Spurs still not in ‘right physical condition’ says De Zerbi after another game without a goal | OneFootball

Roberto De Zerbi says Tottenham are still not in the “right physical condition” after their goalless draw with Everton extended their Premier League scoring drought to four games.

Spurs have now failed to score in each of their opening four league matches, with De Zerbi pointing to a disrupted pre-season, injuries and the late arrivals of Savio and Omar Marmoush as factors behind their slow start.

“We started this season late for many, many reasons, but too late,” De Zerbi said. “Many players at the World Cup and many problems, injuries in Australia – Fernandes, van de Ven, Solanke.

“Not our responsibility or the club’s but we bought two players late, Savio and Marmoush, and they started to work with this group two Thursdays ago. We have not the right physical condition yet.”

De Zerbi was encouraged by Tottenham’s opening 30 minutes against Everton but felt his side lost some confidence after failing to make their dominance count.

“I think we played very well in the first 30 minutes, we didn’t score, and maybe we lost, in some players, a little confidence,” he said.

“If we extend that 30 minutes into 60, 70, 80, 90, in my opinion, my belief is we’re going to win many games.

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“We have to improve in the last third of the pitch for sure, the last decision, the last pass for sure. We have to shoot more times, especially when we have space and time to.

“It’s tough to explain because four games without a goal is tough to accept,” De Zerbi admitted. “We are sorry for the fans but the fans were behind the players today.

“I know how the players are working, I think we’re in the right way.”

De Zerbi also urged his players to ignore the criticism surrounding their start and instead focus on improving the positive aspects of their performances.

“The real problem, the most important problem, is the players have to be focused on the first 30 minutes and the improvement we can and have to do. Not about social media or the journalists because if we won today, it would be different.

“The result changed the opinion. Not my opinion, because I am a coach, not a journalist or a fan.”

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