Next Manager Speculation/Hopes

[Richard E]

Gabriella Benson, please.

[ozzjim]

Whoever comes in has to have a plan for the likes of Ings, who was a 1 in 2 striker at Southampton almost, and can't hit a barn door for us. I don't think Bailey or Watkins are as good as people outside of Villa appear to think they are, but they are better than the current showing

[boozey182]

Whoever comes in has to have a plan for the likes of Ings, who was a 1 in 2 striker at Southampton almost, and can't hit a barn door for us. I don't think Bailey or Watkins are as good as people outside of Villa appear to think they are, but they are better than the current showing

Bailey and Watkins strike me as players that respond best to an arm around them. Watkins is relatively new to his position and Bailey is new to this league - I think a manager that has an emphasis on coaching and tactics will get a lot more out of them than we are seeing. Gerrard's attitude seems to be "if you're not good enough, I'll get someone better in", which I don't think is the way to get the best out of these two. Or anyone else, it seems.

[Rigadon]

Whoever comes in has to have a plan for the likes of Ings, who was a 1 in 2 striker at Southampton almost, and can't hit a barn door for us. I don't think Bailey or Watkins are as good as people outside of Villa appear to think they are, but they are better than the current showing

Bailey and Watkins strike me as players that respond best to an arm around them. Watkins is relatively new to his position and Bailey is new to this league - I think a manager that has an emphasis on coaching and tactics will get a lot more out of them than we are seeing. Gerrard's attitude seems to be "if you're not good enough, I'll get someone better in", which I don't think is the way to get the best out of these two. Or anyone else, it seems.

That's probably the atmosphere he's been used to at Liverpool.  To be fair, a lot of us thought him bringing that to Villa was a good thing.  I still think it is to be honest.  No excuses etc.  The trouble is you've got to be winning games for that approach to work, because if you're not the players start to lose faith that the manager knows WTF he's talking about and that leads to a lack of confidence all round.  The team are honest enough to have kept going for Gerrard so far, but they must know he's on borrowed time - that also leads to uncertainty and doubt. 

Some of the players we have aren't good enough.  Some would probably thrive under a d new manager with a new way of playing. 

I'm convinced Gerrard is off soon, unless we go on a winning run starting on Sunday.  I'm more worried about who we get next to be honest.

[boozey182]

Whoever comes in has to have a plan for the likes of Ings, who was a 1 in 2 striker at Southampton almost, and can't hit a barn door for us. I don't think Bailey or Watkins are as good as people outside of Villa appear to think they are, but they are better than the current showing

Bailey and Watkins strike me as players that respond best to an arm around them. Watkins is relatively new to his position and Bailey is new to this league - I think a manager that has an emphasis on coaching and tactics will get a lot more out of them than we are seeing. Gerrard's attitude seems to be "if you're not good enough, I'll get someone better in", which I don't think is the way to get the best out of these two. Or anyone else, it seems.

That's probably the atmosphere he's been used to at Liverpool.  To be fair, a lot of us thought him bringing that to Villa was a good thing.  I still think it is to be honest.  No excuses etc.  The trouble is you've got to be winning games for that approach to work, because if you're not the players start to lose faith that the manager knows WTF he's talking about and that leads to a lack of confidence all round.  The team are honest enough to have kept going for Gerrard so far, but they must know he's on borrowed time - that also leads to uncertainty and doubt. 

Some of the players we have aren't good enough.  Some would probably thrive under a d new manager with a new way of playing. 

I'm convinced Gerrard is off soon, unless we go on a winning run starting on Sunday.  I'm more worried about who we get next to be honest.

I think it's quite an old-fashioned management style these days. I get that as fans we don't want to see these overpaid players pampered and pandered to, but it's ultimately about getting the best performances out of them week-in week-out. The 'No Excuses' thing also doesn't work when you hear your manager blame you every week when he has to explain why his team isn't winning!

A good manager will, surely, modify his style in order to get the best out of his players. Just shouting 'Get better' at them probably isn't going to work.

[Lastfootstamper]

Gabriella Benson, please.

70 now, the game's moved on, let it go.

[LeeB]

Gabriella Benson, please.

70 now, the game's moved on, let it go.

The word 'shitehawk' became part of our teenage lexicon thanks to her scouse assistant manager on the show

[DrGonzo]

Is Laurent Blanc still a free agent? 

[DrGonzo]

Boubacar Kamara's previous manager, Jorge Sampaoli, at Marseille walked also recently due to 'lack of ambition'...

I know Blanc speaks English passably, not sure about Sampaoli, or Gerrard for that matter.

[Sexual Ealing]

Blanc is at Lyon.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Boubacar Kamara's previous manager, Jorge Sampaoli, at Marseille walked also recently due to 'lack of ambition'...

Marseille play some lovely stuff, very impressed with their games against Sporting. Not sure Igor Tudor is our man (he could probably still do a job in our midfield), neither Sampaoli who's now happily back at Seville.

[KevinGage]

Sampaoli is at Sevilla now. But another former Marseille man Villas Boas is still available. If he's not too busy racing Nascar or whatever.

Claude Puyel hasn't had a gig since end of 2021 by the looks of it.  Kept Leicester and Soton up reasonably comfortably in the end. Just sayin'

Marcelino turned down an approach from Brighton recently. Maybe he prefers the jeopardy that the Villa job will bring. Has managed Bilbao, Villareal and Sevilla in the last few years, so looks like he would have the right stuff.

Ball sniffer Joachim Low is still available, surprisingly (not really, the German Southgate. With added weirdness). Staying with Deutschland, our old friend Addi Hutter has been out of contract since Monchengladbach potted him in the summer.

[SoccerHQ]

Puel plays even more boring football than Gerrard, had Leicester 13th in league when he got sacked.

I like the Emery rumours personally. Proven top level manager who also gives young players a chance.

[villadelph]

Puel plays even more boring football than Gerrard, had Leicester 13th in league when he got sacked.

I like the Emery rumours personally. Proven top level manager who also gives young players a chance.

Plays a proper 4-4-2, also. Would love to have some semblance of a midfield back.

[KevinGage]

Puel plays even more boring football than Gerrard, had Leicester 13th in league when he got sacked.

I'd probably take 13th now, TBH.

I don't see another 8-9 wins playing this way under the current incumbent.

Not that I'd want Puel either, in an ideal world.