I’m the headmaster now, insists new Aston Villa boss Tim Sherwood

Tim Sherwood insists he is the now the "headmaster" at Aston Villa and admits he will give the players some brutal honesty if they fail to perform.

I’m the headmaster now, insists new Aston Villa boss Tim Sherwood

The 46-year-old replaced Paul Lambert on Saturday and has been charged with saving Villa from the Premier League drop.

Sherwood likened himself to a “supply teacher” at the end of the 2013-14 season when he was at Tottenham because the players did not expect him to last the summer.

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