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ARSENAL and Tottenham legend Willie Young has died at the age of 73.

Young spent two years with Spurs and stood out at the Gunners during an impressive four-year stint.

Arsenal announced the sad news on social media with a touching tribute for the famous centre-back.

The statement read: “We are saddened to learn of the passing of former player Willie Young.

“Making 236 appearances and winning the FA Cup in 1979, the Scottish defender was a cult hero at Highbury.

“Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones at this difficult time. Rest in peace, Willie.”

Fans were left heartbroken as they took to social media pay their respects.

One supporter tweeted: “RIP. My Dad used to tell me about Willie Young all the time growing up. Sad news.”

Another commented: “A true warrior on the pitch, and forever part of Arsenal’s story.”

A third wrote: “Very sad news, condolences to his family. Willie was in the Arsenal team on my first ever visit to Fratton Park, for a Pompey-Arsenal friendly in 1981.”

One fan said: “Sad news indeed, especially remember his games against Joe Jordan, neither holding back, full contact football… RIP Big Willie.”

While another supporter posted: “My condolences to the family and loved ones.”

Young’s career started in 1969 at Aberdeen where he rose to prominence before his move to England in 1975.

That was when the great Scot joined Tottenham, where he amassed four goals in 59 appearances.

Young then moved to Arsenal where he registered 18 goals and five assists in 236 appearances.

He won the FA Cup with the Gunners in 1979 and was runner-up in 1978 and 1980.

Young also started as Arsenal lost the 1980 Cup Winners’ Cup final to Valencia.

CHELSEA and Tottenham are two historically great clubs. But it’s clear right now that they are not trying to build ‘winning’ teams.

Instead, they are too focused on building their brand. They are becoming PR FC.

Who’s that person that can build our brand in certain areas, build a social media following with a younger audience?

Well, do you know what the younger generation really likes watching? A team that f*****g wins!

That’s why Manchester United and Liverpool remain popular, because they won the big trophies over prolonged periods.

I find myself watching Chelsea and Spurs and thinking: What’s the goal here? What are you trying to do?

And even worse: They are playing each other this weekend and does anyone even care? That smacks of being irrelevant, which is utterly damning.

Chelsea have spent nearly £1.5billion under the current regime and are a million miles away.

Are they any closer to winning the league? No. Are they in anyone’s discussions to win the league? No. Do we think they have the slightest chance of winning the Champions League? No.

It’s the same for Spurs. I do like Thomas Frank. He’s a really cool guy. But have you seen a dramatic change in them?

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They are definitely better than what they were with Ange Postecoglou, but that’s not hard.

Everything they are doing right now is what I would expect them to do.

I expected them to beat Everton.

Do I expect them to be competitive against and even beat Arsenal soon Possibly, but not likely.

You’re having to convince yourself of why they COULD win that game.

Would I put money on them making the top four? I don’t think so. It becomes this continuing theme of: What are they actually doing and where are they going? What’s their ceiling?

It sounds mad to say after they both won the European competitions they were in last season, but they are becoming the ‘best of the rest’, which is not a compliment.

If I am a Chelsea fan and I’ve seen my club spend nearly £1.5bn to win the Conference League — something that West Ham won — I’d be questioning whether we’re on the right track.

They are playing each other this weekend and does anyone even care? That smacks of being irrelevant, which is utterly damning.

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And they will be in a position soon where they will have to persuade players like Cole Palmer and Moises Caicedo to stay. Money won’t be enough. They need to be winning the top titles.

Cole does not want to be competing for Carabao Cups. He may now be looking at teams like Real Madrid and Bayern Munich thinking: I want a bit of that.

He left Manchester City to showcase to everyone he could be the man and kick on, and as it stands that could be with Chelsea in the future or someone else now.

I know he’s injured right now, but is he watching Chelsea from the sidelines and seeing a team, a club, a manager that can compete for the Premier League?

He more than most knows what that looks like from during his time at City.

After co-owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali spent all that money, do they have a Vincent Kompany, a Sergio Aguero or Ederson? No.

Chelsea are not doing badly, they are doing ‘okay’, and ‘okay’ isn’t good enough.

They’re behind their rivals and need to get better, but their current model doesn’t lend itself to being better, and that includes Spurs too.

All the blame was previously put on former chairman Daniel Levy, but history tells us Tottenham don’t spend, they don’t go after it, so why should we believe it will suddenly change now?

Chelsea have spent nearly £1.5billion under the current regime and are a million miles away.

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With the money they do spend, it is on the wrong players, ones that don’t make them better in the slightest. The £65m on Dominic Solanke stands out.

How is it that we can go back to their 2019 Champions League final team under Mauricio Pochettino and conclude that, in my opinion, only ONE current Spurs player gets into that starting XI? It’s Micky van de Ven, a centre-back.

