Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: Footy-Vill on November 04, 2022, 02:02:52 PM
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Welcome
Francisco Martín "Pako" Ayestarán Barandiarán the new Assistant Head Coach -confirmed.
59 years old.
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Wow, that's a pretty big boy assistant manager.
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We now have an experienced Assistant with quality, big match, and big player experience, as well as someone who has helped players develop.
In addition to previously working as an assistant to Emery at Valencia, he has Premier League experience as Rafael Benitez's No. 2 at Liverpool.
'Pako' was also Gary Neville's assistant at Valencia before taking over.
He also has managerial experience at a number of clubs.
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He's about as big an appointment as you can get, 200 games as a manager in his own right and more than 15 years as an assistant or coach. Mostly fitness focused as well which i think will be beneficial.
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Mostly fitness focused as well which i think will be beneficial.
You'd hope so with how little running we've been doing....the full benefit of which we won't see until next season..
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His tactics masterclass video
Some interesting comments about him.
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Pako will have Meatball McGinn racing round the Malvern hills next pre-season like a whippet.
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Mostly fitness focused as well which i think will be beneficial.
You'd hope so with how little running we've been doing....the full benefit of which we won't see until next season..
Exactly, I don't think our problems are caused by a lack of fitness but rather the lack of energy in our play is a consequence of what we were doing but there's a reason why almost every manager who joins a club mid-season focuses on fitness early on because it has a focusing effect. For this season though I disagree on how long it will take. 1-2 weeks off after Brighton (it won't be more because of the cardiff friendly) before getting most of the squad back in and training and working on fitness and technical skills will be pretty similar to a pre-season, especially with players coming back into the squad at different stages as they leave the world cup.
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It's funny how things work out in football, because Pako used to be the assistant manager of Gerrard the player at Liverpool.
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Great little snippet from Crouch,
One of the things that I felt Rafa killed himself with was Pako Ayestaran. He was amazing. He just ran the club. He was involved in absolutely everything.
For whatever reason him and Rafa fell out, and I felt that it was to the detriment to the club really. He was so good, everyone liked him. He was brilliant at what he did, we respected him.
If he was harsh on us you'd accept it because it came from him. He fulfilled two or three different roles.
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Good some Of our lot need to hear a few uncomfortable truths. That they’re not as good as they think they are and they need desire to win.
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Good some Of our lot need to hear a few uncomfortable truths. That they’re not as good as they think they are and they need desire to win.
I don't think that's what they need at all, I think that's all they've had for the last 12 months.
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Good some Of our lot need to hear a few uncomfortable truths. That they’re not as good as they think they are and they need desire to win.
I don't think that's what they need at all, I think that's all they've had for the last 12 months.
Agreed. If anything they don’t need any more “he needs to look me in the eye” style of management. They need to believed in, built up mentally and coached to a high level.
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Great little snippet from Crouch,
One of the things that I felt Rafa killed himself with was Pako Ayestaran. He was amazing. He just ran the club. He was involved in absolutely everything.
For whatever reason him and Rafa fell out, and I felt that it was to the detriment to the club really. He was so good, everyone liked him. He was brilliant at what he did, we respected him.
If he was harsh on us you'd accept it because it came from him. He fulfilled two or three different roles.
As long as he ain't Micky Beale II (whistely emoji)
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As manager at Maccabi Tel Aviv won a historic treble which had never been achieved in 80 years of Israeli football. The league and both domestic cups.
He talks about foundations at a football club being in place where he did have success' both as manager and assistant.
Certainly have a degree of that here with the right platform to go further.
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That's great news Welcome Pako.
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I remember reading that Gerrard and co were supposed to be to these fitness-nutters with a crazy training regime to reduce professional footballers to tears. Hahaha!
I hope Ayasterán sorts them out.
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Anyone know what his favourite brand of after shave is?
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I particularly applaud the á in Ayasterán's surname.
Have we ever had a member of the management team with an á in their surname before?
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Steven Wánker-Gerrard.
