4 Best Replacement Options for Tim Sherwood at Tottenham Hotspur
The future of Tottenham Hotspur managerย Tim Sherwood remains in doubt even after a morale-boosting 3-2 comeback victory overย Southampton.
While Sherwoodย wants to continue managing Spurs, per Sky Sports, he knows he is under pressure to keep his job.ย
"The silence is deafening, isn't it?"ย Sherwood recently said, perย Matt Barlow at the Daily Mail. "It's up to [Spurs chairman] Daniel [Levy]."
Here are the four best replacement options for Tottenham.
4. Michael Laudrup
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Michael Laudrup was sacked byย Swansea City after complaints he was "aloof, not interested in training and even refused to take sessions when it was raining," perย John Cross at the Mirror.
How does an unaware and lazy manager turnย Swansea into one of the most dominant ball-playing teams in the Premier League while also winning the League Cup?
The Dane was only expected to keep them in the Premier League.
Not only did Swansea survive relegation under Laudrup, they played beautiful football and won a trophyโsomethingย Arsenal have not done in eight years and 10 months.ย
He can makeย Tottenham Hotspur play more possession-based football and set a foundation for the club to move forward.ย
3. Frank de Boer
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Ajax managerย Frank de Boer has won three straightย Eredivisie titles and is on course for his fourth.
De Boer's Ajax are on top of theย Eredivisie and lead the league in possession per game (62.6) without a dominant goalscorer.ย
Their leading scorer isย Kolbeinn Sigthorsson (nine), 15 behindย Heerenveen'sย Alfred Finnbogason.ย
De Boerย was approached byย Tottenham Hotspur to coach the team in January, brother Ronald told talkSPORT's Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast show.ย
2. Rafa Benitez
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After failing in Serie A with Inter Milan,ย Rafaย Benitez's Napoli are currently third in Italy's top flight.ย
Why would he be a good candidate for theย Tottenham Hotspur job?
Furthermore, he has a history of winning, lifting two La Liga titles withย Valencia,ย a UEFA Champions League title withย Liverpool and a UEFA Europa League trophy with Chelsea.
1. Louis van Gaal
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Netherlands national team managerย Louis van Gaal will be succeeded byย Guus Hiddink after the 2014 FIFA World Cup, per ESPN FC.ย
What is aย certaintyย isย Vanย Gaal being a world-class manager.
"Look at my CV. I have won a trophy every season during my club career,"ย Vanย Gaal said, perย Dave Kidd at the Mirror. "Am I still in contact with Spurs? There will come a moment that I can talk about that."
Vanย Gaal, a UEFA Champions League-winning manager, has won titles in Germany, the Netherlands and Spain. If anything, he is overqualified to manage Spurs.
If there are no managerialย vacanciesย at other major Premier League teams, then Spurs are in luck.
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