The gap between us is huge — Tottenham boss makes admission after Arsenal defeat

Tottenham's head coach, Igor Tudor, has admitted that there's a big chasm between them and Arsenal in terms of quality, after the Gunners thumped his side 4-1 in the North London Derby. 

Mikel Arteta's side reinvigorated their title charge with the victory against their most bitter rivals, with Eberechi Eze and Viktor Gyokeres both scoring a brace to ensure Tudor's first game in charge of the Lilywhites ended in defeat. 

Speaking after the game, Tudor admitted to the gap in quality between both teams, a disparity he claimed to have noticed in training. However, he is confident that they can improve.

"Big gap between the teams; too much Arsenal for us in this game,” he said, per Goal. “Even with the ball, lack of confidence is evident with the team. I am very sad, very angry, everything, but in some ways it's also good to understand what is our goal.

"The medicine is you look in the mirror, each of us, and really work to change the habits. We didn't need this (as a wake-up call). Arsenal are probably the best team in the world at this moment, but we can't use this as an excuse.”

Analysing the game, he said that they were physically and mentally behind their rivals on the day. He congratulated them for the victory but admonished his team for lacking aggression. 

 "Difficult start against a team who is now in this moment. A different level of physical state of mind, so congratulations to them.”

“They were much better, and they deserve this win. I got the spirit which we wanted to do things, but it was not enough. It is nice to understand where we are in this moment.

"It showed me on Tuesday that we need to work hard and work hard and seriously. Now in this moment, the team is full of problems. The only key is to work on the training day by day and be humble. We need to be more aggressive – we need to be more compact. These are the keys.

"You understand the gap with the mental sharpness of one team and other teams. This is a thing we need to change. I saw players available to do this, but we need more time to do this. Thinking about relegation doesn't bring you anything to anybody.”