De Zerbi Must Fix Tottenham's Losing Mentality
Tottenham Hotspur has a new coach. His name is De Zerbi.
Tottenham lost a big game to Brentford. The score was very bad for Tottenham.
This was a bad start to the season. Tottenham has a new team this year.
De Zerbi must fix the team's losing mentality. This means the team thinks it will lose.
The coach spoke about the loss. He said the team must change how it thinks.
Fans are worried about the team. They want Tottenham to win more games.
Vocabulary10 words
- coach
- a person who trains a sports team
- losing mentality
- when a team thinks it will lose before it plays
- thrashed
- beaten very badly in a game
- disastrous
- very bad; a big problem
- Premier League
- the top football league in England
- season
- the months when a sport is played
- start
- the beginning of something
- defeat
- a loss in a game
- new-look
- changed; with new players
- fix
- to make something better
Quiz
Answer key
1. De Zerbi 2. Brentford 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Tottenham Hotspur has a new _____. His name is De Zerbi.
Tottenham lost a big game to _____. The score was very bad for Tottenham.
This was a bad _____ to the season. Tottenham has a new team this year.
De Zerbi must fix the team's _____. This means the team thinks it will lose.
The coach spoke about the _____. He said the team must change how it thinks.
Fans are worried about the team. They want Tottenham to _____ more games.