With Spurs overtaking Arsenal in the Premier League, N FC's Craig Burley and Alexis Nunes debate who will finish higher. Arsenal may have fallen behind Tottenham in the league, but there is arguably something more troubling than that about Spurs' recent rise. Not only have they leapfrogged the Gunners in the table, they're also besting their neighbours at one of their stated goals: establishing an influential British core. Back in December 2012, Arsenal made a big fuss of announcing extensions to the contracts of five young British internationals: Kieran Gibbs, Carl Jenkinson, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Aaron Ramsey and Jack Wilshere. Speaking at the announcement, manager Arsene Wenger said:...
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