Tottenham have gone four Premier League games without scoring, extending the worst attacking start in the club's history. Roberto De Zerbi's €366.35 million rebuild has produced two clean sheets and zero goals, leaving Spurs with just two points from a possible twelve.

A Historic Goal Drought

Saturday's 0-0 draw with Everton confirmed an unwanted record: Tottenham have now failed to score in their opening four league matches of a season for the first time ever. That followed a similarly blank 0-0 draw at Nottingham Forest, where Spurs failed to register a single shot on target, their first such display in a league game in over four years. Statistically, Tottenham currently rank bottom of the league in expected goals per shot and third-lowest in overall expected goals this season.

New Faces, No Cohesion

The drought is especially striking given Tottenham's summer spending. De Zerbi brought in ten new players over the summer, yet has already used three different attacking combinations in the first three league games. Since taking charge last season he has fielded ten different players across his front three. Spurs have also made more starting-XI changes than any other Premier League club this season. De Zerbi has cited World Cup call-ups, a pre-season injury crisis, and the late arrivals of Savio and Omar Marmoush as reasons for the slow start.

De Zerbi's Joke Falls Flat

After the Everton draw, De Zerbi pointed to his side's defensive solidity, joking that two clean sheets in a row would make him "the best coach" back home in Italy. The comment did not land well. Italian outlet Il Messaggero fired back, telling De Zerbi to "spare us the sarcasm" and focus on getting results instead of jokes.

For now, the question hanging over north London is simple. Spurs face Liverpool in the Carabao Cup (15 September) before hosting Aston Villa on 19 September, two chances to end a goal drought that has already made unwanted history.