Solidity, resilience, mental strength

Mental strength is nailed on.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, speaking to BBC Sport: "Tottenham played very well. We had an early lead and we were juggling between protecting the lead and finishing the game off. We absorbed a lot of pressure from Tottenham. They gave everything and we needed a special resilience and good defensive performance.

"It was an unbelievable start with Tomas Rosicky's goal coming from nowhere. Tottenham played very well. I don't deny that at all. They put the effort in and had the quality to go forward but I don't feel they had a lot of clear-cut chances.

"It was a must-win game. We maintained the focus to not make the mistake that would cost us."
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"Special resilience"