Defending is an art, and so
far this season Spurs have got it right, conceding just (6) goals, keeping (7) clean sheets in the process.
So
far this season Spurs, despite creating a host of chances, have found it hard to score from open play, due to a lack of support from midfield to help Roberto Soldado in the attacking third.
Not exact matches
The latter fact is the likely inspiration for Marnie's relationship with the fictitious, sexually aggressive artist Booth Jonathan, a storyline that
spurs several graphic scenes (though Williams's most salacious sex scene thus
far may be the one she performed alone in
season one).
Divulge ourselves of unnecessary hatred and rivalry, we would see that
Spurs are
far better than us this
season.
Anything but a
Spurs title win now would be welcome to Arsenal fans but after the way everyhting has gone wrong for us so
far this
season, could the worst still be about to happen?
However, with no goals or assists in 10 appearances in all competitions for
Spurs so
far this
season, coupled with his general level of play being below what Pochettino would have expected, it was no surprise to many to see Sissoko left out of the squad to face Chelsea last weekend.
Keeping players like Alderweireld will be crucial to ensure
Spurs can emerge as genuine title contenders next
season as well as progress
further in the Champions League.
Spurs are unbeaten on their own patch so
far this
season.
Superb so
far this
season, Welsh left - back Ben Davies seems the best bet for
Spurs in defence after looking solid defensively and going forward.
We have been under pressure at this stage of the
season before and have been
further behind
Spurs and have always finished above them.
And as for your stats, here's an interesting stat for you, Arsenal against top 6 this
season Played: 7, W: 1, D: 3, L: 3
Spurs is the only top 6 team we have beaten this
season so
far, and Iwobi did not start that game.
The England Under 21 international has been in red hot form so
far this
season, and
Spurs will have to pay a premium price to lure him away from the Hawthorns.
and so
far nothing bout our match freaks me anymore, i care less because its not a fight to be champions anymore, its a fight to be followers and to get our top four trophy... I ai nt gonna stress me to watch Wenger do the same he does every year, I for one, our matches will bore me if i watch... i wish the boys luck in the top four race... but my ass is gon seriously sit down for an Arsenal game next
season not this
season anymore... Oh and for ya'll who celebrates St
spurs day or whatever ya'll call, kiss that bragging right goodbye also...
the truth is that we did nt have a first 11 or squad to win in a weak league last year... so
far chelsea and the manchester clubs have invested in big changes... and almost certainly for the better...
spurs and leicester (if they keep konte and mahrez) can build on their foundation of last
season..
This
season has been a bit different for the
Spurs talisman however, as Alli has only managed to score two and assist one in his seven league appearances so
far this campaign.
In addition, in the last five
seasons Arsenal have suffered by
far the most tackles in the Premier League — 4,938 tackles in total, compared to second - placed Chelsea with 4,423 and third - placed
Spurs with 4,355.
Our draw against
Spurs is not the end of the world, I mean they are the only undefeated team so
far this
season and I don't think many teams will beat them.
That isn't to say that Tottenham playmaker Christian Eriksen hasn't impressed again this
season, scoring 11 goals and providing 10 assists in 38 appearances to
further establish himself as a fundamental figure at
Spurs.
Spurs need to improve their defence over the summer having conceded a massive 53 goals in the Premier League so
far this
season.
The Daily Star have linked him with a move to Arsenal, and while he may be out of
Spurs» price range slightly, Lyon star Nabil Fekir seems just the type of player who could give them that extra spark and goal threat from attacking midfield, netting 15 times already so
far this
season.
Arsenal had performed better than
Spurs over the last 4
seasons go as
far back as you want really!
As
far as Kroenke is concerned this has been a good year, fans are estatic we have beaten
spurs to second so maintaining
season ticket sales should not be a problem.
According to the report,
Spurs chairman Daniel Levy is holding out for a bid of at least # 12 million for the 24 - year - old, who has been a peripheral figure at best at White Hart Lane so
far this
season.
The 23 year old has spent time at Leeds United, Ipswich Town, Peterborough United and Derby County in recent
seasons and has thus
far made just 11 Premier League starts since moving to
Spurs in July 2008.
The Gambled Arsene did this
Season, is what Arsenal are being rewarding... As
far as Wenger remains as Arsenal coach, Problems still Continue being that his Vision towards d Club is what have b achieved so
far e g being in top 4, b above
Spurs, qualify for UCL round 16 n make more Profit e t c...... I pity those who still Pity Wenger to remains as d coach............
Spurs have been defensively sound this
season, and have conceded just 18 goals in 22 games so
far — the fewest in the top flight, and despite having two left - backs already in the shape of Danny Rose and Ben Davies, manager Mauricio Pochettino is still keen to bring the Gambian international on board.
Kane has been in fine form for
Spurs so
far this campaign, and his electric form throughout the past two
seasons has been instrumental in his side's success.
Arsenal might be winning games again but let's face it their performances have hardly been inspiring.
