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28-11-2006, 04:08 PM
Tottenham manager Martin Jol admits "it is not easy" away from home in the Premiership but he has called on his players to break their duck at Arsenal on Saturday.
Source: Sporting Life
Spurs have turned their season around with a run of 14 games with just one defeat but they are yet to win on their travels in the league, while Arsenal have not lost at their new Emirates Stadium.
The Gunners were unbeaten at home against their north London rivals for their final 13 years at Highbury and despite struggling for wins at their new ground, their unbeaten record at the Emirates makes Spurs' task even tougher.
"Overall in all competitions we have done very well but we need wins away from home and that is a fact," said Jol, whose side defeated Wigan at White Hart Lane on Sunday.
"We haven't yet and we need to start winning on our travels but it is not easy.
"We are not playing the way we would really like to yet."
With more than a third of the campaign gone, no club outside the top two have recorded more than three away wins, meaning there are plenty of opportunities to climb into European contention with a run of away wins.
Spurs' worst performance of the season came at Reading, where a win would have put them in the shake-up to push for the Champions League qualification they just missed out on last May.
By reaching the quarter-finals of the Carling Cup and the knock-out stages of the UEFA Cup, Jol has had to utilise his squad, which the Dutchman believes has affected his side.
"You can't expect us to play immaculate football if we have to make changes in a particular area," Jol said on official website spurs.co.uk.
"We have to work on our midfield play, we have to work on our passing to the forward players, which sometimes is good and sometimes a little sloppy."
Jol has had to cope with injuries to striker Mido and midfielder Jermaine Jenas but Spurs still remain handily placed after breaking into the top half of the table.
Jol added: "Results-wise we must be happy.
"If you play 14 games and win 10 with three draws you should be pleased, but it was that particular match against Reading which did us no favours.
"If we had won that we would have been in a terrific situation."
Source: Sporting Life
Spurs have turned their season around with a run of 14 games with just one defeat but they are yet to win on their travels in the league, while Arsenal have not lost at their new Emirates Stadium.
The Gunners were unbeaten at home against their north London rivals for their final 13 years at Highbury and despite struggling for wins at their new ground, their unbeaten record at the Emirates makes Spurs' task even tougher.
"Overall in all competitions we have done very well but we need wins away from home and that is a fact," said Jol, whose side defeated Wigan at White Hart Lane on Sunday.
"We haven't yet and we need to start winning on our travels but it is not easy.
"We are not playing the way we would really like to yet."
With more than a third of the campaign gone, no club outside the top two have recorded more than three away wins, meaning there are plenty of opportunities to climb into European contention with a run of away wins.
Spurs' worst performance of the season came at Reading, where a win would have put them in the shake-up to push for the Champions League qualification they just missed out on last May.
By reaching the quarter-finals of the Carling Cup and the knock-out stages of the UEFA Cup, Jol has had to utilise his squad, which the Dutchman believes has affected his side.
"You can't expect us to play immaculate football if we have to make changes in a particular area," Jol said on official website spurs.co.uk.
"We have to work on our midfield play, we have to work on our passing to the forward players, which sometimes is good and sometimes a little sloppy."
Jol has had to cope with injuries to striker Mido and midfielder Jermaine Jenas but Spurs still remain handily placed after breaking into the top half of the table.
Jol added: "Results-wise we must be happy.
"If you play 14 games and win 10 with three draws you should be pleased, but it was that particular match against Reading which did us no favours.
"If we had won that we would have been in a terrific situation."