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RIVALRY BACK Or the First Time This Season, Chelsea Were Cut to Pieces GOOAL! SATURDAY VISION, DECEMBER 1, 2018 3 PREMIERSHIP FOOTBALL YOUR COLUMNIST RIVALRY BACK or the first time this season, Chelsea were cut to pieces. By Tottenham Hot- UPROAR spur. Their long unbeaten run after 12 Fgames ended, their aura of invincibility blown away. on Wednesday and had a good Similar to their 3-0 away win over Man- time while on the pitch. chester United in August, Spurs’ 3-1 win over Asked about Lacazette’s Chelsea was too easy. fi tness after the victory over Their fifth successive win in all competitions Bournemouth, Unai Emery since their 1-0 defeat to table leaders Manches- confi rmed that the forward felt ter City include three away from home, making a ‘small injury’ in training. it seven wins away from home in eight away Nacho Monreal, Dinos Mav- games. Only City match their away form. ropanos and Danny Welbeck This weekend, they visit bitter London rivals remain on the sidelines, while Arsenal, who have already lost seven points at Stephan Lichtsteiner returned home including a defeat to City and draws to to full training following a Wolves and Liverpool in their last two home hamstring injury. games. Tottenham are looking It is a difficult month beyond their gamne against After a fun filled October where Arsenal were Arsenal and are now winning games with energy to spare, Novem- considering making a ber has been a difficult month. big-money move for Until last Sunday’s away win over Bourne- Brazilian player Allan mouth, it was turning out to be a barren month in January. He would after their goalless draw also with Sporting make a superb addition Lisbon in the Europa League two weeks ago. to their midfi eld ranks. The return to scoring form by former Tottenham are Borussia Dortmund hitman, Pierre believed to be keen on Aubameyang and former Lyon marksman the Brazilian, who has Alexandre Lacazette however, is exactly what played a vital role in they need when the enemy is in town. Serie A all season. Against Chelsea, Spurs were breathtaking. And if Spurs were Dele Alli, Harry Kane, Son Heung-Min and able to bring him in, Christian Ericksen; the quartet that terrorized he would bring so defenses when they finished runner up in CHIEF FOOTBALL COLUMNIST much energy and dy- Leicester City’s title winning season, namism to Mauricio were back to their imperious best. Pochettino’s midfi eld. Chelsea, who have been brilliant all season, their own turf. were not a match in midfield, attack or defense. Separated by three points with an equal goal Alli and Son, full of running and trickery, difference of 12, a win for Arsenal at the Emir- bamboozled Jorginho, Mateo Kovacic and ates will take them above Spurs on goal N’Golo Kante, hitherto the power drivers and difference, the first time that will have hap- an indomitable shield of this adventurous pened in two seasons. Chelsea side. Kane, even found the space Arsenal have been scoring goals – 28 in total and time to score a solo goal with the kind of – with only City registering a higher return but space that can’t be accorded a jigsaw. defensively they are the worst among the top six after conceding 16. He is the tactical master That’s the weakness Spurs will try to exploit Mauricio Pochettino like Pep Guardiola and especially as Arsenal have been able to keep a Jurgen Klopp, has proved himself as a tactical clean sheet only once in the last six games in master with the ability to jig formations all competitions, conceding six in the process. fitting the occasion. A win for Arsenal will also stretch the points Unai Emery will have to do likewise if he’s gap ahead of Manchester United who are in going to stop the invigorated combination of seventh position, or at the very least keep it to Sissoko, Serge Aurier and Eric Dier who looked six points should Jose Mourinho’s team win inspired and were too athletic for Chelsea’s away to Southampton. creative hub of Eden Hazard and Jorginho. With the busy festive season games underway While there’ s no question that Lucas and increased competition amongst the teams Torreira, Matteo Guendouzi and Granit Xhaka chasing the seemingly unassailable top two; can match Spurs’ dynamism and tenacity, it’s City and Liverpool, the home game advantage unclear who, from Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Mesut must be exploited. Ozil, Alex Iwobi and Aaron Ramsey should join them to provide the creative spark upfront. Issue of contract expiry Ramsey, their highest assists provider this The speculation surrounding Ramsey’s season with four, is surprisingly not Emery’s contract expiry at the end of the season must- favourite, while Mkhitaryan with a single not distract the club from putting their best assist so far and just two goals is struggling. forward. Iwobi has served better as an impact player London clubs conspired to hand the title to when he comes on as substitute while Ozil City last season as the champions turned them remains as unpredictable as the weather. He is into easy prey but the competition between supposed to be their heart beat but against the themselves this season should see them put up big boys City and Liverpool, his presence better resistance. was mythical. As long as they maintain City within sight, The Spurs derby is not one for the faint heart- there is still a lot to play for. ed, neither is it one for trials. Last season at the The Merseyside derby between Liverpool and Emirates, Arsenal won 2-0 comfortably while Everton, also this weekend, should round up a Arsenal player Alexandre Lacazette is one of the players club manager Unai Emery (inset) will look to for victory Sp urs returned the disfavour with a 1-0 win at wonderful menu..
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