Tim Sherwood warns Tottenham could drop to League One if relegated
Former manager Tim Sherwood has warned Tottenham Hotspur could suffer back-to-back relegations to League One if they drop out of the Premier League this season under their current leadership.
Spurs currently sit in the top-flight relegation zone, two points behind West Ham United with just four games remaining.
The North London side have endured a miserable campaign that leaves their long-standing Premier League status under severe threat.
Sherwood, who managed the club during the 2013-14 season, expressed deep concern over the off-pitch running of the organisation.
Leadership changes required to bounce back
Speaking to BoyleSports, the 56-year-old suggested there are no guarantees the team would return to the top flight immediately under the current regime.
He insisted that a specialist with extensive football knowledge must oversee recruitment to utilise the club’s vast resources effectively.
“If you don’t bounce straight back straight away, it becomes very difficult,” Sherwood said.
“There’s giant clubs who have been down there and stayed down there for many, many years.”
The former midfielder believes the squad is capable of securing immediate promotion, but only if the decision-makers at board level are replaced.
The Leicester City warning sign
Sherwood pointed to Leicester City’s recent plight as a stark warning of what happens when a successful club is poorly managed behind the scenes.
The Foxes recently became only the fifth team in history to suffer consecutive relegations from the Premier League down to the third tier.
“Only 10 years ago, they were lifting that big trophy,” Sherwood noted regarding Leicester’s historic accomplishments.
“Poor management, not on the pitch, but off the pitch.”
Other clubs to experience the same rapid double-drop include Luton Town, Sunderland, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Swindon Town.
Crucial fixtures await in survival fight
Tottenham received a significant boost in their survival bid on Saturday when relegation rivals West Ham suffered a heavy 3-0 defeat at Brentford.
The relegation-threatened outfit must now navigate a high-stakes run-in to secure their top-flight status before the season concludes.
Failure to survive the drop would end an unbroken spell in the English top division that stretches back to the 1978-79 season, highlighting the historic scale of their current crisis.