Tottenham spent upwards of £350 million on eight new signings this summer time in a bid to drastically overhaul a squad that narrowly averted relegation final time period. The high-profile arrivals embody £100m midfielder Sandro Tonali, who endured a depressing, jeer-filled reunion in opposition to former membership Newcastle, and Omar Marmoush, who missed a evident alternative on his debut.
Regardless of the huge monetary outlay and back-to-back defeats, De Zerbi is urging fans to trust the process. He harassed that integrating a closely rotated squad takes time, acknowledging that his venture stays in its infancy.
“There isn’t any panic. I do know the place we’re going and what the plan is,” De Zerbi added. “I’ve an enormous, massive confidence within the qualities of my gamers. On the finish, once we develop into a group, once we enhance the connection between the gamers.
“I am sorry for the followers for the surroundings as a result of after two defeats perhaps someone can assume it’s the identical historical past, the identical because the final two seasons. I’ve little doubt it’s not like this.”
He continued: “Nothing change as a result of they’re too good [a group of] gamers. I am sorry for the membership as a result of they’re constructing an ideal squad. However perhaps now, we aren’t prepared but, for a lot of, many causes we aren’t prepared but.”
