Spurs still paying price for a punishing World Cup and pre-season trip to Australia

Too many players are off the pace and although Tottenham brushed aside Charlton, Newcastle will be a tougher challenge Jan Paul van Hecke was among those given an unwanted name-check by Roberto De Zerbi after Tottenham’s 3-0 defeat at Brentford on Saturday . Not at the right level physically, was the gist of the manager’s comments. De Zerbi also mentioned Marcos Senesi and Sandro Tonali, two of…