New Tottenham Hotspur head coach Roberto De Zerbi knows the uphill task he has in front of him.
There is a lot of work to be done, but there is very little time for the Italian to implement his tactics. He will need to find a way in the short term to extract the best out of the squad and get results to save the Lilywhites from ultimate humiliation.
To assist Roberto De Zerbi in fulfilling his primary objective this season, Marcattilio Marcattilii and Marcello Quinto have joined his coaching staff at White Hart Lane. The Italian duo will work alongside assistant coaches Bruno Saltor and Andreas Georgson, individual development coach Cameron Campbell and goalkeeping coach Fabian Otte.
Spurs sit just one point above the drop zone ahead of their trip to Sunderland, but they would start the game on Sunday in 18th spot if West Ham defeats Wolves later this week. While anything could happen, ex-Manchester United skipper Roy Keane feels Tottenham would suffer relegation this season.
On the latest episode of the Overlap’s Stick to Football, Roy Keane, alongside Wayne Rooney, Gary Neville and Ian Wright, were discussing the best goals, moments, and stadiums in the Premier League. Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was the first one named for the best stadium in the top flight by Wayne Rooney, but Roy Keane took a sly dig after that.
Rooney said: “Tottenham’s new one, it has to be. I think it’s amazing.”
To which Keane replied: “In the Championship next year.”
This left Rooney, Neville and Wright burst into laughter. And Keane isn’t wrong here, given the dreadful run of form Spurs have been. The team is yet to register a league win in 2026, and when comparing our form to relegation rivals West Ham and Nottingham Forest, we are in grave danger of going down.
Without a shadow of doubt, Tottenham’s home ground would be the biggest in Championship history. A state-of-the-art Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, which opened in 2019, holds a capacity of 62,850 people. So far, Newcastle United’s St James’ Park is the biggest stadium to have hosted Championship football matches, with a capacity of 52,405.
Thus, should the De Zerbi-managed side go down, the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium would automatically become the biggest ground in the second tier of English football to host matches. The extreme levels of mismanagement since winning the Europa League last May has made the sight of Tottenham’s ground welcoming Championship teams a genuine possibility.
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