Tottenham Hotspurs Versus Arsenal FC: Tale of Two Polar Opposites

You look at the current table of the English Premiership and can't but wonder how, if Redknapp were to coach the Spurs since last season, would Arsenal have fared against their ideal cross-town rivals?

The answers may come in the form of Harry Redknapp, the coach of Spurs, who amazingly brought the team from under at the beginning of this season to a potential Europa League entry for next season.

One can agree that the Spurs—not the Gunners—were the better team for the last three months of so of this season. It seemed as if Arsenal were falling off the rails while Tottenham just kept on rolling through the punches. 

Let's go back to September of 2008—remember that Spurs fans?

Tottenham were at the bottom, Arsenal were getting off to a positive start as usual, while the situation at White Hart lane.

Former manager Juande Ramos was the scapegoat after the poor start to the season, but more so because of players growing frustrations with his management style and lack of English. Players such as Bentley and Dos Santos were finding increasingly difficult to gel in with their new counterparts, and both Keane and Defoe were sold off because of their lack of cooperation with Ramos.

Fast forward to May of this year, and you'll see there's a difference a whole season can make.

Spurs look like a far more balanced team than Arsenal, in fact, one can argue that if you were to take away Cesc, Emmanuel, and Walcott from Arsenal's starting line-up, and pit it against the current crop at Tottenham, the Spurs would resoundingly punish Arsenal if needed.

Now, let's not take Tottenham too lightly.

This is a club that is going to accomplish big things in England in the years to come. Thanks in part to a manager who brings the best out of his players, but more importantly to the fact that Spurs chairman Daniel Levy was able to get a deal to build a new stadium for the club to move into within the next few years.

The stadium is expected to have at least 60,000 strong to capacity—good enough for the Spurs to compete with bigger clubs such as Arsenal and Manchester United.

The thought of watching both clubs duke it out in their spanking new grounds would only add more spice to already alluring match-up that has all of north London's tongues wagging.

It would only serve Tottenham better if they can somehow find a way to finish within the top five.

It would be a welcome news for any football fan in England to see some other club than Manchester United such as Liverpool, Everton, Aston Villa, and now Tottenham to compete for the Premiership title.

Spurs fans surely have a lot to look forward to—as do Arsenal supporters as well. Let's hope North London can finally have something to look forward to in the near future.