Andy Robertson has endured a slow start to life at Tottenham.
Despite spending more than £300million in their biggest-ever summer of spending, Tottenham Hotspur find themselves rooted to the bottom of the table with just two points from their first five games at the arrival of the extended international break.
Andy Robertson was one of the fresh faces to become a part of Roberto De Zerbi’s expensive squad rebuild. The Scotland international joined Tottenham on a free transfer this summer after a hugely successful nine-year spell at Anfield. The left-back won two Premier League titles, a Champions League and an FA Cup with Liverpool.
Andy Robertson reveals reason why he chose to join Tottenham
Robertson has now opened up on how he came to sign for Spurs and the involvement of De Zerbi in his transfer.
“I nearly left in January. I didn’t want to leave. Tottenham came in for me, who were bang in trouble at that point, but it was never in my plan to leave in January. I had six months left, and the World Cup [to come] and everything. So, I needed to kind of look at that. The January time it started to become real. That’s when I came to peace with it, really,” Robertson told The Overlap’s Stick to Football podcast (h/t The Scotsman).
“It was always Tottenham, as long as they stayed up. I didn’t quite want to go to the Championship. I then ended up getting invested in Tottenham games. When [Roberto] De Zerbi came in, I was fully confident they weren’t going down. But as long as they stayed up, it was always going to be Tottenham. They showed their interest first, and they really wanted me. I was happy with how much they really wanted me.”
The experienced defender has been a part of a Tottenham side struggling for form. Spurs took until the fifth game to score their first Premier League goal, but were still beaten 3-2 by Aston Villa in N17 on Saturday. Roberto De Zerbi’s side have also crashed out of the Carabao Cup after losing 3-1 to Liverpool last week.
Robertson’s experience and leadership skills are going to be vital to lift the spirits of the entire group after the international break. The former Liverpool star knows what it takes to become successful, and his presence on the pitch and off it can have a huge impact on De Zerbi’s squad. Spurs are back in action on October 10 when they head to Manchester United, with De Zerbi in desperate need of a win to ease the pressure on his job.
