Tim Sherwood has said that in hindsight he would not have taken the role of manager at Tottenham Hotspur. The 45-year-old was sacked after five months in charge despite achieving the highest Premier League win percentage of any manager in the club's history since he took over from André Villas Boas in December.

The Spurs chairman, Daniel Levy, had promoted Sherwood from his role as the club's head of football development to first-team duties but sacked him last week. "I love the development phase of football and if I knew it was a five-month job stepping up I wouldn't have done it," he told Sky Sports.

"It was in a difficult situation, the club. They decided to make a change in manager. The chairman asked me step up with Chris [Ramsey] and Les [Ferdinand]. We've had 30 years' service at that football club combined so it's a club that is close to our hearts and we always knew it was an opportunity to get in the firing line."

But despite his regret over taking the role Sherwood insisted he was not misled by the club. "As a manager your head's going to be on the block and it might be a short tenure, and in the end it proved that. I didn't anticipate it would be as short as it actually was. I thought that if I had 18 months there I would definitely take the club forward."

Sherwood has since been linked with Brighton & Hove Albion after Óscar García resigned following defeat in the Championship play-offs, and confirmed he would consider a step down the leagues.

"I would consider any jobs that are out there. I would like to have an honest conversation with the owners or the chairman of any club that might be of interest and see what the expectations are of that club."

• This article has been amended to make clear that the Tim Sherwood's win percentage refers to the Premier League.