Gus Poyet says Tottenham must win trophies before they can gloat about superiority.
Gus Poyet has warned Tottenham Hotspur supporters that it is too early to start bragging about being superior to Arsenal.
Poyet played for Tottenham and worked for the club as an assistant manager.
He said that until Tottenham can win silverware, they will not really have true reason to gloat.
Poyet told The Daily Star: “Spurs fans can mock Arsenal and say we finished higher than you in the league and that we are in the Champions League while you are playing in the Europa League.
“But Arsenal did that to Spurs for years and years – and they won things on the way.
“Even though they are seen as a club no longer at the peak of their powers, they’ve won the FA Cup in three of the last four seasons.”
Poyet warned that when he left Spurs in 2008 he wanted them to kick on and win more trophies, but they have not won a single one since the League Cup that same year.
Tottenham have made terrific progress, building a side which are capable of challenging for titles and sit top of their Champions League group, but so far the trophy cabinet remains dusty.
Spurs visit Arsenal this weekend and sit four points ahead of the Gunners.
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