Roberto De Zerbi ensured that his name and Tottenham will still remain in the headlines after a chaotic afternoon at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday. One of a number of head coaches mentioned with the Spurs hot seat in wake of Antonio Conte's departure last month, plenty of Tottenham fans were very keen on seeing what the Italian's entertaining Brighton & Hove Albion team would serve up in N17.
Making waves in the Premier League this campaign and in with a shout of a shock Champions League place, the Seagulls will undoubtedly feel that they should have returned to the south coast with points in the bag after an impressive display. Always set to be an eye-catching game with players such as Alexis Mac Allister and Kaoru Mitoma instrumental to their strong form this season, not many would have predicted fireworks before the game had even got underway.
That is exactly what happened as Cristian Stellini walked towards his counterpart De Zerbi seconds after appearing from the tunnel. Rather than the usual friendly handshake, Stellini was greeted by a number of angry words as the 43-year-old got plenty of his chest and angrily pointed in his direction in a rather explosive encounter.