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Anyone know what his favourite brand of after shave is?
Ha ha, ace.
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Hai Karate?
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Anyone know what his favourite brand of after shave is?
1 Million (over 4.5 years)?
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So is the fella we were trying to guess last week?
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I particularly applaud the á in Ayasterán's surname.
Have we ever had a member of the management team with an á in their surname before?
Grĺhăm Táylör
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So is the fella we were trying to guess last week?
Yes he's the one William Balagué teased everyone with as the winner of the European Champions League.
Pako was a winning coach at Liverpool.
I noticed many seemed to be guessing former Champions League winning players well that wasn't the case as it turns out.
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I particularly applaud the á in Ayasterán's surname.
Have we ever had a member of the management team with an á in their surname before?
Grĺhăm Táylör
Gérard Houllier and his goal keeper coach Rafael González
Rémi Garde with Réginald Ray.
Kevin Bond and Steve Clarke holidaying France and Spain respectively but that doesn't count.
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Pako will lead the team at home against West Ham. He has not received the recognition he deserves not just on here but in general so it's a good opportunity to bring him to the forefront of discussion leading up to Sunday's match and thereafter.
Pako provides valuable input and is more than just an assistant to Unai. Emery is suspended after Kavanagh deemed it an act of petulance for kicking the ball away, and will not be on the touchline on Sunday.
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Hmmm, Emery will just be in the stands sending messages down to the touchline to be relayed. I doubt Pako will be doing any "leading" as such. The only time in theory an assistant leads is if the main man is unavailable due to health concerns.
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Pako may even sit in the stand with Emery . Let's see
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Pako speaks excellent English.
He's been a manager.
The touchline is his home.
I think he'll be fine in that role as already takes a lot of training and of course involved with all aspects of team strategy.
Emery leads of course but in Sunday Pako will be the front man leading from the sidelines.
McPheee on set piece duties as ever.
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Sunday ?
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Sunday ?
Yeah, Sunday
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Peter Bankes is the match official on Sunday.
He's quite particular to anyone who dissents be it player or manager.
He sent of Rui Silva who was in charge on the touchline for Forest when Nuno Santo was banned earlier this season.
Pako is to run team from touchline this Sunday, as Emery suspended, must be vigilant with Bankes form.
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A complete Dick of a ref
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Has Pako ever done press in English? Anyway, welcome Sir (2 years and 2 months later...)!
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Peter Bankes is the match official on Sunday.
He's quite particular to anyone who dissents be it player or manager.
He sent of Rui Silva who was in charge on the touchline for Forest when Nuno Santo was banned earlier this season.
Pako is to run team from touchline this Sunday, as Emery suspended, must be vigilant with Bankes form.
You can always tell by the face if a ref is going to be a ****** ref or a good'un. Bankes looks like David Cootes brother, a proper pair of ******.
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Peter Bankes is the match official on Sunday.
He's quite particular to anyone who dissents be it player or manager.
He sent of Rui Silva who was in charge on the touchline for Forest when Nuno Santo was banned earlier this season.
Pako is to run team from touchline this Sunday, as Emery suspended, must be vigilant with Bankes form.
You can always tell by the face if a ref is going to be a ****** ref or a good'un. Bankes looks like David Cootes brother, a proper pair of ******.
Both have an 'e' in their surname that's not needed.
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At least they're not Greggs.
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At least they're not Greggs.
Gregges
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Another reason for Duran not being selected because Emery absence from touchline means even more unable to get messages to him that he'll follow!
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I think it was telling no Emery on the touchline as much as Pako and the rest were doing what they could on sidelines I would say with Emery by the side of the pitch - that second half performance wouldn't have been going on.
We would have won the game.
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I think it was telling no Emery on the touchline as much as Pako and the rest were doing what they could on sidelines I would say with Emery by the side of the pitch - that second half performance wouldn't have been going on.
We would have won the game.
Maybe but it’s not dissimilar to how other games have gone this year.
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A complete Dick of a ref
Understatement of the year.