De Zerbi: We Must Remain Calm

Tottenham manager Roberto De Zerbi has weighed in on his side's 2-0 defeat to Newcastle in the second round of the Premier League. The Spurs also stumbled in their season opener, falling 3-0 in the London derby against Brentford.

“I believe we outplayed Newcastle for the final 65 minutes. We created scoring opportunities but failed to convert them. After conceding, we lost some cohesion between our lines. We carved out a few more chances, and if you analyze the game, we had more goal-scoring opportunities and more shots. There's still significant room for improvement, which is normal for a new squad.

Forget the result. I'm not angry because we're working hard, and we simply had some bad luck.

We won't panic. I know exactly where we're headed, what our plan is, and the challenges we might face along the way. It's impossible to reverse two seasons like the last two in just 10 days, especially with the current transfer activity. We need to put in the hard yards on the training ground and build understanding with the players. After all, last season, even before it concluded, we were in the Championship relegation zone, and together we managed to stay in the Premier League.

Now, we need to remain calm and focus on progress. We have a fantastic squad and excellent players. We can't bring in all new faces immediately, but if we continue to work with the same spirit and believe in ourselves, I think we can turn things around after the last two seasons. However, if we lack patience, we won't be able to find solutions to the problems that have plagued us over the past two seasons,” De Zerbi stated.