Tottenham caretaker boss Tim Sherwood has hopes of introducing more youngsters to the first team if he keeps the job fulltime.
With seven big-money summer signings meaning even fewer opportunities for young players to break through, Sherwood would be keen to alter that trend.
"If something happened on a longer term with me it would be addressed," he said.
"The last thing we would want to do is stunt their growth because there are some top young players down there ready to step up.
"You want to keep them [young players] at your club, you have worked hard since they were eight years of age and you were bringing them through, but they can't all stay.
"Sometimes the manager and the board have to make a decision to bring in what they perceive is extra quality and if you make that decision you have to live and die by it."
