Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly not considering parting ways with head coach Roberto De Zerbi at this moment, with sources indicating there will be “no knee-jerk reactions” despite the club’s concerning start to the season.

After narrowly escaping relegation last term, Tottenham invested over £300m in summer signings, fuelling optimism of a significantly improved campaign. However, the hangover from last season has persisted, with De Zerbi’s side currently winless in four Premier League fixtures, sitting just above the relegation zone on two points.

On Saturday evening, Spurs were held to a frustrating 0-0 home draw against Everton and were greeted with boos from supporters at the final whistle. Speculation about De Zerbi’s potential dismissal had already begun to surface.

Tottenham’s start is undeniably concerning, but it was always going to require time for De Zerbi to implement his vision following a massive summer overhaul. He is also still without several key players.

Journalist Pete O’Rourke told Football Insider that Tottenham have decided to back De Zerbi, who is confident he can turn around their season if given time.

O’Rourke said: “Look, no manager in the Premier League can go on for too long with a losing start to the new season. That’s the job, this game is based on getting results and Roberto De Zerbi will be fully aware of that. Two points from four games is not good enough”.

“He’s definitely got time on his side, De Zerbi, for what he did last year when he came in and rescued the club and made sure they didn’t suffer the ignominy of Premier League relegation,” O’Rourke continued. “It will take time for these new players to bed in and get used to their new surroundings and to perform to their highest level as well”.

“So De Zerbi is confident that he can turn things around at Spurs and he believes he does have the support and the backing of the Tottenham board as things stand. There’ll be no knee-jerk reactions at Tottenham. The club are fully behind De Zerbi and they see him as the man to get things right”.

Following the Everton match, De Zerbi claimed his side is currently suffering from a “mental block” after last season. He told reporters: “There is a word in Italian – sbloccarsi – that literally translates as if we unblock ourselves”.

“[It is] a mental block because four games, no wins, no goals scored … it is tough for the players. The team is extremely strong, we can score goals and we can win games. And then we have to respect the history of the players in their careers,” De Zerbi added.

“Forget Dominic Solanke and Marmoush – the other players … they didn’t score many, many goals in their careers and we have to find these goals. I think we can do so with the quality of our play”.