The dominance of ‘North London’

A quick look at the classification of premier making this year a vertigo of surprise. North London’s two great rivals, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenalfierce enemies

the history of English football, top, tied on points and unbeaten, and in good emotional shape to challenge for the title City of Manchester, champion in five of the last six seasons. The unprecedented situation is another stimulus to raise the poster of its competitiveness higher, when the Premier continues on Saturday and the harsh winter months are faced, the stage where the real candidates are confirmed.

The renewed rivalry between the two ‘North London’ clubs, which also share a large community of followers of Jewish origin and experienced days after the attacks of Hamasaccelerates the pace of a championship that has five teams separated by four points, which again includes Liverpool of Jurgen Klopp he Aston Villa of Unai Emery and the Brighton & Hove Albion. After the first eight days, the big news is the confidence and consistency shown by Tottenham and Arsenal, whose first confrontation, in the tense ‘derby’ in the capital, ended in a draw (2-2, at the Emirates) .

Mikel Arteta’s Gunners have improved in all aspects, technically, tactically and physically.

Last year’s painful runner-up finish increased their desire for success and they learned the lesson to be tougher, signing Declan Rice, and offered no defense concessions. Revealing their spirit of revenge was their victory over City (1-0) at the Emirates. Also, the consistency with which Tottenham, now managed by an Australian of Greek origin, operates, Ange Postecoglouwas an unexpected revelation to the Premier.

Postecoglou security

The days are not far when in ‘Yiddish’ and multi-ethnic stands of Tottenham Hotspur Stadium banners read displeasure against club owner, ‘Levy out’, in protest

due to lack of capital and the disoriented path of its last coaches. It was an unexpected change of direction with the arrival of Ange Postecoglou and it was their commitment to bold tactics that finally brought joy and optimism to Tottenham’s North London neighborhood that had been plagued by good results at the start of the season.

Postecoglou became the stimulus that the owners, the English group ENIC and its president Daniel Levy, were looking for, which managed to withstand the blow of the march of Harry Kanehis

average scorer.

Thank you Postecoglou and the good performance of the signings, especially James Maddison, the majority of Tottenham fans forgot about Kane and enjoyed an extraordinary leadership in the Premier, which only a year ago seemed like a dream. The Australian coach, who has no experience in the Premier, provided unusual security in the first year of the debut, to manage the changes and implement the offensive football in which he excelled with Glasgow Celtic and the national team of his country . It was not difficult for him to set the path for success, taking advantage of mistakes

preceded by more prestigious coaches, such as Antonio Conte and José Mourinho, who failed in their projects.

Postecoglou He was named coach of the month in August and is a reference for how to fix a broken team without a clear idea. At the Enfield training complex where ‘Spurs’ work, he earned respect for his seriousness and ability to motivate. Adopting a more offensive style, Tottenham press with more vigor, controlling games

through possession, and showing more mobility to be more threatening in attack, despite the absence of Harry Kane. The ‘Spurs’ that Maddison moves with influence and brilliance is an example of how one player can emotionally transform an entire team.

Now it is also important to England, who have just qualified for the Euro Cup, after defeating Italy (3-1) at Wembley. Madison He has scored two goals and made five assists,

and emerged as the leader of a team that was hard to beat, with a defense bolstered by the arrival of goalkeeper Vicario, Italian left back Udogie and center back Van de Ven. Arsenal were more defensive and cautious too, having learned the lesson. This was shown by the caution with which they faced the rivalry at the Emirates against Manchester City, which they knew how to beat this time in one of the most boring matches between the candidates to win the title. This year the Gunners are looking for a path of excellence, without concessions on spectacle. It’s too early to predict whether this is City’s downfall, after the Premier’s reigning supreme for the last five years. He will now recover his injured players, with the exception of De Bruyne, and a furious reaction from the champions is expected, always with certain goals from Haaland.

However, his two consecutive defeats are a bad sign, which all his rivals are taking as a sign to base their aspirations to oust him this year. The last time this happened was in December 2018, with City losing against Crystal Palace

and Leicester. But in the same season the ‘skyblues’ eventually won the English treble and ended the league with 14 straight wins to take the title with 98 points. A warning not to underestimate Guardiola’s team. It’s never wise to doubt City, but it’s a dark streak coming at the worst possible time, with the two big clubs in north London,

who hate each other, stronger and more determined than ever.