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Tottenham v Arsenal: 5 Spurs lessons from the 1-1 draw

By Rucker Haringey

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 06: Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates scoring his sides first goal with Danny Rose and Heung-Min Son of Tottenham Hotspur during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur at Emirates Stadium on November 6, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 06: Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates scoring his sides first goal with Danny Rose and Heung-Min Son of Tottenham Hotspur during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur at Emirates Stadium on November 6, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 06: (L) Tottenham defender Kevin Wimmer under pressure from (R) Laurent Koscielny scores an own goal during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur at Emirates Stadium on November 6, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 06: (L) Tottenham defender Kevin Wimmer under pressure from (R) Laurent Koscielny scores an own goal during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur at Emirates Stadium on November 6, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images) /

5. Wimmer is ahead of CCV

For months, Mauricio Pochettino has insisted that young Cameron Carter-Vickers was ahead of Kevin Wimmer in the Tottenham depth chart. Evidently, that’s no longer the case.

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If it were, then surely Carter-Vickers would have gotten the starting nod ahead of Wimmer in the back three. Deploying the young American with two other senior centre backs would have been an easier way to insert him into the lineup than just partnering with one other central defender.

I certainly am not surprised at this revelation. Wimmer looked good last year in relief of Jan Vertonghen when the Belgian was out injured. The idea that such an inexperienced player had sprinted past him in Pochettino’s pecking order was a little hard to believe.

It’s pretty obvious those words were designed to motivate Wimmer to improve his form. I’m not sure he did that today (especially in the first half) but it was probably a step in the right direction for the Austrian centre back.

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