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Roberto De Zerbi expects Tottenham’s relegation fight to go the distance
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Roberto De Zerbi expects Tottenham’s relegation fight to go the distance

The Independent·George Sessions·21 days ago
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Roberto De Zerbi believes Tottenham’s fight for survival in the Premier League will go down to the final day after they were held to a 1-1 home draw by Leeds. Spurs were set to move four points clear of 18th-placed West Ham when Mathys Tel curled wonderfully into the top corner after 50 minutes, but he went from hero to zero in the 69th minute. After Tottenham dealt with the initial ball into the box, Tel’s attempted overhead kick clearance struck Leeds captain Ethan Ampadu in the face and Dominic Calvert-Lewin tucked away the resulting spot-kick after a lengthy VAR check before a frantic finale failed to produce a winner following Antonin Kinsky’s stunning save to deny visiting substitute Sean Longstaff. “I think we are in the right way,” De Zerbi insisted. “It will be tough until the last minute against Everton, for sure but after the Sunderland game, it was difficult to imagine ourselves before the last two games to stay up two points off West Ham.…

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