Sandro Tonali had a day to forget against his former side on his home debut for Tottenham Hotspur, as the Lilywhites lost 2-0 to Newcastle.Spurs certainly gave a much better account of themselves against Newcastle United than they did in their first Premier League game of the season at Brentford.However, they had nothing to show for it, with the Magpies scoring one on the counter-attack and another from a set-piece, consigning Tottenham to yet another home loss, which the team and the fans have become used to over the last couple of years.Many of the club’s new summer signings are yet to click, and the Spurs boss has now made an admission about their record signing.Credit: @thatfootballphotog / InstagramRoberto De Zerbi admits Tottenham’s Sandro Tonali is not in the best physical conditionThe Italy international was on the wrong side of a defeat against his former teammates, and De Zerbi has now confessed that the midfielder is still not in the ideal physical condition.However, the Tottenham boss is remaining positive despite the two league losses, making it clear that Tonali is an important player for his project.De Zerbi told Football.London: “Sandro Tonali is another crucial player, he is not in the right condition, in the best condition yet, maybe physically, even though he worked with us at the beginning of the pre-season.“I think if I was positive last season when we were in the Championship, because when I came we were in the Championship, what do you think my thoughts now could be?”De Zerbi says he loves all of his players, including TonaliFar from having a go at his squad after their second loss of the season, De Zerbi insisted that he loves the players he has at his disposal.He made it clear that he is committed to the project he is building at the North London club, along with the Spurs hierarchy.When asked about seeing Tonali booed by Newcastle fans throughout the game, the Tottenham boss responded: “No, I love Sandro Tonali. Today is the day when my emotion for my players is bigger than the other days because we are building the club together.“Vinai, Johan Lange, the owners, me and they (the players) are like our children, so this day is so sad, we are all of us very disappointed for the result, but I love my players more today than the next win we will make.”READ MORE: Five things we learned from Tottenham’s 2-0 defeat to Newcastle, including two silver liningsThe post De Zerbi makes major ‘physical’ Sandro Tonali admission after Tottenham defeat appeared first on Spurs Web.