Tim Sherwood magic works again

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FOR a man who made his name as a deep-lying central midfielder, who scored just 65 goals in 599 professional appearances, who prioritised breaking up attacks ahead of finishing them off, Tim Sherwood seems to know the secret behind getting a misfiring forward back on target.

When he took over at Tottenham midway through December 2013, one of his first acts was to bring the outcast Emmanuel Adebayor in from the cold.