What makes me laugh is that both Liverpool and Manchester City are going through a transition and yet Chelsea are STILL labouring behind them in the Prem table, while Spurs may be third but they definitely won’t stay there.

Chelsea and Tottenham have been building for years with talented young players but are not even favourites to finish in the top four? Make that make sense.

For me, both these clubs — massive clubs — are stuck where they are and I see no signs of that changing any time soon. It’s pitiful.

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Chelsea visit Tottenham this weekend and will hope that a return to one of their favourite venues can get them back to winning ways.

The Blues suffered a shock defeat to promoted Sunderland at Stamford Bridge last weekend, ending a run of four straight victories in all competitions and seeing Enzo Maresca’s side drop to ninth.

But a short trip to north London could prove the perfect tonic.

Chelsea have won five of their six Premier League games against Spurs at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (L1), earning more victories at the ground than any other visiting side.

Furthermore, Spurs have won just one of their last 13 Premier League games against Chelsea (D2 L10) and have taken only four points from a possible 12 on home turf.

It’s perhaps understandable, then, that Chelsea arrive as favourites – especially given Tottenham’s lacklustre 2-0 defeat to Newcastle in midweek, despite only four changes to the starting XI.

That said, Tottenham remain third in the table, five points behind leaders Arsenal, and may have a trump card in manager Thomas Frank, who has lost just two of his eight Premier League games against Chelsea (W3 D3).

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As mentioned, the Blues boast a sensational record at this ground, winning five of their six Premier League visits. They now face a Spurs side who’ve only managed one league win at home this season -against Burnley (W1, D1, L2).

Tottenham have beaten Chelsea just once in their last 13 Premier League meetings, but they should find the net here, given the visitors have conceded in six of their seven away games in all competitions this season.

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I’m quite surprised to see Tottenham livewire Mohammed Kudus available at the enhanced price of 4/1 with William Hill to be shown a card on Saturday.

The Ghanaian, 25, has already picked up three yellow cards in 14 appearances for Spurs – including one in the Carabao Cup defeat to Newcastle on Wednesday night.

No Tottenham player has committed more fouls (15) in the Premier League this season, while only Cristian Romero has collected more bookings, with two to Kudus’ name in league action.

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ENZO MARESCA cannot find the formula to make Chelsea consistent as they struggle against deep-lying defences.

SunSport’s tactics nerd DEAN SCOGGINS thinks boss Maresca sticking rigidly to one attacking shape is making them easier to defend against.

In our brilliant YouTube show Tactics Exposed, we explain why the Blues are misfiring against a “low block”.

And it’s not just because of Cole Palmer being injured.

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Maresca uses a “box midfield” that adapts to a 2-3-5 shape when they are attacking.

But that can become predictable — and teams who defend in a 5-4-1 can create a traffic jam outside the area.

It means it often needs a piece of magic to break a team down, rather than an overload or quick break.

And Spurs could employ a back five, depending on Cristian Romero’s fitness.

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Chelsea also need to find a solution to their attack, with last term’s top two scorers — Palmer and Nicolas Jackson — injured and dumped respectively.

Joao Pedro has made a solid start but perhaps works better as a No 10, rather than leading the line as a No 9.

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Playing two up top in a more fluid and “chaotic” front four could unlock Spurs.

But beware set-pieces and long throws!

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One thing Chelsea could do is look to deploy a big switch in where players move against the Spurs defence.

An attacking midfielder and winger, for example, could cross over into one another’s starting positions and cause chaos for the Spurs defenders on who to track.

To that end, they should look to try and get a front four – rather than a front five – to maintain width and allow for more space for central players to run into.

These “crosses of chaos” can lead to the unpredictability which can open up the Spurs defence.

A TOTTENHAM Europa League winner quietly retired from football over the summer to pursue a career in photography.

The 27-year-old was down the pecking order as a reserve goalkeeper at Tottenham, often the third, fourth or even fifth choice between the sticks.

With his chances of playing for his boyhood club – living just two minutes from the stadium – low, he channelled his energy into other passions of his, including acting classes, hosting a radio show and developing his skills as a photographer.

The star, who joined Spurs when he was 10 years old, left the club as a free agent in the summer with a single appearance for the senior team to his name, a second-half substitute appearance in the Europa League under Jose Mourinho in 2021.

He received transfer interest from clubs as high as the Championship, being offered a six-month contract to be a No2, while also having a trial at a League One side who ultimately could not offer a deal due to financial issues.

But rather than trying to forge out a career in the EFL, Alfie Whiteman opted to hang up his gloves.

That decision, which came months after he won the Europa League with Spurs in Bilbao as they beat Manchester United 1-0, has sparked an incredibly unique career switch into film and photography.

