{
  "id": 2636144,
  "title": "De Zerbi explains where it went so badly wrong for Spurs against Brentford",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/de-zerbi-explains-where-it-went-so-badly-wrong-for-spurs-against",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-22T19:50:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/zerbi-explains-where-went-badly-195000176.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Spurs suffered a 3-0 defeat against Brentford in their opening game of the season, with Roberto De Zerbi explaining what went wrong. The Bees dominated the first half, scoring two goals through Keane Lewis Potter and Vitaly Janelt. Tottenham appeared disjointed and any chance of a comeback was lost just three minutes after halftime when Michael Kayode added a third goal for Brentford. In his post-match interview, De Zerbi highlighted the team's need to improve their fitness and organisation, but emphasised their inability to win individual duels as the main problem. He singled out Mikey Moore for criticism regarding his pressing from the front, noting that his team made too many mistakes in the timing of the pressure. De Zerbi expressed regret for the defeat, acknowledging the necessity for physical conditioning and organisation improvement, especially with a roster of new players. He maintained faith in his players and believed they would overcome the challenges, focusing on finding the right spirit to fight in future matches.",
  "summary": "Roberto De Zerbi believes Spurs lacked the fight needed to win duels against Brentford as they fell to a humiliating 3-0 defeat on Saturday evening. The Bees were rampant in the opening half at the Gt...",
  "key_points": [
    "Brentford dominated first half, scoring two goals",
    "Spurs disjointed, lost comeback chance at halftime",
    "De Zerbi criticized team's fitness, organization, pressing"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport Football",
        "title": "Spurs 'didn't fight in the right way' - Di Zerbi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/spurs-didnt-fight-in-the-right-way-di-zerbi",
        "published": "2026-08-22T19:23:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}