Roberto De Zerbi on it feeling like another one of those games where Spurs were dominant in the first half but didn't score goals, then that puts pressure on the team and they don't react well... Tottenham 2-3 @Aston_Villa...

"Yes, but I don't want to speak about the first half. When we dominate the game, we create more chances to score, we play well. My focus is why we concede the first goal with 10 players just for one minute. In that situation, we can stay stronger, we can communicate more and more and more. We can defend in a compact way. I put Betancur as a centre-back in that moment, Matheus Fernandes as a midfielder. So, if we bring a red card, we can play 40 minutes, 70 minutes, 60 minutes with 10 players. What is the problem? And then, in the second half, we scored the goal with Kudus, offside. I don't know if some players lost energy, but we conceded an unacceptable goal from a long kick with a long ball. We knew before the game, because this season, Aston Villa are playing 86% more long balls than last season. We spoke in many, many meetings yesterday and two days ago. Then, we have to explain another game, like Newcastle, where we played the first half well, 60 minutes, okay, and then we lose. For sure, it is my responsibility. I take my responsibility, but in that moment of the game, when the game is different than ball possession, than playing in the last third, because we can't play 90 minutes in the last third like the first half, because there is an opponent, Aston Villa. It's a good team, good players, and the moment when we have to defend, we have to defend compact. The leaders have to be leaders and to lead the team."

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