US EditionNew Spurs Boss De Zerbi Targets Premier League Survival with Attacking Football
De Zerbi said Tottenham need a clear plan and courage as the club, with seven matches left, fights to avoid relegation.
- Roberto De Zerbi begins his tenure as Tottenham head coach facing an immediate survival battle, with the team falling into the relegation zone after West Ham's 4-0 win over Wolves on Friday.
- De Zerbi is the third manager to lead Tottenham this season, following Thomas Frank's eight-month tenure and Igor Tudor's 44-day interim spell that worsened the club's plight.
- Emphasizing the club's DNA, De Zerbi said his immediate goal is to instill "the right spirit, the right courage to play, to attack" to help players show their qualities.
- Sunday's maiden fixture away at Sunderland presents an opportunity to end a 13-match winless league run, though goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario remains sidelined with injury.
- The Italian signed a five-year contract with no relegation escape clause and expressed optimism, stating, "I'm more positive, for sure" about Premier League survival.
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New Spurs boss De Zerbi targets Premier League survival with attacking football
Roberto De Zerbi called on Tottenham Hotspur to embrace their attacking instincts as he battles to save the club from their first relegation since 1977, declaring on Friday that the 'DNA' of the club is to attack and score goals.
The Brescia coach, who left Marseille in February, replaced Tudor on the Spurs bench: he debuted against Sunderland
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De Zerbi wants Tottenham to 'play with courage' for Premier League survival
Roberto De Zerbi wants his Tottenham players to keep it simple. The new Spurs manager knows there’s little time for anything else in a relegation battle.
Roberto De Zerbi, just inducted coach of Tottenham, does not think he is "best" than his predecessors but wants to bring his "personality".
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