Next manager?

[Malandro]

Moyes comes pretty close to my least favoured managerial appointment.

Which probably looks like this:

1. Shteve
2. Moyes
3. Pardew
4. McCarthy
5. Allardyce.

[andyh]

People on twitter talking about Paulo Sousa leaving his club in China yesterday and the fact he is a Mendes client. I can’t say I know anything about him.


Hmmmm, just read up about him on Wiki......had more clubs than Tiger Woods......no thanks.

[Malandro]

People on twitter talking about Paulo Sousa leaving his club in China yesterday and the fact he is a Mendes client. I can’t say I know anything about him.


Hmmmm, just read up about him on Wiki......had more clubs than Tiger Woods......no thanks.

He's not Bruce and not Moyes. That's a good start.

[wittonwarrior]

Pretty obvious  we need a change in direction.  If  not why sack Bruce!  So its a no to the likes of Aladyce, Moyes etc.  Also these ex players placing their persons forward is also a firm no.  Turning to Rodgers hit and miss and would he come to the Villa?  Yes I would take him though.

So where does that leave us if we cannot attract the likes of Rodgers?  A foreign coach not worked before  with the Villa but we haven't really stretched the market.  The other route would be a keen younger manager and the only one who I can see falling heads over heels for the Villa is Dean Smith and he would do me.

[paul_e]

It the jump straight to top attitude that bothers me with someone like Yorke (along with the fact that I suspect he'd be shit) and it's why i wouldn't take Terry either.  I'm ok with someone who has done an assistant or coaching job and looking for their first manager job though so I'm ok with Henry and Arteta (I think the latter will do well for someone very soon).

You can see that the likes of Terry, Lampard and Gerrard have the credentials though, leaders, captains, brilliant proffesionals that had long careers at the very top. Yorke made it at the Villa, had a couple of good years at Man Utd and then became something of a playboy footballer in his late twenties onwards. He also never lead or captained anyone as far as I can remember.

I agree on the credentials I just don't like the idea of a manager who's never 'crossed the floor' before.  6-12 months as a coach/assistant is enough for their viewpoint to be that of 'staff' not player but otherwise far too many people fail in that first job having gone straight from the pitch to the managers office, it's not impossible to do it, but you do get a new set of challenges that they won't be prepared for so only the 'think on their feet' guys tend to get through without problems.

[olaftab]

Moyes comes pretty close to my least favoured managerial appointment.

Which probably looks like this:

1. Shteve
2. Moyes
3. Pardew
4. McCarthy
5. Allardyce.

Come on you have to make them all joint number 1.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I fear Rodgers may be damaged goods. He got given his arse on a plate last night by Marco Rose's Salzburg. Reading some of the comments post match, it all sounded very familiar:

"I don't know what Brendan's tactics were, if he had any. Poor defending, lazy passing, no real movement off the ball.

 Salzburg were excellent but they are not a big team from a big country."

More here.

[brian green]

Nigel Kennedy would explode with joy if we got a manager from Salzburg.

[robleflaneur]

Nigel Kennedy would explode with joy if we got a manager from Salzburg.

Or one who got us Bach in the Premier League

[robleflaneur]

As Ads is saying on 'Bruce sacked' thread with Mendes as advisor it'd be surprising if Moyes got the job.
Now where's my Tony Butler Villa prayer mat ?

[achilles]

I fear Rodgers may be damaged goods. He got given his arse on a plate last night by Marco Rose's Salzburg. Reading some of the comments post match, it all sounded very familiar:

"I don't know what Brendan's tactics were, if he had any. Poor defending, lazy passing, no real movement off the ball.

 Salzburg were excellent but they are not a big team from a big country."

More here.

My only consolation with that is Marco Rose is a brilliant coach but it does raise lots of question marks against Rodgers!

[Rodders]

Nigel Kennedy would explode with joy if we got a manager from Salzburg.

He'd go completely scherzo, Brian.

[footyskillz]

With Yorke he has to start somewhere. And seems well connected within the game
said he spoken to Sir Alex Ferguson and former Villa boss Tim Sherwood for advice.

If other candidates are being touted with little experience such then Yorke deserves an interview and he's probably angling for one. And he talks positively and seems encouraging that he wants to play attacking football I wouldn't rule him out but I think the owners may have a bigger name lined up

Yorke said this 

"It's a job I'm 100% interested in. I've made it clear I'd like to speak to the club"

"I've sent in my CV and I'm trying to make contact with the CEO, so I'm doing everything from my side to try and make sure I'm given that opportunity to speak to the football club.

"I've seen managers come and go over the past five years, I feel the club need something new going forward."

I feel I am the person who played for the club, understands the club and understands what the fans are expecting, but most importantly I feel I can bring a winning mentality back," he added.

"I think there is a lack of belief throughout the football club. Anyone who knows me as a person knows I'm very positive, I like to see attacking football, I want to see people playing with a smile on their face."

[curiousorange]

The Sousa link is gaining some traction, as is a Rui Faria one. I do kind of enjoy the speculation but most of the time find myself cringing and crossing my fingers that it's all bulltwit.

[footyskillz]

Paulo Sousa is a just an overseas version of jobs for the compadres