MNC: Can De Zerbi save Spurs & is Tuchel’s mind made up?
Football Daily
BBC
4.3 • 4.6K Ratings
🗓️ 30 March 2026
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
Chris Sutton, Steph Houghton and Ashley Williams join Mark Chapman to discuss Spurs’ potential appointment of former Brighton and Marseilles boss Roberto De Zerbi as their new manager on a long-term contract. The panel are joined by BBC Sport’s Senior Football Correspondent Sami Mokbel for details of the negotiations, ESPN’s Julien Laurens to talk about De Zerbi’s spell in France and the Athletic’s Jack Pitt-Brooke to reflect on Spurs’ decline in recent seasons.
Correspondent John Murray joins the pod to preview England’s final friendly before they name their World Cup squad, and we hear from the England boss Thomas Tuchel and midfielder Elliott Anderson.
And 78 year old Roy Hodgson is back in management at Bristol City, but why are so many clubs turning to interim managers?
TIMECODES 01:21 – Igor Tudor out, will it be De Zerbi in? 05:36 – Sami Mokbel with the latest on the deal 11:13 – Julien Laurens on De Zerbi’s Marseilles tenure 16:05 – Jack Pitt-Brooke breaks down Spurs’ issues 27:53 – England v Japan preview with John Murray 29:19 - Interview with Thomas Tuchel 37:41 – Elliott Anderson speaking to Ian Dennis 49:35 – Roy Hodgson in at Bristol City
5 Live commentaries this week – Tuesday 31st March – 7:45pm – England v Japan Tuesday 31st March – 7:45pm – Ivory Coast v Scotland (Sports Extra) Wednesday 1st April – 8pm – Women’s Champions League Quarter-Finals - Chelsea v Arsenal Saturday 4th April – 5:15pm – Men’s FA Cup Quarter Finals – Chelsea v Port Vale Saturday 4th April – 8pm – Men’s FA Cup Quarter Finals – Southampton v Arsenal Sunday 5th April – 1pm – Women’s FA Cup Quarter Finals – Arsenal v Brighton Sunday 5th April – 4:30pm - Men’s FA Cup Quarter Finals – West Ham v Leeds
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| 0:46.9 | Have you recovered Ashley? |
| 0:48.8 | Yeah, just about. |
| 0:49.8 | I think it was pretty disappointing, but it is what it is. |
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| 0:53.9 | It was a gutting way to go out. I presume that's what you're talking about. Yes, I'm assuming nothing out. I mean, I don't know. Unless there's other stuff going on that you're finding tough at the moment, I just was just talking about Wales. Yeah, no, it's a gutting way to go out. It was so devastating to be in the stadium but it is what it is I made a big thing last week as Shee Given sat next to me just with a blank sheet of paper scribbling nonsense that you Steph were the example to be held up for coming in with notes and a nice neat notebook and you've come in without it. |
| 1:28.2 | I know. I've let myself down, haven't I chaff as I normally do bring in the black book. |
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