Roberto De Zerbi has admitted that the fear of relegation is one of the problems facing Tottenham in their fight for survival after they fell to a 1-0 defeat away to Sunderland in the Italian’s first game in charge.
The pressure was on the new boss to deliver Spurs’ first league win of the calendar year at the Stadium of Light after West Ham’s victory over Wolves had seen the north London club fall into the bottom three.
