Spurs boss feels wins are coming after Everton blank
Roberto De Zerbi says he is still searching for a 90 minute display from his goal-shy Tottenham side after failing to build on a bright start against Everton.
Spurs began the game very much on the front foot and caused the visiting defence plenty of problems in the opening half hour.
But once again they failed to capitalise in the final third and remain without a goal in the Premier League this season, as Everton grew into the contest and sealed a 0-0 draw in north London.
De Zerbi said: “I think we played very well in the first 30 minutes and then maybe the fact we didn’t score, maybe we lost with some players a little confidence.
“We have to be not positive, but realistic.
“If we extend that part of the game of 30 minutes to maybe 60, 70, 80, 90, in my opinion and for my belief we are going to win many games.
“We have to improve in the last third of the pitch for sure.
“The last decision, the last pass, we have to shoot more times, especially when we are in space and time to do, we have to do with the right spirit.”
He added: “But I can’t say nothing bad because I know how the players are working, very well. I think we are (going) in the right way.
“It is tough to explain because four games without goals is tough to accept. We are sorry for the the fans, but the fans they went today behind the players.
“When the players in the first 30 minutes played very well, it was a hot, hot stadium.
“And then like me, like every fan of Tottenham or the people inside of the club, we were sad because 75 times in the goal area and we don’t shoot enough to explain the quality of the play we did.
“Also, in the second half because I watch many, many games with winning teams creating less than us in the second half.”
Tottenham’s inability to find the target was once again the main line of questioning in the post-match press conference.
De Zerbi was the first to accept it is an issue before pointing out the mood would have been very different had his side got their noses in front early on.
The Spurs boss said: “But what is the problem? The problem is the (lack of a) goal.
“And the real problem, the most important problem, is the players have to focus on the first 30 minutes and then on the improvement we can do and have to do.
“Not about the social media, not about the journalists, because today if we had won now we (think) in a different way with smiles, a great first half, great spirit in the second half.
“But the result changes the opinion (of everyone else) in my opinion because I’m a coach, not a journalist and not a fan.”
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