Jump to content
TLW

By TLW

TLW

By TLW •

McCoist: Gerrard risking long term prospects by becoming Aston Villa manager

Steven Gerrard is putting at risk any hopes of becoming Liverpool manager if he leaves Rangers and joins Aston Villa according to Ally McCoist.

 

Dean Smith was sacked on Sunday after three years at Villa where he returned the Midlands club to the Premier League and had a win percentage just over 39% during his tenure.

 

Gerrard went into Rangers folklore last season by breaking the stranglehold that bitter rivals Celtic had on the Scottish Premiership guiding them to a unbeaten season and winning many managerial awards along the way.

 

That led to Gerrard being linked to some Premier League jobs, firstly Newcastle and in recent days the Villa post.

 

The momentum of Gerrard getting the job at Villa Park seems to gathering pace by the hour, however McCoist feels that he will be much better served by staying at Ibrox for the time being.

 

Metro (via Talksport) reported the Rangers legend as saying:

 

“Are you trying to tell me Aston Villa are a bigger club than Glasgow Rangers? Of course he should (stay at Rangers).

 

“He wants the Liverpool job, what if he goes to Aston Villa if it doesn’t work out. He’s got a better chance of success at Rangers than he does at Aston Villa if he wants the Liverpool job.

 

‘So he goes to Aston Villa and it doesn’t work out he’s not going to get the Liverpool job. He could stay at Rangers, retain the league, straight into the Champions League, that’s great success and a better chance of the Liverpool job.”

 

image.png

 

Gerrard has regularly said that managing Liverpool is his dream job however he has an awful lot to prove to even be considered for the job once Jurgen Klopp departs.

 

He is even comfortable in the knowledge that it may never come his way.

 

“Liverpool is my club. I had a great journey. Is it a dream for me to one day be the Liverpool manager? Yes, it is, but not yet and who's to say I'll ever be good enough. There's a lot of managers on this planet, we need to respect Jurgen first and foremost."

 

Gerrard will be looking to follow the footsteps of his former manager in Brendan Rodgers who after coming down from a very successful reign at Celtic, has turned Leicester into a consistent top six club while also challenging for domestic trophies.

 

Villa have often been referred to as the ‘sleeping giant’ of the Premier League, a club who have looked really promising at certain periods of a season, only to fail when the pressure is at its highest.

 

So could the man who haunted the Claret and Blue so many times in his playing days (13 goals in 27 games across all competitions) be their ultimate saviour?

 

Time will tell.

Go to articles

User Feedback

Recommended Comments



Rick Sanchez C-137

I don't understand how he'd be better served staying at Rangers (although surprised he left them now at the same time). As others have said, even winning 3 leagues on the bounce wouldn't qualify him for the job here, IMO. He always needed to go to a better league. If he's a home bird and wouldn't entertain abroad then it would have to be the PL.

 

The path from Villa to Liverpool though? I hope it's long as he'd have to do something pretty magical to make that jump.

 

I just hope when the time comes the club show more sense and make the decision based on merit. Can't imagine a more painful sight in football as watching it fall apart with Stevie at the helm. I was too young to remember Kenny as a player, and we weren't challenging for titles year in year out when he took over. Ans he has earned endless credit for everything else he has done.

 

For Stevie to take Klopps team and collapse it would hurt too much.

  • Upvote 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Rick Sanchez C-137
57 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

Both old firm sides are bigger than villa. 

 

Managing either is less of a test though. Guaranteed top 2 and if the other teams having an off season you'll walk it. He'll have to fight for every point at Villa. Against world class players and managers.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
TheHowieLama
11 minutes ago, Rick Sanchez C-137 said:

I was too young to remember Kenny as a player, and we weren't challenging for titles year in year out when he took over. 

The first go round? We were man. Golden age.

 

The fear is it getting a little Sounessy.

 

That said Rodgers got the gig on the back of a single season in the Prem - after season and a half for two Championship teams - and getting sacked..

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Rick Sanchez C-137
7 minutes ago, TheHowieLama said:

The first go round? We were man. Golden age.

 

The fear is it getting a little Sounessy.

 

That said Rodgers got the gig on the back of a single season in the Prem - after being sacked from two Championship teams.

 

 

 

No sorry, the second time around

Link to comment
Share on other sites
TheHowieLama
5 minutes ago, Rick Sanchez C-137 said:

 

No sorry, the second time around

Yea , get that.

 

TBH if Gerrard is still managing Villa when this deal runs out I don't think there would be many better candidates to continue on from Klopp. That job is going to be a killer to pull off and to bring someone in with no history at the club to try to keep that going would be a step backwards I think. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Rick Sanchez C-137
42 minutes ago, TheHowieLama said:

Yea , get that.

 

TBH if Gerrard is still managing Villa when this deal runs out I don't think there would be many better candidates to continue on from Klopp. That job is going to be a killer to pull off and to bring someone in with no history at the club to try to keep that going would be a step backwards I think. 

 

I don't disagree, but depends on what shape we're in when Klopp bows out.

 

Fucking hate thinking about Klopp leaving. Best manager in my lifetime.

Link to comment
Share on other sites


Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Add a comment...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×

×
×
  • Create New...