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Alasdair Gold & Rob Guest

Tottenham's awkward Roberto De Zerbi situation and the one thing Cristian Stellini must do

Cristian Stellini faces a difficult task when it comes to lifting Tottenham, the players and the fans for the remaining nine matches of the Premier League season.

The Italian has taken over from his long-time boss Antonio Conte as Spurs' caretaker head coach and he has inherited a team struggling for inspiration and a fanbase worn down by a frustrating season with little in the way of attractive football or exciting moments, and certainly no end in sight to the long wait for silverware.

There are fears among the supporters that Stellini, while popular with the players and those within the club, is very much a Conte man after decades together and injuries have hampered him from making many changes to the system as well.

READ MORE: Why Ryan Mason was shouting at Stellini, the Roberto de Zerbi decision and Tottenham retreat

Saturday brings an awkward meeting between Spurs and a Brighton side having a wonderful season under Roberto De Zerbi, who has been linked heavily with the vacant Tottenham job.

The Seagulls have been playing the kind of football Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy promised back in 2021 that he would bring a manager in to provide. It's going to be awkward for all involved if Brighton play Spurs off their own pitch in front of 62,000 fans all starved of such play from their own side.

Our Tottenham correspondents Alasdair Gold and Rob Guest discuss all of the above plus the draw at Everton, the criticism Harry Kane received after the match and the latest on the managerial search in the new episode of their Gold & Guest Talk Tottenham podcast. To find links to the show on most podcast platforms, simply head right here.

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