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Tottenham<\/a> have failed to win any of their last 36 Premier League matches when conceding first so the writing was on the wall at half-time.<\/p>\n They dominated the opening 20 minutes and Villa keeper Zion Suzuki denied Savio and Archie Gray but, without a goal, they were always going to be vulnerable at the other end.<\/p>\n And so, in first-half injury time, a Villa goal was almost inevitable. <\/p>\n Andy Robertson tried to stop a corner but only gifted the ball to John McGinn and, after Boubacar Kamara’s effort, Manzambi prodded in from close range. It added the insult to Van de Ven’s injury, a blow to the face that kept him off the pitch.<\/p>\n Some Tottenham<\/a> fans missed the goal as they headed for their half-time refreshments but several thousand did not bother to stay until the end.<\/p>\n They streamed out of the stands after Buendia’s brilliant 25-yard bullet found the top corner in the 79th minute, missing Gallagher and Van Hecke’s late efforts.<\/p>\n De Zerbi said: “My focus is why we concede the first goal with 10 players, we can stay stronger, communicate more and more, defend in a compact way.<\/p>\n “I put [Rodrigo] Bentancur as a centre-back in that minute and Mateus Fernandes as a midfielder. If we have a red card we can play 70 minutes with 10 players.<\/p>\n “In the second half we scored the goal with [Mohammed] Kudus, offside, I don’t know if some players lost energy but we conceded an unacceptable goal. We knew this season Aston Villa<\/a> are playing 86% more long balls than last season.<\/p>\n “We had many meetings [about it] and we have to explain another game like Newcastle<\/a> where we played the first half well and then we lose. It’s my responsibility. <\/p>\n “I take my responsibility but in that moment of the game we have to defend, we have to defend compact, the leaders have to be leaders.<\/p>\n “I am very sad and frustrated with the performance. We cannot lose this game in this way. The second goal we conceded was incredible.”<\/p>\n “Sacked in the morning” chanted the Villa fans to De Zerbi who, at times, looked out of ideas once his side fell 2-0 behind. <\/p>\n It was Tottenham<\/a>‘s worst start to a top-flight season since 2008-09, when they also had two points after five games. <\/p>\n Juande Ramos was dismissed as manager after three more defeats before Harry Redknapp lifted them up to eighth. Spurs have also now gone five league games without a win at the start of a season for the first time since 1986.<\/p>\n