It has been a winless and goalless start to the new Premier League season for big-spending Tottenham. Last weekend's 0-0 draw at Nottingham Forest saw Spurs fail to have a shot on target for the first time in a league game in over four years as they battled to their first point of the season. Roberto De Zerbi's new-look side are yet to click after a £332m summer outlay which saw 10 new players arrive.
Having made their worst start to a league season since 2008, Spurs go in search of their first victory on Saturday as they host Everton, live on Sky Sports. Here, Sky Sports News' Tottenham reporter Michael Bridge answers your questions, while we also look at the stats behind their start and hear your thoughts on their opening three league games... It's only three games, and Spurs would've taken a draw at Nottingham Forest.
It's a hard place to go under a very good manager in Oliver Glasner. "I was at the Brentford game where Spurs were well beaten. I can fully appreciate that Tottenham being under-prepared is unacceptable, so I'll flip it round and say Brentford gave Spurs a good hiding and they fully deserved their win.
"Newcastle could have gone either way, but Spurs weren't clinical enough. But the reason why I'm not concerned is that it's still so early in the season. "The last three games have shown me a little bit of a realisation that you can't expect it all to click so quickly when there have been so many incomings and departures." Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player "De Zerbi absolutely did not have any complaints about the medical team.
He's working closely with the medical team. "Let's not forget that in the last couple of seasons Spurs have suffered an injury crisis, with key players missing an entire season. "Tottenham Hotspur have worked hard over the last few months to ensure that this doesn't happen again, including an investigation which looked into whether the pitch had a bearing on such serious injuries.
"To clarify, De Zerbi doesn't want to take players off at certain minutes, but he's instructed to do so by his medical staff. "He's not challenging them or being divisive. He's working alongside them.
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