Tim Sherwood has backed himself to take on the Tottenham job.
Tottenham are in a relegation battle, and while the same was said towards the latter stages of the previous campaign, those fears are well and truly alive right now.
That is what led to Thomas Frank’s sacking, with the Dane having failed to win any of the last eight games he had in charge of the North Londoners.
Heading into the final 12 games of the season, Spurs sit just five points above the relegation zone and need someone to come in and ensure that the gap is widened sooner rather than later.
And when discussing the situation live on Sky Sports, Sherwood believes he is the man to get them out of their current predicament, but also shared the reasons why he is highly unlikely to be given the role.
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What has Tim Sherwood said about his chances of being Tottenham boss?
Mauricio Pochettino seems likely to be the next permanent Tottenham manager, but the general feeling is that Spurs will look to hire an interim boss until the end of the campaign.
With Pochettino looking to compete at the World Cup with the USMNT, it makes sense.
Ryan Mason has been linked with the Tottenham job in that capacity, but Sherwood is adamant that he has what it takes to turn their fortunes around.
And his reasoning for that is quite fair, though so are his reasons as to why he won’t even be considered.
He said: “It was an honour for me to manage that football club, but it would be an honour for me to manage them again. I can do the job. I’ve proved I can do the job. So, um, what they can’t do is make a mistake with this appointment.
“I’m 50/1 [for the job], and that gives me absolutely zero chance. Here’s a reason for that, because it might not be sexy enough. It might be that I talk too much, and I’ve got too much of a personality for that hierarchy, possibly.
“I’m just summing up because if you look at what I did when I went in there for the job, I did the job. I did the job. What I was asked to do, win more games than you lose.”
The Premier League isn’t the same as it was in 2013
It goes without saying, but since Sherwood‘s last spell in charge of Tottenham almost 13 years ago, the Premier League has changed a lot.
That’s not to say that he wouldn’t be able to achieve safety, but it perhaps shows that it would be a lot harder than he is making it out to be.
Sherwood took charge of 26 games when appointed as manager back in December 2013, and he averaged 1.65 points per game.
If that were to be replicated, it would see Tottenham finish the campaign on 48 points, which is 10 more than they managed last season.
The one thing that he does have going for him is that he understands the club a lot more than many other candidates will, and there’s a case to be made to say that is what Tottenham need more than most right now.