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performance. Nacho Monreal whingeing about Laurent Koscielny being pushed when Kane jumped a mile higher than both to head in Ben Davies’ cross?
Henrikh Mkhitarayan being casually flicked out of the way by Davinson Sanchez in a race he should be winning?
Mesut Ozil, with his £375,000-a-week deal always a sweet consolation, clipping a free-kick straight into the Spurs wall with the last kick of the game?
A personal, obscure favourite was Alex Iwobi and Lacazette warming up with garments covering most of their faces. The snoods screamed soft. Yet, in an utterly forgettable first half, at least Arsenal looked relatively wellorganised and resilient.
For at least half an hour of the second half, though, they were a distant second best in every department.
When things start to go against the Gunners on the road, they dissolve into mediocrity.
They have won just three of 14 Premier League away games this season, including a fortunate one at Turf Moor.
Over their last 26 Premier League away games, they have won just seven, earning 26 points from a possible 78. That has to say something about this team’s mentality and you cannot have the slimmest hope of Champions League with that sort of form.
It is no given for Tottenham, either. Liverpool and Chelsea have the chance to relegate them to fifth by Monday night – but they will not be threatened by Arsenal.
Wenger just does not have a striker of Kane’s all-round accomplishment to call on, Pierre-emerick Aubameyang’s performance suggesting he may contribute little unless scoring.
Unlike Kane. And, despite Jack Wilshere’s effort, they do not have a midfielder who can dominate as Mousa Dembele did.
Wenger was routinely self-delusional when he spoke about wasting first-half opportunities.
But he was right when he said it would be “difficult” to finish in the top four and Arsenal would “have to fight for it”.
Only it is hard to know exactly how much fight is in this Gunners squad.
Not as much as there is in this Spurs squad, it seems.
Soon after the final whistle, Tottenham’s social media team sent out a tweet that simply said, “More than three points...”. It was indeed. The power is shifting. MATCH REPORT:
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