Make no bones about it, Tottenham haven’t impressed in their three opening Premier League fixtures.

With just a single point on the board and no goals scored in the first three games for the first time since 1974, Spurs have looked much like the side that was nearly relegated last season, despite vast investment in the squad over the course of the summer.

Admittedly, it was a better showing yesterday than what had been seen away at Brentford or at home to Newcastle in the two games before that. The Lilywhites can still count themselves a little lucky, though - no shots on target across 90 minutes, and Neco Williams had a goal ruled out deep into the second half.

With a fixture with Everton at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on the cards next Saturday, pressure is already beginning to mount on Roberto De Zerbi and the players. In fact, the next game feels like a must-win already to kickstart the club’s season.

Here are 3 things we learnt from the 0-0 draw with Forest yesterday.

Questions to be asked about De Zerbi’s changes

Spurs did have a real positive spell in the early knockings of the second half - they looked destined to score.

That was until the Spurs boss decided to hook Savio and Destiny Udogie just after the 60-minute mark, a decision that proved devastating in allowing Forest back into the game.

The decision to take off Udogie can be somewhat justified. The full-back was on a yellow card despite looking comfortable defensively, but also dangerous, striding forward and overlapping Mathys Tel on the left-hand side.

However, the decision to take off Savio proved greatly costly.

The Brazilian was a real threat down the right, terrorising Neco Williams and beating whichever man came to press him. His final decision wasn’t always as cutting-edge as Spurs fans would like, but it is undisputed that he looked the most likely to create or score the winner.

His replacement, Mohammed Kudus, frankly looked a far cry from match speed. That dynamism and pace the fanbase saw so often before injury last season was completely missing. The Ghanaian simply didn’t replicate the danger on the pitch before him.

It must be questioned why Savio was taken off by De Zerbi when Spurs were so desperate to get off the mark yesterday.

Gallagher will feature a lot more than Spurs fans might want him to this season

Connor Gallagher didn’t actually play badly yesterday. He played exactly how many would expect him to - energetically and passionately, with no real end product or threat going forward.

Matheus Fernandes was left out, only coming on as an 83rd-minute substitute.

De Zerbi’s decision to play the Englishman over Fernandes certainly raised eyebrows. It seemed a strange thing to do considering the lack of creativity in a midfield three of Gallagher, Sandro Tonali and Rodrigo Bentancur.

The Tottenham boss confirmed it was for tactical reasons, something which only provoked more confusion for fans.

De Zerbi said post-match, "You know, I have experience enough to know what this stadium is. This stadium is England football. And Gallagher, he knows better this type of games.”

“Mateus becomes, for sure, in my time in Tottenham, one of the best players. But I'm lucky because I have more players, many players, and I have to find the right balance, the right first XI, if I can, before the game."

Much of the fanbase was right to assume that the arrival of Fernandes meant Gallagher wouldn’t feature all that much.

Spurs’ Italian boss clearly doesn’t share that hypothesis, and we will likely see much more of Gallagher in the starting XI than many might have hoped.

Rodrigo Bentancur still a crucial member of the squad

Many thought Rodrigo Bentancur’s Spurs days were numbered this summer, but he proved again yesterday just what an important asset he is to the Lilywhites’ midfield.

Bentancur was far and away Tottenham’s best player.

He looked so assured and composed in the middle of the park, and whilst he isn’t the creative spark the squad are currently crying out for, his ability to break up play, be press-resistant and find the right pass is an asset to any team.

While new signings are still finding their feet, the Uruguayan is surely a staple of any midfield trio De Zerbi selects.