The fight for survival is intensifying for Tottenham, and manager Roberto de Zerbi is demanding a mental shift; Yankee Scores reports…

Manager Roberto de Zerbi has urged Tottenham players and fans not to give room for any form of negativity or distraction in their bid to avoid relegation.

Spurs won their first league game since December against relegated Wolves but remain in the relegation zone, trailing 17th-placed West Ham by two points.

The Road Ahead

They face Aston Villa on Sunday before clashes against Leeds United, Chelsea, and Everton as they try to avoid the drop for the first time since 1977.

Ahead of the Villa Park trip, De Zerbi called on players and fans not to dwell on negativity.

Silencing the Internal Voice

“The most important challenge now is to silence the voice inside of us, inside of the players, inside the staff and the fans,” said De Zerbi, who became Spurs’ third boss of the season in March.

“This voice produces negative thoughts and the voice says we are unlucky, we have too many injuries. We lost Xavi Simons and he was in the last two games one of the most important players for us.

No Room for Excuses

“Our medical staff is not good enough, the pitch of the stadium is not good, our training pitch is not good. Winning two or three games in a row is impossible because we hadn’t won a game in 2026. I think it’s all negative things and it’s rubbish.

“It’s like we’re all crying and relegated. No, not yet. We have to die on the pitch.

“We have to play, we have to fight, we have two points less than West Ham. They have to play a difficult game like us.

“It’s not the best moment for us, a tough moment, but the losers cry, they think negative and I don’t want people close to me crying or to think a different way than me.”