To the surprise precisely nobody, Tottenham Hotspur and Igor Tudor have agreed to part ways mutually. Though the decision was expected to come on Monday, it arrived a day earlier, potentially buying Spurs a few more days to hire a new manager before the March international break ends and Spurs face Sunderland, with every single game being a must win of the highest order following Spurs 3-0 collapse to Nottingham Forest last weekend.
Tottenham are in dire straits, and there are not many available options who can credibly lead this team. Spurs are even being linked to the likes of Harry Redknapp, Tim Sherwood, and, somehow, current defender Ben Davies as possible coaching options.
But in his latest transfer update, Fabrizio Romano says that Tottenham Hotspur still view former Marseille, Brighton, and Sassuolo manager Roberto De Zerbi as their dream option. Even though De Zerbi made it clear to Spurs that he prefers to wait until after the season ends to take any job and would consider Spurs if they stay up, Fab states that Tottenham are trying to convince De Zerbi to join them right now before the season ends.
Tottenham are desperate for Roberto De Zerbi
They want De Zerbi to start as soon as possible and not only lead the club going forward, but they also want him right here and right now to save them from relegation. Their mission is to convince him to join, and Romano says that Spurs are doing everything within their power to convince him to take the job.
Although Tottenham are desperate and even a few of the fans against De Zerbi may take him for a short period if it means surviving relegation at all costs, the majority of Spurs fans would not want De Zerbi to join under any circumstances.
Various important supporter groups have released strong statements against the hiring of Roberto De Zerbi after he signed and often went out of his way to praise players with credible allegiations of serious misconduct such as sexual and physical assault. De Zerbi, therefore, goes against the values of most Tottenham fans.
Beyond that, he is not exactly a convincing long term hire either. De Zerbi has never made it a top club, and he has left most of his high profile coaching jobs fairly quickly due to an explosive temper and melodramatic fallouts. He has the ego of an Antonio Conte with half the results, and Tottenham need someone who has won, which is not De Zerbi. Johan Lange and Vinai Venkatesham essentially begging for De Zerbi is a recipe for disaster and something no Spurs fan asked for.