Roberto De Zerbi has now shared his thoughts on the section of Tottenham fans who did not want him to be appointed due to the Italian’s past comments regarding Mason Greenwood.The Tottenham boss appeared to defend Mason Greenwood last year, calling him “a good guy” and insisting that he paid “a very heavy price for his mistakes”.That was after the former Manchester United man was arrested in 2020 on suspicion of rape and assault, only for the charges to be dropped in 2023, with De Zerbi taking the forward to Marseille in 2024.Multiple Tottenham fan groups expressed their opposition to De Zerbi’s appointment due to those comments.Photo by Catherine Steenkeste/Getty ImagesRoberto De Zerbi admits he is saddened by reaction of some Tottenham fansIn his first interview with the club’s official channel last week, De Zerbi apologised to Spurs fans who were offended by his comments on Greenwood, and insisted it was never his intention to take a stance.The Tottenham boss was asked again about it in his first press conference on Friday, and he admitted that he is not surprised by the reaction to his past comments on Greenwood, but is saddened by the whole situation.When asked if he found it surprising that a section of Spurs have come out against his appointment due to the controversy, the 46-year-old responded (via The Standard): “I wasn’t surprised. I was a bit sad and sorry it happened, because I’m sorry if somebody took offence.“I must repeat what I said the other time. This topic is very close to me, I’m very sensitive about this topic, because of the person I am and because I have a daughter. I must repeat what I said the other time. I have always been against – always – any type of violence, especially against women.“But not only violence, even just sexist jokes or other sexist behaviour. I have a daughter, and I’m directly affected by it. I know who I am, I know the type of person I am, so I wasn’t annoyed by the questions – I’m just sad about them.”De Zerbi says he will no longer address his comments on GreenwoodIt remains to be seen if the former Brighton boss’s apology is accepted by the section of the fans who had reservations about his appointment.The new Tottenham boss is keen to move on from the controversy and made it clear he will not address the matter again.When asked if he hopes the fans accept his apology, De Zerbi said: “Yes, also because I’m not going to go back over this topic. I spoke about it in my first interview, I spoke about it today, and it wouldn’t be right to go back over this topic again.”READ MORE: Johan Lange statement just backfired catastrophically, and it may cost Tottenham relegationThe post ‘I’m just sad’ – Roberto De Zerbi hopes Tottenham fans accept his apology after controversy appeared first on Spurs Web.