Unai Emery loves the emotion and passion of a north London derby. He saw plenty of both in his first encounter with Tottenham on December 2, a game that swung this way and that before it was settled by our stirring second-half performance. One of the flashpoints was a scuffle after Erik Dier made it 1-1 in the first half and then celebrated in front of our fans. But our head coach understands that a highly-charged atmosphere is normal when the north London rivals meet. “I think showing emotion is very important,” said Unai. “I think football is emotion. And in a derby, maybe this emotion is greater. “When you win it’s amazing, when you lose it’s horrible. But respect is very...
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