Remi Garde - Departs Aston Villa

[curiousorange]

I would much rather be in Leicester's position than ours, but something on the BBC live feed yesterday struck a chord, and it was about their success being based on 442 and "how English football was played in the 1990s". I'm not sure I'm terribly in love with that approach. But ask me again when we're winning games and I'll probably be fine about it.

[mr underhill]

I wouldn't give a flying fuck what formation we played as long as it was a winning one

[Clampy]

Even his name it would appear TV?

Haha yes, fucking autocorrect

He was on about that bloke out of Auf Wedeirshein probably.

[Monty]

I would much rather be in Leicester's position than ours, but something on the BBC live feed yesterday struck a chord, and it was about their success being based on 442 and "how English football was played in the 1990s". I'm not sure I'm terribly in love with that approach. But ask me again when we're winning games and I'll probably be fine about it.

It's not quite though. The players are really fit, the two midfielders mainly sit deep, the wingers are wingers not wide midfielders, they don't have a 'target man' but instead play outballs into space to get Vardy moving. I've said, it reminds me of Villa under MON - 4-4-2 can be a great counterattacking system - but the fact that both strikers are mobile and quick gives them a lot more unpredictability than one or two big lumps up front would do.

[TelfordVilla]

I cant understand why people are saying sack Garde, appoint someone else (insert any name here) and get new players in.
What is the point of paying off the existing manager. That wasted money is needed to bring in the new players. If there is going to be an influx of new (cheap) players Garde is as likely to succeed with players of his choosing than any other manager. I believe he was appointed with the remit to rebuild the squad for next season. It was hoped that with a couple of January buys we would remain in the Prem but they never arrived and Garde has now given up on this season. Tempting as it is to drop the entire 1st team for the rest of the season, they will all still have to be paid. No doubt the money men at the helm will expect the big earners to be on the pitch, at least, if they are to continue getting their pay. Perhaps their appearances may even help to get shot of them in the summer (although who is going to want to buy the likes of Guzan and Westwood after seeing them perform ?)     

[curiousorange]

That's a good summary, I think. Makes you wonder what a Villa side with Ayew and Traore up front would have been like.

[supertom]

I would much rather be in Leicester's position than ours, but something on the BBC live feed yesterday struck a chord, and it was about their success being based on 442 and "how English football was played in the 1990s". I'm not sure I'm terribly in love with that approach. But ask me again when we're winning games and I'll probably be fine about it.

It's not quite though. The players are really fit, the two midfielders mainly sit deep, the wingers are wingers not wide midfielders, they don't have a 'target man' but instead play outballs into space to get Vardy moving. I've said, it reminds me of Villa under MON - 4-4-2 can be a great counterattacking system - but the fact that both strikers are mobile and quick gives them a lot more unpredictability than one or two big lumps up front would do.

And Mahrez pretty much drifts anywhere he likes too. He and Vardy together remind me of Young and Agbonlahor at their best, but they've found more consistency and more final product, which is almost remarkable as Vardy hadn't really been prolific for Leicester before this season and Mahrez was erratic at best.
Who knows how far we might have gone had Young and Gabby found an extra level.

[Gareth]

The more restructuring that can be done before the end of the season the better, Remi has contributed the square root of eff all, whilst we all know that the squad is utter garbage a good coach can at least get them organised & fitter, neither of which he has done.

However the restructure cannot stop with Remi getting the heave ho, when a new manager comes in they have to have the power to create the 2016 'bomb squad' where they jettison those who are part of the disease / losing culture - we can't go into next season with a squad of players who are used to losing every week.

[kippaxvilla2]

He's gone according to Wikipedia !

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rémi_Garde

[Legion]

Pathetic as well as illiterate:

On 20th March 2016 he was sack by Aston villa

[ciggiesnbeer]

When you have got that kind of white hot ITK there is no time for literacy!

[Steve67]

We keep referring to some of the players as poisonous and a waste of space, but you know what, another Manager might actually be able to get a tune out of them if he is sharp enough. Not sure which Manager is the right man to do this but I think there has to be someone out there who will improve us?   

[ozzjim]

My fear is some of them will respond to someone like Pearson in a much better way.  The shit bags.

[Steve67]

I really hope that this board has more sense.  I'd expect this sort of appointment of Tom Fox but not the likes of Little, Bernstein, King and Hollis.

[Toronto Villa]

My fear is some of them will respond to someone like Pearson in a much better way.  The shit bags.

Ultimately is that a bad thing? I think I have less time for some of these fucking players than I do the idea of having Pearson as manager. Off course, get rid of the players, not employing Pearson would be the ideal option but we may not be in a position to get everything we want. I just hope the decision isn't rushed.