Tottenham Hotspur head coach Tim Sherwood will take charge of his first game as a fulltime Premier League manager on Thursday when managerless West Bromwich Albion visit White Hart Lane.
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Both clubs sacked their managers earlier this month, but Spurs moved quickly, and bravely, by appointing a man with no previous top-flight experience.
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Sherwood, 44, has made a name for himself working with the youngsters at Tottenham, but now has a dream opportunity to manage one of the top clubs in Europe.
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"Opportunities come in different ways, but initially he gives Tottenham some stability and he has some credentials; he is ambitious and a leader," said former Spurs manager David Pleat.
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"I look back to when he was at Blackburn with Alan Shearer, David Batty, Chris Sutton and Graeme Le Saux – some big players. But he was the leader and considered the man who spoke for the team.
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"He is a hard-working guy. He has developed, and, along with (assistant coaches) Les Ferdinand and Chris Ramsey, helped develop some good players that have emerged this season."
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As interim manager, Sherwood guided his side to an entertaining 3-2 win at Southampton on Sunday.
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Bringing back Emmanuel Adebayor from the wilderness has also proved a key decision as the Togolese striker now has three goals in two games under Sherwood following his brace at St Mary's.
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"Ade scored a fantastic goal to keep us in the game and in the second half we did the job all together to get the three points," said goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.
Tottenham already leading WestBrom now so i think Tottenham might get all three points.
He lost to West Brom and they've lost three crucial points in the EPL. Not a good one for him at all.