Tottenham Hotspur manager Roberto De Zerbi has offered a frank assessment of his side's disappointing start to the Premier League season, admitting they lacked the necessary fight. The North London club suffered a bruising 3-0 defeat at the hands of Brentford, leaving the Italian tactician to lament his team's physical and tactical shortcomings.
Tottenham Hotspur's ambitious new era under Roberto De Zerbi suffered a catastrophic false start as they were beaten 3-0 by a clinical Brentford side on Saturday afternoon. Despite a massive summer recruitment drive intended to banish the ghosts of last season's relegation scare, the North London club looked alarmingly disjointed at the Gtech Community Stadium.