Tim Sherwood has opened up on the advice he received from Sir Alex Ferguson after taking over at Tottenham.
The Premier League title winner replaced Andre Villas-Boas at the helm in 2013 but made way for Mauricio Pochettino five months later despite an impressive stint in charge.
Sherwood has recalled a chat he had with Manchester United legend Fergie after he took the plunge.
The 51-year-old told the Daily Mail : "I spoke to him. He told me, 'You play two games a week as a manager — one is the press conference and the other is a football match. Sometimes it's just as important to win the conference as it is the match'.
"He was right. But I didn't grasp that one."
Sherwood departed despite having a 59.1 per cent win ratio - the best of any Spurs boss in Premier League history.
However he insists he still remains on good terms with Tottenham chief Daniel Levy and claims he knew his spell in the hotseat was only temporary.
He added: "I knew I was holding fort before Pochettino came in.
"I also knew there was no point in taking over from Andre Villas-Boas and not changing anything.
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"He got sacked for a reason. They weren't winning enough football matches, scoring enough goals, or playing with enough freedom.
"So I looked at the players. Emmanuel Adebayor, for instance, was being isolated, training with me and the kids.
"I always made sure he had the right attitude otherwise I wouldn't have had him there with the boys anyway. I brought him back, and we won more than we lost."
