De Zerbi mocks comparisons between Mateus and Modric
Roberto De Zerbi mocked how fast the verdicts changed on Mateus Fernandes, an 85 million pound signing: two weeks ago he was a disastrous buy and now he is compared to Luka Modric. The 22-year-old midfielder ran the midfield in the win at Chelsea, and Tottenham are 14th.

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O Tottenham finalmente encontrou o caminho da vitória na Premier League. Depois de passar muito tempo na zona de rebaixamento, chegando a ser lanterna, os Spurs ganharam os dois jogos mais recentes, um deles o clássico com o Chelsea, fora de casa. A velocidade com que as análises mudaram incomodou o técnico Roberto De Zerbi.
Numa era de redes sociais e conclusões imediatas, o italiano foi questionado sobre torcedores que compararam a atuação recente do reforço Mateus Fernandes, contratado por 85 milhões de libras, ao histórico Luka Modric.
O começo do português foi difícil, com críticas a falhas e pouco envolvimento. Diante do Chelsea, porém, o meia de 22 anos mandou no ritmo do meio-campo e terminou como o jogador que mais tocou na bola, mais acertou passes, mais criou finalizações e mais cruzou com êxito.
"Você é muito engraçado", disse De Zerbi ao repórter. "Sabe por quê? Porque o mundo está indo rápido demais. Duas semanas atrás, Mateus Fernandes, por 80 milhões, era uma contratação desastrosa, um jogador desastroso, que não tinha qualidade suficiente."
O treinador contou o que disse ao jogador: ouvir a imprensa não vale, e a avaliação não pode mudar por uma partida. "Mateus Fernandes já era um jogador muito bom antes do Chelsea e continua sendo o mesmo jogador depois do Chelsea. Ele tem duas coisas a melhorar, porque, pelo potencial que tem, pode se tornar um dos melhores meio-campistas da Europa."
De Zerbi colocou a contratação no mesmo patamar de outros nomes recentes do clube: "É como o Savio, que é outro jogador de alto nível, assim como Xavi Simons, Lucas Bergvall e Archie Gray".
Com a reação, o Tottenham deixou a zona de rebaixamento e é o 14º, à frente do rival Manchester United.
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