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De Zerbi on potential red cards as Tottenham's lose 1-0 at Leeds

07/11/2026

Elland Road, Leeds, UK

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00:01But two different games in the same game.
00:05In the first half we played the best game, but we were alive.
00:11We attacked, we created two or three clear chances to score and we didn't suffer anything.
00:22In the second half, I don't know why, but we suffered too much and we deserved to lose the game.
00:31We didn't win any duel, we didn't win any one-to-one.
00:40There was space to play and we didn't take the right decision, take the right position.
00:50We didn't show personality, we didn't show what we are, who we are.
00:57It's a part of the journey, for sure.
01:00It's not an excuse, but it can be normal in football.
01:08But we have to be honest, because if you are not honest today, I think the future is not good.
01:16If you are honest and to analyze honestly our behavior in the second half, I think we can become a
01:25top team.
01:29That's the second half, yes.
01:31Surprised because they work, my players work very well this week.
01:36We spoke all week, all days about the intensity, about the type of game we would have found in the
01:52stadium, the atmosphere we would have found in the stadium.
01:57So it was not a surprise for us.
02:03Sometimes it can happen, you are prepared for the game, the type of game, you know everything, but at the
02:11end we didn't play like we want before the game.
02:23But listen, I can't say something more because I didn't see clearly the situation.
02:34I was surprised because in the same position, in the same position in the second half, two different fouls and
02:46two yellow cards for Pedro Porro is not possible.
02:50I don't know if it was if it was a red card or not on Matistel, but for sure Pedro
02:58Porro yellow card.
02:59And why I'm telling like this, because the parametri of the referee was not good enough, I think, for this
03:10both situation.
03:14Bad injuries and now we have to make the medical check and in the next day we will know what
03:27is the problem.
03:39Yeah, you are right. We lost two games this season so far in Brentford and today very, very close in
03:49the second half.
03:50But we have the physicality, we have the qualities, but it's not just the physical game the problem.
04:01The problem is we didn't show character, we didn't show personality, we didn't show courage.
04:07And if we want to win, you have to follow the win, you have to try the condition to win
04:14the games.
04:14No, because you are Tottenham, you win the game, eh?
04:25Yeah, yeah, I teach.
04:42I don't know, I can't answer for my time today. I said my truth, what I think, honestly, it's not
04:55a problem.
04:55My players, they have courage, they have personality, they have character, they have everything to come here and to play
05:02better for sure and maybe to win the game.
05:06Maybe we are not ready yet to be consistent for many games in a row, but it's a part of
05:18the journey and we know where we have to work and where we have to improve.
05:25But the decision is not very matters at all because of the fitness or?
05:30Madison started to work with the group first day. Yes, first day, but no total training.
05:38And today and yesterday, he worked just one day, one day and half.
05:47Could be a solution, yes, but in that moment I thought Kudus was tired, too tired.
05:57And in that position, Luca, in one to one, the speed is better than James, but in the future, James,
06:11when James is fit, we already know he plays, no?
06:31Yes, it's a test, it's a part of the improvement, it's a part of the improvement, it's a part of
06:38the improvement for the young players,
06:40especially Mateus Fernandez, or Archie Gray or Matisse Stella, all young players, but also the older players, no?
06:51Because today I didn't see the same Mickie van de Ven, the same Sandro Tonali, the same Kudus, but it's
07:04normal, no?
07:04It's normal step in our journey. The most important is to be honest and to recognize the problems and to
07:14improve
07:14because my players are good people and good players. And if you are good as a man, you understand your
07:26mistakes and you can improve quickly.
07:30Okay, thank you.
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