De Zerbi named Manager of the Month in Premier League

This award marks the first for De Zerbi in his career, and he has become the first manager of Tottenham to win it since Ange Postecoglou, who won it for three consecutive months from August to October 2023.

Tottenham entered October sitting at the bottom of the Premier League table, having failed to secure a win in their first five matches. However, De Zerbi succeeded in changing the team's trajectory, finishing the month in the upper half of the standings thanks to a series of positive results.

Tottenham's resurgence began with a late equalizer against Manchester United, despite finishing the match with ten players, before securing a 3-1 victory over Coventry City. They then triumphed over rivals Chelsea with a two-goal margin, achieving only their second league win at Stamford Bridge in 36 years, and repeated the same scoreline against Crystal Palace.

October also saw Tottenham crowned with two more awards, as Luca Williams-Barnett received the Adobe Express Award for Best Creative Moment, while Tyrese Hal won the Premier League 2 Player of the Month award for the same month.

Roberto De Zerbi has triumphed in the race for the Best Coach award against Mikel Arteta, manager of Arsenal, Unai Emery, head coach of Aston Villa, Xabi Alonso, manager of Chelsea, Marco Rose, manager of AFC Bournemouth, and Fabian Hürtseler, manager of Brighton, after counting the votes from fans alongside selections from a panel of football experts.

Roberto De Zerbi has joined the list of award winners for the 2026-2027 season, which was opened by Sergei Yakerovych, the manager of Hull City, in August, before it was won by Fabian Hurtseller for September, and then it was the turn of the Tottenham manager in October.

Italian Roberto De Zerbi, the head coach of Tottenham, has been awarded the Barclays Manager of the Month for October after successfully guiding the team to three victories and one draw, putting the Spurs back on track following a rocky start to the season.