Andre Villas-Boas' time in charge of Tottenham Hotspur came to an end after he told chairman Daniel Levy and technical director Franco Baldini that he would not select Emmanuel Adebayor, despite his side's chronic lack of goals.The three men had met at White Hart Lane in the immediate aftermath of the 5-0 defeat to Liverpool on Sunday night and agreed to meet again the following morning.In the course of their conversation yesterday, it was intimated to Villas-Boas that he might wish to try a different, more attacking approach to cure Spurs' scoring problems — they have just 15 goals in 16 league games.Although Adebayor's name was not mentioned by either Levy or Baldini, the Portuguese head coach took it to be a suggestion that he should recall the Togolese striker.He said that there would be no possibility of him recalling the striker, who has played just 45 minutes this season — the second half of the 6-0 defeat to Manchester City.That was the tipping point for Levy to take the decision to sack the 36-year-old head coach.There has been a feeling at the club that Villas-Boas' behaviour has suggested he has been challenging them to sack him — with his reluctance to budge on certain issues.The club is minded to appoint Tim Sherwood, the club's current technical coordinator, overseeing the development teams, until the end of the season.The club confirmed last night that Sherwood will be in charge for tomorrow's League Cup quarter-final at home to West Ham and the league game at Southampton on Sunday.He is yet to decide whether he wants the job long-term. Sherwood, a former Spurs midfielder who was capped three times for England, is well regarded at Spurs. He will be given the opportunity to make the position his own.
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