The huge Roberto De Zerbi risk Tottenham are taking that could spell disaster
Tottenham cannot afford for their appointment of De Zerbi to prove ill-fated but the Italian is anything but a perfect match for the club in crisis
This is not a “vibes” appointment. It’s the complete opposite. Tottenham’s move for Roberto De Zerbi reflects the do-or-die situation they find themselves in, by the fact he could theoretically deliver either the miraculous best or cataclysmic worst case scenario for the club.
De Zerbi, on the surface, would be a coup for a team verging on the most humiliating relegation in Premier League history. The Italian was a resounding success story at Brighton, arriving with an unknown quality to English football only to become one of the continent’s most sought-after managers by the end of his two-season stint, apparently earning admirers at Barcelona and Liverpool. Roberto De Zerbi is set to be appointed Tottenham manager (Getty Images) He took charge of the Seagulls early into 2022/23 after Graham Potter was poached by Chelsea, but rather than overseeing a spiral he lifted the club to new heights, sealing European qualification for the first time in the club’s history.
This proven ability to achieve the unlikely will surely have appealed to crisis-ridden Spurs. Tottenham must also be attracted by De Zerbi’s free-flowing style of football. Traumatised by 44 days of Igor Tudor -ball, a footballing ideology bereft of inspiration, such tactical revolution is needed and desired.
Implementing that now, however, is a big risk. De Zerbi likes to bait the press and build up. From goal kicks, he places the double pivot deep to draw the opposition high up the pitch, which then requires smart and swift play to evade the charging attackers and move the ball into space created.
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