After Tottenham drew 0-0 with Nottingham Forest away in the Premier League round 3, Spurs manager De Zerbi gave an interview to the media.

Roberto, today on the pitch was a real battle. What are your thoughts on the team's overall performance and securing this point?

Disappointed with the result, but very pleased with the team's performance. Considering we only had our first training session on Thursday, that was the first day we worked together. We played very well, and I think we can improve our decision-making on the final pass and shot. For example, I remember Marmoush's chance when he shot, and Robertson was unmarked on the far side. If we can improve our decision-making in the final third of the attacking area, I believe we can score more goals because we have strong players with excellent individual quality. It's difficult to accept this result now because I think we played very well.

You mentioned the final pass is key, as the team's creativity will certainly be questioned with no goals scored. Is this the key to breaking through? Apart from that, are you satisfied with everything else?

No, this wasn't a matter of bad luck; it was due to our mistakes in final decision-making. We must correct this because I think we demonstrated very good ball control. We found solutions because they pressed our defenders with three players, but our wing-backs always found space, and we kept finding them throughout the 90 minutes. So in terms of playing the ball out from the back, we performed very well and our tactical choices were excellent. But in the attacking third, I think we can do much better, significantly better.

In the first 10 to 15 minutes of the second half, you completely dominated. Which tactical approach was effective during that period?

You're talking about the second half? In the second half, I'm sorry because the medical staff asked us to make substitutions of Savio and Udogie around the 60-minute mark. Although Kudus and Robertson also performed very well after coming on, you know, making two forced substitutions in quick succession at that moment may not have been ideal. But we can't risk Savio getting injured again; he's too important to us, and the same goes for Udogie. This may have caused us to lose some balance and tactical cohesion to a certain degree. However, we must also respect Nottingham Forest because they fought for every ball and played long balls throughout the match. We are well aware that their style of play is very clear. We faced Delap in the first half and Jota in the second half, and that's all.

You mentioned that the medical staff indicated these substitutions were necessary, and you still have some players recovering from injury. Are these the limitations you're facing and hoping to improve in the future?

Yes, we must improve every aspect of our footballing organization. Whether we have the ball or not, even today, I think our defense played very, very well. We certainly need to improve fitness and understanding between players. We brought in quite a number of new players in this transfer window. We brought in some very talented players, but building a team isn't just about names on paper, like playing Football Manager. You have to work hard on the pitch to build understanding and connection between them. And what we're doing now is exactly what I said.

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