Tottenham Hotspur Team talk: Sherwood, To Be Replaced As The Season Ends

The temporary Tottenham Hotspur manager is set to make way for a new as the current season ends. Despite having done a good job with the club, he is set to replace soon.

For the record, Tim Sherwood possessed the best win percentage, 58.8 percent as the club’s manager in the Premier League given his short stay with the Spurs.

Tim Sherwood was Andre Villas-Boas replacement which took in in December. With a thrashing 5-1 final score against Sunderland on Tuesday, Sherwood has proven that he did a great job with the club.

However, despite having a good performance with the Spurs, the 45-year-old’s contract is set only to lasts for 18 months. That being said, Sherwood’s stay with the Spurs will end as the season ends.

According to some news, choices between the Dutchman, Louis van Gaal and Southampton boss Mauricio Pochettino are being talked about.

Since learning of the news, it is undeniably understandable that Sherwood will refuse to stay with Tottenham as a number two capacity and spoke of his pride at being able to handle Spurs.

"It's an honour to manage this football club and if you have any questions about my future you'll have to ask my employers.

I don't want anyone to feel sorry for me, it's been a great opportunity and I'm very proud to manage here,” Sherwood said on Tuesday.

"You can’t stop the speculation; it’s been there since I took over. It’s up to the football club to answer these questions. In a perfect situation I'd have had a pre-season and brought in my own players.”

2014 AFC Cup Group E News: Home United, Determined For A Sweet Victory

Home United will be up against New Radiant SC in their fourth AFC Cup Group E match on Wednesday night at Jalan Besar Stadium.

Home United is set to take advantage of its strength, playing at their home stadium.

Both teams have less than three points which will almost certainly spell elimination from the competition.

Home United’s coach, Lee Lim Saeng is aware of New Radiant’s capability especially after the club lost from their first group game in Maldives.

However, the Korean coach pointed out that anything is possible in football.

So, his team is looking forward to stepping up in their game for a win against New Radiant.

Lee was noted saying, "We lost to New Radiant in the away match but now we are waiting for the home match tomorrow.

It is not easy to play against the opponent, but we need to get three points.”

"I think we are getting better slowly but the opponent is also a good side, but we won’t know the result, after all it is a football match.

"Now the players’ morale is very high, we work hard as a unit, I think the players will do our best with our plan and we can expect what we want," Lee continues.

Home United’s winger Yasir Hanapi was in agreement with what his coach said about the positive morale surrounding the team.

Home United will definitely give everything they got to secure a victory in their upcoming match.

"It’s getting better, our chemistry is getting better, we know our team-mates’ style even better so I think tomorrow, we will be a better team than from the one we were in Maldives," Home United’s winger said.

"We have to win this game, we will give everything until our legs cramp up."

Meanwhile, the Maldives’ domestic league is due to start only in June, New Radiant’s coach, Simon McMenemy uttered his concerns that he was incapable of adequately preparing his team for their AFC Cup matches as they lacked fitness.

"Week in, week out we are playing against teams who are in the middle of their league, who are sharp and match fit. With our guys it’s very difficult, we’ve played a very limited amount of matches," McMenemy noted.

However, New Radiant’s coach is confident that his team would be able to provide good account of themselves in their upcoming match against Home United.

"I think Home United will obviously be favourites at Jalan Besar, we have to respect the fact that Home United are very strong at home," McMenemy said.

"But the club has a very good history playing in this competition, they like to upset the odds," New Radiant’s coach added.

Arsenal News: Arsene Wenger Says, FC Barcelona Breached FIFA Rules

Arsene Wenger, Arsenal’s manager believes that players under the age of 16 should not be allowed to move countries without their parents.

The statement was made after FC Barcelona received a transfer ban.

According to Wenger, FC Barcelona is guilty of violating FIFA’s regulations in its recruitment rules of players under the age 16.

Barca received a transfer ban earlier this week, but the club declare of fighting the sanction issued to the team.

The Gunner manager who in a number of times clashed with the Catalans over their public pursuit of former Gunners skipper Cesc Fabregas deemed the Catalans did not follow protocol.

