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"The silence is deafening isn’t it!?" Spurs boss Tim Sherwood fears for his future
FURIOUS Tim Sherwood admitted frankly that his future as Tottenham manager is in doubt after the thrashing at Stamford Bridge which left him condemning his team’s “capitulation”.
Sherwood - who was involved in a confrontation with Chelsea assistant coach Steve Holland - has received no assurances he will continue in charge beyond this season, with Dutchman Louis Van Gaal and Michael Laudrup said to be in the sights of Spurs’ chairman Daniel Levy.
“The silence is deafening isn’t it?,” said Sherwood. “It’s up to Daniel. I didn’t know if he was here or not. Maybe he was travelling, I don’t know.
“It’s up to the club to make that decision. One thing I guarantee people, though, is that no one cares more than me.
“And I want the team to do very well and it hurts me when they don’t. After this, I’m afraid I need people in that dressing room to be hurting like I am.
“I’d be no good as a number two. I’m too opinionated. I wouldn’t want to do the job. I do think there is a place for a technical director.
“I’m someone who sees the club from the bottom to the top on the training field. There’s a definite place for that. A lot of clubs need people like that otherwise you get no continuity and you just end up buying seven or 10 players every window and your turnover of players is too great.”
This was the fourth time this season Spurs have conceded four or more goals against a team above them in the table. Sherwood added: “We lack something don’t we?
“Capitulations are happening too often to say that we are rock solid and blessed with so many characters. The real disappointment for me is not only another loss but the last two goals were killers.
“In adversity when things go against us that’s when we are going missing. In my opinion you have either got it in you or you haven’t.
“More and more we need stand up and be counted – and sooner rather than later.”