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Tottenham<\/b> boss Roberto de Zerbi says knowing rival fans are willing the club to be relegated from the Premier League is a “big motivation” to stay up.<\/b><\/p>\n

Spurs are two points above West Ham, who occupy the final relegation place, and have a vastly better goal difference (-9) than their London rivals (-22) having played a game fewer.<\/p>\n

That means a point from either of their last two fixtures – at Chelsea on Tuesday or against Everton at the Tottenham Stadium – will safeguard their top-flight status bar a set of freak results.<\/p>\n

Chelsea supporters will be keen to pile the misery on to Spurs when the sides meet at Stamford Bridge. <\/p>\n

But De Zerbi said his players have to “enjoy this pressure”, calling a “good thing” for them to have.<\/p>\n

“We have to find new motivation from this pressure. If everyone wants Tottenham relegated, it’s a big motivation for me and I hope for my players as well,” he told a news conference.<\/p>\n

“We have to accept that football is nice because of the rivalry. It’s good to imagine ourselves celebrating the win in their stadium. It’s the reason football is like this, no?”<\/p>\n

The Italian insists the external pressure should serve as fuel rather than a distraction for his squad.<\/p>\n

De Zerbi said: “It’s a motivation, it’s a challenge. If a challenge is tougher, it’s better for us to find new motivation and to be focused on staying together from the beginning to the end of the game.<\/p>\n

“The pride is amazing motivation. The pride, if everyone wants Tottenham relegated, I think for one Tottenham player, one Tottenham fan, all the people who work inside Tottenham, it has to be the biggest motivation.”<\/p>\n

Even though Spurs only realistically need a point, De Zerbi has warned his players not to approach the game playing for a draw.<\/p>\n

“We can’t start the game thinking to draw,” he explained.<\/p>\n

“We have to start the game and we prepare the game and we speak in the meeting to win the game.<\/p>\n

“Everybody wants to stay up, everyone wants to achieve this goal and then we can speak about everything.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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