De Zerbi admits Spurs 'not a team yet' after Brentford thrashing

Tottenham's new-look side were humbled 3-0 at Brentford, with the boss admitting they lack identity.

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What happened. Tottenham suffered a 3-0 defeat at Brentford on the opening weekend, with five of their six summer signings featuring.

• De Zerbi said his team lacked fight and lost too many duels.
• Spurs' summer spending is set to surpass £300m with deals for Savinho and Omar Marmoush.
• Jamie Redknapp labelled the side a 'team of strangers'.

“I think we are not a team yet, for a lot of reasons.”

— Roberto De Zerbi

Spurs must quickly improve as they build a new project under De Zerbi.

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