Plausible Spurs XI to beat toothless Arsenal, plus our contrarian prediction
Today at 12:37 PM
Arsenal may be second in the division, but they have not kept a clean sheet in their last four games in all tournaments, which, if ever there's a red flag about a football side's form collapsing, that's it.
Our difficulties are more complex, with Ange Postecoglou even poking the fans that have commentated on his alleged unwillingness to defend or adapt tactically in the latest presser ahead of the North London Derby, tonight.
The Aussie told reporters…
"Our defending does not fit the narrative of me being one-dimensional and don't care about defending! I know success comes from being strong defensively – we mainly work on our work without the ball…"
Spurs remain ravaged by injuries, yet have managed to progress in the FA Cup and the fanbase appears to be in the main behind the coach, much to the bemusement of the minority who are left scratching their heads.
Destiny Udogie (hamstring), Ben Davies (hamstring), Micky van de Ven (hamstring), Guglielmo Vicario (ankle), Wilson Odobert (hamstring), Cristian Romero (thigh) and Rodrigo Bentancur (head) are all out.
The likely starting XI feels as if it may be; Kinsky, Porro, Gray, Dragusin, Spence, Bergvall, Sarr, Maddison, Kulusevski, Solanke, and Son.
The bookmakers are staunchly in favour of an Arsenal win, with most heavily favouring the hosts, with very short odds, indeed. Tottenham are out as far as 7/1 with a number of firms.
The near inconsistency that has so far dogged Postecoglou in his second season, equally means that an upset ought not be discounted. We fancy Spurs to benefit from the Gunner's current lack of firepower and think a win by a single goal could be on the cards.
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