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• Caretaker manager says ‘immediate future up in the air’ • Sam Allardyce praises ‘brilliant effort’ from West Ham Tim Sherwood reflected the sense of chaos and upheaval at Tottenham Hotspur when he said that he did not know whether he would take charge of the team at Southampton on Sunday, after his managerial debut ended in a 2-1 Capital One Cup quarter-final defeat by West Ham United. The club’s youth co-ordinator, who was…

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For José Mourinho and Chelsea, there was beauty in this East End stroll. Needing a victory after the loss at Newcastle and the fortunate home draw against West Bromwich Albion, they found opponents only too happy to oblige. West Ham were a shambles in the first-half. The manager, Sam Allardyce, persisted with his 4-6-0 formation and he watched his team offer nothing and, seemingly, look to do nothing more than cling on. So bad were his tactics and his team …

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