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De Zerbi apologizes to Spurs supporters for Greenwood comments
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Tottenham's new head coach apologized to the fans for his comments.

New Spurs manager Roberto de Zerbi has apologized to supporters over comments he made about Mason Greenwood.

Some fans of Tottenham were against Roberto becoming the club’s new head coach because of the remarks he made about the ex-Man United forward, whom he coached and managed at Marseille.

Mason faced charges of attempted rape, controlling and coercive behavior, and assault occasioning actual bodily harm 4 years ago, before they were dropped.

The Italian boss shared the following on Tottenham’s website: “It was not my intention to downplay the issue of violence against women, or violence against anyone in particular.”

De Zerbi also claimed that he had always “stood up for those” who needed protecting.

“Always in my life, I fought and took a stand to be on the side of those who are most at risk,” the manager added.

“Those who are close to me know that I never make a compromise to win more matches or lift more trophies. I want to apologize if I offended anyone’s feelings with this topic. I have a daughter, and I’m very sensitive to these things and will continue to be.”