After the 0-0 win at Chelsea the previous week, the derby time at Spurs continued with the game against Arsenal. José Mourinho almost trusted the team that could unbutton the blues for a draw. In defense, Toby Alderweireld started instead of Joe Rodon, in the attacking center Giovani Lo Celso replaces the missing Tanguy Ndombélé.
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Arsenal FC were under massive pressure in the North London derby. Accordingly, Mikel Arteta came with the entire band and brought his offensive stars with Willian, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette. Compared to the defeat against Wolverhampton Wanderers, there were three personnel changes: David Luiz (injured) and Joe Willock and Dani Ceballos (bank) were replaced by Rob Holding, Thomas Partey and Lacazette.
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The Gunners played courageous football from the start and also gave the first warning shots. But the Spurs were very compact on the defensive and once again shifted to counterattack – but then just to perfection. After an unsuccessful attack by the guests, things went quickly at the Spurs. Harry Kane sent Heung-Min Son on the trip, who scored 1-0 with a dream goal (13th).
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Arsenal were not influenced by this early neck blow and continued to have more control in an intense and foul-riddled derby. But the offensive problems of the guests came to light again in the first round. Aubameyang and Co. didn’t make it dangerous for the Spurs. The Mourinho team was completely different, who kept falling back and then countering in a perfect manner. After a strong attack, the 2-0 (45th + 2) also fell. This time Son hung up for Kane, who hammered the ball into the short corner from an acute angle.
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The Gunners came out of the cabin with a lot of anger in their stomach, played more purposefully forward and now also occupied the penalty area much better. But Aubameyang (49.) and Lacazette (50./68.) Missed promising header chances, each of which was parried by Hugo Lloris.
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From the league leader, who became more and more defensive as the game progressed, nothing was offensive. With eight players on the defensive, the Spurs fully focused on defensive work and with this further clean sheet victory they remain the team of the hour.
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The voices for the game:
Heung-Min Son, Tottenham Hotspur: “We are of course happy that the fans are back. We missed them a lot, for nine months. So it’s all the more wonderful that they were back in a derby. My goal was very, very nice, but the most important thing is that we won. I was looking for a better shooting position and I saw the defenders stopping low so I just gave it a try. José Mourinho brought a new mentality to the team. First of all, it’s about zero . “
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Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur): “We played a strong game. The important thing was that we didn’t concede a goal in the second half. I’m very happy with the result. Heung-Min Son and I just feel good, we’re both at an age where we can come into our prime in terms of understanding the game and understanding each other. “
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José Mourinho (Tottenham Hotspur Trainer): “It was a big game in every way, not just because it was Tottenham Arsenal. I would like to congratulate Mikel Arteta because he gave us a very difficult game. Tactically they were very good, very organized. They gave us problems, Problems that we were able to solve. You have good tactical courage and an incredible spirit. You are a good team and he is a good coach. “
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The tweet about the game:
A counterattack in perfection! Arsenal were better but Tottenham took the lead with the first attack. With this dream goal, Heung-Min Son brought his colors to winning ways. It was the tenth goal of the season for the South Korean.
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That fell on:
You can rely on Son and Kane: Of course, José Mourinho made Tottenham a real defensive bulwark. But what would the Spurs be without Heung-Min Son and Harry Kane. Both stars presented themselves again today in impressive form. In the scorer list, both are in the first two places. After eleven games, Kane has 18 scorer points (8 hits / 10 assists), Son has 13 scorer points (10/3).
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Game statistics: 18
Harry Kane is currently in the shape of his life. The English top star again delivered two more points against Arsenal and expanded this record to 18 in this relatively young season. Kane is also the second fastest player to score 250 league goals. Only a certain Lionel Messi was faster.
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