Sunderland boss Regis le Bris speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "It's the Premier League and we expected a tough opponent in difficult situations. It was a must-win for them and we did well with good energy.
Tottenham were beaten 1-0 by Sunderland in Roberto De Zerbi's first game as manager, leaving them two points adrift of safety in their fight to avoid relegation
Jamie Carragher believes Tottenham "look like they're going to go down" to the Championship after another dismal display in Roberto De Zerbi's first game in charge.
Tottenham defender Cristian Romero was seen in tears as he walked off against Sunderland in the Premier League due to injury, and journalist Gaston Edul has now provided a worrying update.
Tottenham manager Roberto de Zerbi speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "Sorry because we didn't deserve to lose the game. We played a good game, maybe not enough to win but we were unlucky in a few situations in the first half.
Pat Nevin has described Tottenham Hotspur forward Richarlison as “weak”, and his performance against Sunderland didn’t disprove that claim.
If he wasn’t before, Roberto De Zerbi will know be totally aware of the size of the task he’s facing as Tottenham head coach.
Roberto De Zerbi's first game in charge of Tottenham ended in defeat after they were beaten 1-0 by Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.
Tottenham duo Antonin Kinski and Cristian Romero collided violently during the side’s match against Sunderland.
Trailing 1-0 to Sunderland thanks to Nordi Mokele’s opener, the visitors were already under pressure.
Italian was defeated on debut as Spurs remain in relegation zone
Dejected: Pedro Porro and Roberto De Zerbi
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