Who do you want the next Villa manager to be?

[The Edge]

A lot is being made of the language barrier being a big problem for the 5 french speaking players we signed in the summer. Well if we do get Garde great for them but what about the rest? How good is his English? Excellent I hope otherwise we stand to drop another major clanger.

[Dave]

A lot is being made of the language barrier being a big problem for the 5 french speaking players we signed in the summer. Well if we do get Garde great for them but what about the rest? How good is his English? Excellent I hope otherwise we stand to drop another major clanger.

How did Pochettino's limited English hurt Southampton when he first joined them?

[Ormy Droid]

A lot is being made of the language barrier being a big problem for the 5 french speaking players we signed in the summer. Well if we do get Garde great for them but what about the rest? How good is his English? Excellent I hope otherwise we stand to drop another major clanger.

How did Pochettino's limited English hurt Southampton when he first joined them?

No, but Sherwood's limited grasp of English certainly didn't do us much good!

[ROBBO]

A lot is being made of the language barrier being a big problem for the 5 french speaking players we signed in the summer. Well if we do get Garde great for them but what about the rest? How good is his English? Excellent I hope otherwise we stand to drop another major clanger.

He did spend three years at Arsenal so maybe he picked up the odd word here and there.

[Ian.]

A lot is being made of the language barrier being a big problem for the 5 french speaking players we signed in the summer. Well if we do get Garde great for them but what about the rest? How good is his English? Excellent I hope otherwise we stand to drop another major clanger.

How did Pochettino's limited English hurt Southampton when he first joined them?

No, but Sherwood's limited grasp of English certainly didn't do us much good!

It was not Sherwood's language that was the problem, it was his use of hand signals that dumbfounded everyone.

[itbrvilla]

Wasn't he nicknamed the ambassador as he acted as a cnduit between the French and English players?

[Dave]

Wasn't he nicknamed the ambassador as he acted as a cnduit between the French and English players?

No, it's because he always gave everyone Ferrero Rocher for Christmas.

[Ron Manager]

Learning a language is difficult, for some impossible.This situation must occur at every club and after many years of foreign imports coming in it should have been solved by now.I know I have brought up the vexed question of how do they get on when training?.How can they take in the instructions from the English speaking coach. I wrote to the club about this but they didn't reply.Lorna cannot be available all the time to translate so they must have something in place.

Or do they?

[The Edge]

A lot is being made of the language barrier being a big problem for the 5 french speaking players we signed in the summer. Well if we do get Garde great for them but what about the rest? How good is his English? Excellent I hope otherwise we stand to drop another major clanger.

How did Pochettino's limited English hurt Southampton when he first joined them?
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I  was simply asking an obvious question as a lot of pundits have made the point about the language barrier in our dressing room.

[Musicmaan]

Don't think they want to

This is what it will come down to, surely.

If they're wanted and want to come, it will happen. If they're not interested in the move it makes no difference how much the club or Garde want them to come.

[Villa in Denmark]

A lot is being made of the language barrier being a big problem for the 5 french speaking players we signed in the summer. Well if we do get Garde great for them but what about the rest? How good is his English? Excellent I hope otherwise we stand to drop another major clanger.

How did Pochettino's limited English hurt Southampton when he first joined them?

I  was simply asking an obvious question as a lot of pundits have made the point about the language barrier in our dressing room.

But curiously isn't a problem in any of the other 19 multi national squads in the league.

File under media searching for more sticks to beat the club with, as the original outrage story has pretty much run it's course.

[The Edge]

A lot is being made of the language barrier being a big problem for the 5 french speaking players we signed in the summer. Well if we do get Garde great for them but what about the rest? How good is his English? Excellent I hope otherwise we stand to drop another major clanger.

He did spend three years at Arsenal so maybe he picked up the odd word here and there.

like I said I hope his English is excellent.
Thanks for the sarcastic answer though that really helped.

[VillaAlways]

A lot is being made of the language barrier being a big problem for the 5 french speaking players we signed in the summer. Well if we do get Garde great for them but what about the rest? How good is his English? Excellent I hope otherwise we stand to drop another major clanger.

He's fluent in English

[The Edge]

A lot is being made of the language barrier being a big problem for the 5 french speaking players we signed in the summer. Well if we do get Garde great for them but what about the rest? How good is his English? Excellent I hope otherwise we stand to drop another major clanger.

He's fluent in English

Thank you. That's all I wanted to know.

[Monty]

I'm increasingly concerned that we won't get him, and if the reason for that is the board saying 'we have enough physios' then you'd really have to despair at their arrogance and inflexibility.