Football NewsDaily Mail FootballUnverified source· 18 Sept 2026
De Zerbi's Spurs DNA vow haunts him as goals dry up
Five months after promising Tottenham would 'find the goal', De Zerbi's side have yet to score a single Premier League goal this season.
R. De Zerbi
coach
Club
Tottenham
Role
Head coach
League goals
0 in four games
Next match
Aston Villa (home)
What happened. Tottenham have failed to score in their first four Premier League games of the season, with the goal drought approaching seven hours. De Zerbi, who said at his April unveiling that the club's DNA is 'to find the goal, to score', admitted he has never faced such a scoring problem before.
- Spurs have not replaced the goals of Harry Kane and Son Heung-min.
- Kane scored more goals (42) than Spurs (35) in 2026.
- Aston Villa visit on Saturday is the last game before the international break.
“The DNA of this club… is to find the goal, to score”
— Roberto De Zerbi
Saturday's home game against Aston Villa is De Zerbi's final chance to end the drought before an extended international break.
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