Roberto De Zerbi knew where he was going when he signed for Tottenham. This is perhaps why the Italian technician hesitated for a long time before giving his agreement to Spurs. Once that was done, he threw himself completely into the project with the ambition of saving the London team from relegation. After a 1-0 defeat against Sunderland for his first match, the former OM coach obtained a point against Brighton the following week. Last weekend, he had his first victory with his new team. Indeed, Tottenham won 1-0 against Wolverhampton, a team already condemned to relegation. Despite three precious points, Spurs are still in the red zone a few days before the end of the championship. Eighteenth with 34 points, they are ahead of West Ham (17th, 36 points). But nothing has been done yet. Tottenham believe in it.
But Roberto De Zerbi will not be able to do without all the weapons present. Indeed, Xavi Simons was seriously injured last weekend. The Dutchman suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament. He is out for the rest of the season and the World Cup. He joined Cristian Romero and Mohammed Kudus in the infirmary. Two elements that are already out for the rest of the season. Hit in the knee, the first should be absent for a maximum of 8 weeks according to the English press. The second, for his part, had been on the sidelines since January. The Ghana international striker suffered a serious quadriceps injury against Sunderland. He relapsed during training at the beginning of April, he who could return to billiards. To make matters worse, RDZ will lose a fourth player. This Wednesday, theEvening Standard reveals that Dominic Solanke, affected against Wolves, suffers from a “Grade 2 hamstring injury which could keep him off the field for three to eight weeks”. Terrible news for De Zerbi and his club.