"It's certain that they haven't followed the rules," he is quoted as saying by Sport.

"The rule is very clear: you cannot sign players under 16 unless their parents change residence for professional reasons,” Wenger added.

The statement created a debate regarding parents allowing their children under the age of 16 to play for professional football and change their residency.

"What is not fair is that children under 16 move without their parents. This should be very clear," Wenger continues.

Chelsea Team News: Fernando Torres Will Stay With Blues, Jose Mourinho Says

Chelsea striker Fernando Torres has accumulated 19 Premier League goals since he moved to Stamford Bridge in 2011. The striker was rumoured to be nearing his exit with the Blues, but Jose Mourinho insists that he’s part of the club’s future plans.

In a midweek clash against Paris Saint Germain (PSG) without its recognised striker, the Portuguese boss opted to start the battle with Torres fresh off the bench, but the striker failed to deliver an impact.

Despite El Niño’s struggles, the Portuguese boss is unyielding in his defense and will stand by the often criticized striker.

"Yes, he has a future here," Mourinho told reporters. "If you want to improve ... I think that's normal and basic.”

Asked if Torres have a future with Chelsea, Mourinho said “Yes.”

"He works hard, he brings things to the team, but we want him to score more goals. He wants that too,” Mourinho added.

"He's the kind of player I respect, he deserves to be respected, and there's nothing more I can say about it. I think people who give everything they have, you never can complain. Torres gives everything. Obviously we want more,” the manager continues.

According to Mourinho, "I think during his period in the club he had moments of his best and some of them important."

Chelsea is set to miss out Samuel Eto'o who is still out with a hamstring injury. Eto’o was ruled out of the Champions League trip to Paris giving Torres a stint for the Blues.

Tottenham Team Talk: Spurs Considering A Bid For Lukaku This Summer

The 20-year-old Blues striker’s agent was rumoured to be having talks with Tottenham’s chairman Daniel Levy. Jose Mourinho, Chelsea’s manager denied that the club has approached over such a move.

Tim Sherwood, Tottenham’s manager revealed the club will weigh up a move for Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku at the end of the season.

The Belgian footballer has bagged a total of 13 goals in 26 appearances during his loan spell at Everton this term.

"He is a player who signed at a young age for Chelsea,” Daniel Levy told talkSPORT.

“He’s had two good loan spells. Whether he will come here will be addressed at the end of the season," Levy added.

On Friday, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho confirmed that the club have not been approached regarding Lukaku's availability. Mourinho also refused to discuss the 20-year-old's future at Stamford Bridge.

Mourinho said, “I don’t think it’s the time to speak about it”

Jose Mourinho also added, “He is a Chelsea player but at the same time he is also an Everton player until the end of the season and we want to respect that. Everton has been a good club for a loan.”

Liverpool News: Brendan Rodgers’ Confident With His Players To Bring Home The Title!

Brendan Rodgers, Liverpools’ current manager is confident that his player’s focus will give them their first top-flight Premier League title since 1990.

Playing without fear, that’s the team’s key element in having eight consecutive victories while showing in the last six games what the team is really capable of.

While the pressure of possibly winning their first-ever Premier League crown surrounds them, the team’s mantra of focusing on the present and not the future will keep them at their best while in the pitch.

"If you ask players to play as we do, you have to give them the confidence. That is what you want - the courage to play.

We work to deal with pressure, to get on the ball. The players know 100 percent that if they make a mistake, I will take the blame.” Rodgers told reporters.

With a lot of people dreaming of Liverpool winning the title, the team’s players show neither pressure nor anxiety while on the field. That just goes to show that the players have gained their confidence throughout the years.

Rodgers strongly believes on the process rather than the end result.

What the team’s manager is really after is sustenance. Focus, concentration and hard work are the team’s main pressure that keeps them pushing in building a lasting team that will compete headstrong in the coming years.

"I feel a huge privilege to be here and be given the freedom to work. We are trying to make something that is sustainable here,” Rodgers also shared.

Emotion, that’s one thing the team, is practising to be callous about; being too disappointed when they lost or being too happy when they win. Rodgers said that they’re a work in progress, a team that will last for years.