Sherwood must take kids into ‘lion’s den’

Tottenham manager Tim Sherwood again had to field questions about his future last night ahead of a Europa League clash at Benfica made all the more difficult by a “crippling injury list”.

As if overcoming a 3-1 deficit was not bad enough, Spurs have had to travel to Portugal without 11 first-teamers for the last-16 return leg.

Hugo Lloris, Erik Lamela, Etienne Capoue, Mousa Dembele, Paulinho and Emmanuel Adebayor are all sidelined for the clash in Lisbon, where the north Londoners’ defence is the biggest concern.