Tim Sherwood hopes to have a swift impact on managerless Tottenham and avenge the disappointing loss to West Ham when the teams meet in tonight’s Capital One Cup quarter-final at White Hart Lane (kick-off 7:45pm).

Ricky Villa and Ossie Ardiles saluted Gareth Bale’s excellence and then spoke of their hope that the PFA Player of the Year remains at White Hart Lane this summer.

ANYONE who reads The Guardian will be familiar with John Crace’s ‘Digested Reads’, where the journalist takes a well-known book and compresses it down to six or seven hundred words, a process that tends to isolate the good — and bad — aspects of the tome in question (try his filleting of Philip Roth’s ‘Exit Ghost’ for a taster).

TOMASZ KUSZCZAK believes he is good enough to replace Edwin van der Sar on a long-term basis and claims there is no need for Manchester United to find another top goalkeeper.

FORMER Argentina star Ossie Ardiles believes tomorrow’s friendly with the Republic of Ireland at the Aviva Stadium has taken on added significance since the departure of national team boss Diego Maradona.

OSSIE ARDILES has backed Harry Redknapp’s claim Tottenham could win the Barclays Premier League this season – but only if they sign a top-class playmaker and striker.

HE may be most people’s selection as the world’s greatest footballer, but Lionel Messi may not be the star of the World Cup finals. That’s the view of Argentina legend Ossie Ardiles who fears Messi’s relationship with Diego Maradona may undermine Argentina’s hopes of World Cup glory.

Robbie Keane must be a regular in the Tottenham starting line up this season if the club are to crack the top four, according to former player Ossie Ardiles.

WEST HAM striker Carlos Tevez believes he and fellow newcomer Javier Mascherano can do for the Hammers what Ricky Villa and Ossie Ardiles did for Tottenham nearly 30 years ago.

West Ham striker Carlos Tevez believes he and fellow newcomer Javier Mascherano can do for the Hammers what Ricky Villa and Ossie Ardiles did for Tottenham nearly 30 years ago.

Derby have agreed a deal to bring former Spanish international goalkeeper Toni Jimenez to Pride Park until the end of the season.