Sherwood admits dismissal from Spurs a ‘massive wrench’
The 45-year-old was relieved of his duties at White Hart Lane less than six months after he replaced Andre Villas-Boas in the dugout.
Sherwood’s future was unclear throughout much of that reign, with constant speculation linking the likes of Southampton boss Mauricio Pochettino, Ajax’s Frank De Boer and Holland coach Louis van Gaal to his job.
And Daniel Levy confirmed Sherwood’s departure in a statement yesterday.
“We appointed Tim mid-season as someone who knew both the players and the club. We agreed an 18-month contract with a break clause at the end of the season and we have now exercised that option,” the statement read.
“Moving forward, now the season is over, we shall embark on the process of finding a new head coach.
“We have a talented squad and exciting young players coming through. We need to build on this season, develop our potential and inspire the kind of performances that we associate with our great club.”
Sherwood spoke of his disappointment at being sacked.
“It is obviously a massive wrench to leave a club of the stature of Tottenham Hotspur, a club very close to my heart,” he said.
As soon as it was announced that Sherwood was departing Tottenham, he was installed as favourite to fill the vacant hot-seat at Brighton.
Oscar Garcia left the south-coast club after losing 6-2 on aggregate to Derby in the Championship play-off semi-finals and now Sherwood could replace him.
West Brom and former club Norwich are also looking for new managers and Sherwood’s impressive win ratio of over 59% during his time at Spurs will no doubt alert those clubs.
When asked in his press conference ahead of their final game of the season against Aston Villa he revealed he was not confident he would be managing anywhere next year.
Sherwood also compared his position to that of a babysitter and a supply teacher.
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