Roberto De Zerbi reveals how team dinner factors into his Tottenham survival plan

Roberto De Zerbi has now opened up on his Tottenham squad bonding dinner, revealing just why he planned such a meal as his side struggles for confidence.

The focus at the moment at Tottenham Hotspur is to get out of their poor run of form, which has seen them slump into the relegation places.

Spurs remain without a win in 2026 despite having used three managers this calendar year, with the latest in the dugout, Roberto De Zerbi.

The former Brighton manager got off to a losing start in his first game as Spurs boss when his side fell to a disappointing 1-0 loss against Sunderland last Sunday.

With performances on the pitch still not improving, De Zerbi has had to get creative with his approach. In a bid to boost confidence and morale within his side, the Tottenham boss took his team out for an expensive dinner.

Tottenham boss Roberto De Zerbi explains team dinner decision

Speaking to Football.London, the new Spurs manager, has now revealed why he took his players out for a meal.

He stated that although he remains unsure whether the dinner will translate into a win on the pitch, he admitted he would be willing to repeat the gesture if results improve.

He said: “Yes I do not know if we win the game for dinner but I know we ate very well and the food was amazing. And if we win, I am ready to pay every week one dinner.”

Of course, this is not the first time this group of players has gone out for dinner together. In fact, during Igor Tudor’s time, a similar arrangement was made, but it did not lead to any improvement in results on the pitch.

Spurs boss Roberto De Zerbi outlines importance of team spirit

When asked whether the dinner was beneficial, De Zerbi expanded on his belief in building strong relationships within the squad, stressing the importance of unity and mentality before tactics, as he told Football.London:

“I believe in the people. I believe in the human relationship. I believe in the spirit. I believe in the soul of the players. Before we speak about tactical dispositions, style of play, defensive phase, with the ball, without the ball, set-pieces. All of these things are important but first of all I work with people with their problems.

“There are a lot of players and we have to build and find in these last weeks the best relationship we can find and I want to see on the pitch players helping their team-mates and pushing everybody for one target and to achieve our big, big target for us. Because if we do not achieve our target everybody will lose something in their career.”

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