Tottenham Hotspur’s brilliant run of form in October has put Roberto De Zerbi in contention for a prestigious Premier League award.Just a month ago, some pundits suggested that De Zerbi may be in danger of losing his Spurs job, as the Lilywhites were winless in their first six Premier League games after spending a huge amount to strengthen the squad in the summer.Chris Sutton said: “It is a massive worry for Tottenham fans. I just think, you know, when are we going to start talking about Roberto De Zerbi, the manager?“You can say he kept them up last season, but they have spent north of £300 million, and you would expect them to be in better shape than they are right now. We have heard all the excuses, you know, not fit enough, lack of physicality, you know, blaming pre‑season. There is something at Spurs that is not quite right.”Meanwhile, Alan Shearer predicted that Spurs could be in for another relegation battle after escaping the drop by the skin of their teeth last term.However, fast forward a few weeks, and the Spurs boss is being hailed for his tactics and for the amount of control that his side are exhibiting in matches.Credit: @thefrederikkejensen / InstagramTottenham boss Roberto De Zerbi nominated for Manager of the Month awardThe Italian’s side have turned a corner since the last international break, having secured 10 points from a possible 12 on offer in October. Saturday 31st October Premier League TottenhamTottenham2|0Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace Saturday 24th October Premier League ChelseaChelsea0|2TottenhamTottenham Monday 19th October Premier League TottenhamTottenham3|1CoventryCoventry Saturday 10th October Premier League Manchester UnitedManchester United1|1TottenhamTottenhamThat is the most points gained by any Premier League side in October, and that includes three consecutive wins over Coventry City, Chelsea and Crystal Palace.That run has seen Tottenham shoot up the table, with the club going from potential relegation contenders to Champions League qualification hopefuls. Position Team Played MP Won W Drawn D Lost L For GF Against GA Diff GD Points Pts 4 ChelseaChelsea9 5 1 3 19 15 4 16 5 LiverpoolLiverpool9 4 3 2 11 9 2 15 6 BrentfordBrentford9 3 5 1 16 9 7 14 7 EvertonEverton9 3 4 2 9 9 0 13 8 BournemouthBournemouth9 3 3 3 14 13 1 12 9 TottenhamTottenham9 3 3 3 10 10 0 12 10 Aston VillaAston Villa9 3 3 3 10 13 -3 12 11 Hull CityHull City9 2 5 2 11 10 1 11 12 LeedsLeeds9 2 5 2 9 8 1 11 13 NewcastleNewcastle9 3 2 4 12 15 -3 11 Unsurprisingly, the Spurs head coach has been nominated for the Premier League Manager of the Month award for October on the back of this run of form, which is well deserved.Here is the full list of nominees for the award:Roberto De ZerbiMikel ArtetaXabi AlonsoUnai EmeryFabian HurzelerMarco RoseThe Premier League wrote about De Zerbi:‘Roberto De Zerbi (Tottenham Hotspur) P4 W3 D1 L0 GD+6. Having started the month without a win in the Premier League this season, Tottenham Hotspur ended it with three straight victories as De Zerbi took his side out of the bottom three and into the top half of the table. After building confidence with a last-gasp draw at Man Utd, De Zerbi’s Spurs found form in a 3-1 win over Coventry City, before beating their London rivals Chelsea 2-0 – only their second league victory at Stamford Bridge in 36 years. The Italian’s side rounded off a stellar month by beating Crystal Palace 2-0.’Spurs fans never lost faith in De Zerbi despite outside noiseEven when the 46-year-old was coming under scathing criticism from opposition fans and from the media, Spurs fans, for the most part, kept full faith in De Zerbi.They believed they had seen enough signs in Tottenham’s performances to suggest that results would turn around, and they have been proven right.That is in stark contrast to what happened last season under Thomas Frank, when Spurs fans were not entirely convinced about the style of football and the performances, even though results were decent at the start of the season.With Tottenham having a relatively easy fixture list for the rest of November, the challenge is now to maintain the momentum and climb further up the table before the big North London derby at the Emirates on December 6. Saturday 7th November Premier League LeedsLeeds12:30TottenhamTottenham Saturday 21st November Premier League TottenhamTottenham15:00IpswichIpswich Sunday 29th November Premier League SunderlandSunderland14:05TottenhamTottenham Wednesday 2nd December Premier League TottenhamTottenham20:00FulhamFulham Saturday 5th December Premier League TottenhamTottenham15:00ArsenalArsenalREAD MORE: Big Savio injury update ahead of Tottenham’s trip to Leeds UnitedThe post Roberto De Zerbi nominated for prestigious award after Tottenham’s unbeaten October appeared first on Spurs Web.