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Ange Postecoglou hailed Tottenham\u2019s bravery at Arsenal, but expressed his bemusement at the handball rule and joked \u201carmless defenders\u201d will be required after Cristian Romero gave away a penalty in the 2-2 draw.<\/p>\n
Spurs grabbed a share of the north London derby spoils after captain Son Heung-min struck either side of half-time.<\/p>\n
An own-goal from Romero in the 26th minute broke the deadlock at the Emirates, with the Argentina defender deflecting Bukayo Saka\u2019s shot beyond team-mate Guglielmo Vicario.<\/p>\n
Son fired home before half-time from James Maddison\u2019s cross, but Arsenal made the perfect start following the restart when Romero was penalised for handball after he blocked Ben White\u2019s shot from close proximity.<\/p>\n
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Saka rolled home the 54th-minute spot-kick but 108 seconds later Tottenham were level when Maddison won possession from Jorginho and played in Son, who netted his 150th Spurs goal.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not about being happy with the result, for me it was about the performance,\u201d Postecoglou said.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can get a result here, a draw, and like I said before you can walk away knowing that \u2018you know what, we escaped\u2019, but I don\u2019t have that feeling now.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think we went toe-to-toe with a top team and at times I thought we really asserted our dominance on the game. At times they did but that\u2019s what happens when you face top sides.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven if we had lost today, and I don\u2019t like losing, but for me to keep pushing these guys, they need to feel that out there that what we talk about and work on, they can see it come to fruition and when it does against a top team, being brave with our approach, that\u2019s the key thing. For me I\u2019m pleased.\u201d<\/p>\n
Postecoglou was less enthusiastic about the decision to award a penalty for Romero\u2019s close-range block on White and likened it to the handball given against Wolves\u2019 Joao Gomes at Luton on Saturday.<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cI\u2019ve got no idea about the handball rule. I really don\u2019t. I saw the one yesterday at Wolves and it just seems if it hits your hand it\u2019s a penalty and then other times if it hits your hand, it isn\u2019t a penalty.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve got no idea. It is the one rule in the game I just don\u2019t understand.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnless we start developing armless defenders I don\u2019t know how you are supposed to block things and be in a natural position.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is what it is. You kind of hope these things even themselves out over the course of a year but I don\u2019t understand the handball rule.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think any clarity would be good because I have got no idea.\u201d<\/p>\n
Opposite number Mikel Arteta was disappointed Arsenal failed to make it three wins in a row over their rivals.<\/p>\n
A key moment occurred after Romero\u2019s own-goal when Gabriel Jesus won back possession from Maddison inside the area, but his 14-yard effort was blazed over the crossbar.<\/p>\n
Arteta said: \u201cWe are very disappointed not to earn the three points, that\u2019s for sure, and especially when you go in front twice in the game and have the opportunity to win it.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had control of the game, could have made it 2-0 with Gabi and then you concede the goal and you have to bounce back. We did and scored the goal but it\u2019s a shame that within a minute you concede the other one.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think that affected the team emotionally quite a lot and we lacked some composure to make more passes in the final third.\u201d<\/p>\n
Arteta also leapt to the defence of Jorginho, who was introduced at half-time in place of the injured Declan Rice, after the ex-Chelsea midfielder was robbed of possession by Maddison for Tottenham\u2019s second goal.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWhat happened is I love him and we love him,\u201d the Arsenal boss insisted.<\/p>\n
\u201cErrors are part of football. They\u2019re allowed to make errors because they play and we don\u2019t play. We are all with him.\u201d<\/p>\n