‘There were times where we would stick a cutting from a newspaper up in the changing room where there was maybe a bit of criticism of us’ Ledley King on how Tottenham Hotspur prepared for Arsenal

During the Barclays Premiership match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal at White Hart Lane, on April 21, 2007 in London, England.

Had FourFourTwo opted for a negative headline here, it’s hard to imagine Thomas Frank heading to the club printer to produce a copy of this article to stick on the wall at the Emirates Stadium this Sunday.

But that is precisely how defender Ledley King, who played for Spurs between 1999 and 2012, says some of his sides prepared to face Arsenal during his playing days.