Tim Sherwood

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Tim Sherwood
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Personnel
Surname Timothy Sherwood
birthday February 6, 1969
place of birth St Albans ,  England
size 183 cm
position midfield
Juniors
Years station
1985-1987 Watford FC
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1987-1989 Watford FC 32 0(2)
1989-1992 Norwich City 71 (10)
1992-1999 Blackburn Rovers 246 (25)
1999-2003 Tottenham Hotspur 93 (12)
2003-2004 Portsmouth FC 30 0(1)
2004-2005 Coventry City 11 0(0)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1990 England U-21 4 0(0)
1994 England B 1 0(0)
1999 England 3 0(0)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
2008-2013 Tottenham Hotspur (assistant coach)
2013-2014 Tottenham Hotspur
2015 Aston Villa
1 Only league games are given.

Timothy "Tim" Sherwood (born February 6, 1969 in St Albans ) is a former English football player and today's coach . The midfielder won the English championship with the Blackburn Rovers in 1995 and was captain and leader within the team during this time. Around the turn of the millennium, the four-time England international was active for Tottenham Hotspur for four years before he let his active career expire in Portsmouth and Coventry until 2005.

Career as a player

In the club

Watford FC & Norwich City (1987-1992)

Sherwood began his active career at Watford FC . There he was initially a youth player in the mid-1980s and from his 18th birthday part of the professional team that was then operating in the First Division . On September 12, 1987 he made his debut against Sheffield Wednesday and by the end of the 1988/89 season another 31 league appearances followed, 19 of which only took place in the second division, since Watford was relegated to this in the meantime.

In July 1989 he moved to Norwich City for 325,000 and thus back to the top English division. There the coach at the time, Dave Stringer, saw in him a viable perspective player and Sherwood was no stranger there, as he had already introduced himself once during his school days, but that had not led to the desired training contract at the time. Although Sherwood primarily felt comfortable in the central midfield and replaced Andy Townsend in this role , he benefited from his flexibility, whereby he helped out both in defense and on the right side. During his time in Norwich he matured to become an England U-21 international, but once caused a stir when he failed to appear in the pre-season for a game against the Romanian club Oțelul Galați and was fined and suspended internally. His sporting perspective in Norwich was suddenly much more limited and when the Blackburn Rovers submitted a transfer offer of 500,000 pounds in February 1992, the parties involved agreed on a change.

Blackburn Rovers (1992-1999)

In the team trained by Kenny Dalglish and his assistant Ray Harford , Sherwood completed eleven league appearances in the remaining matches of the second division season 1991/92, seven of them from the start, but remained outside in the decisive play-off games for promotion to the Premier League in front. After this somewhat subdued start in the new club, Dalglish did not hesitate long and assigned Sherwood a prominent role in midfield center after he had overcome his fitness problems and got used to the faster play in the English top division. He soon became a key player in midfield, who also had the ability to play the "fatal pass" - his relatively high rate of false passes was explained in the course of his career by the fact that he tried it again and again despite numerous failures.

The sporting success was not long in coming. After finishing fourth in the first year and the runner-up in 1994 , he won the Premier League title in 1995 . In the 1994/95 season he was even (shared) the Rovers' third best goalscorer with six league goals. In addition to his strengths in short and long-passing games, he also had defensive skills and it was not uncommon for him to chase an opponent across large parts of the field. In the end, he was about to be voted England's Footballer of the Year , which he did not win, but found himself in the Premier League all -start team . At that time, rumors about his possible return to London also increased, but they were dashed later in the 1995/96 season, with his position as player and team captain also being influenced by David Batty's disputes with Ray Haford and Batty's departure in March 1996 benefited.

In the 1996/97 season, Blackburn suddenly found himself in the lower half of the table and Sherwood was allowed to switch to the front line of attack more often, as he had a corresponding protection available with the aspiring Billy McKinlay . Against this background, the four goals were comparatively few, but Sherwood had meanwhile blossomed into a crowd favorite. With the ability to "carry away" his teammates, Sherwood was largely responsible for the fact that the Blackburn Rovers recovered in the 1997/98 season from the weak period of the previous year and at the end again finished sixth . But when another relapse was announced in the 1998/99 season, which later even resulted in relegation to the second division, Sherwood openly expressed his dissatisfaction. So it finally came to the break and when Tottenham Hotspur showed interest in a commitment in February 1999, Sherwood moved to White Hart Lane for a transfer fee of 3.8 million pounds .

Tottenham Hotspur (1999-2003)

In north London, Sherwood fitted in well with fourteen league appearances in the remaining games and brought the Spurs the desired stability in midfield. There were also important goals, such as the late 1-0 winner in March 1999 against Aston Villa . He was unable to contribute to the Tottenham league cup because he was banned from Blackburn's previous cup participation in the season ("cup-tied"). Sherwood continued to be a very influential player for Tottenham and the fact that the club's performance fell in the final quarter of the 1999/2000 season was also due to Sherwood's injury break. He had shown himself particularly powerful at the beginning with four goals in the first seven games and also represented Sol Campbell as team captain. The hopes of an early jump among the top six teams were not fulfilled and after tenth place in 2000, the club instead slipped to twelfth place - despite continued good performances from Sherwood.

