5 best interim managers in the Premier League

#4 Tim Sherwood

Sherwood was able to stabilise Spurs before Pochettino took over

Tim Sherwood became the interim manager of the Tottenham's first team after the departure of Andre Villas-Boas in 2013. Sherwood, who had previously managed Spur's U-21 team, took over a Tottenham side that was seventh in the league and was largely comprised of inexperienced youngsters.

Sherwood stabilised the Tottenham team and gave several younger players like Nabil Bentaleb a run in the squad. While Tottenham eventually ended up finishing in sixth place with a few good performances to their name, Sherwood was sacked by chairman Daniel Levy at the end of the season. Sherwood's last game as manager was a 3-0 win over Aston Villa, the club where he would become the manager in 2015.

Following his termination from the role of Aston Villa manager, Tim Sherwood was briefly in charge of Swindon Town in League 1. His tenure ended with Swindon's regulation to League 2 in 2017, and he currently works as a pundit for Al Jazeera.