Remi Garde - Departs Aston Villa

[Villa in Denmark]

I'm pleased we haven't gone down the obvious route - Pearson etc and it is an experimental high risk approach. Whatever happens I hope we stick with him and vice versa and get the right footballing structure in place (which I think Houllier would have overseen). If the worst happens then so be it but I hope that whatever happens we focus on the footballing side of things as I think we need a total transformation at all levels.

I don't think it is that experimental or necessarily higher risk than any if the usual suspects.

Pulis, Allardyce and Hughes to an extent, basically try and bully their way to points, but I don't think that there's ever been a time where more teams have been more technically focused than now. I can't think of another team / manager in put in that group.
We've got a squad that if it's going to get out of trouble it's going to be by playing football, because as sure as he'll isn't going to be by being physically intimidating.

So we've got a league that's more technical than ever and a squad that's going to have to play technical football to survive.
I'd say parachuting an Allardyce clone into that would be more problematic than someone who can actually coach players and understands tactics and how to adjust from game to game and within games.

[Gareth]

Wonder if there are any free agents out there that Remi might get in now? Thinking a goalkeeper would be nice...

[Monty]

Wonder if there are any free agents out there that Remi might get in now? Thinking a goalkeeper would be nice...

Victor Valdes on loan in January would improve our keeper distribution.

[footyskillz]

We are now En Garde! And the boss can be the new villa new remi-d.

[damon loves JT]

We are now En Garde! And the boss can be the new villa new remi-d.

I think your account was hacked earlier by an astute person

[OCD]

Wouldn't surprise me if he was talking to Wenger about bringing a couple of Arsenal players on loan in January.

[Jimbo]

Wonder if there are any free agents out there that Remi might get in now? Thinking a goalkeeper would be nice...

Victor Valdes on loan in January would improve our keeper distribution.

Victor Meldrew on loan in January... etc. etc.

[CT Villan]

If Remi can't get Baticle and Genesio, maybe he can pries Viera away from the Man City reserves.

and knowing of his Houllier heritage, I would not be surprised to see some of the players throwing toys our of their prams once he tells them to knuckle down - we have gone through several managers and are right back to the Houllier era...extreme deja vu. Fingers-crossed the vision gets realized this time.


"Right now I'm having amnesia and deja vu at the same time. I think I've forgotten this before."
- Steven Wright

[Walmley_Villa]

Wouldn't surprise me if he was talking to Wenger about bringing a couple of Arsenal players on loan in January.

Cech please....

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I think I read some where we'd have to wait for the French league winter break if we still want Baticle and Genesio.

I do think Lerner will give whatever Remi wants in January and I'd imagine a left sided central defender and a striker will be top of his list.

[Chico Hamilton III]

If we're still in the bottom 3 by transfer window time, we'll struggle to attract any decent talent, even if Lerner decides to spend. Would you join a club like us at the moment? I probably wouldn't

[andyh]

If we're still in the bottom 3 by transfer window time, we'll struggle to attract any decent talent, even if Lerner decides to spend. Would you join a club like us at the moment? I probably wouldn't

Pay enough money, with a release clause if we go down, and I reckon you could get Messi to join.

Well, maybe not him, but you get my drift.

[Wiggz]

If we're still in the bottom 3 by transfer window time, we'll struggle to attract any decent talent, even if Lerner decides to spend. Would you join a club like us at the moment? I probably wouldn't

Pay enough money, with a release clause if we go down, and I reckon you could get Messi to join.

Well, maybe not him, but you get my drift.

You sir miss the point. In January, every team will be searching to over the odds for good players...and we, based on our current form, will be 20th effin choice!!

[john e]

I'm pleased we haven't gone down the obvious route - Pearson etc and it is an experimental high risk approach. Whatever happens I hope we stick with him and vice versa and get the right footballing structure in place (which I think Houllier would have overseen). If the worst happens then so be it but I hope that whatever happens we focus on the footballing side of things as I think we need a total transformation at all levels.

I don't think it is that experimental or necessarily higher risk than any if the usual suspects.

Pulis, Allardyce and Hughes to an extent, basically try and bully their way to points, but I don't think that there's ever been a time where more teams have been more technically focused than now. I can't think of another team / manager in put in that group.
We've got a squad that if it's going to get out of trouble it's going to be by playing football, because as sure as he'll isn't going to be by being physically intimidating.

So we've got a league that's more technical than ever and a squad that's going to have to play technical football to survive.
I'd say parachuting an Allardyce clone into that would be more problematic than someone who can actually coach players and understands tactics and how to adjust from game to game and within games.

there is no one on this site hates the Pulis/Alardyce football more than me,
i would rather go down and rebuild again than have either at the club

however i do think it will take a bit of time for the new man to impose his style on the team before we see some real improvement
i hope I'm wrong, i hope we play Man City on Saturday and we immediately see winning football and we get the new manager bounce straight away, i just feel it will take longer

[Brend'Watkins]

With a lot of the new recruits being from a league that passes the ball more than we have or can maybe they will adapt to the Garde style from the first game.  That's my hope anyway.