The Englishman replaces Dean Smith in the technical zone, who was fired on November 7.
Aston Villa announced on Thursday Steven Gerrard as their new coach, following the firing of Dean Smith last weekend.
Gerrard deja, in this way, to lead the Glasgow Rangers, a team he began training for in 2018 and with which he managed to end Celtic’s hegemony and win the Scottish league last season. Before, Gerrard, 41, He was trained as a coach in the Liverpool quarry.
Aston Villa Football Club is delighted to announce the appointment of Steven Gerrard as our new Head Coach. ????
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) November 11, 2021
“Aston Villa is a club with a great history and tradition in English football and I am very proud to be their new manager,” said Gerrard, who has a great relationship with the team’s CEO, Christian Purslow, who was director of the team. Liverpool in Gerrard’s time as a player.
The legend of the Reds take Villa 16th in the Premier League, with ten points, two above the relegation zone, but immersed in a streak of five consecutive losses. The Birmingham team, after the departure of Jack Grealish in the last summer market, invested the 100 million pounds that Manchester City paid in players like Danny Ings and Leon Bailey, who have not yet given the expected performance.
The bad moment of the Villains ended with the adventures of Dean Smith in office last Sunday, November 7, being the coach who returned the team to the Premier. (D)
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