Although the table shows that Arsenal are one point ahead of Manchester City, let's not forget that Manchester City have played a game less. Therefore, even if Arsenal win all the remaining games, there is no guarantee of winning the title. And in this north London derby, Arsenal can't afford to drop points, otherwise they will be overtaken by Manchester City with one game less. Fortunately, Tottenham did not fight, losing the north London derby at home, and Arsenal won three points to continue to maintain the lead in face.
But this north London derby is just too delicate. It's not just Tottenham and Arsenal that have a bearing on this game, but also Manchester City, Aston Villa, in short, they're all involved with each other. On the surface, Arsenal won this game, got three points, which is gratifying, and at the same time they also added a weight to their own title race, but in reality, Arsenal did not win or lose this game, and were in a very contradictory situation. To put it to the extreme, Arsenal's win over Tottenham in this game just means that the champion of the Premier League this season may be Manchester City.
The reason is that Manchester City's make-up game.
It is always said that Manchester City has one less game, but which one is missing? This 34th round of make-up matches is scheduled for the penultimate round, which is between the 37th and 38th rounds. Arsenal beat Tottenham, but at the same time, they beat Tottenham's four-shot momentum. In fact, Tottenham have been competing with Aston Villa for fourth place in the league, which is the last Champions League spot. Originally, Tottenham were six points behind Aston Villa, very difficult to chase, this time Villa and Chelsea drew and got one point, while Tottenham lost the north London derby, the points have not changed, and the two sides have opened up seven points. In this case, how do you let Tottenham catch up with Aston Villa? Let's put it this way, Tottenham can basically accept the fifth place in the Premier League, no matter how much they chase it, they can't catch up.
The question is, since Tottenham will not change their situation no matter what they do in the next games, will they still fight Manchester City in the penultimate game? You know, Tottenham was originally regarded as the touchstone of the Premier League triumph to face Arsenal, Liverpool, and Manchester City one after another, but now, Tottenham's spirit is gone, what kind of fighting spirit can they expect to show in the face of Manchester City?
The most important thing is that Tottenham's win over Manchester City means helping Arsenal reach the top. In fact, after losing the north London derby, there are many Tottenham fans who hope that their team will not win against Manchester City, after all, this is tantamount to helping Arsenal win the championship in disguise, and it is difficult for Tottenham to do such a thing.
In other words, the penultimate game, Manchester City's away game against Tottenham, may be a game that goes through the motions. Perhaps, what City need, Tottenham will provide for them. Without him, here at Tottenham, they can accept Manchester City's fourth consecutive title, but they can't accept Arsenal's second title in two decades.
It's a pity to think about it, we were ready to watch Tottenham play against Sanying, but unexpectedly, Tottenham themselves withdrew first, and now no matter what kind of play they play, it will be difficult to break into the top four. Therefore, after losing to Arsenal, whether it is playing Liverpool or Manchester City, it is close to garbage time for Tottenham. Of course, the only thing Tottenham need to do is to lose to Manchester City and ruin Arsenal's title attempts.