Tim Sherwood claimed his first victory as interim
Tottenham Hotspur coach on Sunday as his side came
from behind to win 3-2 at Southampton in the Premier
League.
Tottenham lost at home to West Ham United in the
League Cup in mid-week, following the sacking of
manager Andre Villas-Boas, and Sherwood saw his side
fall behind against Southampton to an early goal from
Adam Lallana.
Emmanuel Adebayor equalised for Spurs and a Jos
Hooiveld own goal put the visitors in front, only for
Rickie Lambert to draw Southampton level, but Adebayor
struck again to seal the first win of the post-Villas-Boas
era.
Emmanuel Adebayo: His brace made Spurs triumph
Beaten 5-0 at home by Liverpool in their last league
outing, Spurs move above Manchester United to seventh
place in the table, three points below the top four, while
Southampton remain ninth after a sixth successive game
without victory.
As he had done against West Ham, Sherwood made a
bold team selection, with Adebayor partnering Roberto
Soldado up front and Mousa Dembele, Christian Eriksen,
Gylfi Sigurdsson and Erik Lamela playing in midfield.
Initially, Spurs struggled to get a foothold in the game,
and the gaps in the visitors’ midfield were much in
evidence as Lallana broke the deadlock in the 13th
minute.
Danny Fox’s pass found the England international in a
pocket of space between Spurs’ defence and midfield,
and he cleverly shifted the ball away from Vlad Chiriches
before drilling home a low shot from outside the box.
Sherwood watched the opening exchanges from a
directors’ box high in the stands at St Mary’s, but
having raced down to the pitch after Southampton went
ahead, he saw Spurs level in the 25th minute.
Sherwood: Spur’s interim coach
Adebayor’s pass to the left sent strike partner Soldado
wider than he would have preferred, but he curled in a
superb cross that the Togolese striker converted with an
agile airborne volley from close range.
Spurs went ahead nine minutes into the second half
when Hooiveld inadvertently prodded Danny Rose’s low
cross past goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga, but
Southampton equalised just six minutes later.
Jack Cork’s incisive through ball found the excellent
Lallana and he showed magnificent awareness to square
the ball for Lambert, who had the simple task of rolling
it into an empty net.
Spurs needed only four minutes to restore their lead,
however, with Adebayor sweeping home his second goal
with his left foot after the hosts failed to clear Kyle
Walker’s long throw-in.
In Sunday’s other game, Everton manager Roberto
Martinez visits former club Swansea City looking for a
victory that will take his side into the top four.
Liverpool deposed Arsenal as league leaders on Saturday
with a 3-1 win at home to Cardiff City, while Manchester
City moved up to second place by winning 4-2 at
Fulham.
Arsenal can return to the top of the table by beating
Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium on Monday, but Jose
Mourinho’s visitors will draw lev
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