That rallying cry came at the end of Spurs’ 2-2 draw at home to Brighton, in which they conceded a 95th-minute equaliser from Georginio Rutter, and De Zerbi has since been keen to stay positive.
“I can't change my face or myself depending on who is in front of me. Clear, honest and what I feel I say,” De Zerbi said.
“The voice says, ‘we are unlucky, we have too many injuries, we lost Xavi Simons and he was the last two games one of the best players and most important players for us, our medical staff is not good enough and the pitch of the stadium is not good, the pitch of the training ground is not good, it is impossible to win two or three games in a row because we have not won too many games in 2026,’ I think it is all negative things.
De Zerbi said his positivity stems from the reality of Spurs’ situation, insisting he is not blind to the problems at the club, but that he has seen enough in his first month in charge to believe they can stay up.
“I'm not [being] positive, I want to be realistic, it's different being positive, not positive because today is sunny, it's Italian weather, and I'm positive, no, no. I want to be realistic, and for that I'm like, so I feel this pressure to change the perspective. The same perspective you can see in different ways,” De Zerbi continued.
“One way is we are unlucky, we are at the bottom of the table. The other perspective is, yes, but we play with Pedro Porro, with Udogie, with Bentancur, with Bissouma, with Palhinha, with Gallagher, with Richarlison, with Kolo Muani. Kolo Muani two years ago, PSG paid £70 million [for him].
“He's not stupid, he's a top player. Mathys Tel is one of the best young players in Europe. Richarlison is in the Brazilian national team, he's not in a different team.”