article_snippet: Gabby Agbonlahor, who has been rejuvenated under Tim Sherwood, trains on Thursday morning .
article_snippet: Tim Sherwood, before becoming head coach, was at Tottenham as assistant first-team coach under Harry Redknapp and worked with Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe at White Hart Lane.
article_snippet: Tim Sherwood Tim Sherwood watches from the touchline as Tim Sherwood side beat West Brom in the FA Cup quater-final .
article_snippet: Tim Sherwood knows all about Sunderland striker Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe at White Hart Lane qualities having worked with Tim Sherwood at Spurs .
article_snippet: The 32-year-old returned to England in January after a year with Toronto in Major League Soccer and Tim Sherwood believes Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe at White Hart Lane is the Black Cats' chief threat.
article_snippet: Tim Sherwood said: 'If the Black Cats' are going to survive it's going to be Jermain Defoe who keeps the Black Cats' in the Premier League, that's why the Black Cats' forked out that sort of money for Jermain Defoe who keeps them in the Premier League. '
article_snippet: Tim Sherwood didn't have to go, Tim Sherwood went for a lifestyle change to Canada but Tim Sherwood still has that appetite to come back and play for Sunderland, in a relegation battle. '
article_snippet: Jermain can score goals on Tim Sherwood own but Tim Sherwood prefers people to slide the ball across the six-yard box for Tim Sherwood to be in the right place at the right time, that's what Tim Sherwood's done all of Tim Sherwood career.'