Tottenham boss Roberto De Zerbi launched a passionate rallying cry within the membership’s struggle to keep away from the drop, declaring “we’re not relegated yet” and desires an finish to “negative” voices round Spurs.
Regardless of incomes their first Premier League win of 2026 final weekend at Wolves, Spurs stay two factors from security and their process to beat the drop has been made much more difficult following accidents to Xavi Simons and Dominic Solanke.
However forward of Sunday’s journey to Aston Villa, the place Spurs may discover themselves 5 factors adrift of West Ham in the event that they win at Brentford on Saturday, De Zerbi has no time for negativity.
Responding to Sky Sports activities Information’ Michael Bridge’s query, the Italian mentioned: “I watched you on TV, however it isn’t a polemic. I heard, ‘It’s unimaginable [to stay up]’. We’re crying, everybody [saying], ‘We’re relegated.’ Not but.
“We have now to die on the pitch and to die on the pitch now we have to lose the sport. Earlier than shedding the sport, now we have to play and now we have to struggle.
“We have now two factors lower than West Ham they usually must play a troublesome recreation as properly.
“It’s not one of the best second for us; it’s a robust and troublesome second.
“But the losers cry, the losers think negative. I don’t want people close to me to be crying or think in a different way from me.”
He added: “The most important challenge now is to silence the voice inside of us. Inside of the players, the staff and the fans.
“This voice produces negative thoughts and it says we are unlucky, we have too many injuries, we lost Xavi Simons, he was in the last two games one of our best and most important players.
“Our medical employees not adequate, the pitch of the stadium and the coaching floor isn’t good, it’s unimaginable profitable two or three video games in a row as a result of now we have not gained too many video games in 2026.
“I think these are all negative things and it’s rubbish because I want to keep my focus on ourselves and the quality of my players.
“We go to play towards among the best groups in the mean time within the Premier League. I’ve huge respect for [Unai] Emery as a coach but when Tottenham win at Villa Park it isn’t a miracle.
“Perhaps we lose however now we have the standard to win this recreation and it isn’t a miracle.
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Tim Sherwood admits he’s ‘deflated’ regardless of Spurs’ win at Wolves of their struggle to keep away from relegation
“We have to be positive and [feel] lucky because we are working in a big club.
“If Solanke and Simons are injured we are able to play with [Randal] Kolo Muani, [Mathys] Tel, Richarlison and they don’t seem to be worse gamers. They’re completely different with traits however excellent gamers.
“We have Pedro Porro, [Destiny] Udogie, Micky van de Ven, [Rodrigo] Bentancur, [Joao] Palhinha, [Conor] Gallagher.
“For that each one these items I haven’t got sufficient time to listen to this or hear to those issues.”
Sky Sports activities Information reporter lifts lids on De Zerbi trade!
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Michael Bridge offers his view on the trade he had with Roberto De Zerbi, after the Spurs boss claimed he had been ‘watching’ him
Sky Sports activities Information’ Michael Bridge:
“I was wondering if De Zerbi was going to say something to me because he was giving me one of those looks.
“I used to be about to ask, ‘What an important win for Spurs, nevertheless it got here at an enormous price with the accidents to Simons and Solanke and did they put a cloud over a much-needed win?’ So I used to be resulting in that query, however then De Zerbi mentioned he watched me!
“I believe he was referring to me on Monday with Tim Sherwood and Tom White on Sky Sports activities Information’ Fan Membership, studying over an harm graphic.
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Tim Sherwood feels Spurs have to overview why so many gamers are getting injured because it may price them a spot within the Premier League
“The graphic was not good because there are so many injuries! These are not one or two-week injuries; these are long-term absentees like Wilson Odobert, Dejan Kulusevski, Mohammed Kudus, Cristian Romero and now Simons.
“When De Zerbi first joined, he mentioned to me he wished to rely on Kudus, however then he picked up a quad harm. He wished to rely on Romero, however then he obtained a severe harm at Sunderland. He wished to rely on Simons, however then he obtained a severe harm at Wolves.
“So the point I was making on Monday is that he’s been so unlucky with these serious injuries, and could it derail Tottenham’s chances of staying in the Premier League?
“However he would not need any negativity, and he is getting on with it, so my message again to him is ‘You are completely proper, honest play’.”
PL Predictions: Spurs to get hammered at Villa
Sky Sports activities’ tipster Lewis Jones:
If it seems to be like relegation season, smells like a relegation season, quacks like a relegation season then it is most likely a relegation season.
The footballing gods have made up their thoughts on Spurs it appears. That line of considering was rubberstamped regardless of the 1-0 win at Wolves the place they did not play properly.
That West Ham injury-time winner was a merciless one and but extra accidents to key gamers in Xavi Simons, their solely actual artistic participant in type, and Dominic Solanke is making an already robust process much more troublesome for Roberto De Zerbi.
However there may be one place that also believes on this Tottenham crew: the betting markets. And this actually is nice information as we are able to again Aston Villa at a staggering value at odds towards of 21/20 with Sky Wager for the win.
The market has obtained too carried away by Spurs’ want for the win and have glossed over the important thing think about that they’re an inferior crew in each division.
Aston Villa at dwelling beneath Unai Emery are so troublesome to beat – this can be a crew that has overwhelmed Man Metropolis, Arsenal and Man Utd at Villa Park this season. Beating Spurs must be a doddle.
