Arsenal arrived in north London under pressure after a run of two wins from seven in the league, yet they produced a performance that delivered their biggest ever north London derby victory away from home in the Premier League era. The result will ease some of the scrutiny around their title credentials but left fresh questions about recurring defensive fragility.<\/p>\n
Gy\u00f6keres, who had gone almost three hours of Premier League football without taking a shot heading into Sunday\u2019s trip across north London, produced a sharp showing and scored a clinical brace. Eze, whose last top-flight effort on target had been three months earlier, also finished with composure and found the net twice. The visitors benefited from space in front of an understaffed and injury-riddled Tottenham midfield; Yves Bissouma was beaten and the former Crystal Palace forward capitalised on an open net for his second.<\/p>\n
Tottenham\u2019s interim boss began the week bluntly: \u201cI\u2019m not here to enjoy,\u201d and insisted in training that his side would bind together. \u201cMy goal in the first sessions we made is that we became a team\u201d, \u201cA team with a right way of going to war, a team who want to suffer.\u201d The hosts did unsettle Arsenal early, committing a season-high 17 fouls, but fatigue told on a thin squad and the bench included five teenagers. Randal Kolo Muani, omitted from the substitutes list, took advantage of a costly moment from Declan Rice \u2014 Rice\u2019s dribble into Kolo Muani inside Arsenal\u2019s penalty box led to Kolo Muani\u2019s first Premier League goal.<\/p>\n
After the match Tudor conceded: \u201cArsenal was much better.\u201d He was sharper in criticism later: \u201cWe need to run more, we need to play better, we need to defend better, we need to win duels, second duels, second balls.\u201d He added that Arsenal were \u201cfaster,\u201d \u201cstronger\u201d and more motivated. <\/p>\n
Concerns for Arsenal remain clear: this was the ninth goal they have conceded within 10 minutes of scoring this season, eight of those coming since the turn of the year. As Sir Matt Busby warned, \u201cIt\u2019s very dangerous to shout,\u201d he would say, \u201cbecause in my profession every 24 hours can make you a fool.\u201d On form and belief, Arsenal can be convincing. On concentration and structure, there is work to do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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