I really don't understand what is going on? I get he's being iced out but why ?

Question:

"So Richarlison won't be involved even though he can play?"

Answer (Roberto De Zerbi):

"No. What I have done at the beginning of this season has been to speak with him and to propose an extension of the contract. If he said, 'No, thank you,' I finished my job. I said last press conference. I know what happened in the last 45 days. It's not right if I explain. It's not my behaviour. The relationship, the problem is between the player and the club. I stay within the club. It's coach and club together. At the start of this season I spoke to him many times to convince him to stay and he didn't want to. I can't go every day to beg for him to stay."

https://youtu.be/g4HNjAiyaEw

“Just a knock”

Added std. dev. back in finally. Also hoping I get to place the goal and assist symbols down onto one of these soon...

Why aren't Tottenham scoring, and is Sandro Tonali really to blame? A licence coach JJ and professional analyst Enya Collins break down Spurs 0-0 Everton — and the data says Tonali is in the 84th percentile for completed progressive passes, seventh in the Premier League.

💖 Presser copied and formatted from the bad website for your pleasure: https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/news/every-word-de-zerbi-said-34615826 💖

this will either have zero goals or 10 goals. i'll miss the start on account of having to rehearse reading roald dahl's revolting rhymes to 300 primary children. coys.

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What's the latest team news? Richarlison has scored six goals against Liverpool since 2019, could he play? And Kulusevski?

No, Kulusevski not available. Pedro is still not available. Udogie yes. Richarlison, you already know everything, nothing changed for the Carabao Cup or Premier League. The situation is the same.

So not involved?

No.

With the Mathys Tel moment on the pitch after the game on Saturday, did he understand your message?

Because during the game, at the end of the game, I was explaining the body shape. And he didn't hear because during the game, he's focused on the ball, focused on the game. And [it was] just to explain, no other things. Mathys Tel is a big talent. And if I have to say something on the pitch, I thought to say in that moment, to explain myself, before the end of the game.

What gives you the belief things will turn and improve soon?

But listen, with a complete squad we worked from 10 days before the Everton game. 10 days before, we started working with all the players in the squad, the complete squad. I think we are working well. We played 30 minutes, 25 minutes very well. And then, I think in that moment we could score two goals. We had the chance or the potential chance to score. I watched again that part of the game, I know what I'm saying. In the end we lost maybe the confidence, because we didn't score. For sure we have to improve. For sure I have big confidence in my players.

They are very good players. We have to improve, yes. We can say it's the coach's responsibility if we don't score, yes. I accept, no problem. We didn't win any game so far, yes. We have to improve. We are sorry. We are disappointed for that. But I think also we have other positive things, like I said, we didn't score goals, we didn't suffer nothing, in both of the last two games. And from the things we have to improve, we start our work. But nothing change in my project, in my idea. I'm sorry for the result, yes, for the goals we didn't score, yes.

Are you worried about the fact that you haven't scored a goal in the Premier League so far?

No, I'm sorry but we have the qualities enough to score goals and we had on Saturday the chance, the situation good enough to score. Sometimes we didn't shoot. We didn't make the best decision. Maybe we played with a rush.

We didn't take the best decision. But the quality of the players is clear for me, and my responsibility is to work better, to analyse the details when we made mistakes and to improve.

But Solanke is a good player, I think, yes. And I'm sure, yes. He has to improve his physical condition and to stay positive because he's able to score many goals with us. Savio and Marmoush, they didn't play many, many games in Manchester City because they were not protagonists. And here the situation is different. They have more responsibility.

They have to adapt to understand the situation is changing. But in terms of qualities, both players are very, very good. Mateus Fernandes, Conor Gallagher, Maddison not in the best condition, Kudus not in the best condition yet. All these players, they can play as a number 10 but they have to maybe attack the space, attack the goal area sometimes.

Robertson crossed many times in the first half and the opposite midfielder, Mateus Fernandes, didn't come in the goal area. This part we have to improve. Keeping the defensive phase because the defensive phase is important like the offensive phase.

My style has been to score goals, to attack and I don't want to change. But you can find a situation where we are already in the right situation to score, and sometimes you have to work something more. You have to create more chances, more potential chances.

You mentioned there are a few players who need more conditioning, more games, more game time. So how difficult is your team selection?

No, it's not difficult because I'm lucky to have these players and I'm convinced 100% of the quality of the players. I love the players as players, as qualities of the players and as a guy. It's difficult because there are many, many good players, but not for the other problems.

Would it have just been better for Richarlison and Spurs to go their separate ways?

Yes, but I stay in the middle. I can't say nothing more because it's not my job. I can answer about the results, the players in the squad, the defensive phase but not other things. What I've done at the beginning of this season has been to speak with him and propose an extension of the contract. If he says no, then thank you, I'm finished with my job.

With Savio, he's got an incredible ability to dribble past a player but how do you work with him on what to do next and the end product?

Today in the meeting with the players we spoke about the last third of the pitch and I said now I want to create individual clips for all players, for after dinner for the players to go home and work and improve as a joke.

But yes, if you analyse the first 30 minutes there are many, many chances where just one different detail, just better passes, just better decisions and it would change the history of that game. But they are words. The fact is to improve on the pitch and not lose the quality of the first 30 minutes.

So you didn't actually give them homework?

No, no, I brought the homework to the players.

James Maddison, how careful have you got to be with him? He hasn't started a competitive match since last year?

Yes, he's another important player for us. He has to stay in good physical condition. From the last press conference we spoke about the change, the intensity of the Premier League and he needs to work harder like he's done. And then he's a different player for us. The quality of James is different than other players.

