Intro:

Tottenham Hotspur manager Tim Sherwood explains his decision to bring Danny Rose off after he scored the winning goal in their 1-0 win at Stoke.

Script:

SOUNDBITE (English) Tim Sherwood, Tottenham Hotspur coach (on goalscorer Danny Rose and his decision to substitute the player):

"Yeah, I mean he's a match-winner for us today, isn't he? He's a... I thought he was performing really well today and I didn't really want to booing him off the field, but I had to diffuse the situation, you know? They (the crowd) were so hyped up, I've never heard a crowd so hyped up and I just though get him off the field, get him into the dressing room, out of sight, out of mind and try and diffuse the situation. I thought we achieved that."