Results for tag: Gerard Houllier
Posted by:
Andy Gray
on Apr 4, 2011 at 09:54:30 AM
Aston Villa's current league position will come as a surprise to many. After all, they have consistently finished in the top six for the last few seasons and boast a number of established internationals. Darren Bent and Ashley Young both started for England against Wales in a big qualifier and Stewart Downing then started against Ghana.
Look at the rest of the squad and you'll find plenty of other quality players who are automatic starters for their countries: Richard Dunne, Stiliyan Petrov, Michael Bradley and James Collins to name but a few. And that's without mentioning exciting young talent like Marc Albrighton and Fabian Delph.
So how are they in this mess and who's to blame? Well, for starters, it's not Gerard Houllier, who arrived at the club with the season well under way....
Posted by:
Andy Gray
on Sep 13, 2010 at 12:19:06 PM
Since Martin O'Neill resigned his position as manager of Aston Villa on the eve of the season it's been a real rollercoaster ride for their fans.
There were two very good home wins in the league, an embarrassing thrashing at the hands of Newcastle at St James Park and a Europa League exit at the earliest possible stage.
At least the players now know who their manager is and it's a man with no shortage of Premier League experience. That said, I'm not sure he would have fancied a trip to Stoke as his first match in charge.
At least (from Gerard Houllier's perspective) Tony Pulis' side are out of form. Not many people would have predicted they would be on zero points from three matches but they have gone to Stamford Bridge already and they have had to make do without record signing...