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Roberto De Zerbi is taking Tottenham on a training camp to improve their physical conditioning and morale after a 1-1 draw with Manchester United. The team struggled to maintain intensity throughout the full 90 minutes of the match despite starting strong, which De Zerbi attributes to poor fitness levels due to an interrupted pre-season schedule. With players returning late from the World Cup and cautious injury management, De Zerbi now has a chance to address these issues during the upcoming training camp in Spain before their next game.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-12,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Roberto De Zerbi, the head coach of Tottenham Hotspur, has decided to take his squad to Marbella for a few days of training ahead of their upcoming matches. This move comes after Spurs failed to win any of their first five league games and currently sit at the bottom of the Premier League table. The team's morale is reportedly low following a £300 million investment over the summer that did not translate into on-field success. De Zerbi hopes this change in environment will help boost squad morale and improve performance, especially as they prepare for their next match against Manchester United at Old Trafford. Despite playing well initially in recent games, Tottenham struggles to maintain pressure throughout matches, highlighting a need for improved endurance and finishing skills according to the coach's analysis.
Written for “Tottenham Training Camp” on 2026-10-12,
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Following their dramatic 1-1 draw with Manchester United, Spurs now have an extended break before their next game, and Roberto De Zerbi has taken the opportunity to organise a trip aimed at building the squad’s physical conditioning and morale as they continue to search for their first top-flight win of the season.
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they → follow → season
Premier League teams often head for hotter climates around the turn of the year as winter reaches its peak in England, but De Zerbi has chosen to escape abroad earlier in an attempt to re-energise his squad after a difficult start to the campaign.
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Zerbi → head → campaign
Dominic Solanke’s stoppage-time goal earned 10-man Tottenham a deserved and much-needed point against United at Old Trafford.
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goal → earn → Trafford
However, a wasteful performance was so nearly punished by Bryan Mbeumo’s 73rd-minute opener, and there remains plenty for De Zerbi to work on, even though Spurs have now at least climbed off the bottom of the Premier League table.
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Spurs → punish → table
After an extended international break, Tottenham flew out of the traps against United, pressing them high and creating several golden chances which they failed to convert.
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they → fly → which
Their intensity suffocated United early on, but they struggled to keep going for the full 90 minutes, allowing their hosts a route into the game as Mbeumo finished smartly from a rare foray forward.
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Mbeumo → suffocate → foray
De Zerbi has consistently bemoaned his side’s poor physical conditioning this season, blaming a disrupted pre-season schedule, with players returning late from the World Cup and others seeing their minutes managed as part of the club’s more cautious approach to injury rehabilitation.
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minutes → bemoan → rehabilitation
Nearly three months into the new season, though, and with a rare window of opportunity to get on the training pitch this week, De Zerbi can no longer use his side’s lack of fitness as an excuse.
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Zerbi → get → excuse
De Zerbi understandably has a lot on his plate, but the priority over the next week has to be ensuring his squad are physically robust enough to compete at a high intensity for 90 minutes.
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squad → have → minutes
Spurs’ game centres on a high press - they rank second in the Premier League for high turnovers and allow the second fewest passes per defensive action - but they have struggled to maintain their level.
Tottenham often start games well, but if De Zerbi is to turn things around, then he needs his side to sustain pressure for longer while fixing their lack of cutting edge in the final third.
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side → centre → third
That is where this week’s trip to southern Spain should help, with De Zerbi afforded time to work with his players before they return to England for a must-win encounter with Frank Lampard’s newly-promoted Coventry team.
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they → help → team
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