West Ham United midfielder Stewart Downing credits his superb form to the arrival of coach Teddy Sheringham this season.
Downing says former Manchester United and Tottenham forward Sheringham, who earned 51 caps and played a major part in the England side that last reached a major semi-final at Euro '96, has been instrumental in his revival.
He told the London Evening Standard: "Teddy has been good for me. Sometimes when you bring new faces in it helps. We brought in a lot of new players in the summer, which gave us a spark, and bringing Teddy in was something on the manager Sam Allardyce's part.
"He was keen to get someone to help out with the forward department and he's done well.
"Teddy is only part-time so comes in for two or three days a week, it depends on the schedule week to week.
"He works a lot with me, Diafra Sakho and Enner Valencia and so on. He provides a new voice and comes up with good ideas. After the start we have had, we can all see how he's helped."
