Tottenham have been a distinctly midtable Premier League side since appointing Roberto De Zerbi at the end of March.
De Zerbi walked into a club in crisis, scrambling to avoid an unthinkable relegation thanks to the combined efforts of Thomas Frank, Igor Tudor and several culpable board members.
Spurs were narrowly above the relegation zone, but dropped points against Sunderland and Brighton in De Zerbi’s first two outings saw them sink below West Ham and into 18th place.
But the 2-2 draw with Brighton saw the first real signs of fight in months. Spurs won their next two matches against Wolves and Aston Villa to haul themselves back above the danger zone.
Four points from their final three games saw Tottenham hold off West Ham and ensure their Premier League status.
The fans will be expecting a lot better this year, but De Zerbi’s appointment was one that paid off for the beleaguered Spurs board – at least in the short term.
The Italian has been backed with a massive transfer outlay in the summer, but we’re yet to see it click into place. Spurs are now winless after five matches of the 2026-27 campaign, although there were some encouraging signs in their latest outing, a 1-1 draw away to Manchester United in which they dominated for long periods and showed spirit to rescue a point with 10 men.
That leaves De Zerbi with 13 Premier League games under his belt, with three wins, five draws and five defeats. Spurs sit 13th in the table for the period since his appointment, having scored 11 goals and conceded 16.
The overall picture therefore looks pretty iffy when you take a wider view of his tenure. Not relegation-bad catastrophic, but certainly not pushing for Europe either.
