Kinsky says De Zerbi has lifted Tottenham spirits as club fights to avoid relegation

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Sat, 02 May 2026 - 01:12 GMT

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Tottenham Hotspur's Antonin Kinsky during the match Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff

Tottenham Hotspur's Antonin Kinsky during the match Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff

(Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky said the arrival of head coach Roberto De Zerbi has instilled a positive mindset as the club ​battles to avoid relegation from the Premier League this season.

 

De Zerbi ‌became the club's third manager of the 2025-26 season when he joined Spurs in late March on a long-term contract, replacing Igor Tudor and taking over a ​team that was already sliding towards the danger zone.

 

Spurs are 18th ​in the Premier League table with 34 points, two behind ⁠17th-placed West Ham United, with four matches remaining in the season.

 

"By the ​way he (De Zerbi) speaks, what you read and what you hear from ​him is that he believes in us and that is a big message that he gives us overall: that the quality is there in the squad," Kinsky said ​in an interview with Sky Sports on Friday.

 

"It's just not to speak ​about it but to show it. With the combination, with the style that he ‌wants ⁠to play, I think our squad fits to that so I believe this is going to work.

 

"Now we have four points from three games, there is four left and I hope and I believe that this is ​the right way."

 

Spurs ​ended a 16-game winless ⁠run in the league with a victory over already relegated Wolverhampton Wanderers last week, with Kinsky producing a ​crucial late save from Joao Gomes' free-kick to secure ​all three ⁠points.

 

"It's very precious. If we wouldn't bring three points from there, of course, it would be much more difficult now," the 23-year-old said about the ⁠win against ​Wolves.

 

"We are not closer but at least ​we didn't get further (away). So the difference is still just two points."

Spurs travel to fifth-placed ​Aston Villa on Sunday.

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