Ahead of Arsenal vs Tottenham: Pochettino understands the prestige of the Derby match

Arsenal vs Tottenham are staged in the fourth week of the English League 2019/2020. The manager of The Lilywhites, Mauricio Pochettino, knows very well the prestige of the north London derby.

Arsenal's first match with Tottenham took place at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday (01/09/2019) evening hrs. This match will be the 15th match for Pochettino against the Gunners.

So far, Pochettino's record of meeting with Arsenal is still in balance. The Argentine manager posted four wins, six draws and four defeats. Pochettino is familiar with the derby tension.

"The atmosphere, the aroma, from both teams. The responsibility of playing this match. I like to fight, I like to compete. I am always optimistic, confident that the team will play better than our opponents," Pochettino said on the Spurs official website.

With the English League running four matches so far this week, Pochettino believes that a duel with Arsenal is still difficult to assess how crucial to the results of this season.

"It's still the beginning of the season. It's hard to judge. After a few months, we will have a clear idea. This game will be tough because this is a derby and we all know well what derby means. We must be prepared to fight," said Pochettino.

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