Roberto De Zerbi says Tottenham trio are at ‘great level’ and another shows ‘amazing potential’
Roberto De Zerbi has explained why he has been proven right in his assessment of Tottenham’s quality after the win over Villa.
For the last few weeks, De Zerbi has been reiterating that he believes Tottenham will stay up, even though the Lilywhites were written off by parts of their own fan base and many in the media.
At the start of his press conference on Friday, De Zerbi made a passionate case for why Spurs have the quality to pick up wins, railing against the negativity he had seen from some journalists.
The Italian’s players repaid the faith he has shown in them by picking up their second win in a row and moving out of the relegation zone.
Roberto De Zerbi says he has always been honest in his assessment of Tottenham’s quality
Some pundits had even suggested that De Zerbi was lying to instil some confidence in the Tottenham squad, but the Italian has now refuted that claim.
The 46-year-old made it clear following his side’s impressive win at Villa Park that he always felt that the squad had the quality to produce performances like the one they did on Sunday.
When asked how he has seen the squad’s confidence transform over the last few weeks, De Zerbi told Football.London: “Listen, I’m honest, I have one face. If I say Kolo Muani, Gallagher, Palhinha and all our players are great level, big level, it’s because I feel. I don’t want to sell something if I don’t believe in my words. I’m lucky because I’m working with very good players, good people and very good players.
“And my work, my job is just to transfer the confidence, to believe in themselves and to try to be stronger than the defeat, stronger than the position of the table, stronger than the words all of you normally say about Tottenham, and to show passion, to show value, humility, pride.”
De Zerbi insists he is ‘lucky’ to be blessed with top-class attackers at Spurs
Many pundits questioned how Tottenham are going to score goals after the injuries to Xavi Simons and Dominic Solanke.
However, De Zerbi has now claimed that the quality in the attacking areas has never been an issue for the Lilywhites, insisting that he is lucky to have the likes of Richarlison, Randal Kolo Muani and Mathys Tel to call on.
When asked about Tottenham managing to look threatening despite losing Xavi’s creativity, the Italian responded: “They played with the ball and without the ball, an amazing game. Xavi Simons and Solanke, both are top players for us, but Kolo Muani is different as a characteristic, but not as a quality. You’re not watching the best Kolo Muani, but Kolo Muani is a top player. Mathys Tel is very young, but he has amazing potential as a player. Richarlison is playing in the Brazilian national team.
“I’m lucky because I have a lot of players. Now I think the injuries are finished because otherwise it’s a big problem, but I’m lucky and for that I’m not surprised. I said two days ago in a press conference, if we win in Villa Park it’s not a miracle. It was not a miracle.”
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