Sat 5 Sep
De Zerbi arrives with genuine credentials and record-breaking backing. But Saturday's trip to Nottingham Forest is a test of something deeper than tactics — it's a test of whether this club has any institutional memory left.
A win at Forest would be more than revenge. It would be the first real evidence that De Zerbi's Spurs are something other than a project held together by summer optimism.
Two August defeats carry weight. But this club has looked worse, and still found its way.
Nottingham Forest away. The place where last season nearly broke us.
The defensive shape is tightening, De Zerbi's system is starting to click, and a point from Forest is more than just a point.
Two defeats, zero league goals, and a trip to Forest: De Zerbi's process is real, but the final third isn't working yet
