Tottenham are making great strides under manager Mauricio Pochettino, who joined the club back in 2014.
Spurs went from a side struggling to qualify for the Europa League, to a side who ran Leicester City close in the race for the Premier League title last season.
Any thoughts that last season’s efforts were a one-off have soon been disregarded, as Pochettino’s side have started this season in similarly excellent fashion.
Spurs boss, Pochettino – Photo: Marc Atkins / Offside.
Their impressive 2-0 win over league leaders Manchester City was their fifth league win of the season, a result which leaves them just a point behind Pep Guardiola’s side in the table.
Despite their brilliant campaign last year, they still finished below North London rivals Arsenal, who pipped them to second place on the last day of term.
Arsene Wenger’s side are currently a point worse off than their local rivals after seven games, and there are a few Spurs players that would get into the Arsenal side to strengthen their title challenge.
Here are THREE players that would walk into the Gunners side…
Toby Alderweireld
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A number of Arsenal’s issues in recent seasons has been to do with their defence, and the lack of leaders and out-and-out defenders at the club.
Spurs’ Toby Alderweireld is an example of the sort of defender Arsenal need.
He epitomises what defending is all about. He’s strong and always getting his head to things, but he’s also authoritative and, alongside Jan Vertonghen, they bring a calmness to the Spurs backline. The two have created arguably the best centre-half pairing in the league.
Not only that, but Alderweireld is excellent with the ball at his feet, and is able to set up attacks from the back such is his brilliant awareness and vision.
He’s the complete defender, and one that would hugely benefit Wenger’s side.
Harry Kane
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A lot has been made of Arsenal’s striking issues in recent times, with Frenchman Olivier Giroud bearing the brunt of the majority of the criticism.
If they had Harry Kane in their ranks, those issues would soon be resolved.
The English international has had an unbelievable few seasons at White Hart Lane, and was the Premier League Golden Boot winner last season with 25 goals – nine more than Giroud.
Ever since he broke into the Spurs first-team, Kane has gone from strength to strength. He is now a dependable striker who can hold the ball up, run the channels and, most importantly, he can put the ball in the back of the net.
If Arsenal had a striker like Kane, they would have posed a stronger title challenge in recent years.
Mousa Dembele
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The centre of midfield, mainly those in front of the back four, is an area that Arsenal have struggled with in recent years – Wenger brought Mathieu Flamini back in a bid to solidify that area, but it didn’t have the desired effect.
Santi Cazorla is now growing into that role, and I reckon that Spurs’ Mousa Dembele would complement him greatly.
Dembele is the most underrated player in the Tottenham team.
He doesn’t get the goals like Kane and Dele Alli, or the clean sheets like Alderweireld and Vertonghen, but what he does in the middle of park helps enable both of these things to happen.
He is as good with the ball at his feet as he is trying to win the ball back, he knows when to keep possession and when to launch attacks.
Dembele is a player many teams in the Premier League would want, and Arsenal would be no different.