Roberto De Zerbi has added two coaches to his backroom staff ahead of Tottenham Hotspur's clash against Sunderland. The Italian will lead the Lilywhites out for the very first time on Sunday afternoon, when they face Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.
Marcattilio Marcattilii and Marcello Quinto have been appointed as the new first team fitness coach and senior professional development phase coach, respectively. They have joined Bruno Saltor (assistant coach), who stayed behind following the departure of Igor Tudor, in the dugout.
Together, they'll work closely with Andreas Georgson (assistant coach), Cameron Campbell (individual development coach) and Fabian Otte (goalkeeping coach) on the coaching staff. Stuart Lewis and Dean Brill will continue to support the first-team setup.
Marcattilii crossed paths with De Zerbi at Foggia in 2015, and he's been part of his backroom staff ever since. Meanwhile, Quinto has worked the new Tottenham boss over the last three years during spells at both Brighton and Marseille.
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Shorting after penning a five-year contract at Hotspur Way, De Zerbi outlined his plan to climb the Premier League table. The Lilywhites are just one point, and a hefty goal difference, away from the bottom three, and they could fall into the relegation zone if they lose to Sunderland this weekend.
In an interview with club media, the Italian said: "I'm very happy and very proud to be here. I consider Tottenham one of the most important clubs in the world, so I'm very happy.
"I have a big responsibility, it's a big challenge and I'm looking forward to start and to work with the players and to win some games. I watched a lot of games, especially in the last period. I know very well the players.
"I love football, so I watch many, many games per week. I know everything. I know it's a tough moment for Tottenham, I know very well it's a tough moment. It's a difficult moment for everyone at Tottenham.
"I think we have the right qualities to come out from this moment. I believe in the players. I think we have to remember who we are and who the players are, because we have very big players and we have to work on their confidence and the qualities of them.
"They have to show what they are and what they are used to playing."
De Zerbi quickly turned his attention to the clash in the North East. The Spurs gaffer said: "I think we have to be focused just on the Sunderland game.
"I don't want to listen to people speaking about the schedule or the Brighton game or the Wolverhampton game. Game by game, we have to prepare the players to win the game and to be focused just on the game.
"We have to play with courage. We have to play with the qualities of the players, because if I accepted this challenge, it's because I have a big confidence in the players and the history of Tottenham football is a very clear style of play.
"We are lucky, I am lucky, because I have big players with big talent and my work is to help the players to show their qualities."