I have what I suspect most Spurs fans will think is good news courtesy of Sky Sports — according to Sky journalist Michael Bridge, Roberto De Zerbi wants to take a break after resigning from his job as head coach at Marseille, and is not interested in taking over at Tottenham Hotspur in the short term, either as a permanent head coach or interim to the summer.
This is pretty much a lost season (Champions League aside), and Tottenham probably need about 12 points from its next 12 league matches to ensure that it stays up and is not relegated to the Championship next season. I strongly suspect that you could put Johnny Heitinga, or whoever, in charge and they could probably pick that up with a new manager bounce, after which Spurs can focus on attracting a permanent head coach in the summer. De Zerbi comes with enough baggage and not enough proven effectiveness to make his appointment this week an attractive one, and I’ve already said my peace about the off the field stuff he’d bring into Spurs’ orbit, so I’m perfectly satisfied to see him essentially rule himself out of the running.
I don’t know what Spurs will do this week. I don’t know if De Zerbi would be a candidate if Tottenham punt the permanent job until the summer. I do know that I don’t want that guy anywhere near my club and I’ll accept any positive news in that area I can get.