Aston Villa have sacked head coach Steven Gerrard after their loss to Fulham. He leaves the club after a poor start to the season that has seen the Midlands club win just two of their opening 11 Premier League games.
Gerrard travelled back to the Midlands on the Villa team coach with the players. He was expected to say his farewells to the squad when they returned to their Bodymoor Heath training ground.on Thursday night, with Villa announcing his departure an hour after full-time.seen the Midlands club win just two of their opening 11 Premier League games.
’s Thomas Frank is a manager admired by the Villa board and will be considered as part of the search to replace Gerrard.former Liverpool and England captain has presided over just eight wins this calendar year. A Villa spokesman said: “We would like to thank Steven for his hard work and commitment and wish him well for the future.”, Gerrard had pointed the finger at his “big hitters,” saying: “There is a lot of frustration there. I have challenged the forward players to give us more in that area of the pitch.
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