In Matchday 3 of the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur drew 0-0 away at Nottingham Forest. After the match, Tottenham Hotspur manager Roberto De Zerbi gave an interview to the media.

Roberto, that was a fiercely competitive match today. What are your thoughts on the team's overall performance and securing this point?

I'm disappointed with the result, but very pleased with the team's performance. When you consider that we only had our first training session on Thursday—our first day working together—we played very well. I think we can improve our final pass and our decision-making in front of goal. For example, I remember chances where Maddison could have scored, and Robertson making a run forward without proper support from behind. If we can improve those final decisions in the attacking third, I believe we can score many goals because we have great strength and players with exceptional individual quality. It's difficult to accept this result right now because I felt we played very well.

You mentioned the final pass is crucial since we haven't scored yet. Surely the team's creativity will come under scrutiny. Will improving this be the key to breaking through, and are you satisfied with other aspects?

No, it's not about bad luck—we made mistakes in our final decision-making. We need to work on this area because I think our ball-retention performance was excellent. We found solutions because they pressed our defensive line with three players, but our fullbacks always found space, and we kept the ball moving for all 90 minutes. So in terms of building play from the back, we performed very well, and our tactical options were very appropriate. But in the attacking third, I think we should have done much better. Much better.

In the first 10-15 minutes of the second half, you had complete control of the game. Which tactics worked particularly well during that period?

You're talking about the second half, yes? In the second half, I was disappointed because the medical team asked us to substitute Sarr and Destro Udogie in the 60th minute. Although Kulusevski and Robertson performed very well after coming on, you know, making two forced substitutions back-to-back at that point wasn't ideal. But now we can't risk Sarr getting injured again—he's crucial for us. And Destro Udogie as well. This may have disrupted our balance and tactical continuity somewhat. That said, we must give credit to Nottingham Forest too, because they fought for every ball throughout the match and played long balls constantly. We understood their different style well. We played against Delap in the first half and Höjlund in the second half. That's how it was.

You mentioned the medical team indicated these substitutions were necessary, and you still have some players recovering from injury. Are these the constraints you're facing now, and do you hope to improve this in the future?

Yes, we need to progress in every aspect of our football organization, both with and without the ball. Even today, I think our defensive line was really very good. We still need to improve our physical condition and the understanding between players. We brought in a number of new players during this transfer window—many excellent players. But building a team isn't just about names on paper. It's not like playing Football Manager; you have to work on the pitch to build understanding and relationships between them. And that's exactly what we're doing right now.

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