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Tottenham loses again as new coach Roberto De Zerbi gets off to a bad start
Nordi Mukiele’s deflected strike gave Sunderland a 1-0 win and left Tottenham with a 14-match league winless run.
- On Sunday, April 12, 2026, Tottenham Hotspur suffered a 1-0 defeat at Sunderland in manager Roberto De Zerbi's debut, leaving the club in the Premier League relegation zone with six matches remaining.
- Sunderland secured the victory in the 61st minute after Nordi Mukiele's shot took a significant deflection off Micky van de Ven, wrong-footing goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky and extending Tottenham's winless run to 14 games.
- Captain Cristian Romero sustained a season-ending knee injury during a 64th-minute collision with Kinsky, leaving the field in tears. De Zerbi called Romero a "crucial player" needed to finish the season.
- De Zerbi stated his focus remains on player mentality rather than tactical changes, asserting, "They can play better and they will play better once we reach a different level of confidence." The loss leaves Tottenham two points from safety.
- The injury casts doubt on Romero's availability for Argentina's title defense at the 2026 World Cup this summer, while Tottenham faces a critical final stretch of six matches starting Saturday at Brighton to avoid their first relegation since 1977.
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De Zerbi suffers Spurs defeat
Tottenham's Premier League plight deepened with a 1-0 defeat at Sunderland on Sunday in Roberto De Zerbi's first match in charge as Manchester City smashed Chelsea to pile the pressure on leaders Arsenal. Spurs brought in the former Brighton and Marseille boss at the end of last month in a last-ditch bid to save themselves from a catastrophic relegation. But the Italian failed to inspire his team in a tricky baptism at Sunderland and they remai…
The defender Cristian ‘Cuti’ Romero starred in an alarming scene this Sunday when he was replaced and crying in the match between Tottenham and Sunderland by the Premier League. The Argentine central showed pain and frustration as he left the camp, which generates immediate concern in the environment of the Argentina National Team, considering that two months are missing for the World Cup. The situation turns on alarms for the DT ‘albiceleste’, …
The Sunderland struck the day by beating the Tottenham Hotspur by 1-0, a result that seriously complicates the London ensemble, which falls to the descent zone in the Premier League and approaches the end of the season with the pressure to the limit.
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De Zerbi suffers debut defeat as Spurs crisis deepens, City rampant
Tottenham's Premier League plight deepened with a 1-0 defeat at Sunderland on Sunday in Roberto De Zerbi's first match in charge as Manchester City smashed Chelsea to pile the pressure on leaders Arsenal.
Cristian Romero could suffer serious injury after dirty push: Argentina on edge over center-back ahead of the World Cup
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