Tottenham fans have offered the same solution to the Lilywhites’ struggles in front of goal after the club set an unwanted record already this season.
Tottenham Hotspur have gone four games without scoring a goal in the Premier League for the first time in their history.
Spurs’ latest outing against Everton sealed that unwanted record, as the Lilywhites were held to a 0-0 draw at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
This now leaves Tottenham as one of two sides yet to find the back of the net, with newly promoted Coventry managing a similar struggle.
Tottenham fans give ten suggestions to help Spurs improve goalscoring struggles
Following the game against Everton, Tottenham fans took to social media to share solutions to the goalscoring problem at Spurs.
Some supporters believe it is down to the personnel on display, while others simply want to see the players take more risks in the final third.
Here are the comments from Spurs fans:
- “Take risks going forward, pull the trigger from outside the box more and when we have Solanke on… get crosses in there fgs! And target him and wingers make runs off him. Defensively think we look pretty good. Tel is not good enough… January should look elsewhere.”
- “The issue is Tottenham take too long to shoot. The build-up play has been the best it has been in the last few years, cannot deny that. But these players, they are so hesitant to shoot, like they really are.”
- “Shoot the damn ball, simple as that! Do not take a first touch ffs, even that we were taught in little league – just shoot the ball. In that game there were so many moments where if they did not take a first touch and just shot the ball, it would have gone in 1000%.”
- “De Zerbi’s tactics. The players are scared to do something wrong so they just pass, pass, pass.”
- “More shots. Us Tottenham fans to be louder and get behind the players a bit more. If the club could somehow move fans to our main stand that want to sing. 5000 singing and banging a drum for 90 minutes in one area would make a huge difference! That 5000 becomes 10,000! COYS!”
- “Just take a chance and have an early shot, just shoot from anywhere outside the box!”
- “Manager. How will we score if we spend most of our time in our own third passing it around or trying to attack against 11 men behind the ball?”
- “RDZ needs to stop being rigid. The team needs fluidity. The Tottenham players are too static.”
- “Nothing other than stop overplaying it. It will happen.”
Spurs’ goal drought must end soon as pressure begins to mount on Roberto De Zerbi
Of course, six hours of football without a goal is rather disappointing for Tottenham, especially after the summer they had.
Spurs spent close to £400 million on ten new signings, with £145 million of that going into revamping the attack.
Roberto De Zerbi did state last week that these forward players need more time to gel, but those comments were quickly slammed by Troy Deeney, who labelled them an excuse.
Jamie Redknapp has not held back in his criticism either, describing Tottenham’s goalless run as “absolutely diabolical”.
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