Tim Sherwood has made a surprising claim about Mohammed Kudus after the Ghana international’s impressive start to life at Spurs.
Some pundits were not convinced by Tottenham’s signing of Mohammed Kudus, pointing out that he tended to blow hot and cold at West Ham.
However, the £55m that the Lilywhites spent on the 25-year-old now looks like a bargain, with the winger comfortably being the club’s best attacker so far this season.
In fact, Tottenham have been accused of being over-reliant on Kudus in attack, given the lack of cutting-edge that Thomas Frank’s men have been plagued with in the final third this campaign.
Tim Sherwood questions Kudus’ consistency
Kudus has been named in WhoScored’s Team of the Season so far, being the only Tottenham player to make the eleven.
The former West Ham player has six goal contributions to his name in 10 Premier League outings so far this season, and while Sherwood has labelled him ‘refreshing’, he suggested that the winger lacks the consistency to become an elite player.
Sherwood told Sky Sports: “They’ve (Tottenham) got the likes of Kudus, who’s been refreshing. He’s picked up a few injuries, but when he’s played, he’s been a plus.
“He’s not been outstanding, but I don’t think he’s ever going to be outstanding. He’s not consistent enough to be that man. But he has moments, and hopefully he can have a moment at the weekend.
“They’re all similar the wide [players]. I wasn’t convinced when they brought Xavi Simons in because I felt he was similar to [Wilson] Odobert, who is similar to [Mathys] Tel, who is similar to what they’ve already got.
“Kudus has come in, I thought he was quite similar but he’s got a little bit more personality. I think he takes the game to the opposition a little bit more, and he’s got more end product.”
Sherwood has not been impressed by Thomas Frank’s Spurs
The former Tottenham midfielder and interim coach claimed that he has not seen signs that Frank is taking the team in the right direction.
He suggested that failing to win a trophy and missing out on Champions League qualification would mean that the Dane has failed at N17 this season.
Sherwood added: “I haven’t been really impressed with Tottenham, even though their position in the league is fine at the moment.
“They’ve had Europa League success, they’ve had the open top bus, they’ve tasted it. If they were to finish outside the Champions League and didn’t win a domestic trophy, it would be a failure.
“They’ve already lost the biggest game of the season [so far] which was the Newcastle game in the Carabao Cup. That was a huge game of football, they had to win that.
“So, they’re up against it to have a successful season because the only thing that Tottenham fans will see as success is to finish in the Champions League. Europa League will not tick the box for them.”
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