Roberto De Zerbi may have found the unfortunate answer to his Dominic Solanke and Omar Marmoush question

Although Tottenham Hotspur manager Roberto De Zerbi had already hinted at the possibility of Dominic Solanke starting for Spurs again prior to the match against Everton this weekend in the Premier League, he may have even surprised himself by starting the England international as soon as Matchday 4 against the Toffees.

But even though De Zerbi tweaked things by adding an out and out No. to the equation, Spurs, once again, failed to score a goal, making it four straight with another 0-0 draw, this time to the same Everton side they beat 1-0 on Matchday 38 to close the 2025/26 Premier League campaign.

Solanke started in the middle with Omar Marmoush moving over to the left wing in the lineup in a move that De Zerbi also hinted at before the game even began. He had told reporters at the press conference, via The Spurs Watch, when asked about playing Marmoush and Solanke together in the XI, “They can play together. They can play one and another on the bench. One has to play. Now we need at least one but they can play together. I don’t know when, but when we signed Marmoush we thought he could play with another striker or alone. Marmoush is playing well. In Nottingham he played a good game, not a fantastic game, not a fantastic last decision [in attacking moments], but he was alive. He seemed to be dangerous in every situation. He is smart, understands football, understands where the ball goes. I like him so far.”

Dominic Solanke and Omar Marmoush did not work out

Well, Roberto De Zerbi did end up playing both for Tottenham Hotspur vs. Everton, and, well, the result was not at all as he had hoped. So while he thought that maybe Dominic Solanke and Omar Marmoush can coexist and start together, the end result against the Toffees as not at all positive.

Solanke was the worst player on the pitch, and he was so bad that somewhere in Saudi Arabia, Karim Benzema was watching and swearing on his mother that Big Dom was playing against Spurs - and Benzie would definitely be digging his own grave to roll in it at the very thought of Solanke being called a well rounded striker.

Marmoush was also terrible, just as poor as he was against Nottingham Forest as a turnover machine bereft of goal threat. If De Zerbi was looking for Solanke to pull something extra out of this Tottenham attack, well he definitely didn't get the answer he was looking for.