Tottenham Hotspur Struggles as Brentford Dominate Premier League Opening Day
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This content is not available in your location. There was an error Tottenham Hotspur's Premier League season under Roberto De Zerbi gets off to a dismal start as they lose 3-0 to a dominant Brentford side at the Gtech Community Stadium. MATCH REPORT: Premier League - Brentford 3-0 Tottenham Hotspur
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ESPNDe Zerbi: Spurs not ready, lacking fight in loss Roberto De Zerbi has said that Tottenham are undercooked and "lacking fight" after they slumped to a 3-0 defeat at Brentford.
Yahoo SportsTottenham Hotspur manager Roberto De Zerbi speaks to the media following his side's rough outing against Brentford to kickoff the season.
Sky SportsBrentford vs Tottenham Hotspur. Premier League. Gtech Community Stadium. Brentford 3-0 Tottenham: Big-spending Spurs start new Premier League season with dismal defeat
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And how Spurs were exposed. Brentford should have been ahead before Keane Lewis-Potter broke the deadlock after 12 minutes, the contest effectively over when Vitaly Janelt doubled their lead before half-time.
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Sky SportsReport and free match highlights as Spurs were easily beaten 3-0 at Brentford in their Premier League season opener; Spurs failed to have a first-half shot on target; Keane Lewis-Potter and Vitaly Janelt scored first-half goals; Michael Kayode added a third as Igor Thiago missed a penalty
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It could have been even worse had the normally reliable Igor Thiago not struck the post with a penalty, but that was no consolation for Spurs or De Zerbi on what was a chastening day.
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Sky SportsRoberto De Zerbi's side's miserable season opener at the Gtech Community Stadium could have been worse, only for Igor Thiago to miss a 55th-minute penalty.
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Tonali's only memorable contribution was a first-half attempt on goal that flew horribly skywards, prompting the inevitable suggestion from Brentford supporters that Spurs had wasted their money.
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01 Sky Sports After avoiding relegation on the final day last season, Spurs have splashed out £237m on six signings so far this summer - but any hope of immediate change has quickly been extinguished with a shocking display in west London.
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02 BBC Sport Published Roberto De Zerbi may have spent close to £400m by the time his Tottenham Hotspur rebuild is complete – but it took just his side's first Premier League game of the season to prove all the money in the world is no guaranteed cure for a losing mentality.
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03 Yahoo Sports Oh, we suffered the physic- physicality, but we knew, eh, before the game. But, we, we were not, ready to, to fight in the duel.
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