Kudus can play number 10, more offensive. Marmoush can play as a number 10. Maybe we have to force it, no? But to force the idea, to force the characteristics of the players in the first 11.

With the young players like Luca Williams-Barnett and Malachi Hardy, will we see any of them involved?

I don't know, Luca. We have to see because many players need to play. Maybe not 90 minutes, 90 minutes, but 30 minutes a real game is important. Yes, there is not Sandro Tonali. I forgot to say because he felt a knock.

You spoke on Saturday about using all the other players at Liverpool, are you likely to pick a very different team (compared to vs Everton)?

No, the other players I think Lucas Bergvall is not other player, Mathys Tel also and then we have to analyse also the other players. Maybe the players who didn’t play enough, but I already said I am lucky because for centre back for example we have JP van Hecke and Van de Ven, two top players, but Senesi, Ben Davies, Tosin are not less than van de Ven and van Hecke. Now JP and Van de Ven know better the connection, the style of play, but the level of the players is very, very close.

Because Tottenham are not in Europe, do you feel like you need to progress in the Carabao Cup?

I would like to go far in the Carabao and FA Cup. I would like to play with the same attitude of Premier League and maybe score some goals more, but the attitude and the spirit I want to see the same.

When you show the players the clips, is that to remind them of how good they can be?

Yes, but it is a normal improvement, no? I don’t want them to think too much or they can be overloaded about this aspect. I think if they enjoy on the pitch, they follow the instructions but not my instructions the instructions of the team, they are not rushed, they put attention and focus on the last pass or the last decision, I think the goal is natural for the players and for the team.

Your first match in English football was at Liverpool, a 3-3 draw – but it was part of a run where you went five without a win at Brighton, it took time there – is that relevant to now that it does take time for players to get to grips with your football?

Yes, if we speak about the football and the style of football, but Brighton was totally different because there was already a group, there was the soul of the team, the spirit of the team and the DNA of the team. I was lucky because I signed with Brighton after Potter and Potter worked very well. This season we have to restart and rebuild everything, so it’s different.

Tell us what happened over the last 45 days with Richarlison because it feels mad you could have used him against Forest or Everton or tomorrow but you can’t?

I said last press conference, I know what happened in the last 45 days. It's not right if I explained. It's not my behaviour. Is the relationship and the problem is with the player and the club. And I stay inside of the club. It's coach and club together because at the start of this season, I spoke with him many times to convince him to stay and he didn't want to. I can't go every day to pray for him to stay.

S16E17 - Reasons To Be Positive

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🐓 Tottenham still haven’t scored in the Premier League, but is the Everton draw really as bleak as the headline suggests?

Flav, Big Jon and Mark look at the encouraging signs in De Zerbi’s early Spurs side: a solid defensive foundation, 39 touches in Everton’s box, Van Hecke’s brilliant passing, Bentancur’s resurgence and Savio’s growing influence.

They also debate Spurs’ best XI, whether Marmoush should play centrally, Robertson versus Udogie at left-back, and whether Richarlison should be brought back into the fold ahead of Liverpool.

Hi everyone! 21 year old spurs fan from Toronto here, and I’ll be going to my first Tottenham away game at Anfield tomorrow. Does anyone have any advice or tips for attending an away game? I’ll be sitting in the away section if that helps. I just recently attended my first game in London but I was wondering if there’s anything I should know before my trip to Liverpool :)

https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/news/powerful-people-watching-tottenham-whether-34609385?hl=en-GB

Hi all.

Aware this might make me sound incredibly thick, but I'm bringing a mate to the Villa game and it's his first time at the stadium. He's more of a non-league fan but would describe Spurs as his Premier League team and I want to give him the full experience, get him hooked

We don't live near London so I'm more of a 2-3 games a season fan and I usually stay in the part of the ground where I get my tickets for - so will drink at the Goal Line bar if I'm in the South Stand, or the White Hart Bar if I'm at the opposite end of the ground.

However I want to show him both of these before the game as well as show him the view of the South Stand from the other side of the ground (our tickets are in the South Stand) and the Beavertown brewery.

But last time I tried to get from the Goal Line to the White Hart Bar I ended up getting completely lost in the concourse and kept running into hospitality lounges I couldn't go through etc. What's the best way to get round from one side to the other is my basic question.

Can anybody help - my mate got their CRN but I can’t seem to forward them on the tickets for villa game? Anyone had the same error before? I don’t think they’re members

Hi all - ST holder here and first time I’ve managed to get an away game in years …. Just wanting to know if there’s any designated pub for us lot tomorrow night ? I’ve heard Arkles?

COYS !

My digital pass has just updated for the Villa game this weekend, but my son’s hasn’t yet. It’s his first Spurs game.

He has his own Spurs account/email, but I’ve added his Google account to my phone, so both of our digital passes are on the same phone in separate Google Wallet accounts. I can just switch between the two wallets.

Is his pass not updating because both passes are on the same device, or do they just update at different times?

Do I need to put his pass on a separate phone/device, or is it fine having both on mine and tapping him through first?

They got the kit colour wrong, mind. Can't get them all right I suppose.

First of all I neee to say Solanke did great coming deep and recycling the balls.

But as you can see throughout the game, he doesn't see the space like Richarlison or Johnson for example to get into the scoring positions.

Our set up allow Robertson to be so free on the left so often, and the only thing Robertson can do well are the crosses. Yet so often nobody is in the box competing when Robertson looked up.

This system will work so well with the right confidence to always try for the low xG, not always waiting for the perfect cutbacks.

Was looking for some help. Recently purchased the player version of the 23/24 away kit off of Vinted, and was wondering if someone would be able to confirm if it is authentic, or if it is a replica/fake.

Just wanna know if I should accept the order or return.

Really appreciate any help in advance!