Spurs denied by injury-time equaliser from Georginio Rutter
‘They have to come to the training ground with a smile’
Roberto De Zerbi has warned he has ‘no time to see negative people’ among his Tottenham players after they were denied the chance to climb out of the relegation zone by an injury-time equaliser from his former club Brighton.
Georginio Rutter’s injury-time strike made it 15 games without a victory for Spurs after they had twice led, first through Pedro Porro then Xavi Simons. The draw left Tottenham in the bottom three and a point behind West Ham who travel to Crystal Palace on Monday night. Nottingham Forest, one point ahead of the Hammers, host Burnley tomorrow.
De Zerbi could not hide his disappointment with the result but was enthused by his side’s performance. He made the bold prediction that they were capable of winning their last five matches but admitted that would require his players to continue to show the belief that they can prevent Spurs being relegated for the first time since 1977.
