- Roberto De Zerbi has been appointed as Tottenham's new head coach on a five-year contract, with the immediate task of steering the club away from Premier League relegation.
- Tottenham are currently in a precarious position, sitting just one point above the relegation zone and having failed to win any of their last 13 Premier League matches.
- De Zerbi previously managed Brighton, where he secured European football for the club, and also had a recent spell at Marseille, along with coaching roles at Shakhtar Donetsk, Benevento, and Sassuolo.
- His appointment has faced opposition from several Tottenham fan groups, who had urged the club not to hire him.
- The fan groups' concerns arose from De Zerbi's public defence of controversial player Mason Greenwood during his tenure at Marseille, following the dropping of charges against Greenwood.
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