The Tottenham Hotspur players have been called on to take matters into their own hands after their poor start to the season.Roberto De Zerbi appeared to be a defeated man after seeing his side lose yet again at home against Aston Villa, which means that Tottenham will spend the next three weeks at the bottom of the Premier League table.In fact, in his post-match press conference, De Zerbi admitted that he did not even speak to his players after the final whistle.The Spurs boss said: “I didn’t speak with the players today because I didn’t want to say anything. No, I have nothing with them, but the players who go with the national team, they have to play and work.”Meanwhile, in his recent appearance on The Stick To Football podcast, Andy Robertson admitted that the baggage from last season may still be affecting the Tottenham players.The left-back said: “You can see last season hurt them a lot. And maybe we’re still guilty of carrying that weight of last season on our shoulders. “You just see certain moments, like the Liverpool game, we played so well there in moments, and then you get a goal against you, and it’s like (heads down). And then we go back to 2-1, and all of a sudden it’s chests out, and everyone’s wanting the ball, and it’s like, we need that all the time even if you go 1-0 down, or it’s 0-0 late on.”Credit: @thatfootballphotog / InstagramTroy Deeney wants Tottenham players to have a squad meeting without Roberto De ZerbiTroy Deeney believes that De Zerbi has been hinting in his press conferences that the team’s issues are down to the players’ mentality rather than him.The Watford legend called on the Spurs squad to have a player-only meeting so that they can be honest with each other about their predicament and discuss where they are falling short.Deeney told talkSPORT: “It’s a little bit Amorim-esque, in terms of telling you the truth and telling you what’s going on. It feels to me like De Zerbi is saying a lot of ‘not me, them’. That’s how I’m taking it and receiving it, if I put my player’s hat on.“But also from a player’s point of view, if you keep losing, I would expect every now and again you have a players-only meeting. One where you just say to the manager, ‘stay out of the room, we just need to have a chat’. Especially if it’s been three weeks. Right, let’s air it out, let’s call everyone.“We’ve got to call them because we’re going to have a few days away from each other and when we get back, we’ve got to get back to business because this is all about the mentality now.”Deeney opines on why Spurs are struggling at homeTottenham’s home struggle has now lasted more than 12 months, with the club having just won one out of their last 14 matches at N17.In fact, Unai Emery has won more games at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as Villa boss than the last three Spurs managers combined.Deeney believes that the Tottenham players are struggling with the expectations on them when they are at home and find it a lot easier when they are underdogs.When asked about Spurs’ poor home form, the 38-year-old said: “I think they’re going to struggle because when they miss one opportunity, they implode. Where they haven’t made the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium home, they implode.“So they’re looking for away days. They’re looking to be away from their own troubles because they’re the underdog. It’s easier there.”READ MORE: Tottenham paid Daniel Levy a near-record-breaking sum after his 2025 exitThe post Troy Deeney gives Tottenham players advice to avoid a big Ruben Amorim problem appeared first on Spurs Web.