Tottenham Hotspur boss Thomas Frank has always admired Arsenal.
The Dane waxed lyrical about the Gunners when he was the Brentford manager and even tipped them to win the Premier League back then.
Even after joining Tottenham, Frank has praised Arsenal before realising that he manages the enemy now. It has happened on more than one occasion.
Now, the Spurs head coach has shared his admiration for one thing Arsenal do so well.
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Arsenal are one of the best teams in world football.
The Gunners are on top of the Premier League and Champions League tables right now, and they are the favourites to win both competitions.
On their day, Arsenal can blow teams away – just ask Unai Emery’s Aston Villa, who conceded four goals in the space of 30 minutes on Tuesday.
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However, when things are not going their way, Arsenal have shown the resilience needed to win games by one goal as well.
That is a trait Frank seems to admire, and he has claimed that every club, including Tottenham, needs to have that ability.
He said before Spurs’ draw against Brentford, as per HaytersTV: “Every good team needs to be able to do that. And as I said, we are building something.
“Also, it’s fair to say that we are not where City, Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea are right now, unfortunately. We really want to be there, but even they need to win ugly sometimes, where they are winning 1-0.
“How many times have Arsenal won 1-0 from set-pieces this season?!”
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Frank is right; Arsenal have the ability to win ugly.
The Gunners have won four games in the Premier League 1-0 – against Manchester United, Fulham, Crystal Palace and Everton.
However, they have also scored the second-most goals in the division.
That shows just how complete a side Arsenal are – more so than any other club in the division. That is why they are on top of the table in England and Europe.
Frank is not wrong to want Tottenham to copy the Gunners, but they are still a mile away, and we don’t expect it to ever happen.