Spurs not ready for new season
Tottenham Hotspur's 3-0 loss to Brentford has highlighted significant physical and tactical deficiencies in the squad. Manager Roberto De Zerbi emphasized that the team is still in a rebuilding phase following a massive summer investment.
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The article underscores the challenges of integrating new players into a team and the pressure on managers to deliver immediate results in the Premier League.
Roberto De Zerbi felt Tottenham were undercooked and lacking fight after they slumped to a 3-0 defeat at Brentford.
Spurs' expensive summer rebuild was shaken to its foundations by rampant Brentford on an alarming opening day for De Zerbi.
The new-look side showed the same old flaws as goals from Keane Lewis-Potter, Vitaly Janelt and Michael Kayode saw them deservedly beaten.
De Zerbi, parachuted in to save Spurs from relegation last season, said: "For many reasons I think we are not (a) team yet. We are not at the right point in physical condition.
"But no excuse. When you are building a new project I don’t want time, but we have to pass through these problems.
"I believe in my players, my club and myself. I think we are working well but we are late for the start of the Premier League.
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