Spurs were able to hang on for a fifth successive draw on Saturday, if you discount Martin Jol’s first game in charge last season, which the Dutchman was relieved about afterwards.
"The biggest evidence is that after the game Arsenal’s players were yelling so they were very happy - it must be a long time since they have settled for a draw because normally they go for the championship, so that was a good thing for us," Jol told The Times.
Before kick-off Jol said in The Sun: "I’m totally committed to this club but the only problem is that I’m only a passer-by. We are now planning a new and better training complex but that is over two years away. Will I still be here?
"There is still some cynicism at Spurs but it’s less than it was. That’s because the past was the best period for the club. When I first came here and saw all the prizes and great players who had achieved so much, it was really impressive. But history is not the be-all and end-all. The reality is now and what we can achieve with the team.
"I hope I get as much time as Arsene Wenger gets at Arsenal. That would be ideal as I’m fully convinced that I’d be able to leave something special. Recently someone wrote that I brought a friendly man- management manner into the club. I don’t mind it being written but it isn’t true. Believe me you will never achieve anything being friendly. But my philosophy is the same as Tottenham’s. I’m lucky in that way.
Spurs Head Coach was clearly incensed at Sol Campbell’s use of the elbow to floor Teemu Tainio and Michael Dawson in separate incidents at the weekend. The tactic of disguising an unleashed an elbow has crept into the game recently at the top level according to Jol.
In The Independent he said: "I would like to teach my players that if you want to go for a battle in the air like that you have to do a similar thing.
"John Terry is doing it more in the back of your neck and the timing is so good that it is almost at the same moment you have the header and the elbow. It's a good technique but you still see ... it's a foul."