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Sheerwood Feels Vindicated After Spurs Fightback

 

Tim Sherwood took his place in the stands to get a better perspective of his Tottenham Hotspur side – but that didn’t stop him from being the centre of attention in his side’s thrilling 3-2 win over Southampton.

Sherwood decided to sit suited and booted in the directors’ box at White Hart Lane, explaining: ‘I’m getting involved in every little decision, which is possibly wrong.’

However, the viewing from upstairs did nothing to improve his mood – or Spurs’ faltering Champions League hopes – as Mauricio Pochettino’s Saints ripped his side apart in the opening half an hour.

Jay Rodriguez took advantage of poor defending from Kyle Naughton to put Southampton in front and, when the former Sheffield United man blundered again to gift Adam Lallana a second, that proved the final straw for the Tottenham manager.

Sherwood reappeared on the touchline, red-faced and raging, just as Christian Eriksen pulled one back, and the same man might have scored again just before half-time as Spurs dragged their way back into the game.

The manager was back in the stands by the time Eriksen levelled the scores soon after the restart but that didn’t keep Sherwood out of the spotlight as he jumped off his seat to celebrate wildly.

And when Gylfi Sigurdsson struck a dramatic stoppage-time winner Sherwood did a victory jig on the touchline – bringing back memories of David Pleat.

Meanwhile, Sherwood believes the rousing fightback vindicated his decision to give his players a rollocking – both after their 4-0 defeat at Chelsea a fortnight ago and at half-time this weekend.

‘I’ve had a pop at them in the past but they know how to react to criticism now and they know how to react to winning games,’ said Sherwood.