If there is any manager who epitomises ‘To Dare is To Do’, then it is Roberto De Zerbi.The front-footed head coach has now had over a week with his new Tottenham squad and will have a clear idea of how hard it will be to ensure the club remain in the Premier League.
As we saw with the last head coach, Igor Tudor, on the outside, it is a very attractive job, but on the inside, the players are low on confidence and littered with injuries.
But the highly talented De Zerbi will feel there is still enough to stave off relegation.
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The Spurs players will be lifted by his arrival, with it understood that the players have really enjoyed the first training sessions so far under the Italian.
That positivity will be tested on Sunday in De Zerbi’s first game in charge as Spurs go to Sunderland, live on Sky Sports.
Tottenham could well be in the relegation zone come kick-off if West Ham beat bottom-side Wolves at home in the Friday Night Football, live on Sky Sports.
So, who will De Zerbi name in his first starting XI at the Stadium of Light, where Spurs could be needing to avoid defeat to move out of the bottom three?Goalkeeper, left-back and midfield will be interesting calls
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A behind-the-scenes look at Roberto De Zerbi’s first training session in charge of Spurs as he begins shaping his new squad (footage courtesy of Tottenham Hotspur)
De Zerbi holds his first press conference on Friday, and he will update us on whether goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario is fit enough to start.Vicario underwent hernia surgery over the international break, but it was hoped he would be able to “return to action within the next month”.That timescale, however, places him in serious doubt for Sunday, so it is likely Antonin Kinsky will start and play for the first time since his infamous 17th-minute substitution in the Champions League last 16 first-leg loss at Atletico Madrid last month. De Zerbi must lift the 23-year-old’s confidence.In front of him, the ex-Brighton boss is likely to…
2026-04-09 10:00:00
