Roberto De Zerbi deserves immense credit for removing Tottenham's mental block

When Georginio Rutter buried his 95th-minute equaliser to silence the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium two weeks ago, it felt to many people like the knockout blow.To have come that close to a first league win of 2026, to have worked so hard, to have ridden the emotional wave of Xavi Simons’ goal, only to throw it all away at the end, it could barely have been more painful. The Spurs players looked utterly devastated, collapsed on the ground, struggling to get back onto their feet. The whole stadium felt as if someone had pressed the mute button.Advertisement