Whiteman has signed as a photographer to Somesuch, a global production company with offices in London and Los Angeles which was behind Aneil Karia’s ‘The Long Goodbye’ which won the 2022 Oscar for Best Live Action Short.

Speaking on his decision to The Athletic, he said: “I signed for Spurs at 10 years old. Then I left school at 16 and went straight into this full-time life of football. When I was around 17 or 18, living in digs, I just had this feeling inside of, ‘Is this it?’

“Getting on the mini bus, going to training, doing the Sports Science BTEC (he also did an A Level in Economics) and going home to play video games. I realised, ‘Oh, I’m not happy here’ from quite a young age.

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“The stereotype of a footballer is generally quite true. It’s the golf, washbag culture. I was that young footballer. I wanted the Gucci washbag and I drove the Mercedes.

“You all just become a reflection of each other. You’re a product of your environment. It’s the way football is in this country; it’s so shut off from anything else. You go to training and then you go home, that’s it.

“I guess I always felt a little bit different. My team-mates — who I got on well with — called me a hippie. That was their definition. But then, when I was 18, I met my ex-girlfriend, who was a model.

“She was a bit older than me. Her best friend was a director. It just started opening my eyes to what life has to offer.

“So as I was getting a bit older around 18 or 19, I started meeting new people and realising a bit more about myself, and understanding the football bubble, because it’s so insular.”

Whiteman continued: “Football is a short career regardless, even if you do really well, and I knew that I didn’t want to stay in it.

“It was about trying to gain experience and be proactive in learning about these things I was also interested in, but mainly because I was enjoying it, and was surrounded by the kinds of people that were doing what I enjoyed as a job.

“They were making things. It was really inspiring.”

Whiteman described the lack of control he had over his football career as “frustrating”, detailing how a request to go on loan in 2024 after he had recovered from an ankle injury in pre-season in 2023 was rejected due to the club’s academy training registration needs for the Europa League.

His new career was kick-started after doing a job for a firm called Vibram at the World Toe Wrestling Championships, with a short film he shot ultimately being a big success with a five-star review from David Reviews, a prominent outlet within the short-form content space.

Whiteman said: “I was like, ‘Yeah, I’ll come hold the lights!’ And the day before that shoot, they asked for a video, too, so I was like, ‘I’ll do it. I’ll do it!’

“There was no budget or brief, nothing. I turned up with him on the day and ran around with my camera, and then took it to an editor, sat with him, and made this thing and it got posted.”

And within weeks of the film he had signed for Somesuch, and that job has kept him away from watching football since his retirement.

However, he revealed he has his eyes on being at the World Cup next summer and now enjoys a “pure” kick about with mates on a Wednesday evening.

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MANCHESTER UNITED take on Everton in a huge Premier League clash.

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TOTTENHAM were blasted for a “schoolboyish” shoe incident during their Carabao Cup defeat to Newcastle.

Spurs were sent packing from the competition as they lost 2-0 at St James’ Park on Wednesday.

Fabian Schar opened the scoring for Toon in the 24th minute.

And Newcastle doubled their advantage shortly after half-time through Nick Woltemade.

The giant German scored once again from a set piece.

But the goal came amid controversy as Spurs felt the Newcastle corner should have been halted.

As the ref gave the decision to the hosts, Tottenham defender Djed Spence dropped to the ground.

The full-back’s boot had come off amid a challenge which resulted in the corner.

And he quickly scrambled to tie his laces back up.

Pedro Porro could be seen signalling to the ref that Spence was out of action.

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While teammate Richarlison also implored Newcastle to not take the corner.

However, Toon sensed blood and took their set-piece quickly, resulting in Woltemade’s goal.

Speaking after the game, pundits Les Ferdinand and Andy Cole rounded on Tottenham for their lack of nous, blasting Thomas Frank’s side for their “schoolboyish” error.

Ferdinand said: “I think if you’re a player, you can see Pedro Porro has his hand in the air to try and get the referee’s attention.

“Go and stand on the ball. Stop the corner being taken and walk back from it slowly. The ref will tell you to move, you walk away slowly.

“You can’t do that and expect the ref to stop and say ‘oh he’s putting his boot back on’.”

Fellow pundit Cole added: “If the ref then doesn’t do that, defend the corner.

“It’s as simple as that. A man down, you’ve got to do the right thing.

“It’s a bit school-boyish. The referee’s not going to say, ‘OK put your boot back on, then we can go from there’. Get on with it.”

THE fourth round of the Carabao Cup continues TONIGHT!

Five huge games are on this evening as Arsenal face Brighton and Chelsea travel to Wolves.

There are more all-Premier League clashes as holders Newcastle welcome Tottenham to St James’ Park and out of form Liverpool play Crystal Palace.

We will also have the latest from Manchester City against Swansea, with Brentford, Fulham and Cardiff already in the hat for the quarter-final.

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