De Zerbi urges Spurs to unleash attacking ‘DNA’ in survival fight

AFP | London

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Roberto De Zerbi called on Tottenham to embrace their attacking “DNA” in their relegation battle as he prepares to take charge of the team for the first time against Sunderland on Sunday.

The former Brighton and Marseille boss has been hired with a brief to stop Spurs suffering a catastrophic first relegation from the English top flight since 1977.

The London club are languishing just one point above the Premier League drop zone, with seven games remaining.

De Zerbi, 46, replaced interim head coach Igor Tudor, who failed to win any of his five league matches after taking over from the sacked Thomas Frank.

“What I want to do, what I want to achieve immediately is the character, is the right spirit, the right courage to play, to attack because the DNA of this club, of this squad, is to find the goal, to score,” said the Italian.

Tottenham have not won a league game in 2026, but De Zerbi, speaking on Friday at his first press conference, is convinced they have the quality to stay up.

“I’m sure about the level of the players because many players in the past I was very, very close to bringing them to my former teams,” he said.