Tim Sherwood

But what you can't do is...

use it as an excuse to the players because they're like, I'm feeling a little bit tired.

Man United, Chelsea have had to do it for many years now and it's part of it.

They've got a big enough squad.

That's why they invested with players like Wan-Yama in the summer and Jansen.

So I don't think you can use it as an excuse just yet, but you're just going to have to manage your squad very carefully.

I think, yes, right, because they're right in the mix.

They've got every opportunity to win the Premier League.

Certainly if they don't win it, then to finish in the top four is a realistic proposition for them.

We've just got to look how far they've come.

From this time last year being bottom of the league to now being top of the English Premier League is a fantastic achievement for Claudio Ranieri and that group of players.

We've got to judge what's there at the moment.

I mean, Gabby Agbon-Lajoro is a player who I would nurse to get fit as quickly as possible.

For many, many years now, Gabby has kept this team in the Premier League, along with Ben Teke, who's now left.

I think Rudi Gerstead is a player with one outstanding quality.

He's got more, but one outstanding quality, which is a bully.

He's a big threat.

He's outstanding in the air.

And he makes defenders...

scared.