Spurs could not stop Arsenal’s Invincibles – can they derail the Arteta project?
by The Guardian
The Guardian— Memories of 2004 still sting and in Sunday’s derby Tottenham have the chance to take a wrecking ball to Arsenal’s title hopesIt would not scan like the original Arsenal terrace chant. “We took a big step towards winning the league at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.” The prospect, though, is real. And before Sunday’s derby – the 195th edition of the fixture that determines the mood in north London – it is utterly sickening for Spurs supporters.Spurs could not stop the Arsenal Invincibles in April...
The Guardian—Arteta receives advice from Wenger for Arsenal’s crunch derby at Spurs. ‘Invincibles’ won club’s last title at Tottenham 20 years agoArteta: ‘He always talked about that, about the fine margins’Mikel Arteta has been getting advice from Arsène Wenger as Arsenal prepare for Sunday’s north London derby almost exactly 20 years after “the Invincibles” won the club’s last Premier League title at the home of their rivals Tottenham.An Arsenal victory at Spurs would re-establish their four-point advantage over Manchester City before Pep Guardiola’s side face Nottingham...
The Guardian—Ange Postecoglou warns Spurs against copying Arsenal’s ‘schoolyard’ dark arts. Ben White caused problems for Guglielmo Vicario at set pieces‘If I saw my players do it, I’d be saying: “Mate, seriously?”’Ange Postecoglou says he would not want his Tottenham players to engage in the game’s darker arts on set pieces as Ben White did for Arsenal in Sunday’s north London derby. White was assigned to distract the Spurs goalkeeper, Guglielmo Vicario, taking a starting position behind him on corners and, just before the kick was taken, moving around, backing in and blocking him...
@cityam—I was praying: Arteta relieved as Arsenal beat Spurs to stay top of Premier League. Arsenal survived a late scare from Tottenham Hotspur yesterday in the North London derby to maintain their one-point advantage over Manchester City in the Premier League title race. An early own goal from Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg followed by successful first-half attempts from Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz gave the Gunners a 3-0 lead at the break. []