The draw has done Arsenal a lot of good.
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While Wenger has not lifted the Premier League trophy for 12 years, his side have regularly been in title contention and have finished top four every season since he was appointed in 1996. I can only say that derbies are always different. We would then be six points behind the spuds with a much worse goal difference and even less confidence while they would have ridden the blow of losing to West Ham and bounced straight back.
“I think everybody at the club, including the staff and the players, has big confidence in him because we can see in training and in his worldwide games that he is a great goalkeeper”, Cech said.
For awhile, it looked like the Gunners had done the right thing, with the “less is more” approach, as they were briefly Premier League title front-runners.
Speaking to Yellow Sport ahead of the White Hart Lane clash, Nethercott said: ” I think both teams will have been in recovery having played on Wednesday night and with the early kick-off on Saturday in mind.
Eric Dier of Tottenham Hotspur during the English Championship Premier League football match between West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur on March 2, 2016 played at Boleyn Ground in London, England.
“We need to be ready to compete again”.
City never got going and were beaten by first-half goals from Adam Lallana and James Milner with Roberto Firmino adding another after the break.
“We want to win [against Spurs] but mathematically, you can call it as you want”.
“We hope for the same, the same response”, Pochettino said.
City now need to get a positive result against relegation-threatened Aston Villa at home on Saturday and, with Tottenham facing Arsenal, it could be another intriguing weekend in an unpredictable competition.
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The Foxes hold a three-point lead at the top of the league with 10 games yet to play and Italian coach Ranieri believes his side have the larger teams running scared. It’s another year on that we are working hard, we’re another year older and more experienced.
