Tottenham Spurs News: Tim Sherwood To Replace Andre Villas-Boas At White Hart Lane

After sacking former boss Andre Villas-Boas last week following a 5-0 home loss to Liverpool, the Tottenham Spurs didn't take long to announce AVB's replacement. Shortly after the Spurs earned a crucial 3-2 Premier League victory over Southampton, Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy announced that Tim Sherwood will lead the club at White Hart Lane, with a contract running through the completion of the 2014-2015 season. The Spurs are currently seventh in the competitive Barclays Premier League, earning 30 points through 17 matches but looking to move up the table toward clubs like Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City, Tottenham higher-ups felt a change was needed.

“We were extremely reluctant to make a change mid-season, but felt we had to do so in the club’s best interests,” Daniel Levy said. “We have a great squad and we owe them a head coach who will bring out the best in them and allow them to flourish and enjoy a strong, exciting finish 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 was a member of the Spurs from 1999 through 2003 and has recently served as team technical coordinator, but after taking over for AVB in a caretaker role, the 44-year-old indicated to team officials that he did not want to serve in a strictly interim role. Now that he's been named Spurs boss until at least the end of next season, Sherwood can begin to implement his own style of football, something Tottenham left-back Danny Rose is excited about.

“People may think that Tim is not a big name or doesn’t have a big CV, but you know he will take no nonsense from anybody,” Rose said. “His first training session, a couple of lads rolled out on to the training pitch late and he got us in a circle and said it was unacceptable. Fortunately, it wasn’t me who was late. Tim set out some new rules and you know not to mess with him, and that’s good. Punctuality, when we go down to eat, team meetings. Stuff on the training pitch as well. When he speaks, you’ve got to listen. It’s great.”