DBasia.news – Aston Villa dismissed Steven Gerrard as coach less than two hours after swallowing a bitter 3-0 defeat to Fulham, Friday (21/10) WIB.
Villa are rumored to have two new manager options as a replacement. As the first choice fell to Mauricio Pochettino.
As reported by The Telegraph, the Argentine coach who once handled Tottenham Hotspur is now unemployed after leaving Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at the end of last season.
Besides Pochettino, another name mentioned as an option for Gerrard’s replacement is Thomas Frank, who currently handles Brentford.
The Villa match at Fulham headquarters became the last event for Gerrard. In that match, his team performed poorly.
They conceded three goals by Harrison Reed, an Aleksandar Mitrovic penalty and a Tyrone Mings own goal. Douglas Luiz was sent off for a powerful header in the second half, adding to Villa’s situation in that match.
Suddenly, screams and jeers from the Villa fans towards Gerrard were heard. They sang while asking Steven Gerrad to be fired.
“You and I know that I’ve been in a difficult position right now,” Gerrard said at his post-match news conference.
Aston Villa are now in 17th place with only nine points from 11 matches. The same value as Wolves who are in the relegation zone.
Aston Villa’s journey this season has been very bad. They haven’t even been able to win since September 16.
It hasn’t even been a year since Steven Gerrard has been in charge of Aston Villa. The Liverpool legend left Scottish club, Rangers after receiving an offer to coach Aston Villa, replacing Dean Smith who was fired mid-season.
Last season, under Steven Gerrard, Aston Villa finished 14th in the Premier League.