Tottenham have sold Roberto De Zerbi short, horrific West Ham stat is telling
Tottenham Hotspur laboured to another goalless draw in the Premier League as they drew 0-0 at home to Everton on Saturday evening.
The Lilywhites racked up 14 shots at the visitors' goal, but managed to hit the target with just two as they were forced to take a share of the points.
Roberto De Zerbi's men have endured a hugely difficult start to the new campaign, and are yet to score after their opening four games.
Their awful start to the season has fans worried that another year of genuine struggle could be on the cards, and it is clear that the boss has been left short in the transfer market.
The North London outfit spent over £300million on reinforcements to their squad this summer, but still find themselves massively short at the top end of the pitch.
Dominic Solanke has looked toothless so far this term, and De Zerbi's backup options to lead the line are largely the same as the ones that almost saw the club relegated last term.
West Ham get one over Tottenham in embarrassing stat
Tottenham's narrow escape from relegation last term ultimately saw them stay up at West Ham's expense, but they have not been able to build on that fortune since.
A damning stat, posted by West Ham Central on X on Saturday evening, shows that the Hammers have actually scored in the Premier League more recently than Spurs, despite no longer being in the division.
That surely provides an indication of the direction that the Lilywhites are heading in, if they cannot address their lack of cutting edge in the coming weeks.
De Zerbi is ultimately the man who will have to take the blame, but it is hard to shake the feeling that the club hierarchy neglected to strengthen the attack sufficiently.
Most of their headline summer additions came in defence and the midfield, with only Savinho and Omar Marmoush arriving as notable attacking reinforcements.
However, with Richarlison omitted from the Premier League squad, Marmoush is the only natural fit to back Solanke up as the central striker, and that simply isn't enough depth for the team to progress.
Tottenham's latest Roberto De Zerbi sack verdict
Football Insider revealed earlier this week that Tottenham have no plans to make a "knee-jerk" reaction and sack De Zerbi any time soon.
The club hierarchy still view the Italian as the right man to lead their project forward, despite the team's dismal start on the pitch.
Nevertheless, it is understood that pressure on De Zerbi is growing from some quarters behind the scenes, as many expected a much stronger start.
The former Brighton boss needs to turn Spurs' fortunes around in the coming weeks, or the board know that they may ultimately be left with no choice but to sack him.