In Premier League matchday 5, Tottenham Hotspur lost to Aston Villa 2-3. Following the defeat, De Zerbi spoke with Premier League Productions.

We scored goals late in the match, but it feels like we came up short.

No, the match was actually decided before the end. We played well in the first half but couldn't score. We created more chances, and while we may have been a bit unlucky, we did create opportunities. But we conceded the first goal in an inexplicable way, and the second was similar. Even with 10 men on the pitch after the first goal, we needed better communication and more compactness. We needed to be more united as a family, but we couldn't manage that, and we conceded a meaningless goal. The second concession was the same. Before that, we had run a lot and perhaps lost some energy, but we need to focus on the ball and the game. When the opposition scores the second goal, that's when the game goes the wrong way. We need to be stronger. I don't think these players need to play better. Yes, they can play better and defend better, but we need to be stronger. We need to show more on the pitch than we're showing now. Football is about tactics and player quality, which is what you want. But it's also about intensity, aggression, and winning the ball before the opponent. Without these things, it's hard to win matches.

As a coach, today we had a lot of possession, made many clearances, and created many chances. Did the team create enough chances but just lack the final touch?

No, as a coach I take responsibility. I can do better, work harder, and give more effort. I can better explain my ideas about the team's performance and what else we can do to improve. But ultimately, I can't change too much because I understand everyone's actions. I can't make decisions for each person.

Manzambi scored the first goal. Van de Ven is receiving treatment and wasn't on the pitch. Do you think this gave Manzambi more opportunity?

Yes. But what's the problem? We played Bentancur as a centre-back and Matheus Fernandes in midfield. At that time we were playing a 4-4-1 formation. If we had received a red card, the match would have been over. What's the problem with that moment? Couldn't we have defended better for just one more minute? I think we were a bit unlucky during this period. But you must take your chances from your performance. You deserve good results from your performance, and we haven't achieved that yet, we haven't succeeded at that.

One last question. There's a three-week international break coming. Is that good for you? Can you train with players not called up to their national teams, or would you prefer to keep playing matches if you had the choice?

You should ask the players. I can train tomorrow, but we can't play another match tomorrow or in two hours. That's the schedule. We accept it, we'll face the next match with resilience, and we'll try to do better in the future.

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