Arsenal suffered a major loss in strength in this North London derby at Tottenham. The absence of the two most important midfielders in the squad, Declan Rice (suspended) and Martin Odegaard (injured), prevented coach Michel Arteta's team from deploying the desired style of play when the connection between the lines was almost "broken". Without Declan Rice, Arsenal's defense continuously encountered difficulties due to many gaps in the middle. In particular, the midfield trio Rodrigo Bentancur, James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski exploited this very well to help Tottenham control the ball better and create many dangerous attacks. However, the home team's finishing situations could not overcome the excellence of goalkeeper David Raya or lacked accuracy.
Center-back Gabriel Magalhaes jumped high to head the ball home to help Arsenal secure an important victory at Tottenham
Without Martin Odegaard, the Gunners lacked lethal passes. Gabriel Martinelli's sprints down the left wing were considered the most positive point in the visitors' attack when stars Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz played poorly. However, in the midst of the deadlock, Arsenal unexpectedly scored a goal from a corner kick with a header from centre-back Gabriel Magalhaes in the 64th minute. This is considered the Gunners' new weapon under coach Arteta. The Spanish coach has helped Arsenal improve greatly in taking advantage of opportunities from set pieces, as evidenced by 22 goals last season.
This is Arsenal's third consecutive away win at Tottenham. The narrow 1-0 win over Tottenham helped Arteta's team maintain their unbeaten record and move two points behind leaders Man.City. This will be a huge morale boost for the Gunners before entering a difficult week with two away matches against Atalanta in the Champions League and Man.City in the Premier League. Meanwhile, coach Ange Postecoglou still has a lot of work to do if he wants to keep his job because Tottenham's form has continued to fluctuate since he took over last summer. After the departure of Harry Kane, Spurs have no real "killer" in attack as Son Heung-min has not been in top form. The defeat in the London derby this time has caused Tottenham to drop to 13th place with only 4 points after 4 rounds.
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