This reopened the round with regard to new rumors of change in the summer of 2001, which lasted in changing form until the end of the 2001/02 season. Most recently there was talk of a swap deal with the Glasgow Rangers , which initially included the Norwegian Tore André Flo and then alternatively the Scot Barry Ferguson moved to London. All mind games were discarded, although his sporting perspectives - also due to his injury problems - now deteriorated. His public criticism of the club in July 2002, which initially only earned him a fine, was of little help. Although he initially returned to the first team for the new 2002/03 season, by November 2002 at the latest, the signs were clearly pointing to farewell. With Harry Redknapp , the coach of Portsmouth FC was particularly persistent and at the end of the winter transfer period Sherwood hired a free transfer from the second division and promotion aspirants.

Portsmouth & Coventry (2003-2005)

As a playmaker, passer and “pacemaker”, Sherwood was immediately well integrated into the new team. "Pompey" scored 23 points in the first ten league games with Sherwood and in the end promotion to the Premier League was assured. Back in the English premier league, however, Sherwood was no longer at Portsmouth FC beyond the role of supplementary player. Often he was only used from the substitutes' bench and was joined by bad luck when he broke his leg against the ex-club from Tottenham in December 2003, which in fact ended his season prematurely.

In July 2004, Sherwood signed a new contract with the second division club Coventry City . There he should immediately take over the office of team captain and after ankle problems at the beginning of the 2004/05 season he showed some good games, including the 4-1 win over Nottingham Forest . However, these moments were very rare and when the lesion on the ankle did not heal and a scan was performed in February 2005, the need for further treatment became clear. In the summer of 2005, Sherwood's time in Coventry ended and with it his active professional career as a whole.

At the end of October 2008, Harry Redknapp offered him a position in his coaching staff, which Sherwood finally accepted.

English national team

After Sherwood had come to four U-21 internationals in the early 1990s , further progress on the international stage was limited to a 1994 appearance in the B-team despite his prominent role in Blackburn's championship team. Only when Kevin Keegan became the new English national coach and Paul Ince and David Batty were missing two regular players at the "Three Lions" did he make his international debut on March 27, 1999 at the age of 30 after moving to the "Spurs" . In the 3-1 win against Poland , his experienced and serene style of play ensured that England found a little more consistency in the somewhat sluggish European Championship qualifying round and the more offensive teammates such as Steve McManaman , David Beckham and three- goal scorer Paul Scholes the necessary space was available. A short time later, the next two internationals followed against Hungary (1: 1) and Sweden (0: 0) before Batty and Ince returned to the team and Sherwood was no longer given any further probation.

Title / Awards

Career as a coach

Since the end of October 2008, Sherwood was assistant coach at Tottenham Hotspur under Harry Redknapp and André Villas-Boas . When the latter was released on December 16, 2013, he took over the team as interim coach. Sherwood lost his first game in the League Cup to West Ham United , but won his second in the league 3-2 against Southampton FC . On December 23, 2013 he was permanently appointed head coach. Sherwood signed a contract until June 30, 2015, but was released in May 2014.

On February 14, 2015, Sherwood was presented to the first division club Aston Villa, which is threatened with relegation, as the successor to the previously dismissed Paul Lambert . At the end of October 2015 he was released due to unsuccessfulness.

Career in TV

Sherwood works intermittently as a TV expert for the television channel Al Jazeera Sport .

literature

  • Mike Jackman: Blackburn Rovers - The Complete Record . Breedon Books, 2009, ISBN 978-1-85983-709-2 , pp. 241-243 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ (Online) sources often write dated February 2, 1969, however.
  2. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The 1995-96 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 1995, ISBN 978-0-09-180854-9 , pp. 192 f .
  3. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The 1996-97 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 1996, ISBN 978-1-85291-571-1 , pp. 222 .
  4. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The 1997-98 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 1997, ISBN 978-1-85291-581-0 , pp. 248 .
  5. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The 1998-99 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 1998, ISBN 978-1-85291-588-9 , pp. 274 .
  6. ↑ a b Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The 1999-2000 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 1999, ISBN 978-1-85291-607-7 , pp. 273 .
  7. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The 2000-2001 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2000, ISBN 978-1-85291-626-8 , pp. 289 f .
  8. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The 2001-2002 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2001, ISBN 978-0-946531-34-9 , pp. 276 .
  9. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2002/2003 . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2002, ISBN 978-1-85291-648-0 , pp. 373 f .
  10. ↑ a b Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004 . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2003, ISBN 978-1-85291-651-0 , pp. 385 f .
  11. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2004/2005 . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2004, ISBN 978-1-85291-660-2 , pp. 371 .
  12. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2005/2006 . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2005, ISBN 978-1-85291-662-6 , pp. 371 .
  13. ↑ "Tim Sherwood: England 1999" (www.sporting-heroes.net)
  14. ^ Tim Sherwood appointed head coach. Announcement on the Tottenham Hotspur homepage dated December 23, 2013 (accessed May 13, 2014).
  15. ^ Club Statement - Tim Sherwood. Announcement on the Tottenham Hotspur homepage of May 13, 2014 (accessed May 13, 2014).
  16. ↑ Breaking news: Tim Sherwood announced as new Villa manager ( Memento of the original from February 14, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. avfc.co.uk, accessed February 14, 2015 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.avfc.co.uk
  17. ↑ Teenager Tom Carroll growing in stature at Spurs | The National. In: www.thenational.ae. Retrieved January 30, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Sherwood, Tim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sherwood, Timothy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH February 6, 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH St Albans , England