Tim Sherwood absolutely panned Jan Vertonghen on TV during Chelsea 3 – Spurs 0

There were suggestions last season that Tim Sherwood and Jan Vertonghen did not get on.

These were confirmed on Wednesday night, when Sherwood took the opportunity to heavily criticise the Tottenham centre back during the 3-0 defeat at Chelsea.

Vertonghen welcomed the arrival of Mauricio Pochettino to Spurs in the summer and last month the Belgian press claimed the former Ajax defender “was haunted” by his spell under Sherwood last season.

On Wednesday night at Stamford Bridge, Sherwood was covering the Chelsea-Spurs match for Premier League TV.

As a result, fans outside England hear Sherwood slag off Vertonghen at length, saying: “Vertonghen is so poor. Can’t move his feet. He can’t defend, this guy.”

Chelsea has not been a happy hunting ground for Vertonghen (and famously Spurs).

Last season, with Sherwood in charge, Vertonghen slipped and gave away a crucial goal. Last night, the Belgium centre back was turned inside out for Loic Remy’s goal.

A selection of the Sherwood comments on Vertonghen can be seen below via Twitter.

Tim Sherwood: "Vertonghen is so poor. Can't move his feet. He can't defend, this guy." — Grant James (@GrantJames_CFC) December 3, 2014

Tim Sherwood's live on national tv telling us hw Vertonghen & Chiriches hate 2 defend against 1 beat 1 situations… #NoMatterWhat — #NoMatterWhatIsOut! (@Boosie_illkid) December 3, 2014

Haha Tim Sherwood absolutely tearing into Vertonghen. — Pranav Malhotra (@Pranavmalhotra8) December 3, 2014

Lmfao Tim Sherwood says that Vertonghen is a useless defender — The King of Banter (@Dryzie_Official) December 3, 2014

Tim Sherwood is bitter lol…the chats about Vertonghen being unable to defend are snaaks af for a former manager — Pitsi Mokoko (@PitsiKnowsBest) December 3, 2014

– see Tim Sherwood saying Vertonghen is a poor defender Former Spurs coach …not smart — – ayowolede (@Mikreen_) December 3, 2014

#Sherwood doesn't hold back when speaking about the #Spurs players. Ripped Vertonghen apart. 'Looks elegant with the ball but can't defend' — Brendon Netto (@BrendonNetto) December 3, 2014

Sherwood has a point. I honestly think Vertonghen is one of those guys who's overrated because of his physique. He 'looks' a good defender — Collins (@Cpt_Collins) December 3, 2014

Jan and Tim should do what other self respecting adults do and bitch at one another publicly on Twitter then 'arrange' to meet for a fight. — tehTrunk (@tehTrunk) December 3, 2014

Tim Sherwood was so hard on Vertonghen last night ahahaha — kay (@kabfromrome) December 4, 2014