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Roberto De Zerbi, Tottenham Hotspur's manager, discusses strategies ahead of a critical match against Liverpool, including plans for player Richarlison who will not be traveling to Anfield due to wanting to leave the club. Despite Spurs' recent struggles with only one win from five games and no league goals, De Zerbi remains optimistic that his team possesses the quality needed to improve their performance. He emphasizes the need for better decision-making in crucial moments during matches and has organized a dinner to help ease pressure on his players before this important away fixture against Liverpool.
Written by the local model on 2026-09-15,
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Spurs are expected to rotate, but after successive 0-0 draws, they are in need of some momentum.
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they → expect → momentum
The Brazilian striker has been omitted from Spurs’ Premier League squad after expressing his desire to leave the club, and De Zerbi has stuck to his guns by confirming Richarlison won’t travel to Anfield.
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Richarlison → omit → Anfield
Despite Spurs’ distinct lack of goals, De Zerbi has made it clear that there is no way back for Richarlison after he failed to secure a move away from the club.
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he → make → club
Solanke is not fully fit, while Marmoush is adapting to being the “protagonist” in Spurs’ rebuild after a supporting role at Manchester City.
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Marmoush → adapt → City
Mental and physical limitations are holding Spurs back in attack right now, but De Zerbi is at least confident that Mohammed Kudus, capable of playing out wide or through the middle, is ready to start eight months on from suffering a serious quad injury.
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Kudus → hold → injury
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The statistics - one win from five in all competitions and no league goals - paint a picture.
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statistics → read → picture
However, De Zerbi remains steadfast.
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Zerbi → remain → ?
His team are better than their results suggest, better in training than what they have shown on the pitch, and hurting with every passing game in which they fail to find the back of the net.
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they → suggest → net
“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.
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we → have → chance
Sometimes we didn't shoot.
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we → shoot → ?
We didn't make the best decision.
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We → make → decision
Maybe we played with a rush,” De Zerbi said in his pre-match press conference on Monday.
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Zerbi → play → Monday
“We didn't take the best decision.
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We → take → 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.
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we → work → mistakes
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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.
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we → work → mistakes
Mateus Fernandes and Savio both lacked conviction when presented with shooting opportunities, just as Pedro Porro had against Newcastle and Marmoush had against Forest.
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Marmoush → lack → Forest
Spurs are at the start of a comprehensive rebuild, and De Zerbi has been at pains to remind his players, the media and supporters that things will take time.
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things → remind → time
De Zerbi, who took his players out for dinner last week, wants Spurs to relax and make calmer, more informed and less pressurised decisions.
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Spurs → take → decisions
Issues with the club’s pre-season preparations are clearly still wrangling with De Zerbi.
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Issues → wrangle → Zerbi
It has left his squad physically off the mark nearly a month into the new season.
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It → leave → season
But for what it is worth, the Italian is not in the habit of making excuses.
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Italian → make → excuses
He knows things need to change, but is confident his team are on the right path.
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team → know → path
A rare away victory over Liverpool would certainly help his cause.
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victory → help → cause
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