'De Zerbi will not stay if Spurs go down'
[BBC] French football journalist Julien Laurens has broken down Roberto de Zerbi's eventful 18 months as Marseille boss after it was confirmed the Italian is in advanced talks to take over as the new Tottenham boss . "The environment in Marseille, the passion and craziness for the football team, is probably a little bit different but you know he's very intense," Laurens told BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club. "A lot of is it chaos - he's not easy to work with or manage.
That in itself, considering it's Spurs and everything that's going on, is going to be interesting. I think it was too intense for him in Marseille, there won't be that much at Spurs. "He's not a Championship manager, he will not stay if they go down.
I have been told there is a break clause if they go down. " Laurens analyses De Zerbi's tactical approach and how it could be vulnerable back in the Premier League with Spurs. "There were players in Marseille who didn't understand what he wanted them to do.
It's quite a complicated system and style," he added. "The other thing is the other Ligue 1 managers did their homework, especially after this first season and began to hit them on transition a lot. " Listen in full on BBC Sounds [BBC] [BBC]