Tottenham took the gamble of confirming managerial novice Tim Sherwood as their new head coach on this day in 2013.
Sherwood had no expertise at main a membership previous to assuming Spurs first-team duties one week earlier in the wake of Andre Villas-Boas’ sacking.
Yet after one defeat and one win, the Tottenham board had no hassle in supporting Sherwood to steer them additional up the Premier League desk, with the then 44-year-old appointed on a contract working to the tip of the 2014-15 season.
The north London membership had been anticipated to problem for a top-four end after a heavy outlay over the summer season, but they sat seventh in the desk and have been 4 factors adrift of the Champions League locations.
Villas-Boas was dismissed a day after a demoralising 5-0 house defeat towards Liverpool, whereas Tottenham had additionally shipped six objectives at Manchester City.
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy admitted he was loath to dispense with the companies of Villas-Boas, however gave his backing to Sherwood, who performed for the membership as a midfielder from 1999 till 2003.
Levy advised the membership’s official web site: “We have been extraordinarily reluctant to make a change mid-season, however felt we had to take action in the membership’s finest pursuits.
“We have an ideal squad and we owe them a head coach who will convey out the very best in them and permit them to flourish and luxuriate in a robust, thrilling end to the season.
“We are in the fortunate position of having within our club a talented coach in Tim Sherwood. We believe Tim has both the knowledge and the drive to take the squad forward.”
Sherwood oversaw Tottenham ending sixth in the desk in the 2013-14 marketing campaign earlier than parting methods with the membership two days later, with Levy saying in a press release: “We agreed an 18-month contract with a break clause at the end of the season and we have now exercised that option.”
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