Wenger’s leaderless Arsenal fail to put up a fight

BEING sworn at by a member of the opposition coaching staff, called almost every name under the sun by over 30,000 people and a crushing defeat in the north London derby; it would be fair to say Arsene Wenger has had better Sundays.

And this was a defeat to his side’s most bitter rivals that demonstrated Arsenal’s inadequacies in an almost eloquent fashion. All the ingredients were there: a porous defence, a lack of bite in midfield and virtually no incision in the final third.

Combined, they spelt defeat. Yet Tottenham were not much better. Outplayed for spells, they have developed a knack that successful teams have, of winning when not playing well, as their greater experience shone through against their visitors.