Spurs' De Zerbi: Fight Through Doubt, Stay Up

0:00On May 1st, Tynum sitting deep in the relegation zone, but manager Roberto Deservi just dropped some fire motivation. He told the squad, staff, and fans to shut down that negative voice in their heads. The one blaming injuries, bad pitches, or bad luck. Spurs finally grabbed their first Premier League win of 2026 against Wolves last weekend, but they're still two points behind. 17th placed West Ham with just four games left. Earlier this week, Deservi laid it out in his presser before their trip to 5th placed Aston Villa on Sunday. Coming up after that, leads United, Chelsea, and Everton. It's their toughest fights since 1977 to stay up, and he became their third boss this season back in March. The negativity's the real enemy right now, he says. No crying over being unlucky or written off. Players and fans got a die on the pitch. Fight like West Ham's got the same tough road ahead. Losers wine, winners grind through the doubt. Injuries are piling up though. Exabi Simon's out for the season with a torn ACL from the Wolves game.

1:02Dominic Salonque hamstring tweak, keeper Gugliomo. Bikerio's side-mine for Villa, plus a bunch more long-term like Ben Davies and Christian Romero. But Deservi's keeping eyes on the quality they got, with options like Randall Colo-Muani, and Retarlison ready to step up. James Madison's close to returning from his own ACL nightmare. He was on the bench last two games, and Deservi sees him as key for these final pushes. They head to Villa Park believing a win ain't a miracle. It's about trust, hard work, and flipping that mindset to stay in the Premier League.