Roberto De Zerbi has sent a message to his players ahead of Tottenham’s huge relegation showdown against Everton this afternoon.All eyes will be on the relegation battle this evening, with Spurs sitting two points ahead of their London rivals, West Ham, ahead of the final game of the season.A point will be enough for the Lilywhites to preserve their Premier League status, given their much superior goal difference.The pressure on the Spurs players will be immense in what is arguably the biggest game in the club’s history, and their head coach has now told them what he expects.Credit: @thefrederikkejensen / InstagramRoberto De Zerbi dismisses claim that Tottenham players do not care enoughThe Tottenham boss has refuted suggestions that his players do not care enough about the club’s predicament, insisting that they actually care too much.De Zerbi called on his troops to put all that has gone on this season behind them and focus fully on getting the job done this afternoon.When asked about some acquisitions that the Tottenham players do not care if the club gets relegated, he said (via Football.London): “No, absolutely false. No, no, no, it’s not true. Maybe [it’s] totally different, maybe they suffered too much. Their reaction has been not right, but not for that reason because they are sensitive guys and they suffered that situation.“Maybe they didn’t know how they can go out of this situation, but there is just one solution to go out: to be strong, stronger than the atmosphere of the situation, or the injuries, or the negative things they suffer. Every one of us, we are playing for the future of Tottenham.”De Zerbi reveals what he learned from his previous relegation experienceThe Italian is no stranger to a relegation battle, having gone down with the Serie A newcomers Benevento in 2018 after taking over at the club mid-season.While De Zerbi said it is difficult to compare that situation with the current one at Tottenham, he confessed he has drawn lessons about the pressure of a relegation battle from his previous experience.The 46-year-old stated: “You can’t compare these two situations because Benevento before my time was not like Tottenham. It was totally different. The level of the players, the level of the club but it was a very important experience for me because if you play to compete to win, you have enthusiasm, you have a good feeling in the week, in the meeting.“When you are fighting against relegation and you are this side and have all the players in front of you, the eyes of the players are not like the players when you are winning a league, or you are competing like Brighton to achieve European qualification.“It’s totally different. You have be any way positive, you have to take the players with you and convince them, you have to find the balance to push and be strong with them but to give hugs, transfer confidence. It’s the sensitivity of the coach, you have to understand it’s two different situations.”READ MORE: When was Tottenham’s last Premier League penalty? The answer gives little hope for final dayThe post ‘No, absolutely false’ – Roberto De Zerbi rubbishes one rumour about his Tottenham squad appeared first on Spurs Web.