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Ex-Spurs boss says ‘someone with common sense’ would keep them up

Tim Sherwood says he would keep Tottenham in the Premier League - and has outlined how he would do it.

Igor Tudor’s future is in doubt after that defeat, with the club assessing whether another managerial change will give them the best chance of avoiding the drop.

Tudor has overseen one win from seven games since taking over, including four defeats out of five in the Premier League.

Spurs are just one point above the relegation zone

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Spurs have three weeks before their next game away at Sunderland on April 12, which gives them time to consider what to do for the final seven games of the season.

Sherwood believes “someone with common sense keeps them in the Premier League”.

Spurs have reportedly revisited the idea of appointing a permanent head coach before the end of the season, with Roberto De Zerbi one of the names being discussed.

Sherwood, who managed Spurs for the second half of the 2013-14 season and expressed interest in the Spurs job after Thomas Frank was sacked in February, has explained what he would do to get them away from danger if he was approached.

"I would keep them in the Premier League," Sherwood said on Sky Sports. "I believe that someone with common sense keeps them in the Premier League.

Tim Sherwood says he would keep Spurs up if he was approached for the job

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"They have the quality to be able to do it. You have to get them feeling good again, you have to get the confidence in the group.

"It's not complicated, you drill them every single day... 11 vs 11 so they know exactly where their positions are.

"When Micky [van de Ven] starts dribbling mazily and taking the ball up the field, you stop him. If [he] is having to do that and [Cristian] Romero is having to burst forward to affect forward areas, it's because we are not doing something right up there.

"Stay in your positions, keep your clean sheet first and foremost. If you can't win the game, don't lose it. Keep them organised."