Spurs vs Arsenal: Set Piece rhetoric detracts from more relevant questions
It was a difficult game for Spurs fans. The opening four games of this season, other than a comprehensive win against Everton, have not been what many had hoped for going into this season. After a particularly frustrating loss to Newcastle before the international break, an attitude had developed and festered over the two week break that 'things are not great, but win against Arsenal and everything will be ok'. The North London Derby is a game which is often difficult to rationally analyse when you are on the losing (or perhaps unsatisfying draw) side. The emotions of the game tend to tilt reactions, quite reasonably, towards the negative. I appreciate that one form of analysis is going to be looking at performances and considering them through the lens of squad depth and first XI quality/profile fit. I think this is totally valid, however, I would rather look forward than spend too much time commenting on how the past transfer window could have been better/different. Especi...