"I kissed Bentancur in the dressing room!" | De Zerbi on red card and Spurs reaction vs Man Utd
De Zerbi on Spurs' draw: team spirit, red-card reaction and Dominic's equalizer
This is De Zerbi's post-match interview after Spurs' draw with Manchester United, focusing on the team's overall display, their reaction after the red card and Dominic's equalizer. De Zerbi says the side looked like a team for the first time this season, stresses the need to keep that character and team approach, and speaks highly of Dominic.
- The team played very well against a great side, controlled the first half and created several clear chances, and the spirit and character shown were encouraging — They had control and chances before half-time, and although suffering pressure in the stadium after the break was normal, their reaction was right
- This was the first time this season they truly looked like a team, staying in control while suffering and remaining inside every phase of the game — They showed the right character by suffering, dominating and staying involved in every situation
- The team must not accept defeat or conceding and must react, even though the red-card reaction was not the right way; he kissed Bentancur in the dressing room to endorse that character — That kind of reaction reflects the character the team needs, but the manner of it was wrong
- If they play as a team like this in every game, Spurs will win many games — They showed a team performance today, and winning depends on that team approach
- There are not many strikers better than Dominic for Tottenham; he deserved to be captain, especially while carrying the pressure of the team not scoring or winning, and everyone is behind him — He is a good player and a great guy who deserves everything
- They must believe in and stick with this team-football approach; if they believe, improve and play as a team, they will score many goals and win many games — Without playing as a team it is impossible to win consistently; luck might win one game but no more
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Transcript
Roberto, a draw in the end, but it feels like there was lots of positives to take from that performance. How did you feel about the way your team played today? >> I think we play very well against one great team. Uh in the first half, uh we we had a total control of the game. We had a chance to score many chance for a clear chance. We didn't score and in the second half is normal uh um suffer in the stadium against this uh qualities of the players but I very happy because I I've seen the the the right spirit the the right character and they want to to start from this character this reaction this uh behavior. How pleasing is that as a manager to see as well, especially going down to 10 to be able to keep on pushing to get that equalizer which you did with through Dominic Saleni. >> Today we show to be a team for the first time this season. We play as a team. Uh we suffer, we dominate the game, but every situation of the game we we were inside of the game and football is like this. I think this character I I I like the the situation with Rodri red card. We need in this moment this situation not to to bring a red card but we need uh we have not to accept the defeat. We have not to accept accepted to concede goal. We have to react in all ways we we can uh is a bad way. is not a right way but I kissed the betankur in dressing room because we need this reaction this type of reaction with uh with character football is character >> is this what you need to see as a manager as well the fact obviously you're still looking for that first Premier League win but you've got lots of positives to build on that seems to be happening in each performance and now it feels like tonight that's happened again >> we win the game if we play as a team today we didn't win the game playing as a team. I think if we if we become every game uh like uh today we going to win many games. >> I'm sure it was a proud moment as well for for Dominic Saleni to get that goal. Just how pleased were you for him to score the equalizer? >> I'm pleased for him. He deserve everything. He's a good player. I think for uh for Tottenham uh there are not too many striker better than uh Solani and um today was a captain because he deserve to to be a captain especially in this moment because uh um he suffer because the Tottenham didn't score Tottenham didn't win any game and uh and is our striker he's a great guy, great player and we are uh all together behind him. >> You mentioned there you saw the team playing as a team today but there were so many chances. Were there moments in the game where you thought you should have been three or four nil up here? Yeah, we have to believe in ourself, we have to believe in this um in this um way uh football way because if we believe if we improve if we if we play as a team we we will score many goals and we will uh win many games. If we don't play as a team we it's impossible win. You can win one game because you are you're lucky by the end you can't win game. >> Thank you very much for your time.