De Zerbi sends clear message to Spurs players after climbing out of relegation zone – and gives update on Bentancur

Roberto De Zerbi stressed that his Spurs players must remember the situation they have found themselves in after recording back-to-back Premier League wins. 

Tottenham had not won a Premier League game in 2026 before their victory over Wolves last week but made it two wins in a row by beating Aston Villa 2-1 to climb out of the relegation zone.

“I’m honest, I have one face. If I say Kolo Muani, Gallagher, Palhinha, and all our players are great level, big level, it’s because I feel it,” Spurs boss De Zerbi said after the victory. 

“I don’t want to sell something if I don’t believe in my words. I’m lucky because I’m working with very good players. Good people and very good players.

“My work and my job is just to transfer the confidence to believe in themselves and to try to be stronger than the defeats and the position in the table, stronger than the words of all of you.

“The crucial thing now is keeping in our heads what the situation was before the Wolverhampton game. This is the memory most important to keep in our heads.”

Rodrigo Bentancur was forced off during the game but De Zerbi played down fears of another injury to a key player.

“Yes, Bentancur is just tired,” he said when asked if he was okay.