an open game and both teams wanted to win.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLike at the Emirates, we fought to the end and you could see with our fans that it was a fantastic night.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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