Far and away their best performance so
far was a defensive hard earned 0 - 0 away draw to Chelsea.Its a long long time since Arsenal.played a style of football which was fast moving, free - flowing and with consistently positive end result.The media still seam to tar them with that same brush but truth be known the likes of both Manchester clubs, Liverpool and
Spurs are
far more entertaining to watch these days than Arsenal's tippy - tappy sideways brand of play Hopefully they will be able to build momentum in the coming weeks and inspire confidence prior to the Citeh and Spuds games... otherwise this
Season will unfortunately develop into even more farce than Wenger, Gazidas and Kronke managed to orchestrate last year and the Emirates will empty out even more noticeably!!
So
far we've triggered a profitable reverse - line move from Heritage on the
Spurs -5 (meaning that when Heritage triggers a RLM move this
season, they've been profitable).
With the Japanese international having seemingly shaken off the injuries that have somewhat plagued his début
season at Old Trafford it seems as though fans are seeing what is close to the best of the former Dortmund man and Chelsea's at times somewhat erratic defensive line will have to avoid pushing up too
far as Kagawa would punish them in very much the same manner Scott Parker and Gylfi Sigurdsson did to Arsenal in last weekend's North London derby, with their clever reverse passes splitting the Gunners» flatfooted less than athletic defence for both
Spurs goals.
We knew that Levy and and
Spurs were likely to be fairly inactive over this summer but the fact that
Spurs have failed to wrap up a single deal thus
far has left fans worried and frustrated ahead of the new domestic
season.
However, believing he was past his best,
Spurs foolishly sold him to local rivals Arsenal for # 40,000 in 1977, where he enjoyed
further success and played on for another eight
seasons.
With Petr Cech and Victor Valdes linked with a move to Anfield so
far this
season, and Brendan Rodgers» criticism perhaps a final shot at
spurring his current charge into life, Liverpool may have to upgrade on Simon Mignolet to help relieve their defensive issues.
Spurs manager Harry Redknapp has told Russian striker Roman Pavlyuchenko to «show more fight» after some listless performances so
far this
season.
Andros Townsend has been the most creative outlet for
Spurs, creating a total of 19 chances, a total of (3) clear cut chances, attempting 83 dribbles — a 66 % dribbling accuracy but has yet to make an assist for his team - mates so
far this
season.
Supporters are quite aware that Liverpool's top four rivals, besides
Spurs, all have greater financial resources, however, the willingness of the club to commit to high spending, in spite of this, is a vindication of faith in the manager's successes in the previous
season, and a confidence in his skills to produce
further or greater success in the coming
seasons.
Spurs are averaging over 60 % in (6) of their Premier League games so
far this
season, Barcelona-esque you could say.
It has been a
far from satisfactory debut
season at
Spurs for Sissoko, who famously turned his phone off to ignore Everton on his way to Tottenham for a medical on transfer deadline day.
The last time EPL Index analysed
Spurs» «The
Season So
Far», the North London side went into the international break following a humiliating 3 - 0 defeat at home to Sam Allardyce's West Ham United side.
So
far this
season,
Spurs have accurately played a total of 4,564 out of 5,474 open play passes, an average of 83 % passing rate — completing a pass every 5 minutes, whilst passing the ball forwards 33 % of the time, with 14 % backwards, 24 % to the left and 27 % to the right, all fine and dandy until their attacking third passing stats crop up.
Spurs have dominated possession in 9 of their 11 games so
far this
season, according to flashscore.com.
Three players have made over 20 tackles so
far this
season for
Spurs; Kyle Walker, Mousa Dembele and Paulinho.
Since my last stats analysis on
Spurs»
season so
far,
Spurs have scored just (3) goals.
Dawson has put his body on the line for
Spurs over the years, and so
far this
season he has successfully cleared 58 headed clearances, 87 total clearances, but one vital statistic Vertonghen doesn't have, is that Dawson has had one error lead to a goal, and so has Paulinho.
You could argue that this game was one of our finest performances of the
season so
far, as two goals from Harry Kane helped
Spurs thrash rivals West Ham at White Hart Lane.
It has been a case of so near, yet so
far for
Spurs in the last two
seasons.
The Blues have taken ten points from their opening five games of the new
season and so
far out on the road, they have been perfect with two twins from two at
Spurs and Leicester.
On the other hand, Harry Kane has a tendency to go missing during important matches; look no
further than
Spurs» comical collapse last
season.
The Reds are out of the running for any silverware while even the prospect of European football next
season is becoming more and more of a long - shot, with fifth - placed
Spurs five - points clear having played one game fewer while Man City are nine - points
further up the table in fourth, with Roberto Mancini's men clinging onto that elusive Champions League berth for dear life.
The Baggies also played a role in the title race with a 1 - 1 draw away at Tottenham Hotspur in April to dent
Spurs title hopes and
further secure their Premier League status for another
season.