Roberto de Zerbi managed Marseille between July 2024 and February 2026
Tottenham manager Roberto de Zerbi says he is "not better" than predecessors Thomas Frank or Igor Tudor as he prepares to take charge of his first game at the Premier League strugglers.
Sunderland will be Spurs' first opponents under the Italian, who was appointed on 31 March with the club one point outside the relegation zone with seven games remaining.
De Zerbi is Tottenham's third manager of the season after Frank and Tudor - the latter only lasting 44 days and seven matches in the role.
"I am proud and happy to be here and I have to say thank you to Vinai [Venkatesham] and Johan [Lange] because they showed me a big, big confidence," said De Zerbi on Friday.
