son football kit Spurs, in contrast, are still scratching around for consistency, with Jose Mourinho seeing uncomfortable questions asked of his supposedly ¡°boring¡± methods.
Smith believes contrasting moods at two close neighbours could work in Arsenal¡¯s favour when a fierce rivalry is rekindled, with Arteta making the kind of bold decisions ¨C such as dropping those not pulling their weight ¨C that have the Gunners moving forward and ¡°nobody doubting¡± their manager.
¡°If we¡¯re going on momentum, there¡¯s only one winner on Sunday,¡± ex-Gunners frontman Smith said in the Evening Standard.
¡°Arsenal, with all their challenges and shortcomings, are at least enjoying a bit of optimism. UnderMikel Arteta, they are looking up as an improving outfit, hoping to close the gap on the top teams.
¡°To give the situation some context, Spurs are 18 messi kids football kits points worse off than at this stage last season. That¡¯s the biggest drop of anyPremier Leagueteam. Admittedly, the side was gradually deteriorating under Mauricio Pochettino, and getting to the Champions League final only masked those problems.