Legend Gary Lineker slams Spurs flop Roberto Soldado in four-letter Twitter blast

SOL TRADER: Roberto Soldado has struggled since making his £26m move

The legendary England striker wrote "Soldado makes me realise I wasn't that s***" after the Spaniard struggled against Benfica last night.

Lineker later claimed the post was a joke but Tim Sherwood does not think such comments are beneficial for Spurs.

He said: "I never followed Gary's career too closely so I'm not sure if he had a barren spell but sometimes it doesn't help.

"He needs as much help as he can get, Robbie, and he will certainly be getting that from inside of our club.

"Gary was a top player, a top player at Tottenham, so we can give him a bit of slack."

Soldado cost Spurs £26m but has yet to justify his bumper price-tag since moving to White Hart Lane.