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Winless Spurs head to Marbella; De Zerbi: 'We are not a team yet'
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๐ฐ Still searching for a first win, Spurs have gone to Marbella to work on becoming a team.
๐ Key points
โ๏ธ Tottenham have set up a training camp in Marbella, Spain.
๐ฃ๏ธ De Zerbi: "We are a great group of players, but we are not a team yet."
๐ค He said a team plays for team-mates and suffers together.
๐ He wants substitutes to play as if they started.
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Next up is Coventry at home on 19 October.
๐ What happened
โ๏ธ With nine days between the United game and their next fixture, Spurs flew to Marbella. With many new signings, the camp is about cohesion and unity.
๐ฃ๏ธ "Now the target is to build the team, not the group of the players," De Zerbi said. "We are a great group of players, but we are not a team yet. To be a team is to play for the team-mates, suffer together, attack together, defend together."
๐ก๏ธ He pointed to the draw at Old Trafford on 10 October. Spurs fell behind to Bryan Mbeumo on 73 minutes and lost Rodrigo Bentancur to a red card five minutes later, but Dominic Solanke headed a 92nd-minute equaliser, his first goal of the season in his first game as captain. "This game, we show to be a team," De Zerbi said.
๐ He added that players coming on for the last five or three minutes, like Mateus Fernandes, "have to play like they are in the first 11", and that Spurs must find a balance between self-confidence and hunger in training and games.
๐ By the numbers
โข At Man Utd: drew 1-1 (with 10 men)
โข Solanke's equaliser: 92nd minute
โข Days until next game: 9
๐ญ Why it matters
After spending ยฃ300m without a league win, Spurs have faced talk about De Zerbi's future. With Bentancur suspended, Coventry at home on 19 October is the best chance yet for a first win and the first test of the Marbella camp.
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