Tottenham Hotspur's summer of heavy spending has yet to translate into results, as the club find themselves bottom of the Premier League table after just two matches of the new season. A 2-0 home defeat to Newcastle United left Roberto De Zerbi's side six points adrift of early pace-setters Hull City, compounding an already difficult start to the campaign.
Goals from Anthony Elanga and Yoane Wissa condemned Spurs to a third consecutive home loss, a run that has cast an uneasy shadow over the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium just months after the club's hierarchy sanctioned significant investment in the squad. That spending spree included a reported £100m move for midfielder Sandro Tonali, who endured a torrid afternoon against his former club and was substituted well before the final whistle amid jeers from the away end, many of them from Newcastle supporters revelling in his struggles.
The defeat arrived awkwardly after pre-match fanfare inside the stadium, where a club announcer told supporters,