Aston Villa has contracted a new coach to take over the management of the club after it parted ways with the former coach Paul Lambert.
Tim Sherwood took over from Paul Lambert, after the later had a winless run of 10 matches. This surely sent Villa into the relegation zone.
The 46-year-old who has managed Tottenham Hotspur after he took over from Villas Boas agreed a contract until the end of 2017/18.
December 2013 and led the team
to a sixth-placed finish in the Barclay's Premier League.
Tom Fox, Aston Villa chief executive has this to say......
"We strongly believe Tim has the qualities to get the best out of our current squad and help us build and develop for the future."
For Sherwood it was “a great honour to manage one of the biggest clubs in English football".
"I can't wait to get started and I'm really looking Forward to the challenge," he said. He will start with a home match against Stoke City on 21February.
"While being forever conscious of the frustrations that we all suffer, we feel that a change that Offers a positive, fresh approach will be very good for the club," Villa chairman Randy Lerner said.
"I know that Tom and many others at Villa worked very hard to recruit Tim in the face of severely limited time constraints and pounding pressure.
"More importantly, I know further that internally we remain focused and committed to challenges we face, and I am deeply appreciative for that."
