Coach Tottenham Mauricio Pochettino believes his future opponent for North London derby Arsene Wenger innovator, ahead of his time.

On the eve of the fight against Arsenal in the Premier League championship Mauricio Pochettino called Arsene Wenger an outstanding coach.

"In my opinion, Arsene Wenger deserves universal respect," Pochettino quotes The Telegraph. - You can name a person who, during five years of work with the team, succeeded, a good coach. Ten years - very good. But the one who has kept the team at the highest level for more than twenty years, is an outstanding specialist ".

"It's very difficult to bring something new to football, but Arsen Wenger succeeded. His ideas and philosophy are far ahead of their time, and I'm not surprised that other clubs are successfully adopting them to this day ".

Match Arsenal - Tottenham will be held on Saturday, November 18, at the Emirates. Beginning at 2:30 pm. Live broadcast on the channel Football 1.

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