adminJamie Carragher has predicted that Tottenham will be relegated after they kicked off the Roberto De Zerbi era with a defeat. The former Liverpool defender described Spurs as “awful” following a limp 1-0 loss to Sunderland, their first match since parting ways with Igor Tudor.
Tottenham remain in the relegation zone, now two points from safety with six games left, after West Ham and Nottingham Forest both picked up points over the weekend. Carragher is doubtful that De Zerbi, who has signed a five-year deal, can rescue the situation.
Speaking on Sky Sports, Carragher said: “Normally, a new manager comes in and you say, ‘It’s his first game, that has to go out the window’. It had to go out the window for Igor Tudor and it’s the same for De Zerbi because of where they find themselves.
I can’t believe it. Tottenham look like they’re going to go down. The other teams have something going for them. One point in 24. You look at fixtures, you think that’s a good game for Tottenham, but they’re awful. Do you think Tottenham will go to Wolves, bottom of the league, and win? No chance.”
Carragher’s verdict underlined the scale of Tottenham’s task to avoid a first relegation since 1977. De Zerbi’s side still face Brighton, Leeds and Everton at home, with away trips to Wolves, Aston Villa and Chelsea to come.
Tottenham dropped into the bottom three on Friday after West Ham beat Wolves 4-0. Forest also edged closer to safety with a 1-1 draw at home to Villa, keeping them above West Ham in 16th place.
Assessing the defeat, De Zerbi said: “I think we played a good game, not enough to win but we didn’t deserve to lose. We have to accept and move on. We played a good game. We have enough quality to come out from this difficult moment.
I’m sorry for the result, I’m sorry for the [Cristian] Romero injury and I hope for us and for him that it is not important. We had three or four clear chances to score.”
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