Tottenham won West Bromwich Albion at home, and in the focus of this round, Manchester United made a mistake to knock out Arsenal 2-0 at home!

This result is not the best result for Tottenham in the standings, as Manchester United will continue to be level on points with Tottenham!

But personally, the Tottenhams are very satisfied!

Obviously, watching the sworn rivals in the same city who have been stepping on their heads all these years lose, and then the gap with their own points widened to six points, firmly stepping on them under their feet. For Tottenham fans, to some extent, it is even more exciting than winning the championship!

For Tottenham fans, of course. It would be even more relieving if the team could win a direct meeting at home to Arsenal a week from now!

Even though there is still a week to go and a League Cup game in midweek, Hoddle has his eyes on the weekend!

In the second leg of the home game against Slavia Prague in midweek, Hoddle hid a number of key players, and although Chen Xi and several key players appeared on the bench, if there were no big surprises on the court, Hoddle would not let them play for too long.

In this game, although Slavia Prague was very positive and scored a goal at the halfway point of the first half. But in the time that followed, they were never able to threaten Tottenham's goal again!

After losing 4-1 at home in the first leg, they must score at least four goals away in the second leg to have any chance of progressing.

By the 75th minute of the game, the score of 1-0 had not changed, and Slavia Prague had largely abandoned the game.

However, after a dead ball, Hoddle sent Chen Xi and Robbie Keane. His intention was obvious, and that was for the two to find the feel of the game and try to make a difference in the north London derby three days later!

Chen Xi and Robbie Keane were clearly in good form, and although they only played for 15 minutes, they scored a goal each to make the score 2-1. The aggregate score also became 6-2, which also made the Czechs completely disarmed!

Tottenham Hotspur defeated their opponents home and away and advanced to the round of 16 of the UEFA Cup!

In this regard, Chen Xi and his teammates did not celebrate too much, because their attention was already focused on the weekend's game-

The Premier League's schedule is a bit "chaotic", not like most other leagues, in a certain order, home and away twice. That's why fans had the privilege of seeing the north London derby between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal back just four weeks later.

A month ago, Tottenham and Arsenal played a good goal shootout. was only killed by the opponent at the last moment and lost three points.

In the game, Chen Xi scored the fastest goal in the Premier League and the clever hanging shot after the long-distance run, and the scene of Henry's long-distance run of 60 meters and three people scoring in a row is still vivid.

After that game, Tottenham Hotspur did not win in the last seven derbys, a record that made White Hart Lane fans red-eyed, and the first visit of "traitor" Campbell to White Hart Lane "provincial family" further intensified the tension of the 144th north London derby.

Tottenham fans have endured too much of the frustration in the north London derby, drawing nine of their remaining 19 games and losing as many as 10 of them in the past 10 years, with the exception of two 2-1 home wins in 1995 and 1999. A month earlier, they came close to witnessing victory at Highbury Stadium, only to have Pires' strike frustrated.

A win at White Hart Lane to break that fate is the hope of all Tottenham fans, and they are ready to "clean up" Judas Campbell.

On Tottenham fan sites, many people leave fiery posts. Fans with the online name "I only love Tottenham all my life" even cited a series of reasons for Tottenham's successful victory, believing that the current team is at its peak in both form and morale, and it is a good time to take revenge on the Arsenal team.

There are also fans who see another layer of significance of the victory over Arsenal, that is, Tottenham and Manchester United have the same number of points, ranking at the top of the standings with the advantage of winning goals, Manchester United's opponents in this round are not strong, winning is not a big problem, only a victory can make Tottenham maintain the leading position -

Another north London derby, another civil war for London teams. While the outside world was hyping about this game, Arsene Wenger, who had fallen to fourth place in the league due to the last two defeats, said that too many London derbies were not a good thing for the London team!

Arsene Wenger has long believed that the main reason why London teams are difficult to win titles as often as Liverpool and Manchester United is that there are many London teams, and the derbies between these teams are too frequent, often "competing with each other and profiting", allowing teams from cities outside London to take advantage.

