Roberto De Zerbi critiques Tottenham’s decision making after goalless draw extends historic drought

Tottenham Hotspur have now gone four Premier League matches without scoring a single goal. That’s over 400 minutes of football with nothing to show for it on the scoreboard, and head coach Roberto De Zerbi has identified the culprit: his own players’ brains. Following a 0-0 draw against Everton, De Zerbi publicly called out his squad’s decision-making in the final third, singling out moments where players chose the wrong option when it mattered most. One particular sequence involving club-record signing Sandro Tonali, who opted against pulling the trigger when a shooting opportunity presented itself, appeared to crystallize the Italian manager’s frustrations. Four matches, zero goals, one very expensive problem Tottenham haven’t gone four consecutive league matches without scoring in a Premier League season in 20 years. De Zerbi’s side are winless through four matches of the 2026-27 campaign. The manager acknowledged the offensive void but tried to frame the situation with some nuance. He pointed to two clean sheets in recent matches as evidence that the team’s defensive structure has genuinely improved. The problem, he argued, isn’t about effort or tactical shape. It’s about what ...