Unai Emery says that it is the combination of physical and technical abilities that mark the current top four out from Arsenal, who need to avoid defeat at Leicester on Sunday to leap back into the Champions League places.
The Gunners will start the day in fifth, a point behind fourth placed Chelsea who go to Manchester United - who are sixth - later in the day.
Tottenham's surprise home defeat to West Ham on Saturday has added a further element of intrigue to a race that no-one seems to want to win, but the Gunners boss is adamant that his side will bounce back following their 3-1 defeat to Wolves in midweek.
"We played against a very physical team, well organised and with various players of a high level," Emery told Sky Sports of that Wolves loss.
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"We made errors, of course, but basically we lost because they are a strong team."
The Spaniard added that he wants to see an increase in physicality from his team as he sees that as key to success in England.
"I think it's about being competitive without necessarily playing well," he continued.
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"Sometimes the other team will impose their idea on you. Being competitive means that when you can't find a way to win by outplaying your opponent, you are able to adapt and find another way to win or draw the game. That is another area in which I want this team to make progress.
"In the Premier League, technical quality without physicality is not enough.
"City, Liverpool , Tottenham , Chelsea … All the top teams here are physical and technical. Arsenal need to be the same."
