De Zerbi: Spurs 'were unlucky' against Newcastle
Spurs manager Roberto De Zerbi shares his thoughts on his side's 2-0 defeat at the hands of Newcastle in Matchweek 2.
Video Transcript
Well, Roberto, you've had the players in the dressing room there for quite a while.
I know you can't share everything, some of it's private, but can you give us an idea what, what you've said to them, what you've asked of them?
No, I said what I telling you now.
I think, for 60, 65 minutes we play better than Newcastle.
We had, chance to score.
We didn't score, and, and then, after the goal, we lost, the distances.
We create, other chance, but if you analyze the, the numbers of the, the game, we shoot We had the more chance.
We shoot more in goal.
We are not team, yet.
We have to improve in a lot of things, but it's normal for a, for a new, a new team.
Is a, is a Forget the result because the result is, more important than, than the other things, but I'm not, angry.
I think, we are, we are working well.
We were unlucky today for the result, especially for the result.
Yeah.
So the problems you saw today, like you said, the distances, is a lot of that down in your view to it being a lot of new players, some players came back today.
You had five changes from the Brentford game.
So is a lot of the problems explained by that, do you think?
Yes, but, anyway, we have, we had, more control of the, the ball.
Yes, we, we, we can improve in defensive phase, in the distances.
Sometimes we, we regain the ball in, especially in the first half, and we had a chance to score.
I think also with the ball we, we can, improve.
We can keep the, the order better, much better.
Yes, but is, is part of work when you change many players, when you, when you start the new project, the new team.
Is like this football.
The first goal they scored, it felt like they'd been trying to do that all match since the very first minute.
What more can you do to prevent a goal like that?
Is that about the initial press, the pressure on the ball being better?
No.
Tonali lost the duels with, Elanga.
In that moment, was, Tonali with Elanga.
But yes, one, one part of the game, one problem of the game was, the defensive phase, the order, the distances in defensive phase, but I think, we had, more chance to score, and we didn't.
There were some boos at full time from the supporters, which, I guess maybe are less about just today, but the fact they that they've seen two seasons, not with you, but of very poor home performances, very poor league performances.
I-is that Is the key now not to, not to panic, to be patient if they can be?
I have not panic.
I know very well where I, where I going, what was the plan, what, could be the, the difficult, problem, we could, find in our, in our way.
I'm sorry for the fans for the result.
I'm sorry for the player for the result.
But, but we have to improve, and, to change, two season like, the last two, is impossible in ten days or is impossible with, the, the paper in transfer market.
We have, we have to work hard on the pitch.
We have to find the connection between the players because, last season, before the end of the season, we were, in championship- Yeah and we stay up, I think, together, not just the player, but with the fans, with the club.
So now we have to be, calm, to keep the calm, to, to be focused on improvement.
I think we, we have a, a great squad, great players.
We don't-- we, we can't, w- use all players we, we brought.
By the end, Tottenham, if we work, in, in this way and if we believe in ourself in this project, I think, we change the, the last two season.
If we, the rush is, more important than, than, the, the journey we have to do, we can't, find the solution to go out from the last two season.
Okay.
Very lastly, do you feel like you need to use the last few days of the transfer market?
You mentioned it there.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I speak on the game, if you want, but transfer market we go to see tomorrow.
Fair enough.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Oh, I think it's, it's different at BBC.
Thank you.
Yeah.
Steve.
Cheers.
