Tottenham's Second Loss Sparks Optimism Amidst Premier League Descent

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Tottenham's Second Loss Sparks Optimism Amidst Premier League Descent
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  1. De Zerbi's side had been better than Newcastle until Anthony Elanga struck the opener midway through the second half, with Spurs unable to respond and conceding another when Yoane Wissa hooked in from close range.

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    BBC Sport

    Goals from Anthony Elanga and Yoane Wissa in a 10-minute second-half spell gave Newcastle a 2-0 victory, with thousands of Spurs supporters heading for the exits early.

  2. De Zerbi reinforced his belief that this season would be different to Spurs' previous two, which have seen them finish 17th in the past two seasons.

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    De Zerbi was only appointed at the end of March, earning 11 points in seven matches to keep Spurs up, and insists it will not be a quick fix to the club's problems.

  3. Published Tottenham manager Roberto de Zerbi said he was "not angry" and there was "no panic" after his side's second loss in two games left them bottom of the Premier League – but it was a depressingly familiar story for the club's fans.

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  1. 01 Sky Sports

    Spurs have lost both of their opening Premier League games without scoring, having finished the past two seasons in 17th place; Tottenham have spent £320m this transfer window; Jamie Carragher reckons more business to come; Roberto De Zerbi believes project will come good

  2. 02 ESPN

    Spurs spent big this summer, but De Zerbi & Co. can't buy mentality After nearly being relegated last season, Tottenham spent big this summer. In a 2-0 loss to Newcastle on Saturday, they showed the same mental frailty.

  3. 03 BBC Sport

    With more than £300m spent in the summer, Spurs fans were expecting a push to get back into Europe, having won the Europa League two seasons ago and been in the last 16 of the Champions League in March.

  4. 04 The Guardian Sport

    Time for Tottenham to start panicking? This is, of course, a subtle trick question. Tottenham is one of those clubs that never actually stops panicking. They panic when they concede and they panic when they score. They panic when they have the ball and they panic when someone else does. They have a coach in Roberto De Zerbi whose face evokes a state of permanent alarm, the expression of a man perpetually having a toilet door opened on him. One year they even managed to panic their way to the Europa League. For the ever-rattled Spurs fan, this club is less a treasured devotion and more a lifelong haunting, broken up by occasional panic substitutions.

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Original Articles (5)

UK De Zerbi highlights biggest problem at Spurs as Carra slams 'worst start' — Sky Sports
US Spurs spent big this summer, but De Zerbi & Co. can't buy mentality — ESPN
UK £300m spent, bottom of the table... but Spurs boss De Zerbi 'not angry' — BBC Sport
UK Spurs 'didn't deserve' Newcastle defeat - De Zerbi — BBC Sport
UK Lavish spending fails to fix Tottenham’s big issue – the lack of soul and spine | Jonathan Liew — The Guardian Sport