Roberto De Zerbi has spoken about what went on in the warm-weather training camp in Marbella over the last week, and what he expects to be the consequence of the trip on his Tottenham squad.The silver lining of Spurs failing to qualify for Europe and being knocked out of the Carabao Cup in the third round is that they have a long time to prepare for each game.Tottenham have had a nine-day break since they were last in action at Old Trafford last Saturday, which followed a three-week international break. Monday 19th October Premier League TottenhamTottenham20:00CoventryCoventry Saturday 24th October Premier League ChelseaChelsea17:30TottenhamTottenham Saturday 31st October Premier League TottenhamTottenham17:30Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace Saturday 7th November Premier League LeedsLeeds12:30TottenhamTottenham Saturday 21st November Premier League TottenhamTottenham15:00IpswichIpswichDe Zerbi chose to take the squad away from the UK weather so that his players can train in sunny Spain and bond as a group off the pitch.Credit: @thefrederikkejensen / InstagramRoberto De Zerbi admits he wanted Tottenham players to build stronger connections in MarbellaThe Tottenham boss has a habit of taking his teams on mid-season trips, with De Zerbi’s Marseille managing to significantly improve their form after their trips during the 2024-25 season, eventually finishing second in Ligue 1.The Spurs squad has had huge turnover in the summer, and the Italian admitted that it was important for the squad to build a stronger connection and build a tighter group.When asked how the Marbella trip was, the Tottenham boss told Football.London: “Yes, we worked well. Very well, but anyway, we worked well in our training ground at home. I think when you have to improve, and I think we have to improve in the result, not in the quality of the performances, but you have to find all ways to improve. All ways to be better, all ways to become a stronger group.“The players spend time together. They stay together a lot. I think to create something more than a normal first XI no? Now I think and I believe in football you need to create a group, you need the relationships, we need the connection and we need to know very well your team-mates.”De Zerbi admits he took a back seat during Marbella tripThe Tottenham boss made it clear that the purpose of the trip was not for him to get to know his players better, but rather for the players to get closer to each other.He admitted that Spurs need to gel together as a team, and revealed he wants to see more of the character they showed to fight back to level the game at Old Trafford after being down to 10 men.When asked if the last week was useful for him in learning more about his squad, De Zerbi responded: “No, no. More about the players, each other. I’m a coach, I take responsibility, but the responsibilities are of everybody. From the boss until the players. They have to feel to be a team.“I think in Manchester, especially in the toughest moments, after the red card, we show we have character. So we have to show character from the beginning. At home, with our fans. Because if we want, we can change the history of this season and last season as well.When asked if there were any special activities that he organised, the Italian said: “No, I left dinner for them and nothing organised from me.”READ MORE: Roberto De Zerbi responds to Richarlison’s dig at him as Tottenham struggle to scoreThe post ‘A stronger group’ – De Zerbi gives his review of Tottenham’s mid-season Marbella trip appeared first on Spurs Web.