Roberto De Zerbi reveals secret Tottenham meeting which has reversed poor form

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Tabuteau, S. (2026, October 24). Roberto De Zerbi reveals secret Tottenham meeting which has reversed poor form. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/de-zerbi-secret-tottenham-meeting-b1302232.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-24 · by Sam Tabuteau

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Tottenham manager Roberto De Zerbi attributes his team's recent improvement to a candid meeting before their match against Manchester United two weeks ago. Since then, Spurs have earned seven points from three games and climbed to 12th place in the Premier League table. De Zerbi emphasizes the importance of changing the club’s mentality and praises young players like Mathys Tel and Mateus Fernandes for their performances against Chelsea.

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Tottenham Hotspur shocked Chelsea 2-0, marking their second league win at Stamford Bridge in 36 years. Mike Penders scored an own goal on his debut for Chelsea, and Mathys Tel sealed the victory with a late individual effort. The result lifted Tottenham to 12th place in the Premier League table, their highest position since January. Manager Roberto De Zerbi praised the team's spirit and improvement under his leadership despite Maddison's injury setback. Former Spurs player and current Como midfielder Dele Alli mocked Chelsea legend John Terry on social media during the match, celebrating Tottenham's rare triumph over their London rivals. Xabi Alonso acknowledged Cole Palmer's red card as a correct decision and emphasized the need for discipline within his squad. Arsenal joined Manchester City at the top of the league after defeating Everton 2-0 in torrential rain. Chelsea will face Liverpool in the Carabao Cup last-16 clash, with Palmer suspended following his dismissal against Tottenham.

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De Zerbi PERSON · 5× Mateus Fernandes PERSON · 4× Mathys Tel PERSON · 3× Archie Gray PERSON · 2× Chelsea ORG · 2× Fernandes PERSON · 2× Manchester GPE · 2× Spurs ORG · 2× Cole Palmer PERSON · 1× Mike Penders PERSON · 1×

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Spurs have looked revitalised since returning from the extended international break, taking seven points from their last three games to rise up to 12th in the Premier League table, and De Zerbi credits a “big, big meeting” before their 1-1 draw with Manchester United two weeks ago for their reversal in fortunes.

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🔮 Read More “Changing the spirit of the group (is important), changing the performance of the players, especially the more fragile players, maybe the younger players,” De Zerbi continued.

2026-10-24 · Evening Standard

Roberto De Zerbi reveals secret Tottenham meeting which has reversed poor form · assertive framing

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An own goal from stand-in Chelsea goalkeeper Mike Penders and a solo goal from Mathys Tel, either side of a red card for Cole Palmer, saw Spurs win for just the second time in their last 42 attempts at Stamford Bridge. asserted

Spurs → stand → Bridge

Zerbi → look → fortunes

“I think we are working to change the mentality of our club in the last seasons,” De Zerbi said post-match. asserted

Zerbi → think → seasons

“Seven points after Manchester, before Manchester we spoke a lot. asserted

we → speak → lot

And from that moment, I think we changed something in ourselves.” asserted

we → think → ourselves

De Zerbi has spoken at length about changing the mentality of his players after a bruising couple of seasons, but he placed his trust in youngsters Archie Gray, Mateus Fernandes and Mathys Tel against Chelsea and was rewarded handsomely. asserted

he → speak → Chelsea

Read More “Changing the spirit of the group (is important), changing the performance of the players, especially the more fragile players, maybe the younger players,” De Zerbi continued. asserted

Zerbi → read → players

On Fernandes, who goaded Palmer into picking up the first of his two yellow cards as he swiped the ball away with his hand following a breakaway, De Zerbi said he was proud of the fight his players showed as they held their nerve on a feisty evening in west London. asserted

they → goad → London

He added: “I love watching my players fighting on the pitch. asserted

players → add → pitch

But Mateus Fernandes played 90 minutes with a big, big quality. asserted

Fernandes → play → quality

I want to see Mateus Fernandes with personality. asserted

Fernandes → want → personality

I want to see Fernandes enjoy with the ball. asserted

Fernandes → want → ball

Even if he can make a mistake, it doesn't matter. asserted

it → make → mistake

But I want to see this personality from my team. asserted

I → want → team

We must show personality. asserted

We → show → personality

We must show mentality. asserted

We → show → mentality

We must show our qualities to the players. asserted

We → show → players

Otherwise, we have to change.” asserted

we → have → ?

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