Could Tim Sherwood steer QPR to Premier League survival?

Former Tottenham head coach Tim Sherwood is the front-runner to succeed Harry Redknapp at Loftus Road, following the 67-year-old’s sensational decision to quit as manager of QPR.

The relegation-threatened Hoops, 11/10 with Coral to stay up, are struggling haplessly in this season’s Premier League and are second from bottom, currently a point adrift of safety.

Redknapp revealed that he needed to undergo knee surgery, citing that his injury was the sole reason behind stepping down from the west London outfit.

Sherwood, heavily odds-on at 1/8 to become next QPR boss, has been outlined as the man to takeover from Redknapp’s reign and help the hapless Hoops steer clear of an immediate drop to the Championship.

The 45-year-old undertook his first-ever top-flight managerial role in December 2013, as he was appointed as head coach at White Hart Lane, leading Spurs to a sixth place finish that season, and Europa League qualification, before being sacked the following summer.

After initially being placed as interim head coach, a victory over Southampton was enough to impress the Tottenham hierarchy for Sherwood to get the role until the end of last season.

When taking over from Andre Villas-Boas, Spurs were already sitting in a healthy position in the domestic league table, but his next managerial move should prove to be a tougher task, as QPR lie worryingly in the drop zone.

Should Sherwood take over, the no-nonsense Londoner will have to make an immediate impact, similar to his start at White Hart Lane when he lead Spurs to three victories and a draw in his first four games in charge, before crashing to heavy defeats against Arsenal and Manchester City.

Before departing from his former employers, Sherwood confidently stated that he was the best manager the club had ever seen. Despite being given the boot only months later, the confident coach was statistically correct, as he guided Spurs to a better win percentage in his first 10 games in charge than under any other previous boss.