Soccer-De Zerbi backs Spurs attack despite Richarlison omission and goal drought

Soccer Football - Premier League - Tottenham Hotspur v Everton - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, Britain - September 12, 2026 Tottenham Hotspur manager Roberto De Zerbi Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge

Sept 14 (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur coach ⁠Roberto De Zerbi insisted Richarlison's situation has not changed despite the club's struggles ⁠in front of goal, confirming the Brazilian will remain unavailable for Tuesday's ‌League Cup third-round tie at Liverpool.

Spurs have yet to score in four Premier League matches this season and have collected only two points, increasing scrutiny on De Zerbi after the club signed 10 new ​players in the close season.

The weekend's 0-0 draw against ⁠Everton extended Tottenham's goal drought to ⁠four league matches, the longest scoreless start to a season in the club's history.

Richarlison, ⁠meanwhile, ‌was left out of Tottenham's Premier League squad and also failed to secure a late transfer.

"The situation is the same," De Zerbi told reporters on Monday.

"At ⁠the start of this season I spoke to him ​many times to convince ‌him (Richarlison) to stay and he didn't want to. I can't go every day ⁠to pray for ​him to stay."

The decision leaves Tottenham without a player who has scored four goals in seven appearances against Liverpool.

However, De Zerbi backed his reshaped attack to improve as players become fitter ⁠and more accustomed to his system.

Striker Dominic Solanke, summer ​arrivals Savio and Omar Marmoush, as well as Mohammed Kudus, Conor Gallagher, and Mathys Tel, have yet to make a significant attacking impact in the opening weeks of the ⁠season.

"Solanke is a good player and I'm sure he has to improve his physical condition and to stay positive, he's able to score many goals with us," De Zerbi said.

"Savio and Marmoush didn't play many games in Manchester City because they were not ​the protagonists. Here the situation is different, they have more ⁠responsibility, they have to adapt and understand the situation is changing, but in terms of ​quality both players are very good."

Tottenham will be ‌without record signing Sandro Tonali, who has picked ​up a knock, De Zerbi confirmed, adding forward Dejan Kulusevski and defender PedroPorro also remain sidelined.

(Reporting by Karan Prashant Saxena in BengaluruEditing by Christian Radnedge)

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9 月 14 日（路透社）——托特纳姆热刺队主教练罗伯托·德泽尔比坚称，尽管球队在进球方面遇到了困难，但理查利森的情况并没有改变，并确认这位巴西球员将继续缺席周二在利物浦举行的联赛杯第三轮比赛。

热刺本赛季至今四场英超联赛尚未取得进球，仅积两分，这使得德泽尔比在俱乐部休赛期签下 10 名新球员后，面临着越来越大的压力。

周末与埃弗顿的0-0平局使托特纳姆热刺的联赛进球荒延续到了四场，这是该俱乐部历史上最长的赛季开局进球荒。

与此同时，理查利森被排除在托特纳姆热刺队的英超联赛阵容之外，并且也没能完成最后时刻的转会。

“情况还是一样，”德泽比周一告诉记者。

“本赛季初，我多次和他（理查利森）谈过，试图说服他留下，但他不愿意。我不可能每天都去祈祷他留下。”

这一决定使得托特纳姆热刺队失去了一名在对阵利物浦的七次出场中攻入四球的球员。

然而，德泽尔比相信，随着球员们身体状况的改善和对他的体系的适应，他重组后的进攻体系将会得到提升。

前锋多米尼克·索兰克、夏季新援萨维奥和奥马尔·马尔穆什，以及穆罕默德·库杜斯、康纳·加拉格尔和马蒂斯·特尔，在赛季开始的几周内还没有在进攻端产生重大影响。

德泽尔比说：“索兰克是一名优秀的球员，我相信他需要提高身体素质，保持积极的心态，他能够为我们打进很多球。”

“萨维奥和马尔穆什在曼城时出场机会不多，因为他们并非球队的核心。在这里情况不同了，他们肩负着更大的责任，必须适应并理解形势的变化，但就实力而言，这两名球员都非常出色。”

托特纳姆热刺队主教练德泽尔比证实，球队创纪录签约球员桑德罗·托纳利因伤缺阵，此外，前锋德扬·库卢塞夫斯基和后卫佩德罗·波罗也将继续因伤缺阵。

（卡兰·普拉尚特·萨克塞纳在班加罗尔报道，克里斯蒂安·拉德内奇编辑）

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