"How Arsenal Can Outshine Tottenham with the Clever 'Touchline Escape' Move Against 'Croatian Ruben Amorim'"

ARSENAL will be desperate to avoid dropping more points in the title race against bitter rivals Tottenham on Sunday.

‘s side travel to their neighbours off the back of a disastrous 2-2 draw at Wolves that saw the Gunners blow a two-goal lead.

Arsenal travel to Tottenham on Sunday after dropping vital points in the title race against WolvesCredit: Getty Spurs will be hoping to hurt their rivals under new boss Igor TudorCredit: PA

Spurs will be champing at the bit to inflict more misery on under new boss Igor Tudor.

But Tottenham themselves are in trouble after sacking as they sit just five points above the relegation zone.

Here, SunSport’s tactics expert Dean Scoggins runs the rule over a pivotal game for both sides.

‘Touchline escape’ can help Saka hurt Spurs as No 10

It’s early days in the No 10 role for , but he’s a top class player.

From Saka’s touch map against Wolves, he spent a lot of time towards the right hand side. What I really liked, and what they can develop, he engaged defenders. They didn’t use it enough but it’s early days.

When you’re a defender, the touchline is your friend. With the defenders that have defended against Saka in the past, the touchline becomes an extra defender. When you force him in that area, he can only go one way.

Saka can be isolated in the No 10 role at times, but if he runs into the space he expects to receive the ball, that will solve one of Arsenal’s problems.

Bukayo Saka needs more space if he is to thrive in the No 10 role for ArsenalCredit: Getty Saka has a new role in the Arsenal midfield

Let’s imagine and are bombing down the flanks during the Derby.

Tottenham will likely defend with a back five and there will be too many players in that attacking space.

Here’s my rogue suggestion: Don’t push the full-backs on. It might sound counter-intuitive, but it you don’t push them on, that means more bodies in spaces.

Then you could get Saka 1v1 against a defender in miles more space. The key for Arsenal is getting the ball to him early and in space when he’s not between two players.

Gunners must play Gyokeres in behind

Just as with Saka, it’s all about getting the ball up there early. I actually think is going to start as a sub against Tottenham, with leading the line.

doesn’t like things not being in his control, but for Gyokeres – that’s not how he wants it to be.

He wants it to be fast and furious and have balls in behind as quickly as possible.

Here’s one thing that I’ve been watching in recent weeks from Gyokeres.

He’s really struggled because Arsenal don’t get the ball into the channels for him to run onto.

Viktor Gyokeres can’t take players on at Arsenal and is lacking an early ball to run ontoCredit: Alamy

But what he has done well in recent weeks is he comes into this deep position and he’s finding space on the right hand side.

In the middle third of the field he’s really improved his running and transitional play.

The problem is, he’s not going at players 1v1 and he doesn’t have that outright pace to beat defenders 1v1. In duels he’s more physical, but if Arsenal are going to get the best out of him, they’ve got to give him an early ball.

He’s not the sort of player who’s going to make the little movements. He’s not that sort of player.

They’ve bought him for when teams try to squeeze them, and then you play him in behind.

I’m still on the fence about him. He’s getting better in open play yes, but we still aren’t seeing the fruits of that in the penalty area.

Expect Tudor to play chaotic and direct

Igor Tudor is going to be more ‘Tottenham’ than . And that means more chaotic. The Croatian likes to play 3-4-2-1 – a bit like !

They’re playing Arsenal, the most well-drilled team in the Premier League so there will be teething issues. But one thing I will say is he’s more direct.

What Tudor might do is play two up front.

Kolo Muani had the best spell in his career under Igor Tudor at as a centre forward, but you can’t drop .

So two up, then Xavi Simons in behind.

What that means is, either centre back can play a direct pass to the strikers.

If they win the second ball, then the wing backs can bomb forwards.

Spurs will play it long, with two up front and Xavi Simons just behind them Igor Tudor likes his teams to go direct from the centre-back and attack with a ‘front six’Credit: Shutterstock Editorial

I often get scoffed at for this, but Saliba is susceptible to the high ball. On the ground, he’s an absolute Rolls-Royce. But ball over his head, he doesn’t like it.

I want Solanke to park on Saliba and the defenders can then hit the ball up to him. Muscle him, move him around and then get players into the central areas.

Bare in mind that some of Tottenham’s best performances under Frank were with three or five at the back.

Another thing to note with Tudor is that he likes to release a centre back. If Van de Ven plays a ball to , you might see him bombing forwards into the attacking third. It then turns a front five into a front six.

It could be pretty wild from Spurs early doors but overall it should be a pretty entertaining North London Derby.