- Ian Wright has admitted he is afraid and jealous of Tottenham Hotspur’s rise
- Spurs pulled off an incredible victory over European champions Real Madrid
- The win means Mauricio Pochettino’s men have booked their place in the last 16
Tottenham are making the football world sit up and take notice following their incredible victory over Real Madrid at Wembley, and Arsenal legend Ian Wright admits he is very concerned.
Spurs were a class above on Wednesday night as they took apart the reigning European Champions with seeming ease to pull off a convincing 3-1 victory.
Following the full-time whistle Wright, a decorated name of Spurs’ arch rivals, spoke frankly about how the rise of Mauricio Pochettino’s side should be a worry for all.
Arsenal legend Ian Wright has admitted he is both afraid and jealous of Tottenham’s rise
Speaking on BBC 5live Wright spoke of Arsenal’s cause for concern regarding their rivals
‘I’ve always been afraid of the Tottenham emergence, because it’s been coming,’ Wright said on BBC 5live.
‘Since Pochettino’s got there it’s been steadily rising and rising and the only thing you feel that is going to hold Tottenham back is “will Daniel Levy pay the players the kind of money that is going to keep them there?”. That’s all it’s going to come down to.
‘This is a great manager with great, young, ambitious players. They’re not fly by night players, they look like they’re the real deal. Tonight’s result against Real Madrid, they hammered them. And it’s a team that’s still got a lot more to give,’ Wright said.
The former striker revealed that, from a purely Arsenal point of view, the red side of north London should rightly be shuddering at Spurs’ threat to their status as a Premier League big gun.
Spurs were superior at Wembley and proved they can go up against Europe’s finest
‘It’s something as an Arsenal man, sitting here, it’s a frightening prospect seeing their progression, it really is. And jealousy does come into it,’ Wright added.
The result at Wembley means Spurs now sit top of Group H after four games played.
Pochettino’s side were tipped to struggle to progress after being drawn in a ‘group of death’ which also included Madrid and German titans Borussia Dortmund.
Spurs headed into the Champions League showdown with Madrid knowing victory would take them through to the knockout stages of the competition, with two games to spare.
Up next they face Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday, November 21, with the priority now being to ensure they win the group outright.