Historical data shows that Arsene Wenger's remarks are not unfounded, as Arsenal have been the only London side to have won the English top flight since 1961, and even since the start of the professional league in 1889, apart from Arsenal, only Tottenham Hotspur (twice) and Chelsea (once) have won the top flight.

Among the many London derbies, the most eye-catching is undoubtedly Tottenham's north London derby with Arsenal.

Prior to this round, Arsenal had played 101 London derbies in the Premier League, winning 49 of them, the best of the nine most famous London teams.

Arsenal top the table with an average of 1.76 points per game from the nine London teams, followed by Chelsea (1.61 per game), Charlton Athletic (1.39 per game) and West Ham United (1.24 per game). Tottenham's overall result in the derby has been a bit dismal, averaging 1.17 points per game, just above bottom-placed Fulham in London and even behind teams like Royal Park Rangers who haven't been in the Premier League for many years.

Indeed, apart from the north London derby, even an ordinary London derby will create more sparks than the average league match!

The internal friction of the London team must have affected the team's competitiveness in the league to some extent!

Tottenham have been doing well against London this season, but Arsenal have suffered a lot. Every time they meet their local rivals, as the most eye-catching London team with the most impressive record, they will always be met with stubborn resistance. Even if Arsenal win, it's often a miserable win.

Arsene Wenger's statement was seen as a sign of weakness in the eyes of the Tottenhams. He seems to have made a good excuse for his loss at White Hart Lane!

'In front of such a Tottenham team, which has always been strong, Arsenal are scared. Even their French coach has backed down! At White Hart Lane, we're sure to get a clean win! A Tottenham Hotspur fan said confidently in an interview!

Before the game, Tottenham's players and coaches also expressed their opinions on this game!

"Everyone is aware that the next game is going to be a tough game and the atmosphere at White Hart Lane will be completely different from the last round against West Bromitch. At home, we will try to end our winless run against Arsenal! Hoddle said excitedly before the game. An unbeaten run at home this season has clearly given him courage.

Whether it is Ferdinand, a veteran who has been playing for more than ten years, or Robbie Keane, who has just joined, they all have a strong victory. Robbie Keane said: "In the previous games against Arsenal we may not have had the advantage, but now everything is different and we are confident that we can do well on this field, including against Arsenal, because this is our fortress. ”

Because of his outstanding performance this season, Chen Xi, who has faintly become the team's number one star, is naturally the subject of media interviews, and he also showed his determination to win in an interview: "We almost beat them in the last game in Highbury. This time, at home, at White Hart Lane, we won't let the victory slip away again! “

Tottenham fans, players and coaches made a declaration of battle before the game, but Arsenal did not make a strong counter-attack before the game.

However, for them, who are six points behind Tottenham, there must be no more mistakes in this north London derby, otherwise they will be completely left behind and away from the title contenders!

Thierry Henry, the team's top scorer, mentioned this in an interview: "We've lost two games recently that we shouldn't have lost, and at White Hart Lane, we can't keep losing or we're going to fall into the abyss!" ”

Patrick Vieira, captain of the team, also made a statement: "At Highbury, we didn't do a good job defending, we gave them too many chances, this time away we will go and break their goal on the premise of defending well, so we will be in a more powerful situation!" ”

Patrick Vieira's analysis clearly sums up the last game very well. They have a much stronger defence than Tottenham but have conceded as many goals as Tottenham.

I believe that in this game, Arsene Wenger will definitely make a key arrangement of the defensive line!

What is certain is that this game will still be a close battle of attack, but it is not certain whether it will score as many wonderful goals as in the previous game.

Can Tottenham break the winless run against Arsenal?

Can Arsenal pull Tottenham off the top of the table?

……

Everything may have to wait until the White Hart Lane court that day to give an accurate answer!

(To be continued)