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Bergvall on injury frustrations and the impact of De Zerbi

Tottenham travel to Sunderland this afternoon with a 2.00 pm kick off knowing that anything other than a win will keep them in the relegation zone.

And with that, Tottenham Hotspur are in the relegation zone. West Ham United’s win earlier in the matchweek against Wolverhampton Wanderers propelled the Hammers above Spurs into 17th, and have left the Lilywhites with some job to prevent relegation.

Roberto De Zerbi will take charge of his first of seven cup finals as Tottenham Hotspur manager today, beginning his reign at Sunderland as he tries to guide the club to safety in the Premier League.

What's Roberto de Zerbi going to do with Tottenham and how will he set them up?

I've read about when he went in at Brighton and how Lewis Dunk said it took the Seagulls players a while to get up to speed and adapt to his demands.

New Spurs boss maps out route to Premier League survival

Spurs face Sunderland at the Stadium on Light on Sunday

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Several players could miss Sunderland vs Tottenham Hotspur at the Stadium of Light, with both Regis Le Bris and Roberto De Zerbi managing mounting injury issues

To dare is to do. Walk along Tottenham High Road and those five words are impossible to ignore. But less than a year on from Europa League glory, on the pitch Tottenham have done far too little of that.

In his first interview with club channels, De Zerbi was asked to elaborate on his 'philosophy'.