Roberto De Zerbi has spoken of his pride at seeing his Tottenham team beat Aston Villa, but warned against forgetting the situation his side were in just a matter of weeks ago.Having lost to Sunderland in his first game in charge on April 12 and then drawn 2-2 against former club Brighton six days later, prior to the trip to Wolves on April 25, the north London club were sat 18th in the Premier League table, two points from safety.
But after beating the division’s bottom side, then Champions League-chasing Villa, Spurs have not only won back-to-back league games for the first time since the first two games of the season, but leapfrogged the Hammers into 17th with three games remaining.
Speaking to TNT Sports after the final whistle at Villa Park, De Zerbi said: “We played against Aston Villa and Aston Villa is a very good team, with a lot of very good players and a great manager, but we played very well for 60 minutes, with the ball, without the ball.”We could have scored more goals, especially in the first half, but I’m pleased for this performance from my players. I know how much they suffered this season and for that I’m very proud. The only bad thing on the pitch was the goal we conceded.
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Highlights from the Premier League match between Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur.
“It’s not finished yet, the season. We have to play another three games, very tough games, starting [next] Monday night, with Leeds.
“Leeds are playing very well. They deserve to stay in this position in the table.
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“We can’t forget what the situation was before Wolverhampton – and before that it was a very sad situation.”These memories have to stay in our head every day, especially this week after this win.”
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