Spurs: are De Zerbi’s side finally turning the corner after the win at Chelsea?
Tottenham climbed to 12th with their 2-0 win at Chelsea, a league position they had not held since 2 January, and De Zerbi points to a team meeting as the turning point. He said the change came in the relationships inside the group rather than in attitude.
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O triunfo por 2 a 0 no Chelsea, no sábado, levou o Tottenham ao 12º lugar, posição de liga que o clube não ocupava desde 2 de janeiro, e há sinais de que o time de Roberto De Zerbi pode finalmente estar virando a página depois de duas temporadas seguidas terminando em 17º.
Apenas duas vezes em 42 tentativas o Spurs havia conseguido vitórias consecutivas na liga, e foi a primeira vez desde abril de 2025 que teve 68% de posse de bola. O Chelsea ajudou: Penders socou a bola para o próprio gol e Palmer recebeu o segundo amarelo.
De Zerbi apontou uma reunião do elenco no início deste mês como o ponto de virada. "Antes do Manchester falamos muito, tivemos uma reunião longa", disse. "Tiramos as máscaras e falamos com honestidade e clareza diante de nós mesmos."
Ele acrescentou que algo mudou a partir daquele momento, não na atitude, mas nas relações dentro do grupo, e que o clube já havia sofrido o suficiente.
O ex-goleiro do Chelsea Rob Green, na BBC Radio 5 Live, chamou o jogo de tarde dos sonhos e disse que resultados assim galvanizam um time, enquanto Martin Keown afirmou na BBC que Maddison foi magnífico no meio-campo e que a mudança do Spurs veio em nomes-chave do elenco.
De Zerbi chegou no fim de março de 2026 com sete jogos restantes e o Spurs um ponto acima da zona de queda, e depois conduziu mais de 300 milhões de libras em contratações de verão. Mathys Tel, 21 anos, selou a vitória com um chute rasteiro e disse aos repórteres que o gol foi especial pela frequência com que o Spurs saía do Chelsea de mãos vazias.
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