Gary Neville has issued his verdict on the race for fourth place within the Premier League, saying fourth is Tottenham’s end after the current battle between Arsenal and Manchester United.
Tottenham took full benefit of their defeats Arsenal and Manchester United on the weekend with a crushing 4-0 victory over Aston Villa. The outcomes cemented Tottenham’s place in fourth place, with a three-point benefit over Arsenal, who nonetheless have a recreation in hand with their north London rivals.
Nevertheless, Arsenal have suffered a dip in kind because the worldwide break with back-to-back defeats to Crystal Palace and Brighton, and Neville, talking of Gary Neville podcastHe expressed doubts about Arsenal’s skill to get well.
And with Manchester United and West Ham additionally stumbling towards Everton and Brentford respectively final weekend, that leaves Spurs within the driving seat.
“I’ve by no means trusted Arsenal and I’ve by no means been afraid of them,” Neville mentioned.
“It is three in 4 now for Arsenal and I mentioned just a few weeks in the past that I do not absolutely belief them. The rationale behind that was as a result of they wanted to show that they may go right into a second spherical as they had been favorites to compete within the prime 4.
These doubts are beginning to floor.”
If you begin taking part in effectively and different groups begin dropping factors, you develop much more. I believe that is what occurred with Tottenham as a result of I do not assume something wonderful is occurring there.
He added: “I’ve to say, Tottenham get there by the truth that they’d a little bit of expertise within the 4 to 5 years of stepping into the Champions League and primarily by means of the issues of Arsenal and United.
And West Ham misplaced this weekend too [at Brentford] So in some methods it is as much as you, Spurs. They could additionally take the place of the Champions League. why not? We all know they’ve an distinctive entrance two and now it is a entrance three with Kolosiewski.
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“We all know that, however there may be nonetheless rather a lot to play for. I believe United is finished. If I believe the gamers have something in any respect, they will nonetheless go the place they nonetheless must play Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool however I believe they’re completed. I assumed They most likely did it just a few weeks in the past.
“I by no means thought of getting out of the worldwide break as a result of they might be in a foul place like them, so now it is about whether or not Arsenal can get well however I am unsure. Now I really feel like Tottenham will take it.”
Whereas their opponents faltered, Spurs acquired their form simply in time with 4 straight wins within the Premier League.
Antonio Conte’s aspect have racked up six wins of their final seven video games, scoring 25 objectives within the course of to place a three-point lead over Arsenal.
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Watch: Highlights from Tottenham’s victory over Aston Villa within the English Premier League.
However regardless of the numbers and his league place, Neville mentioned Spurs’ resurgence is as a lot because of the failures of their rivals as to their very own kind.
“I do not assume they’ve put in a tremendous efficiency within the final couple of months, however they’re virtually rising out of the final Arsenal streak and what Manchester United are doing,” he mentioned.
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Gary Neville is anxious that Eric Ten Hag could not need a job at Manchester United because of difficulties throughout the membership in addition to his present poor kind.
“If you begin taking part in effectively and different groups begin dropping factors, you develop extra. I believe that is what occurred with Tottenham as a result of I do not assume something wonderful is occurring there. In reality, it was just a few weeks in the past that Antonio Conte was saying he wanted To assist in the summertime to outlive.
The 2 gamers signed in January [Rodrigo Bentancur and Dejan Kulusevski] He had a big impact however even after that, there was a degree the place Conte mentioned, “Arsenal will end within the prime 4 or United will end.” In keeping with experiences, he wanted £150m in the summertime and wanted assist to outlive, however all of the sudden the image modified.”
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“I nonetheless really feel Arsenal have had an opportunity. Arsenal must go to Chelsea and Tottenham nonetheless must face Liverpool, which might be a special recreation. With Chelsea’s win over Southampton final weekend, this has type of cemented their place within the prime 4.
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Mikel Arteta was disillusioned with Arsenal’s efficiency of their 2-1 defeat to Brighton within the Emirates and mentioned he expects a greater response from his gamers after their earlier defeat to Crystal Palace.
“What I might say is that the Arsenal gamers are of their roof. They’re taking part in as greatest they will and there may be not a lot within the closet. That they had a day towards Brighton the place they fell from that stage and so they had been crushed.
“Should you omit very influential gamers on this staff and issues will not be nice. The staff isn’t nice and Mikel Arteta picks virtually the identical gamers on a regular basis and towards Brighton, they hit the staff that had nothing to play with and who had a free swing.
“It felt prefer it was going to be an evasive recreation. Brighton weren’t taking part in effectively however you felt it was going to be an excellent soccer match. Arsenal could not get their total squad out and it grew to become a bit tough. Kieran Tierney is a participant who’s turning into an enormous participant and Thomas Partey is more and more influential.
“I nonetheless really feel Arsenal are in it as a result of Tottenham nonetheless have Spurs. I do not imply it in a horrible method, however they nonetheless have Spurs inside them. Everybody was mad at them however they may have completed it within the first half towards Aston Villa.
“Through ought to have been out of sight and so they solely must spend a kind of days within the subsequent seven weeks. The 4-0 win over Villa lined the cracks. They did some nice issues, do not get me fallacious, however within the first half, they needed to Hugo Lloris has to defend the ball after being blocked, so I am nonetheless not satisfied of Spurs.
“The highest 4 are nonetheless very a lot for Arsenal.”
