The next manager of Aston Villa

[Indigo]

3 minutes ago, sheepyvillian said:

Enrique didn't do much with Barcelona. I loved him as a player though. 

Won leagues and cups with two of the biggest clubs in the world to be fair, not too shabby! Appreciate that he's not of the stature as some of the other names but it was just an example that disproves any notion that players of a certain standard as a general rule don't transfer that success over into management.

[maqroll]

4 minutes ago, Sulberto21 said:

Jorge Sampaoli. Check out the YT of the Marseille v Nice fight lol.

The little Argentinian? Circus show.

[dont_do_it_doug.]

I don't like linking to the Mail as a rule, but in response to those saying Gerrard would be universally disliked on appointment, I present this. 

In the interest of balance Gerrard got 20.1% of the vote. Potter was 2nd on 16.7% and John Terry 3rd (lol) on 16.6%. Favre only got 2.6%.

So no, not exactly inspiring or scientific and people are essentially picking the names they know, but it aint no McLeish situation. 

[leemond2008]

Has anyone suggested the great Olof Mellberg yet? 

[dont_do_it_doug.]

Just based on record and experience and without knowing the remit or whether his style would suit our squad, I would throw my hat in the Lucien Favre ring.

He's the Swiss Roy Hodgson but 10 years younger and with gold rims and a turbo engine. Can't think of anything I'd want more. 

[foreveryoung]

23 minutes ago, cyrusr said:

FTFY

Martinez would be a really poor appointment. If we thought we were defensively dire now...

MARTINEZ.

Not sure where this name has come from, but nooooo way!

He can't do nothing we a Belgium team full of Lukaku's and DeBruyne's. So he definitely won't be be able to do anything with us.

[Kuwabatake Sanjuro]

37 minutes ago, USA_Villa said:

I feel sad:

https://leaguemanagers.com/news/lma-latest/dean-smith-statement/

To go from a man as classy as Dean Smith to Steven Gerrard would be so hard to stomach.

[useless]

This generation's preternatual is the next generations natural. So if a manager doesn't seem like a natural fit they might in the future after they've done well with us.

[Wurzel]

Dwight Yorke.

[est1874]

Just now, Kuwabatake Sanjuro said:

To go from a man as classy as Dean Smith to Steven Gerrard would be so hard to stomach.

If only a classy demeanour won football matches; we'd be drowning in points.

As noted by others, it may be time we became a little bit more savvy and a little bit less nice.

[nick76]

2 minutes ago, dont_do_it_doug. said:

I don't like linking to the Mail as a rule, but in response to those saying Gerrard would be universally disliked on appointment, I present this. 

In the interest of balance Gerrard got 20.1% of the vote. Potter was 2nd on 16.7% and John Terry 3rd (lol) on 16.6%. Favre only got 2.6%.

So no, not exactly inspiring or scientific and people are essentially picking the names they know, but it aint no McLeish situation. 

1) who reads the Mail these days even online

2) As you say not exactly inspiring on 6,000 votes and 20% of the vote…it’s like casting a vote in the Holte End toilet at half time but with less credibility

[Davkaus]

Just now, est1874 said:

If only a classy demeanour won football matches; we'd be drowning in points.

As noted by others, it may be time we became a little bit more savvy and a little bit less nice.

What's Joey Barton up to?

[OutByEaster?]

Never trust any online poll in which Liverpool supporters might vote. 

 

[dont_do_it_doug.]

Just now, nick76 said:

1) who reads the Mail these days even online

2) As you say not exactly inspiring on 6,000 votes and 20% of the vote…it’s like casting a vote in the Holte End toilet at half time but with less credibility

I would suggest it's a more accurate and representative measure of the mood than our own social media bubbles.

[Digavilla]

2 minutes ago, Indigo said:

I mean, I suppose it's dependent on how strict your definition of "great" is but even just off the top of my head all of Pep, Conte, Simeone, Ancelotti, Deschamps, Luis Enrique, and presumably more were top-level players who are currently managing at the highest levels of the game.

In hindsight, “great” is too wide a definition. Zidane did won lots at RM, but considering the talent he had at RM when they had biggest financial muscle than, it probably seemed natural. 

In general I feel its the kind of player they are when playing. If you are naturally talented like Maradona, Ronaldino etc there's less chance of them becoming a thinking man, going deeper into team organisation / tactics... The Pep/ Arteta we're generally good players but were never individual brilliant skill wise, and their strong points than were game intelligence and positioning / passing etc, rather than individual dribbling skills etc. Similar to the defensive type players who would need to be mindful of their positioning / off side lines etc 

[Wurzel]

Just now, Davkaus said:

What's Joey Barton up to?

Head butting a drinking mate in a Weatherspoons car park I would expect.

[Vive_La_Villa]

One thing I would say about Gerrard is he knows the Premier League and how competitive it is. I know you could say the same about Lampard but he always had the best around him. Gerrard has played with some relative shit players and many times lifted them on the pitch. We all saw it many times.

Edited November 8, 2021 by Vive_La_Villa

[ejs1111]

Favre is my choice hands down.  I don't care how old he is.

He was a great quarterback for the Green Bay Packers in his prime. 

[nick76]

1 minute ago, dont_do_it_doug. said:

I would suggest it's a more accurate and representative measure of the mood than our own social media bubbles.

Really? With Liverpool and Bluenoses voting…it’s probably the least accurate poll you could possibly do.

[Zatman]

18 minutes ago, dont_do_it_doug. said:

Were Brian Little and Martin O'Neill great players? 

Martin O'Neill wasn't a great manager